[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 19 (Thursday, January 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 4471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2251]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army; Corps of Engineers


Final Environmental Impact Report/Final Environmental Impact 
Statement (FEIR/FEIS) for the Hamilton City Pumping Plant Fish Screen 
Improvement Project, Central Valley, California

AGENCIES: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior, and the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, Defense.

ACTION: Notice of availability of final environmental impact report/
final environmental impact statement (FEIR/FEIS) FES 98 02.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (as amended), the Bureau of Reclamation 
(Reclamation), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), the Glenn-
Colusa Irrigation District (GCID), and the California Department of 
Fish and Game (DFG) have prepared a FEIR/FEIS for the Hamilton City 
Pumping Plant Fish Improvement Screen Project (Project). The Project 
responds to concerns about impacts to salmon and other fish species 
from water diversion operations at the Hamilton City Pumping Plant.
    The FEIR/FEIS analyzes the no-action alternative as well as three 
action alternatives. The action alternatives would minimize loss of all 
fish species in the vicinity of the pumping plant diversion while 
maximizing GCID's capability to divert the full quantity of water to 
which it is entitled to divert to meet its water supply delivery 
obligations. The agency-preferred alternative would include an 
extension of the existing fish screen, internal fish bypasses, 
improvements to the intake and bypass channel, and a gradient facility.

DATES: No decision will be made on the proposed action until 30 days 
after release of the FEIR/FEIS. After the 30-day waiting period, 
Reclamation and the Corps will complete a Record of Decision which 
states the action that will be implemented and discusses all factors 
leading to the decision.

ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the FEIR/FEIS should be submitted to 
the Fish Screen Improvement Project, Attention: Rick Lind, 455 Capitol 
Mall, Suite 600, Sacramento, California 95814. His telephone number is 
(916) 325-4050.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kurt Flynn, Reclamation, (916) 
275-1554; Mr. Matt Davis, Corps, (916) 557-6708; Ms. Sandra Dunn, GCID, 
(916) 446-7979; or Nick Villa, DFG, (916) 358-2943.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Locations where FEIR/FEIS is Available for public Inspection and 
Review

     Bureau of Reclamation, Room E-1704, 2800 Cottage Way, 
Sacramento, CA 95825-1898; (916) 978-5104.
     Bureau of Reclamation, Northern California Area Office, 
Attn: NC-320, 16349 Shasta Dam Blvd, Shasta Lake, CA 96019-8400; (916) 
275-1554.
     Surface Water Resources, Inc., 455 Capitol Mall, Suite 
600, Sacramento, CA 95814; (916) 325-4050.
     Bureau of Reclamation, Willows Construction Office, Attn: 
WCO-200, 1140 West Wood Street, Willows, CA 95988-0988; (916) 934-7066.
     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.
     University of California Berkeley, Water Resources Center 
Archives, 410 O'Brien Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-1718.
     California State University Chico, Government Publications 
Center, Meriam Library, Chico, CA 95929-0295.
     Butte County Library, Publications, 1820 Mitchell Ave, 
Oroville, CA 95966-5333.
     Shasta County Public Library, Redding Main Branch, 1855 
Shasta Street, Redding, CA 96001-0418.
     U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1325 J Street, Sacramento, 
CA 95814.

    Dated: January 20, 1998.
Kirk C. Rodgers,
Deputy Regional Director, Bureau of Reclamation.

    Dated: January 22, 1998.
Dorothy F. Klasse, COL, EN,
District Engineer, Army Corps of Engineers.

[FR Doc. 98-2251 Filed 1-28-98; 8:45 am]
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