FRESNO, Calif. -- The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review the Draft Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact for the proposed Five-Year Friant-Kern Canal Groundwater Pump-In Program.
The groundwater pump-in program would allow seven Friant Division Central Valley Project contractors and North-Kern Water Storage District to cumulatively introduce up to 50,000 acre-feet per year of their non-Project groundwater into the Friant-Kern Canal over a five-year period. Introductions are dependent on groundwater meeting Reclamation’s water quality requirements.
The Draft EA/FONSI were prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, and are available at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=24455
. If you encounter problems accessing the document online, please call 916-978-5100 or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.
Comments are due by Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016, please email comments to mburns@usbr.gov. Written comments may also be mailed to Molly Burns, Bureau of Reclamation, 1243 N Street, Fresno, CA 93721 or faxed to Burns at 559-487-5927.
For additional information or to request a copy of the Draft EA/FONSI, please contact Burns at 559-487-5531 (TTY 800-877-8339). Copies of the Draft EA/FONSI may also be viewed at Reclamation’s Fresno office at the above address.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
