News Release Archive

Reclamation released final environmental document for Cawelo Water District Famoso Basin Pipeline Project

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

For Release: March 19, 2018

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation will grant Cawelo Water District $750,000 for its Famoso Basin Pipeline Project through a 2016 CALFED Water Use Efficiency Grant.

The district will use the funds toward constructing the Famoso Basin Pipeline Project, which replaces 2.4 miles of unlined canals with a 1.8-mile-long, 36-inch-diameter, bi-directional, intertie pipeline, connecting the canal to the district’s reservoir and Pump Station D.

The documents are available at https://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=31901. For questions on the project or to request document copies, please contact Nathaniel Martin at 916-978-6153 (TTY 800-877-8339) or nmartin@usbr.gov.

# # #

The Bureau of Reclamation is a federal agency under the U.S. Department of the Interior and is the nation's largest wholesale water supplier and second largest producer of hydroelectric power. Our facilities also provide substantial flood control, recreation opportunities, and environmental benefits. Visit our website at https://www.usbr.gov and follow us on Twitter @USBR; Facebook @bureau.of.reclamation; LinkedIn @Bureau of Reclamation; Instagram @bureau_of_reclamation; and YouTube @reclamation.