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New boat launch facility proposed at Stony Gorge Reservoir

Media Contact: Erin Curtis, 916-978-5100, eccurtis@usbr.gov

For Release: August 31, 2017

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation proposes to construct a new boat launch facility at Stony Gorge Reservoir, 100 miles northwest of Sacramento in Glenn County.   Stony Gorge Reservoir gets about 20,000 visitors each year. The existing boat launch facility at Skippers Point, on the reservoir’s east side, was installed 25 years ago and is the only boat launch facility on the reservoir. This replacement project includes construction of a new single-lane boat ramp, ADA-compliant dock, paved parking area, sidewalk and access road, and repair of the existing launch for use in launching non-motorized craft. Funding for the project would be provided by grants from the California State Parks Division of Boating and Waterways. Construction is anticipated to begin in September 2018 and would take approximately two months to complete.   The draft Environmental Assessment was prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and is available at https://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=30061. If you encounter problems accessing the document online, please call 916-978-5100 (TTY 800-877-8339) or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.

Comments are due by close of business Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, to Megan Simon, Northern California Area Office, 16349 Shasta Dam Blvd., Shasta Lake, CA 96019 or msimon@usbr.gov.

For additional information or to request a copy of the draft EA, please contact Simon at 530-276-2045 (TTY 800-877-8339). The document may also be viewed at Reclamation's Northern California Area Office at the above address.

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Relevant Link:

https://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=30061.