[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 4677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2531]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation


American River Water Resources Investigation, Central Valley, 
California

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability on the draft environmental impact 
statement/draft environmental impact report DES 96 05.

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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 Sacramento Metropolitan 
Water Authority (SMWA) as lead agencies have prepared a joint draft 
environmental impact statement/draft environmental impact report (DEIS/
DEIR) for the American River Water Resources Investigation (ARWRI). The 
proposed alternatives provide a means of action through which the water 
needs of the five county area (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, San 
Joaquin, and Sutter) are met. The proposed alternatives exercise the 
provisions of several federal laws as applicable to Reclamation. Public 
hearings will be held in four sessions to receive written or verbal 
comments on the DEIS/DEIR from interested organizations and individuals 
on the environmental impacts of the proposal. Notice of the hearings 
will appear at a future date.

DATES: A 90-day public review period commences with the publication of 
this notice. Written comments on the DEIS/DEIR are to be submitted to 
the Project Manager, Bureau of Reclamation. Public hearings on the 
DEIS/DEIR will be held during the month of April in Sacramento, 
Stockton, Placerville, and Auburn.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the DEIS/DEIR should be addressed to 
Alan R. Candlish, Project Manager, Bureau of Reclamation, Central 
California Area Office, 7794 Folsom Dam Road, Folsom CA 95630; 
telephone: (916) 989-7255. The document is available on Internet at 
http://www.mp.usbr.gov. If requesting copies of the DEIS/DEIR, contact 
Mr. David M. Haisten, Activity Manager, MP-700, Bureau of Reclamation, 
2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento CA 95825-1898, telephone: (916) 979-2338.
    Copies of the DEIS/DEIR are also available for public inspection 
and review at the following locations:
     Bureau of Reclamation, Program Analysis Office, Room 7456, 
1849 C Street NW, Washington DC 20240; telephone: (202) 208-4662
     Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Office Library, Building 67, 
Room 167, Denver Federal Center, 6th and Kipling, Denver CO 80225; 
telephone: (303) 236-6963
     Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Regional Office, 2800 
Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825-1898; telephone: (916) 979-2338
     Bureau of Reclamation, Central California Area Office, 
7794 Folsom Dam Road, Folsom CA 95630; telephone: (916) 989-7255
     El Dorado Irrigation District, 2890 Mosquito Road, 
Placerville, CA 95667; telephone: (916) 622-4513
     El Dorado County Water Agency, 330 Fair Lane, Building A, 
Placerville, CA 95667; telephone: 621-5392
     Georgetown Divide Public Utility District, 6425 Main, 
Georgetown, CA 95634; telephone: (916) 333-4356
     El Dorado County Planning Office, 2850 Fairlane Court, 
Placerville, CA 95667; telephone: (916) 621-5355
     Placer County Water Agency, 144 Ferguson Road, Auburn, CA 
95603; telephone: (916) 889-7591
     California Department of Water Resources, Central 
District, 3251 S Street, Sacramento, CA 94816-7017; telephone: (916) 
445-5631
     Sacramento City-County Office of Metropolitan Water 
Planning, County Office, 5770 Freeport Boulevard, Suite 200, 
Sacramento, CA 95822; telephone: (916) 433-6276
     Sacramento Metropolitan Water Authority, 5620 Birdcage 
Street, Suite 180, Citrus Heights, CA 95610-7632; (Office may not be 
open all hours, please call for hours: (916) 967-7692)
     San Joaquin County Department of Public Works, Flood 
Control Center, 1810 E. Hazelton Ave., Stockton, CA 95205; (209) 468-
3000
    Libraries: Copies will also be available for inspections at the 
following public libraries:
     El Dorado County Library, Main Branch, 345 Fair Lane, 
Placerville, CA 95667
     Auburn-Placer County Library, 350 Nevada Street, Auburn, 
CA 95603
     Roseville Public Library, Main Library, 225 Taylor Street, 
Roseville, CA 95678
     Folsom Library, 300 Persifer Street, Folsom, CA 95630
     Sacramento Public Library, Central Branch, 828 I Street, 
Sacramento, CA 95814
     Sacramento County Library, 380 Civic Drive, Galt, CA 95632
     Stockton Public Library, Main Branch, 605 N. El Dorado 
Street, Stockton, CA 95202
     Lodi Public Library, 201 W. Locust Street, Lodi, CA 95240
     Manteca Public Library, 320 W. Center Street, Manteca, CA 
95336
     Marysville-Yuba County Library, 303 Second, Marysville, CA 
95901

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If requesting copies of the DEIS/DEIR, 
contact Mr. David M. Haisten, Activity Manager, MP-700, Bureau of 
Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento CA 95825-1898, telephone: 
(916) 979-2338. For additional information 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. Gene Robinson, 
Sacramento Metropolitan Water Authority, 5620 Birdcage Street, Suite 
180, Citrus Heights, CA 95610-7632, telephone: (916) 967-7692; or Mr. 
David M. Haisten, Activity Manager, MP-700, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 
Cottage Way, Sacramento CA 95825-1898, telephone: (916) 979-2338.

    Dated: January 22, 1996.
Jeffrey S. McCracken,
Acting Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 96-2531 Filed 2-6-96; 8:45 am]
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