WASCO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation prepared an Environmental Assessment to disclose potential environmental effects and to solicit public comment on a North Kern Water Storage District water conservation project. The proposed project will line 1.1 miles of the Callaway Canal with concrete, install water delivery improvement equipment at 112 district-owned groundwater and monitoring wells, and install water level sensing equipment at 14 remote terminal unit locations.
Through three separate grants, Reclamation will provide close to $2.25 million to the district out of a total project cost of $5.8 million.
The EA was prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and may be viewed at https://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=30381. The document may also be viewed at Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Regional Office at the below address.
Written comments are due by close of business Nov. 10, 2017, to Doug Kleinsmith, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825 or email comments to dkleinsmith@usbr.gov. For additional information, please contact Kleinsmith at 916-978-5034 (TTY 800-877-8339).
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
