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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
North Sonoma County Agricultural
Reuse Project Sonoma County, CA
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS/
Environmental Impact Report (EIR), and
notice of public scoping meeting.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (NEPA) and Public
Resources Code, Section 21000–21178.1
of the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA), the Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation), the lead Federal agency,
and the Sonoma County Water Agency
(Agency), the lead State agency, propose
to prepare a joint EIS/EIR for the
proposed North Sonoma County
Agricultural Reuse Project (Project).
The purpose of the proposed Project
is to: (1) Reduce agricultural reliance on
natural regional water supplies; (2)
provide an alternative source of water
for agricultural irrigation; and (3)
address potential regulatory issues.
DATES: A scoping meeting will be held
on February 16, 2006 from 5:30 p.m. to
8 p.m. in Healdsburg, California to
solicit comments from interested parties
to assist in determining the scope of the
environmental analysis and to identify
the significant issues related to the
proposed Project. Written comment
forms will be supplied for those who
wish to submit written comments at the
scoping meeting.
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The public scoping meeting
will be held at Alexander Valley
Community Hall, 5512 Highway 128,
Healdsburg, California.
Send written comments on the scope
of the project to Mr. David Cuneo,
Sonoma County Water Agency, P.O. Box
11628, Santa Rosa, California 95406, no
later than March 15, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
David Cuneo at telephone number: (707)
547–1935 or e-mail address:
david@scwa.ca.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Agency, in its continuing efforts to
develop a recycled water supply for
agricultural water users in the Russian
River, Alexander, and Dry Creek valley
areas (North Sonoma County area) has
identified up to 25,000 acres of
agricultural lands that could potentially
use recycled water. Based on this
estimate, the Agency developed the
Project. The Project would include the
design and construction of storage
reservoirs, conveyance and distribution
pipelines, and pump stations. The water
for the Project would be tertiary-treated
municipal wastewater generated and
conveyed primarily through the City of
Santa Rosa’s (City) Geysers Pipeline to
the project areas. Reclamation is the
federal lead agency because the Agency
has entered into a cooperative funding
agreement with Reclamation to provide
matching funds up to $500,000 for the
Project.
The purpose of the Project is to
provide a reliable alternative source of
agricultural water to reduce reliance on
natural regional water supplies and
address regional water supply and
regulatory issues. The Project is needed
to address current and future regulatory
concerns and regional water supply
issues. The public would also benefit
from this project through the reduction
of use of natural regional water
supplies, the reduction of wastewater
discharges to regional waterways, and
from the resulting environmental benefit
to fish and wildlife.
Two local groups, the Coalition for
Sustainable Agriculture (CSA) and the
Dry Creek Agricultural Water Users, Inc.
(DCAWU) have expressed significant
interest in participating in a recycled
water project to develop alternative
sources of water for existing agricultural
use. The CSA and the DCAWU both
recognize that increased instream
demands for environmental purposes
within the Russian River watershed will
compete with agriculture and other uses
for available water supplies in the
region. The CSA and the DCAWU also
recognize that the agricultural use of
recycled water may benefit the
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environment, and consider the Project
to be part of a regional water supply
solution that balances the needs of
municipalities, agricultural interests,
and the environment.
Presently, agricultural entities divert
water directly from the Russian River
and its tributaries, from the underflow
of the Russian River and its tributaries,
and from groundwater wells. Use of
recycled water for agricultural purposes
on project lands would reduce reliance
on the Russian River and its tributaries
as well as on local groundwater wells.
Additionally, Federal and State
regulatory agencies have expressed
concern regarding potential impacts to
fisheries resources and habitat within
the Russian River and its tributaries.
Providing agricultural lands with an
alternative source of water would allow
water to remain in the Russian River
and its tributaries, thus providing
benefits to listed fish species and their
habitat. The recycled water would be
used for agricultural purposes
consistent with the California Code of
Regulations, Title 22 pertaining to the
use of tertiary-treated recycled water.
Our practice is to make comments,
including names and home addresses of
respondents, available for public
review. Individual respondents may
request that we withhold their home
addresses from public disclosure, which
we will honor to the extent allowable by
law. There also may be circumstances in
which we would withhold a
respondent’s identity from public
disclosure, as allowable by law. If you
wish us to withhold your name and/or
address, you must state this
prominently at the beginning of your
comment. We will make all submissions
from organizations or businesses, and
from individuals identifying themselves
as representatives or officials of
organizations or businesses, available
for public disclosure in the entirety.
Dated: December 2, 2005.
