[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 82 (Friday, April 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21179-21180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10455]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Coachella Canal Lining Project, Imperial and Riverside Counties, 
California

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Final Environmental Impact 
Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) for the proposed 
Coachella Canal Lining Project, Imperial and Riverside Counties, 
California: FES 01-15.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended; the Council on Environmental 
Quality's Regulations for Implementing the Procedural Provisions of 
NEPA; and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Bureau 
of Reclamation (Reclamation) and the Coachella Valley Water District 
(CVWD) have issued a final EIS/EIR for the Coachella Canal Lining 
Project.

DATES: Reclamation will issue a Record of Decision no sooner than May 
11, 2001.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for locations and addresses 
where copies of the document may be reviewed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request copies of the EIS/EIR or to 
obtain further information about the Coachella Canal Lining Project, 
please contact Mr. Don Young, Bureau of Reclamation, Yuma Area Office, 
7301 Calle Agua Salada, Yuma, Arizona, 85366; telephone: (520) 343-
8159; or Mr. Steve Robbins, Coachella Valley Water District, P.O. Box 
1058, Highway 111 and Avenue 52, Coachella, California, 92236; 
telephone: (760) 398-2651.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EIS/EIR evaluates several alternatives, 
including the no-action alternative, and also describes the existing 
environment and environmental consequences for the lining of 33.2 miles 
of the Coachella Canal between siphons 7 and 14 and siphons 15 and 32. 
Lining of the canal would conserve approximately 30,850 acre-feet 
annually of water presently being lost as seepage from the earthen 
reaches of the Coachella Canal. A specific quantity of conserved water 
would be assigned to the Department of the Interior to facilitate 
implementation, subject to approval, of the San Luis Rey Indian Water 
Rights Settlement Act (Public Law 100-675, November 17, 1988). 
Remaining quantities of conserved water would be distributed between 
mitigation needs and southern California, subject to approval, to meet 
present water demand and to assist the State in attaining the goals of 
California's Colorado River Water Use Plan. The EIS/EIR also includes 
comments received during the 60-day public review of the draft EIS/EIR 
and provides Reclamation's/Coachella Valley Water District's responses 
to those comments.

Offices/Libraries Where the Final EIS/EIR is Available for Public 
Review

    <bullet> Bureau of Reclamation, Yuma Area Office, Central Files, 
Room 145, 7301 Calle Agua Salada, Yuma, Arizona; telephone: (520) 343-
8147
    <bullet> Coachella Valley Water District, Highway 111 and Avenue 
52, Coachella, California, telephone: (760) 398-2651
    <bullet> Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Regional Office, 400 
Railroad Avenue, Boulder City, Nevada, telephone: (702) 293-8000
    <bullet> Bureau of Reclamation, Reclamation Service Center Library, 
Building 67, Room 167, Denver Federal Center, 6th and Kipling, Denver, 
Colorado, telephone: (303) 236-6963
    <bullet> Bureau of Reclamation, Program Analysis Office, Room 7456, 
1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC, telephone: (202) 208-4662
    <bullet> California Department of Water Resources, 6900 Devils 
Canyon Road, San Bernardino, California; telephone: (909) 886-5028
    <bullet> Yuma County Library, 350 South Third Avenue, Yuma, 
Arizona, telephone: (520) 782-1871

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    <bullet> Coachella Branch Library, 1538 7th Street, Coachella, 
California; telephone: (760) 398-5148
    <bullet> Brawley Public Library, 400 Main Street, Brawley, 
California; telephone: (760) 344-1891
    <bullet> El Centro Public Library, 539 W. State Street, El Centro, 
California; telephone: (760) 337-4565
    <bullet> Imperial Public Library, 200 W. 9th Street, Imperial, 
California; telephone: (760) 355-1332
    <bullet> Indio Branch Library, 200 Civic Center Mall, Indio, 
California; telephone: (760) 347-2383
    <bullet> Palm Springs Library, 300 S. Sunrise Way, Palm Springs, 
California; telephone: (760) 322-7323
    <bullet> San Diego Central Library, 820 E Street, San Diego, 
California; telephone: (619) 236-5800
    <bullet> Los Angeles Public Library, 630 W. Fifth Street, Los 
Angeles, California 90071; telephone: (213) 228-7000

    Dated: April 4, 2001.
LeGrand Neilson,
Deputy Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 01-10455 Filed 4-26-01; 8:45 am]
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