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Reclamation Releases Environmental Documents for Langell Valley Irrigation District’s Proposed Tree Removal Project

Media Contact: Shane Hunt, 916-978-5100, shunt@usbr.gov

For Release: November 24, 2015

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review an Environmental Assessment for the proposed removal of mature trees along 7.47 miles of Klamath Project facilities within the boundaries of Langell Valley Irrigation District in Klamath County.

The proposed project includes removal and proper disposal of the trees and reconstruction of the facilities affected by the removal of large tree root systems. The work will be performed when no irrigation water is present in the canals and or laterals. Tree removal is proposed to begin January 2018 and continue into fall of 2018.

The 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=23763. If you encounter problems accessing the documents, please call 916-978-5100 or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.

Comments must be received by close of business Tuesday, December 8, 2015, and should be sent to Tara Jane Campbell Miranda, Bureau of Reclamation, 6600 Washburn Way, Klamath Falls, OR 97603 or faxed to 541-884-9053. For additional information or to request a copy of the EA, please contact Campbell Miranda at 541-880-2540 (TTY 800-877-8339).

Copies of the EA may be viewed at Reclamation’s Klamath Basin Area Office at the above address or at the Langell Valley Irrigation District headquarters, 9787 E Langell Valley Rd, Bonanza, OR 97623.

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