[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 107 (Friday, June 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35392-35393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13854]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[DES 00-18]
Colusa Basin Drainage District's Integrated Resources Management
Program for Flood Control in the Colusa Basin in Glenn, Colusa, and
Yolo Counties, California
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of the draft programmatic environmental
impact statement/draft programmatic environmental impact report (DEIS/
DEIR), and notice of public hearing.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act and the
California Environmental Quality Act, the Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation) and the Colusa Basin Drainage District (District) have
prepared a joint DEIS/DEIR for the Integrated Resources Management
Program for Flood Control in the Colusa Basin (Program). The Program
encompasses an area of about 1,036,000 acres within the Basin,
extending from Orland in the north to Knights Landing in the south, and
includes lands in Glenn, Colusa, and Yolo Counties. The Sacramento
River and Coastal Range foothills form its eastern and western
boundaries, respectively. Within this area, the District encompasses
about 650,000 acres. The Program is comprised of three elements:
construction of a series of flood detention dams and basins on selected
ephemeral streams that cause flooding in the Basin; implementation of
several upland, riparian, and wetland environmental restoration
measures that will help reduce soil erosion and sedimentation and
restore degraded habitat; and development of a water supply that could
be used for environmental purposes. The DEIS/DEIR describes and
presents the potential environmental effects of the
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three Program elements. A public hearing has been scheduled to receive
comments on the DEIS/DEIR. Three public workshops will be held before
the public hearing to allow interested parties to learn more about the
Program and its potential environmental consequences.
DATES: Please submit written comments on the DEIS/DEIR on or before
August 25, 2000. Comments may be submitted to Reclamation or the
District at the addresses provided below.
The public workshop dates are:
June 29, 2000, 7:00 p.m., Arbuckle, CA
July 13, 2000, 7:00 p.m., Colusa, CA
July 20, 2000, 7:00 p.m., Willows, CA
The public hearing on the DEIS/DEIR will be held on August 9, 2000,
at 7:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public workshop locations are:
Arbuckle: Pierce High School Library, 960 Wildwood Road
Colusa: Colusa Industrial Properties, Agricultural
Building Conference Room, 100 Sunrise Boulevard
Willows: Willows City Hall, 201 North Lassen Street
The public hearing will be held at the Willows City Hall, located
at 201 North Lassen Street, Willows, California 95988
Written comments on the DEIS/DEIR should be addressed to Ms. Gaye
Lopez, Colusa Basin Drainage District, P.O. Box 312, Woodland, CA
95776.
Copies of the DEIS/DEIR may be requested from Ms. Susan Lamb or Ms.
Diane Hopkins by calling (916) 852-1300.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for locations where copies of
the DEIS/DEIR are available for public inspection.
Our practice is to make comments, including names and home
addresses of respondents, available for public review. Individual
respondents may request that we withhold their home address from public
disclosure, which we will honor to the extent allowable by law. There
also may be circumstances in which we would withhold a respondent's
identity from public disclosure, as allowable by law. If you wish us to
withhold your name and/or address, you must state this prominently at
the beginning of your comment. We will make all submissions from
organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or
businesses, available for public disclosure in their entirety.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Gaye Lopez, Colusa Basin Drainage
District, at (530) 795-3038 or Mr. Russ Smith, Reclamation, at (530)
275-1554.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed action is to construct flood
detention dams and basins on certain ephemeral streams in the foothills
west of the Basin that cause the greatest flood damage. Reclamation and
the District also propose to implement approximately 10,000 acres of
environmental restoration measures to help restore degraded upland,
riparian, and wetland habitats in the project area. In addition, the
detention basins could provide a water supply that could be used for
environmental purposes.
The goal of the Program is to substantially reduce flood damages
and restore upland, riparian, and wetland habitats that have been
historically degraded in the Colusa Basin. In addition to a No Program
Alternative, which involves the continued use of the existing Colusa
Basin Drain for drainage management and inadequate flood flow
conveyance, six program alternatives are examined. Alternatives 1a, 2a,
and 3a include the proposed construction of 14, 8, and 5 foothill flood
detention dams and reservoirs, respectively, and about 10,000 acres of
upland, riparian, and wetland restoration measures in the Colusa Basin.
Alternatives 1b, 2b, and 3b include all the elements of Alternatives
1a, 2a, and 3a, respectively, and would also be operated to provide a
water supply that could be used for environmental purposes, including
the dedication of some reservoir space for water storage.
Copies of the DEIS/DEIR are available for public inspection at the
following locations:
Bureau of Reclamation, Denver Office Library, Building 67,
Room 167, Denver Federal Center, 6th and Kipling, Denver CO 80225;
telephone: (303) 445-2072
Bureau of Reclamation, Office of Public Affairs, 2800
Cottage Way, Sacramento CA 95825-1898; telephone: (916) 978-5100
Natural Resources Library, U.S. Department of the
Interior, 1849 C Street NW, Main Interior Building, Washington DC
20240-0001
Colusa County Library, 738 Market Street, Colusa CA 95932
Sacramento State University Library, 6000 J Street,
Sacramento CA 95521
Princeton Public Library, P.O. Box 97, Princeton CA 95970-
0097
Elk Creek Library, Box 163, Elk Creek CA 95939-0163
Bayliss Library, Rd 39 and West Bayliss, Bayless CA 95943
Willows City Library, 201 N. Lassen Street, Willows CA
95988
Woodland Public Library, 250 First Street, Woodland CA
95695
Grimes Library, P.O. Box 275, Grimes CA 95950
Orland City Library, 333 Mill Street, Orland CA 95963
Shasta College Library, 1065 Old Oregon Trail, Redding, CA
96099
Arbuckle Library, 7th & King, Arbuckle, CA 95912
Butte Community College Library, 3536 Butte Campus Drive,
Oroville, CA 95965
Campus Library, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
95521
Knights Landing Library, 42351 3rd Street, Knights
Landing, CA 95645
Willows Public Library, 201 North Lassen Street, Willows,
CA 94988
Shields Library, University of California-Davis, Davis, CA
95616
Hearing Process Information
Colusa Basin Drainage District staff will make a brief presentation
to describe the proposed project, its purpose and need, and
alternatives considered. The public may comment on environmental issues
addressed in the DEIS/DEIR. If necessary due to large attendance,
comments will be limited to 5 minutes per speaker. Written comments
will also be accepted.
Dated: May 23, 2000.
Lester A. Snow,
Regional Director.
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