SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has prepared for public
review the draft Environmental Assessment (EA) analyzing the impacts of
providing funding to the Quartz Valley Indian Reservation (QVIR) for the
installation of three groundwater monitoring wells to increase the spatial
resolution on the Quartz Valley floor and increase understanding of the
three sub-basins of Quartz Valley.
The Proposed Project also includes drilling two drinking water wells to
meet the needs of tribal drinking water, especially during drought years.
During the summer of 2014 and 2015, some drinking water wells were
completely dry leaving tribal members without residential water. The QVIR
is located in Siskiyou County approximately six miles west of Fort Jones,
California.
The draft EA was prepared in accordance with the National Environmental
Policy Act and is available at
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. If you encounter problems accessing the document online, please call
916-978-5100 or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.
Written comments must be received by close of business Thursday, March 16,
2017, and should be sent to Shelly Hatleberg, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800
Cottage Way (MP-410), Sacramento, CA 95825, emailed to shatleberg@usbr.gov, or faxed to
916-978-5059. For additional information or to request a copy of the draft
EA, please contact Hatleberg at 916-978-5050 (TTY 800-877-8339). Copies of
the document may also be viewed at Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Regional
Office at the above address.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
