SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation, in conjunction with the Central California Irrigation District, has released a joint Environmental Assessment/Initial Study for the Orestimba Creek Groundwater Recharge Project.
The EA/IS details Reclamation’s proposed grant of $500,000 to CCID through grant funds from the Bay-Delta Restoration Program:(CALFED Water Use Efficiency Grants). CCID would use the grant funds to develop a 20-acre recharge facility near Orestimba Creek that would allow the recharge of 500 acre-feet per year to the local groundwater basin. The project is located in western Stanislaus County, approximately three miles west of the Community of Newman.
The EA/IS was prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and is available at https://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=26725. If you encounter problems accessing the document, please call 916-978-5100 or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.
Written comments are due by close of business Thursday, May 25, 2017, to Jamie LeFevre, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-152, Sacramento, CA 95825. Comments may also be emailed to jlefevre@usbr.gov. For additional information or to request a copy of the EA/IS, please contact LeFevre at 916-978-5035 (TTY 800-877-8339).
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