Frank Michny,
Regional Environmental Officer, Mid-Pacific
Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
North Sonoma County Agricultural Reuse Project Sonoma County, CA
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS/ Environmental Impact Report (EIR), and notice of public scoping
meeting.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) and Public Resources Code, Section 21000-
21178.1 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Bureau
of Reclamation (Reclamation), the lead Federal agency, and the Sonoma
County Water Agency (Agency), the lead State agency, propose to prepare
a joint EIS/EIR for the proposed North Sonoma County Agricultural Reuse
Project (Project).
The purpose of the proposed Project is to: (1) Reduce agricultural
reliance on natural regional water supplies; (2) provide an alternative
source of water for agricultural irrigation; and (3) address potential
regulatory issues.
DATES: A scoping meeting will be held on February 16, 2006 from 5:30
p.m. to 8 p.m. in Healdsburg, California to solicit comments from
interested parties to assist in determining the scope of the
environmental analysis and to identify the significant issues related
to the proposed Project. Written comment forms will be supplied for
those who wish to submit written comments at the scoping meeting.
ADDRESSES: The public scoping meeting will be held at Alexander Valley
Community Hall, 5512 Highway 128, Healdsburg, California.
Send written comments on the scope of the project to Mr. David
Cuneo, Sonoma County Water Agency, P.O. Box 11628, Santa Rosa,
California 95406, no later than March 15, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Cuneo at telephone number:
(707) 547-1935 or e-mail address: david@scwa.ca.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agency, in its continuing efforts to
develop a recycled water supply for agricultural water users in the
Russian River, Alexander, and Dry Creek valley areas (North Sonoma
County area) has identified up to 25,000 acres of agricultural lands
that could potentially use recycled water. Based on this estimate, the
Agency developed the Project. The Project would include the design and
construction of storage reservoirs, conveyance and distribution
pipelines, and pump stations. The water for the Project would be
tertiary-treated municipal wastewater generated and conveyed primarily
through the City of Santa Rosa's (City) Geysers Pipeline to the project
areas. Reclamation is the federal lead agency because the Agency has
entered into a cooperative funding agreement with Reclamation to
provide matching funds up to $500,000 for the Project.
The purpose of the Project is to provide a reliable alternative
source of agricultural water to reduce reliance on natural regional
water supplies and address regional water supply and regulatory issues.
The Project is needed to address current and future regulatory concerns
and regional water supply issues. The public would also benefit from
this project through the reduction of use of natural regional water
supplies, the reduction of wastewater discharges to regional waterways,
and from the resulting environmental benefit to fish and wildlife.
Two local groups, the Coalition for Sustainable Agriculture (CSA)
and the Dry Creek Agricultural Water Users, Inc. (DCAWU) have expressed
significant interest in participating in a recycled water project to
develop alternative sources of water for existing agricultural use. The
CSA and the DCAWU both recognize that increased instream demands for
environmental purposes within the Russian River watershed will compete
with agriculture and other uses for available water supplies in the
region. The CSA and the DCAWU also recognize that the agricultural use
of recycled water may benefit the environment, and consider the Project
to be part of a regional water supply solution that balances the needs
of municipalities, agricultural interests, and the environment.
Presently, agricultural entities divert water directly from the
Russian River and its tributaries, from the underflow of the Russian
River and its tributaries, and from groundwater wells. Use of recycled
water for agricultural purposes on project lands would reduce reliance
on the Russian River and its tributaries as well as on local
groundwater wells. Additionally, Federal and State regulatory agencies
have expressed concern regarding potential impacts to fisheries
resources and habitat within the Russian River and its tributaries.
Providing agricultural lands with an alternative source of water would
allow water to remain in the Russian River and its tributaries, thus
providing benefits to listed fish species and their habitat. The
recycled water would be used for agricultural purposes consistent with
the California Code of Regulations, Title 22 pertaining to the use of
tertiary-treated recycled water.
Our practice is to make comments, including names and home
addresses of respondents, available for public review. Individual
respondents may request that we withhold their home addresses from
public disclosure, which we will honor to the extent allowable by law.
There also may be circumstances in which we would withhold a
respondent's identity from public disclosure, as allowable by law. If
you wish us to withhold your name and/or address, you must state this
prominently at the beginning of your comment. We will make all
submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals
identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations
or businesses, available for public disclosure in the entirety.
Dated: December 2, 2005.
Frank Michny,
Regional Environmental Officer, Mid-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. E6-1189 Filed 1-30-06; 8:45 am]
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