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Reclamation releases final environmental documents 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: May 07, 2018

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation has issued environmental documents 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 Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact, prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, are available at https://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=32921.

For additional information or to request a copy of the document, please contact Megan Simon at 530-276-2045 (TTY 800-877-8339) or msimon@usbr.gov.

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