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Reclamation Releases Draft Environmental Assessment for Warren Act Contract for Storage and Conveyance of Non-CVP Water from El Dorado Irrigation District to Westlands Water District
Media Contact:
Erin Curtis, 916-978-5100, eccurtis@usbr.gov
For Release: August 04, 2015
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation has released a Draft Environmental Assessment for the execution of a Warren Act contract for the storage and conveyance of non-Central Valley Project water to facilitate a water transfer from El Dorado Irrigation District to Westlands Water District.
Reclamation proposes to enter into a one-year Warren Act contract with WWD for the storage and conveyance through federal facilities of up to 3,100 acre-feet of non-CVP water. The proposed action would help alleviate water supply shortages within WWD.
The Draft EA was prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and is available at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=22389. If you encounter problems accessing the document online, please call 916-978-5100 (TTY 800-877-8339) or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.
Written comments are due by close of business Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015, and should be sent to Sheri Looper, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-400, Sacramento, CA 95825. Comments may also be emailed to slooper@usbr.gov or faxed to 916-978-5290.
For additional information or to receive a copy of the Draft EA, please contact Looper at 916-978-5556 (TTY 800-877-8339). Copies of the document may also be viewed at the Mid-Pacific Regional office at the above address.
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