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Reclamation Releases Draft Environmental Documents for the City of Huron Land Use Authorization

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

For Release: June 29, 2017

FRESNO, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review the Draft Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact for the proposed City of Huron Land Use Authorization.

Reclamation would provide a land use authorization to the City of Huron for their conversion of 188 acres of Reclamation land to farm alfalfa. The city proposes this project in order to comply with the Regional Water Quality Control Board’s Waste Discharge Requirements to reduce nitrogen and other contaminants from the treated effluent from the City of Huron’s Waste Water Treatment Plant. The nearest available land adjacent to the city’s Treatment Plant, is owned by Reclamation, therefore the city has requested a land use authorization from Reclamation for their proposed project

The Draft EA/FONSI 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=29101 . If you encounter problems accessing the document online, please call 916-978-5100 or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov .

Comments are due by close of business Friday, July 28, 2017, please email comments to slholt@usbr.gov. Written comments may also be mailed to Stacy Holt, Bureau of Reclamation, 1243 N Street, Fresno, CA 93721 or faxed to Holt at 559-487-5927.

For additional information or to request a copy of the Draft EA/FONSI, please contact Holt at 559-487-5295 (TTY 800-877-8339). Copies of the Draft EA/FONSI may also be viewed at Reclamation’s Fresno office at the above address.

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