SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation and the Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority (TCCA) have released for public comment an Environmental
Assessment/Initial Study (EA/IS) and draft Mitigated Negative Declaration on the effects of proposed water transfers from willing sellers to buyers in the
Sacramento Valley.
This EA/IS analyzes transfers of Base Supply, Central Valley Project (CVP) water, and/or non-CVP water supplies that require the use of CVP facilities. The
CVP transfer water would be made available through a combination of cropland idling and/or groundwater substitution. The transfers could originate in
Colusa, Glenn, Sacramento, Shasta, Sutter, Tehama, or Yolo counties, and buyers could be located in Colusa, Glenn, Tehama or Yolo counties.
The EA/IS was prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and the California Environmental Quality Act. The document is available for
review at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=24324
. If you encounter problems accessing documents online, please contact the Public Affairs Office at 916-978-5100 or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.
Comments are due by close of business Monday, March 7, 2016. Please send comments to Brad Hubbard, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-410,
Sacramento, CA 95825. Comments may also be faxed to Hubbard at 916-978-5290 or emailed to bhubbard@usbr.gov.
For additional information or to request a copy of the documents, please contact Hubbard at 916-978-5204 (TDD 800-877-8339).
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
