[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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