SACRAMENTO, Calif.
- The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Volta Wells 5-Year Incremental Level 4
Groundwater Pumping and Level 2 Diversification Project.
Reclamation proposes to enter into an agreement with the Del Puerto Water District and the San Luis Water District to fund groundwater pumping in exchange
for Refuge L2 Water. The Volta Wells would collectively produce up to 6,600 acre-feet of groundwater, which can be conveyed to South-of-Delta refuges. The
Proposed Action will include monitoring well production, water quality, groundwater levels and land subsidence.
The Draft EA was prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and is available online at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=24775. If you
encounter problems accessing the document online, please call 916-978-5100 or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.
Written comments are due by close of business Friday, May 13, 2016, to Brad Hubbard, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-410, Sacramento, CA 95825.
Comments may also be emailed to bhubbard@usbr.gov or faxed to 916-978-5059. For additional information or to receive
a copy of the Draft EA, please contact Hubbard at 916-978-5204 (TTY 800-877-8339). The document may also be viewed at Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Regional
Office at the above address.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
