FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation, in coordination with the McMullin Area Groundwater Sustainability Agency, invites the public and media to attend a virtual public scoping meeting on the proposed Aquaterra Water Bank Project on Nov. 10.
The project includes construction, operation, and maintenance by McMullin GSA of a 146,000 acre-foot per year dry-year return water bank in Fresno County. The project is anticipated to recharge up to 208,000 acre-feet of water during wet-year conditions once constructed.
Reclamation’s action associated with this project includes acknowledgement of the groundwater bank to allow banking of Central Valley Project water as authorized by the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (Title XXXIV, Public Law 102-575, October 1992), and as authorized by certain federal contracts.
McMullin GSA will host a joint virtual public scoping meeting on Nov. 10, 2021, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. PDT at the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86128914091 Webinar ID: 861 2891 4091.
Slides from the presentation will be made available after the meeting at the following site: https://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=50605.
Reclamation will consider all scoping comments received by 5 p.m. PDT on Dec. 2. Submit comments to remerson@usbr.gov or by mail at Bureau of Reclamation, c/o Rain Emerson, 1243 N Street, Fresno, CA 93721.
Contact Emerson for more information at 559-262-0335 or (TTY 800-877-8339).
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
