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Reclamation releases draft environmental document for water transfer agreements from Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District to Colusa Drain Mutual Water Company

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

For Release: April 20, 2018

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review a draft environmental document for the Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District’s proposal to transfer up to 45,000 acre-feet of water (15,000 acre feet base supply and 30,000 acre feet Central Valley Project water) to the Colusa Drain Mutual Water Company annually from June through September 2018 through 2022.

The draft Environmental Assessment, prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, is available athttps://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=32921 and will be available for a public comment for a seven-day review period.

Comments are due by close of business Friday, April 27, 2018. Please email comments to msimon@usbr.gov. Written comments may be mailed to Megan Simon, Bureau of Reclamation, Northern California Area Office, 16349 Shasta Dam Boulevard, Shasta Lake, CA 96019 or faxed to 530-275-2441.

For additional information or to request a copy of the document, 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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