SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released final environmental documents for a proposed pipeline project that would be partially funded with a WaterSMART grant.
Under the proposed action, Reclamation would award the Buena Vista Water Storage District with a $1,000,000 WaterSMART grant to assist in funding the construction of section one of the Northern Area Plan which involves the installation of approximately 10 miles of buried pipeline to move water through the district and service agricultural production. The BVWSD lies in California’s southern San Joaquin Valley, approximately 16 miles west of the city of Bakersfield. The proposed project would reduce transport and delivery losses within the district by approximately 4,737 acre-feet per year.
Through the WaterSMART grants (formerly Challenge Grants) Reclamation provides 50/50 cost share funding to irrigation and water districts, Tribes, states and other entities with water or power delivery authority.
The Final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact were prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and may be viewed at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_projdetails.cfm?project_ID=22041. If you encounter problems accessing the documents online, please call 916-978-5100 (TTY 800-877-8339) or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
