Interim South Delta Program, Central Valley, CA

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

[DES 96-35]

Interim South Delta Program, Central Valley, CA

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability on the draft environmental impact

report/draft environmental impact statement.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of

1969 (as amended), and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),

the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and the California Department

of Water Resources (DWR) as lead agencies, have prepared a joint draft

environmental impact report/draft environmental impact statement (DEIR/

DEIS) for the Interim South Delta Program (ISDP). The proposed

alternatives provide a means of action to (1) improve water levels and

circulation in south Delta channels for local agricultural diversions;

and (2) improve south Delta hydraulic conditions to increase diversion

into Clifton Court Forebay to optimize the frequency of full pumping

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capacity at Banks Pumping Plant. The proposed alternatives exercise the

provisions of several Federal laws as applicable to Reclamation. The

DEIR/DEIS also examines the relationship of the ISDP to the CALFED Bay-

Delta Program. Public hearings will be held in two sessions to receive

written or verbal comments on the DEIR/DEIS from interested

organizations and individuals on the environmental impacts of the

proposal. Notice of the hearings will appear at a future date.

DATES: The public review period commences with the publication of this

notice. Written comments on the DEIR/DEIS are to be submitted to the

Project Manager, California Department of Water Resources, by December

6, 1996. Public workshops and hearings on the DEIR/DEIS will be held

during the month of October in Sacramento and Tracy, California.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the DEIR/DEIS should be sent to Ms.

Judy Fong, Department of Water Resources, 1416 Ninth Street, Room 215-

28, Sacramento, CA 95814; Telephone: (916) 653-3496; Fax: (916) 653-

6077. Written comments on the DEIR/DEIS should be addressed to Mr.

Stephen Roberts, Department of Water Resources, 1416 Ninth Street, Room

215-20A, Sacramento, CA 95814; Telephone: (916) 653-2118.

Copies of the DEIR/DEIS are also available for public inspection

and review at the following locations:

Bureau of Reclamation, Regional Director, Attn: MP-152,

2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825-1898; Telephone: (916) 979-2482.

Bureau of Reclamation, Central California Area Office,

Attn: CC-102, 7794 Folsom Dam Road, Folsom CA 95630; Telephone: (916)

989-7255.

California Department of Water Resources, 1416 Ninth

Street, Sacramento, CA 95610-7632; Telephone: (916) 653-2118.

Copies of the DEIR/DEIS will also be available for inspections at

the following public libraries:

Natural Resources Library, U.S. Department of the

Interior, 1849 C Street NW, Main Interior Building, Washington DC

20240-0001.

Library, Bureau of Reclamation, 6th Avenue and Kipling,

Room 167, Building 67, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0007.

Sacramento Main Library, 8th and I Street, Sacramento, CA

95814.

Stockton Main Library, 605 N. El Dorado Street, Stockton,

CA 95205.

San Joaquin Delta College, Goleman Library, 5151 Pacific

Avenue, Stockton, CA 95205.

Tracy Public Library, 20 E. Eaton Avenue, Tracy, CA 95376.

The Library of Congress, Exchange and Gift Division, State

Documents Section, Washington DC 20054-4290.

CLLC-Atlanta, Corp Research Library/Bin 163, 64A Perimiter

Center, East Atlanta, GA 30346.

Council of State Governments, Iron Works Pike/Research,

Interstate Loan Library, PO Box 11910, Lexington, KY 40578-1910.

Bureau of Reclamation, Library D-7905, Bldg. 67, Denver

Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225.

University of California-Los Angeles, Publications

Division, 405 Hillgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024-1484.

California State University-Los Angeles, CSU-LA/Government

Publications, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032-4221.

Metro Water District of So. California, Central Library,

Terminal Annex, PO Box 54153, Los Angeles, CA 90054.

Los Angeles Public Library, Acquisition/Serials, 630 West

5th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071.

University of California-Los Angeles, California

Depository Librarian Bruman MGI Library A4510, University Research

Library, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575.

California State University Long Beach, Library-Government

Publications, 6101 E. 7th Street, Long Beach, CA 90840.

University of California-San Diego, Government Documents,

Ser ACQ-ACQ Dept. Lib #0175-AP, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-

0175.

San Diego State University, Government Publications Dept.,

University Library, San Diego, CA 92182.

Richard Beaumont, University of California-Riverside,

Government Publications Dept., Rivera Library, PO Box 5900, Riverside,

CA 92507.

University of California-Santa Barbara, Government

Publications Dept., Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010.

Fresno County Free Library, 2420 Mariposa Street, Fresno,

CA 93721.

U.S. Geological Survey, Library, 345 Middlefield Road,

Menlo Park, CA 94025.

David Barnhardt, Public Utilities Commission, Technical

Library, 505 Van Ness, San Francisco, CA 94102.

Stanford University, Government Documents-State, Green

Library/ACG2827, Stanford, CA 94305-6004.

Oakland Public Library, 125 Fourteenth Street, Oakland, CA

94612.

University of California-Berkeley, Government Documents

Dept., General Library, Berkeley, CA 94720-0001.

University of California-Berkeley, Water Resources Center

Archives, 410 O'Brien Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-1718.

U.S. Corps of Engineers, Technical Library, 1325 J Street,

Sacramento, CA 95814-2922.

California State University-Chico, Government

Publications, Center, Meriam Library, Chico, CA 95929-0295.

Secretary of State, State Archivist, 1020 O Street, Room

201, Sacramento, CA 95814.

State Library, GPS-E, 914 Capitol Mall, Sacramento, CA

95814.

Butte County Library, Publications, 1820 Mitchell Ave,

Oroville, CA 95966-5333.

San Jose Public Library, Documents/Reference Unit, 180 W.

San Carlos Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

Shasta County Public Library, Redding Main Branch, 1855

Shasta Street, Redding, CA 96001-0418.

Stanislaus County Library, Documents, 1500 I Street,

Modesto, CA 95354-1120.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, please

contact Mr. Alan R. Candlish, Study Manager, CC-102, Bureau of

Reclamation, 7794 Folsom Dam Road, Folsom CA 95630, Telephone: (916)

989-7255; or Mr. Stephen Roberts at (916) 653-2118.

Dated: August 8, 1996.

Roger K. Patterson,

Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 96-21058 Filed 8-16-96; 8:45 am]

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