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Reclamation Releases Final Environmental Documents for Sacramento Valley Accelerated Water Transfer and Exchange Program

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

For Release: May 16, 2016

SHASTA LAKE, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation has released the Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the implementation of an accelerated process for annual water transfers and/or exchanges. The program is for contract years 2016 through 2020 (or March 1, 2016, to Feb. 28, 2021), pursuant to Section 3405(a) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act.

The accelerated process would continue previous accelerated water transfer programs, allowing timely water management between Central Valley Project contractors in the Sacramento Valley to meet agricultural demands and/or municipal and industrial or other water requirements.

The Final EA and FONSI were prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and are available at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=24338. If you encounter problems accessing the document, please call 916-978-5100 (TTY 800-877-8339) or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.

For additional information or to request a copy of the documents, please contact Megan Simon at msimon@usbr.gov or 530-276-2045. The documents may also be viewed at Reclamation's Northern California Area Office, 16349 Shasta Dam Blvd., Shasta Lake, CA 96019.

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Relevant Link:

Final EA/FONSI