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Reclamation Releases Final Environmental Documents for the Long-Term Plan to Protect Adult Salmon in the Lower Klamath River Project
Media Contact:
Louis Moore, 916-978-5100, wmoore@usbr.gov
For Release: January 27, 2017
SHASTA LAKE, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation has released the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Long-Term Plan to Protect Adult Salmon in the Lower Klamath River. The Final EIS describes the potential environmental effects of the No-Action and Action Alternatives to augment flows in the Lower Klamath River to reduce the likelihood and the severity of any Ich epizootic event that could lead to an associated fish die-off in future years. A preferred alternative has been identified in the Final EIS.
The document is available at public libraries and online. Library locations and electronic copies are available at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=22021 . If you encounter problems accessing the document online, please call 916-978-5100 (TTY 800-877-8339) or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov. The Notice of Availability (NOA) for the document was published on Jan. 27, 2017, in the Federal Register by the Environmental Protection Agency. Reclamation will not issue a Record of Decision (ROD) on the proposal for a minimum of 30 days following publication of the NOA. When released, the ROD will state the action that will be implemented and will discuss all factors leading to the decision. For additional information or to request copies of the Final EIS, please contact Julia Long, Reclamation Project Manager, at Bureau of Reclamation, Northern California Area Office, 16349 Shasta Dam Blvd., Redding, CA 96019 or 530-276-2044 (TTY 800-877-8339) or email bor-slo-sha-ltpeis-final@usbr.gov .
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