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Reclamation releases draft environmental documents for Tulare Irrigation District's water transfer to Wutchumna Water Company

Media Contact: Erin Curtis, 9169785100, eccurtis@usbr.gov

For Release: July 27, 2018

FRESNO, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation has released draft environmental documents for the proposed approval of a one-time transfer of up to 2,500 acre-feet of Central Valley Project water from Tulare Irrigation District to Wutchumna Water Company for late-season irrigation deliveries.

This transfer will occur within existing facilities and will not require construction activities. In return, up to 2,500 acre-feet of Wutchumna's Kaweah River water will be redirected to Tulare ID using existing in-district water delivery infrastructure.

The Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact 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=34061.

Please email comments to blopez@usbr.gov by close of business Friday, August 10, 2018. Written comments may also be mailed to Brian Lopez, Bureau of Reclamation, 1243 N Street, Fresno, CA 93721 or faxed to 559 487 5927.

For additional information or to request a copy of the Draft EA and FONSI, please contact Brian Lopez, at 559 262 0336 (TTY 800 877 8339). Copies of the Draft EA and FONSI may also be viewed at Reclamation’s Fresno office at the above address.

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