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Additional Final Environmental Documents for CVP Water Contracts Available

Media Contact: Jeffrey S. McCracken, 916-978-5100, jmccracken@mp.usbr.gov

For Release: March 17, 2005

The Bureau of Reclamation announces the availability of additional final environmental documents related to the renewal of Central Valley Project water contracts. Reclamation has completed the required Endangered Species Act and National Environmental Policy Act environmental compliance. The following Final Environmental Assessments (EA) and Final Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI) are available.

The Final EA/FONSI documents are available online at www.usbr.gov/mp/cvpia/3404c/index.html; scroll to Final EAs/FONSIs and click on the desired document(s).

  • The Contra Costa Water District Final EA and FONSI : the Draft Revised EA and FONSI were made available for a 30-day public review and comment period on December 14, 2004 .
  • The Shasta and Trinity River Divisions Final EA and FONSI: the Draft Updated EA and FONSI were made available for a 30-day public review and comment period on August 31, 2004. The FONSI covers seven of the ten contracts analyzed in the EA. The remaining three contract actions are awaiting completion of ESA compliance.

Reclamation has also made available a Record of Decision on the Sacramento River Settlement Contractors Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Natomas Mutual Water Company. The comment period on the Draft EIS ended on November 15, 2004, and the Final EIS was made available on December 16, 2004.

For information or to request a copy of these final documents or for questions on the status of other water contract-related environmental documents, please contact Mr. Robert Eckart at 916-978-5051, TDD 916-978-5608. If you encounter problems accessing documents online, please contact Ms. Lynnette Wirth at 916-978-5102 or e-mail lwirth@mp.usbr.gov.

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Additional Final Environmental Documents for CVP Water Contracts Available