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Reclamation Releases Environmental Documents for Temporary Delivery of Central Valley Project Water to Property in Colusa County

Media Contact: Louis Moore, 916-978-5100, wmoore@usbr.gov

For Release: November 04, 2016

SHASTA LAKE, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation has released environmental documents to approve the Colusa County Water District’s temporary delivery of Central Valley Project water to Colusa County Tax Assessor’s Parcel Number 021-130-001 through its standing water service contract with Reclamation. The water will be used for crop irrigation and fertilization purposes while the groundwater well that permanently supplies water to the parcel is repaired.

The District proposes to provide up to 80 acre-feet from its contract total for the 2016 Contract Year to the parcel during the period from approval of the request through Feb. 28, 2017. The parcel is not within the boundary of another CVP contractor but is within the Place of Use identified for water rights held by the CVP.

The Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact were prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and are available at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_projdetails.cfm?project_ID=26991. If you encounter problems accessing the documents online, please call 916-978-5100 (TTY 800-877-8330) or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.

For additional information, please contact Paul Zedonis, Supervisory Natural Resource Specialist, at 530-276-2047 or pzedonis@usbr.gov.

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