FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released final environmental documents for a proposal to exchange Refuge Level 2 water for Panoche Water District’s groundwater.
The Panoche WD is funding the costs of pumping and delivering up to 4,000 acre-feet of groundwater supplies from four existing wells in exchange for up to 2,000 acre-feet of Central Valley Project Refuge Level 2 water. The groundwater would be delivered to private wetlands within the Grassland Resources Conservation District in Merced County for refuge water supply needs in fall 2015 through Feb. 29, 2016. In exchange, Panoche WD would receive Refuge Level 2 water delivered by Reclamation to help meet current agricultural water needs.
The Environmental Assessment and related documents are available at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=21961. If you encounter problems accessing the document, please call 916-978-5100 or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.
To request copies of the documents or for additional information, please contact Brad Hubbard at 916-978-5204 (TTY 800-877-8339) or bhubbard@usbr.gov.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
