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Southern California Area Office

All actions proposed by the Bureau of Reclamation's Southern California Area Office (SCAO) are reviewed for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Endangered Species Act, the National Historic Preservation Act and many other laws, regulations, executive orders, and policies intended to protect environmental values.

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.

The Bureau must notify the public of the availability of environmental impact statements, environmental assessments, and findings of no significant impact once they have been completed. Archives of these documents can be found on in our Archived Environmental Documents page.

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Environmental Assessments/Impact Statements/Impact Reports

Riverside-Corona Feeder Project Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report / Environmental Impact Statement

The Bureau of Reclamation and Western Municipal Water District prepared a joint SEIR/EIS for the Project that includes the construction of an aquifer storage and recovery project, including new groundwater wells and a 28-mile pipeline.

U.S. 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).

Need More Information?

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.

Webmaster: Colleen Dwyer, cdwyer@usbr.gov
Updated: March 2013