Environmental Documents and Assistance
Southern California Area Office
Some SCAO actions are financial assistance agreements with local water agencies. In accordance with Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) regulations, we try to avoid duplication of State and local environmental requirements by adopting documents prepared by our local partners under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) whenever possible.
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Mullholland Highway Recycled Water Transmission Main - Los Angeles County, CA Finding of No Significant Impact. Federal funds are being provided for the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District to install approximately 9,000 feet of 24-inch diameter pipeline along Las Virgines Road from the Tapia Water Reclamation Plant to Mulholland Highway. (Released October 23, 2009) Vail Lake Transmission Main and Pump Station - Riverside County, CA Finding of No Significant Impact. Federal funds are being provided for the Rancho California Water District to construct the Vail Lake Water Storage Pipeline and Pump Station Project which will connect Vail Lake to the District's imported water system via a transmission main and pump station. (Released October 8, 2009) San Diego Creek Watershed Natural Treatment System Environmental Assessment. The project consists of a series of constructed wetlands designed to improve water quality in San Diego Creek and upper Newport Bay, in Orange County, California. Comments can be submitted to: Doug McPherson, Bureau of Reclamation, 27708 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 202, Temecula, CA 92590; fax: (951) 695-5319; or e-mail: dmcpherson@usbr.gov until Sept 22nd. Eastern Municipal Water District Recycled Water - Leon Road Booster Station and Benton Road Storage Tank & Pipeline Environmental Assessment/Draft Environmental Impact Report. The project has three main components: a 7,000 gallon per minute water booster station, a 4 million gallon recycled water storage tank, and a 24-inch diameter recycled water pipeline. (Comment period CLOSED - ended Sept 3rd.) Hi-Desert Water District Water Reclamation Facility, Wastewater Treatment Plant and Sewer Collection System Project Initial Study/ Environmental Assessment. The project includes the construction of a centralized wastewater treatment and water reclamation facility and collection pipelines. (Comment period CLOSED - ended July 9th.) Eastern Municipal Water District Proposed Recycled Water System Pressurization and Expansion Project Environmental Assessment/Draft Program Environmental Impact Report. The project has three main components: the tank project, the Hemet Citrus in-lieu project, and pond pump stations. (Comment period CLOSED - ended June 18th.) |
Updated Department of the Interior regulations for implementing NEPA (43 CFR Part 46) were published in the Federal Register on October 15, 2008 (73 FR 61291).
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If you have any questions or need additional information, contact Doug McPherson, Environmental Protection Specialist, at dmcpherson@usbr.gov or by phone at: (951) 695-5310.
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Updated: November 2009