SHASTA LAKE, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released the Final
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Long-Term Plan to Protect
Adult Salmon in the Lower Klamath River. The Final EIS describes the
potential environmental effects of the No-Action and Action Alternatives to
augment flows in the Lower Klamath River to reduce the likelihood and the
severity of any Ich epizootic event that could lead to an associated fish
die-off in future years. A preferred alternative has been identified in the
Final EIS.
The document is available at public libraries and online. Library locations
and electronic copies are available at
http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=22021
. If you encounter problems accessing the document online, please call
916-978-5100 (TTY 800-877-8339) or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.
The Notice of Availability (NOA) for the document was published on Jan. 27,
2017, in the Federal Register by the Environmental Protection
Agency. Reclamation will not issue a Record of Decision (ROD) on the
proposal for a minimum of 30 days following publication of the NOA. When
released, the ROD will state the action that will be implemented and will
discuss all factors leading to the decision.
For additional information or to request copies of the Final EIS, please
contact Julia Long, Reclamation Project Manager, at Bureau of Reclamation,
Northern California Area Office, 16349 Shasta Dam Blvd., Redding, CA 96019
or 530-276-2044 (TTY 800-877-8339) or email
bor-slo-sha-ltpeis-final@usbr.gov
.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
