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Reclamation Releases Final Environmental Documents on Tranquillity Irrigation District, East-West Intertie Water Conservation Project

Media Contact: Shane Hunt, 9169785100, shunt@usbr.gov

For Release: April 18, 2016

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. - The Bureau of Reclamation has prepared a Finding of No Significant Impact and Environmental Assessment/Initial Study for the Tranquillity Irrigation District, East-West Intertie Water Conservation Project.

TID proposes to construct a pump structure and turnout at the Western Distribution System’s Towne Ditch, construct an approximately one-half mile pipeline to intertie with the Eastern Distribution System’s South Canal, install a flow-meter and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition control system, and construct a photovoltaic solar panel system that consists of 55 solar panels which will produce enough electricity to partially offset the energy usage at the pump structure.

Reclamation proposes to provide WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grant funds to TID. Under the WaterSMART program, Reclamation provides cost-shared funding on a competitive basis for on-the-ground water conservation and energy efficiency projects. The WaterSMART grant program is under the authority of Section 9504(a) of the Secure Water Act, Subtitle F of Title IX of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, P.L. 111-11 (42 USC 10364).

The EA/IS was available for public review from March 2, 2016, to April 1, 2016. The EA/IS was 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=24855. 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 EA/IS, please contact Doug Kleinsmith at 916-978-5034 (TTY 800-877-8339). The documents may also be viewed at Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Regional Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825.

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EA/IS