SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has released a final Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact on acquiring up to 1,000 acre-feet of water for the Refuge Water Supply Program, specifically for Kern National Wildlife Refuge Complex.
Under Central Valley Project Improvement Act authorization, Reclamation proposes entering into an agreement with The Nature Conservancy and Semitropic Water District for the water, effective September 2018 through Feb. 28, 2019.
The final EA and FONSI were prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and are available at https://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=34621. For questions on the project or to request a copy of the documents, please contact Shelly Hatleberg at 916-978-5050 (TTY 800-877-8339) or shatleberg@usbr.gov.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
