[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59790-59791]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28740]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Woodbridge Irrigation District and City of Lodi's Lower Mokelumne
River Restoration Program, San Joaquin County, CA
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of the Draft Environmental Impact
Report/Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIR/DEIS) INT-DES-99-50.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act and the
California Environmental Quality Act, the Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation), Woodbridge Irrigation District (WID), and the City of
Lodi have
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prepared a joint DEIR/DEIS for the Lower Mokelumne River Restoration
Program (LMRRP). The LMRRP encompasses an area located in northern San
Joaquin County along the lower Mokelumne River between Camanche Dam and
the Mokelumne and Cosumnes Rivers. The Proposed Project comprises four
elements: (1) Improving fish passage at Woodbridge Dam, (2) upgrading
the fish screen at the WID diversion, (3) placing screens on unscreened
or underscreened riparian diversions on the Mokelumne River between
Camanche Dam and the Cosumnes Rivers on a voluntary basis, and (4)
restoring riparian vegetation along the Mokelumne River. The DEIR/DEIS
describes and presents the environmental effects of the four elements
of the program.
DATES: Submit written comments on the DEIR/DEIS on or before January 4,
2000. Comments may be submitted to Reclamation or WID at the addresses
provided below. The public hearing on the DEIR/DEIS will be held on
November 16, 1999, at 7:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held in the Carnegie Forum,
located at 305 West Pine Street, next to City Hall, in Lodi,
California.
Written comments on the DEIR/DEIS should be addressed to Mr. Anders
Christensen, WID, 18777 N. Lower Sacramento Road, Woodbridge,
California 95258, or to Mr. Buford Holt, Reclamation, 16349 Shasta Dam
Boulevard, Shasta Lake, California 96019.
Copies of the DEIR/DEIS may be requested from Mr. Christensen at
the above address or by calling (209) 369-6808.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for locations where copies of
the DEIR/DEIS are available for public inspection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Anders Christensen, WID, at (209)
369-6808; or Mr. Buford Holt, Reclamation, at (530) 275-1554.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The LMRRP was developed to implement
important elements from resource management plans prepared by the
CALFED Bay-Delta Program (CALFED), the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service, and the Department of Fish and Game. The goal of the LMRRP is
to substantially increase fall-run chinook salmon and steelhead
populations, enhance critical and limiting aquatic habitats, and
restore riparian ecosystem integrity and diversity. In addition to a
No-Project Alternative, which involves the continued operation of the
existing Woodbridge Dam and fish passage facilities, four action
alternatives are examined, including: (1) Construct new fish passage
facilities on the existing Woodbridge Dam; (2) construct a new
Woodbridge Dam with operable weir gates and new fish passage
facilities; (3) construct a new Woodbridge Dam with operable weir gates
and new fish passage facilities, and diversion pumps; and (4) replace
the existing Woodbridge Dam and pump water from the river.
WID applied to CALFED for funding for the entire LMRRP. CALFED has
provided funding through Reclamation for the environmental
documentation and permitting of the first two elements, and final
design for the first element. The remainder of the LMRRP will be funded
by CALFED or by the State of California as funds are available.
Copies of the DEIR/DEIS are available for public inspection and
review at the following locations:
Woodbridge Irrigation District Office, 18777 N. Lower
Sacramento Road, Woodbridge, California 95258; telephone: (209) 369-
6808.
Bureau of Reclamation, Office of Policy, Room 7456, 1849 C
Street NW, Washington DC 20240; telephone: (202) 208-4662.
Bureau of Reclamation, Reclamation Service Center Library,
Building 67, Room 167, Denver Federal Center, 6th and Kipling, Denver,
Colorado 80225; telephone: (303) 445-2072.
Bureau of Reclamation, Public Affairs Office, 2800 Cottage
Way, Sacramento, California 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.
Lodi Public Library, 201 W. Locust Street, Lodi,
California 95240-2099.
Hearing Process Information
WID 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 DEIR/DEIS. If
necessary due to large attendance, comments will be limited to 5
minutes per speaker. Written comments will also be accepted.
Dated: October 22, 1999.
Kirk C. Rodgers,
Acting Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 99-28740 Filed 11-2-99; 8:45 am]
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