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Reclamation Releases Environmental Documents on San Jose Water Company Phase II Recycled Water Project

Media Contact: Erin Curtis, 916-978-5100, eccurtis@usbr.gov

For Release: August 06, 2015

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation has released a Finding of No Significant Impact and Environmental Assessment to provide partial funding for the San Jose Water Company’s construction and operation of three proposed recycled water pipelines located within Santa Clara County, California. The recycled water would be used for landscape irrigation, cooling towers, and toilets in commercial buildings.

Reclamation proposes to provide federal funds to share in the cost of the project through Section 1604 of the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act of 1992 (Title XVI of Public Law 102-575, as amended). Section 1604 authorizes federal cost-sharing in water reuse projects for up to 25 percent or $20 million of construction costs, whichever is lesser, if and when authorized by Congress.

The Finding of No Significant Impact and Environmental Assessment were prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and may be viewed at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=22370. If you encounter problems accessing the documents online, please call 916-978-5100 (TTY 800-877-8339) or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.

For additional information or to receive a copy of the FONSI or Final EA, please contact Doug Kleinsmith at 916-978-5034 (TTY 800-877-8339) or at dkleinsmith@usbr.gov. Copies of the documents may also be viewed at Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Regional office at 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825.

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