The Bureau of Reclamation announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) to approve the construction and use of a 49-acre-foot regulatory reservoir.  This reservoir would be adjacent to the Orland Project and is aimed at improving the efficiency of water management and the flexibility of delivery.  The reservoir would cover approximately 12 acres of irrigated pasture.

The Draft EA and FONSI were prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, and are available for public review and comment.  The Draft EA and FONSI are available online at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=3364.  If you encounter problems accessing documents online, please contact Ms. Lynnette Wirth at 916-978-5102 or e-mail lwirth@mp.usbr.gov.

Written comments are due by close of business Friday, September 12, 2008, to Mr. Buford Holt, Northern California Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 16349 Shasta Dam Boulevard, Shasta Lake, CA  96019.  Comments may also be faxed to Mr. Holt at 530-275-2441 or e-mailed to bholt@mp.usbr.gov. 

For additional information or to request a copy of the Draft EA and FONSI, please contact Mr. Holt at 530-276-2047.  Copies of the Draft EA and FONSI may also be viewed at Reclamation's Office.