[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 159 (Thursday, August 18, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-20285]
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[Federal Register: August 18, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Cancellation to Continue Work Under the National Environmental
Policy Act on Four Projects Located in California.
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of cancellation.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) is cancelling plans to
continue work under the National Environmental Policy Act on four draft
environmental impact reports/draft environmental impact statements
(DEIR/DEIS). Cancellation of the DEIR/DEIS's is due to abandonment of
plans, public controversy, threatened species, economic considerations,
and unresolved legal issues, as well as the age of the studies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Doug Kleinsmith, Environmental
Specialist, Mid-Pacific Region, Bureau of Reclamation, Attention: MP-
152, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825-1898; telephone: (916) 978-
5129.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Listed below are the specific projects and
National Environmental Policy Act Compliance activity being impacted by
this notice:
1. Arvin-Edison Water Storage and Exchange Program, Central Valley
Project, California. The notice of availability for this DEIR/DEIS was
published in 57 FR 5460, Feb. 14, 1992.
The DEIR/DEIS for Arvin-Edison intended to focus on providing more
ground-water storage and better operating efficiencies for both Arvin-
Edison and Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD).
Due to requirements of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act and
related Delta water quality standards, Arvin-Edison Water Storage
District and the MWD do not want to proceed with this project at this
time. Once Delta issues are resolved, the project may be modified and
reinstated.
2. Enlargement of Lake Cachuma and Bradbury Dam Safety
Modifications, Cachuma Project, California. The notice of availability
of this DEIR/DEIS was published in 55 FR 53201, Dec. 27, 1990.
The study for the Enlargement of Lake Cachuma and Bradbury Dam
Safety Modifications is being cancelled because the State of California
has abandoned plans to enlarge Lake Cachuma, thus reducing the project
to safety modifications. The safety modification project has been on
hold for several years pending completion of additional seismic
studies. Reclamation will prepare an appropriate environmental
compliance document on the safety modifications when the project is
resumed.
3. City of Santa Rosa, Public Law 84-984 Loan Project, Santa Rosa,
Small Reclamation Project Act, California. The notice of availability
for the DEIR/DEIS was published in 55 FR 51776, Dec. 17, 1990.
The purposes of the proposed Small Reclamation Loan Act project in
the city of Santa Rosa (City) were to provide increased capacity for
the City's tertiary sewage treatment plant, enhancement of wildlife
resources, and irrigation of 7,500 acres of presently unirrigated land.
Due to a high degree of public controversy related to the impacts of
the alternatives presented in the DEIR/DEIS and subsequent easing of
wastewater discharge standards into the Russian River by the State
Water Resource Control Board, the City will not proceed with the final
DEIR/DEIS. The City is in the process of scoping and redefining the
project. Reclamation's role, if any, in any future project is not
defined at this time.
4. Westlands Water District Water Supply Replacement Project
(Westlands Intertie), Central Valley Project, California. Notice of
availability was published in 54 FR 16170, Apr. 4, 1989.
Westlands Water District decided not to proceed with this project
due to issues related to threatened species and economic
considerations.
Dated: August 11, 1994.
Roger K. Patterson,
Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 94-20285 Filed 8-17-94; 8:45 am]
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