FOLSOM, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation proposes to issue a 24-month interim Central Valley Project (CVP) water service contract renewal for the Placer County Water Agency (PCWA) and has released for public review a draft environmental document on this action.
The proposed interim CVP water service contract with PCWA would facilitate the annual delivery of up to 35,000 acre-feet of CVP water for municipal and industrial uses in Placer County. The term of the PCWA contract would be from March 1, 2018, through Feb. 28, 2020. Deliveries would be made through existing facilities, and no new construction is required.
In the event a new long-term water service contract is executed, the interim renewal contract would be superseded by the long-term water service contract. Any new long-term water service contract would be analyzed under a separate process.
A draft Environmental Assessment was prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and is available at href="https://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=30501"
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Comments are due by close of business Monday, Dec. 4, 2017. Please email comments to Elizabeth Dyer at elizabethdyer@usbr.gov, or mail them to Elizabeth Dyer, Natural Resources, Bureau of Reclamation, Central California Area Office, 7794 Folsom Dam Road, Folsom, CA 95630 or fax to 916-989-7208.
For additional information or to request a copy of the draft EA, please contact Dyer at 916-537-7061 (TTY 800-877-8339) or email at elizabethdyer@usbr.gov. Copies of the draft EA may also be viewed at Reclamation’s Folsom office at the above address.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
