[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36304-36305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17449]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Proposed Sacramento County Water Agency and San Juan Water 
District Central Valley Project Water Service Contracts, Sacramento 
County, California

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability and notice of public hearing of the 
Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Draft Environmental Impact Report 
(DEIS/DEIR).

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 
1969 (as amended) and the California Environmental Policy Act (CEQA), 
the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and the Sacramento County Water 
Agency (Agency) as lead agencies have prepared a joint DEIR/DEIS for 
the proposed Agency and San Juan Water District (District) Central 
Valley Project water service contracts for use in Sacramento County, 
California. A public hearing will be held to allow for public comment 
(oral or written) by interested parties, organizations, and individuals 
regarding the adequacy of the DEIS/DEIR.

DATES: Public comments on the DEIS/DEIR should be submitted on or 
before September 5, 1997.
    A public hearing on the DEIS/DEIR will be held on August 12, 1997, 
from 6 pm to 8 pm.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing on the DEIS/DEIR will be held at the 
Sacramento County Administration Building, Hearing Room 2, 700 H 
Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.
    Written comments on the DEIS/DEIR, requests for copies of the DEIS/
DEIR, and requests to speak at the hearing should be addressed to Mr. 
Tad Berkebile, Sacramento County Water Agency, 827 Seventh Street, Room 
301, Sacramento, CA 95814; telephone (916) 440-6851.
    Copies of the DEIS/DEIR are also available for public inspection 
and review at the following locations:
    1. Sacramento County Water Agency, 827 Seventh Street, Room 301, 
Sacramento, CA 95814.
    2. Sacramento County Clerk-Recorder's Office, 600 Eighth Street, 
Sacramento, CA 95814.
    3. San Juan Water District, 9935 Auburn-Folsom Road, Granite Bay, 
CA.
    4. Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825.
    5. Bureau of Reclamation, Folsom Area Office, 7794 Folsom Dam Road, 
Folsom, CA 95630.
    6. Sacramento Central Library, 828 I Street, Sacramento, CA.
    7. Elk Grove Branch Library, 8962 Elk Grove Boulevard, Elk Grove, 
CA.
    8. Orangevale Branch Library, 8820 Greenback Lane, Orangevale, CA.
    9. Folsom Library, 300 Purcifer Street, Folsom, CA.
    10. City of Folsom, Public Works Department, 50 Natoma Street, 
Folsom, CA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Tad Berkebile, Sacramento County 
Water Agency, 827 Seventh Street, Room 301, Sacramento, CA 95814, 
telephone (916) 440-6851; or Mr. Cecil Lesley, U.S. Bureau of 
Reclamation, 7794 Folsom Dam Road, Folsom, CA 95630, telephone (916) 
989-7221.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Law 101-514, Section 206, authorizes 
and directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into long-term 
municipal and industrial water supply contracts to meet the immediate 
water needs of Sacramento County. Contracts under Public Law 101-514, 
Section 206, are not subject to the prohibition on new Reclamation 
contracts of Public Law 102-575, Title XXXIV. However, any contracts 
under Public Law 101-514 are required to have terms and conditions that 
allow the Secretary to amend the contracts as necessary to meet the 
obligations of applicable State and Federal laws. The law specifically 
directs the Secretary to enter into contracts not to exceed 22,000 
acre-feet per year with the Agency and not to exceed 13,000 acre-feet 
per year with the District (serving a part of northeastern Sacramento 
County). Water delivered annually under these contracts is at the 
discretion of the Secretary, who will make a determination of the 
amount to be made available ``based upon the quantity of water actually 
needed * * * after. considering reasonable efforts to (i) promote full 
utilization of existing water entitlements within Sacramento County, 
(ii) implement water conservation and metering programs within areas 
served by the contract, and (iii) implement programs to maximize to the 
extent feasible conjunctive use of surface water and groundwater,'' 
(Pub.L. 101-514 Sec. 206 (b)(1)). Of its annual allocation of 22,000 
acre-feet per year, the Agency intends to provide up to 7,000 acre-feet 
per year to the City of Folsom through a subcontract.
    No potentially affected Indian Trust Assets (ITAs) have been 
identified by Reclamation for the proposed project or alternatives.

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Hearing Process Information

    Those wishing to speak at the hearing may make advance request by 
writing or calling Mr. Tad Berkebile, Sacramento County Water Agency, 
827 Seventh Street, Room 301, Sacramento, CA 95814, telephone (916) 
440-6851. Speakers will be called upon to present their comments in the 
order in which their requests were received. Requests to speak may also 
be made at the hearing; these speakers will be called after the advance 
requests. Oral comments/presentations will be limited to 10 minutes per 
individual.
    The hearing facilities have disabled access, but there are no 
facilities for the deaf. A telephone device for the hearing impaired 
(TDD) is available at (916) 875-7105.

    Dated: June 27, 1997.
Roger K. Patterson,
Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 97-17449 Filed 7-3-97; 8:45 am]
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