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Reclamation Releases Environmental Documents for North Grasslands Water Conservation/Water Quality Control and Level 2 Refuge Water Exchange Project

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

For Release: June 28, 2017

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation has released a Finding of No Significant Impact and Environmental Assessment for the North Grasslands Water Conservation/Water Quality Control (NGWCWQC) and Level 2 Refuge Water Exchange Project.

Reclamation has entered into an agreement with the San Luis Water District and the Grassland Water District (GWD) to exchange federal refuge Level 2 water made available via GWD’s NGWCWQC Project. The NGWCWQC Project and the exchange of Level 2 Refuge Water would further the goals and objectives of the Refuge Water Supply Program by improving refuge water availability south of the Delta. The terms of the agreement will be 15 years and is expected to start Water Year 2019 and proceed through Water Year 2034.

The FONSI and EA were prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and are available at https://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=27026 . 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 FONSI or EA, please contact Brad Hubbard at 916-978-5204 or bhubbard@usbr.gov. To view the document at Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Regional Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825, please contact Hubbard to schedule an appointment.

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