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Record of Decision Released for the Renewal of Two Sacramento River Settlement Contracts
Media Contact:
Jeffrey S. McCracken, 916-978-5100, jmccracken@mp.usbr.gov
For Release: July 08, 2005
The Bureau of Reclamation announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Sacramento River Settlement Contract Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District (ACID) and the City of Redding.
The EIS was prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act. A 45-day public review and comment period for the Draft EIS ended on November 15, 2004, and the Final EIS was released on December 16, 2004.
Forty-year contracts with both the City of Redding and the ACID were signed earlier this month. The City of Redding contracted for 2,715 acre-feet of water, and ACID's contract is for 128,000 acre-feet. Reclamation has now signed contracts covering 99.5 percent of the total amount of water included in the Sacramento River Settlement Contracts.
The ROD may be viewed online at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvpia/3404c/env_docs/final_eis/index.html. The contracts with ACID and the City of Redding may be viewed at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvpia/3404c/lt_contracts/2005_exec_cts_sac_river/index.html.
To request a copy of the ROD, please contact Mr. Buford Holt at 530-276-2047. For additional information or to request a copy of the contracts, please contact Mr. Richard Stevenson at 916-978-5250. If you encounter problems accessing documents online, please contact Mr. Louis Moore at 916-978-5106.
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Relevant Link:
Contract with Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District and the City of Redding
