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Notice of Availability for the Final
Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report for the
Mendota Pool Bypass and Reach 2B
Improvements Project
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Reclamation
and the California State Lands
Commission have prepared the Mendota
Pool Bypass and Reach 2B
Improvements Project Final
Environmental Impact Statement/
Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR).
The Mendota Pool Bypass and Reach 2B
Improvements Project is a component of
Phase 1 of the San Joaquin River
Restoration Program which seeks to
restore flows to the San Joaquin River
from Friant Dam to the confluence of
the Merced River, and restore a selfsustaining Chinook salmon fishery in
the river while reducing or avoiding
adverse water supply impacts associated
with restoration flows. The Project
includes the construction, operation,
and maintenance of the Mendota Pool
Bypass and improvements in the San
Joaquin River channel in Reach 2B to
contribute to achieving the San Joaquin
River Restoration Program’s Restoration
Goal.
DATES: The Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation) will not issue a final
decision on the proposed action until at
least 30 days after the date that the
Environmental Protection Agency
releases the Final EIS/EIR. After the EIS/
EIR has been available for 30 days,
Reclamation will complete a Record of
Decision. The Record of Decision will
state the action that Reclamation will
implement and will discuss all factors
considered in the decision.
ADDRESSES: Send written
correspondence or requests for copies or
a compact disc of the Final EIS/EIR to
Ms. Becky Victorine, Bureau of
Reclamation, San Joaquin River
Restoration Program, 2800 Cottage Way,
Room W–1727, Sacramento, California
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95825, via email to rvictorine@usbr.gov,
or by calling (916) 978–4624.
The Final EIS/EIR may be viewed on
Reclamation’s Web site at https://
www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_
projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=4032. See
the Supplementary Information section
for locations where copies of the Final
EIS are available for public review.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Katrina Harrison, Program Engineer,
Bureau of Reclamation, via email at
kharrison@usbr.gov, or at (916) 978–
5465; or Chris Huitt, California State
Lands Commission, via email at
christopher.huitt@slc.ca.gov, or at (916)
574–2080.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The San
Joaquin River Restoration Program
(SJRRP) was established in late 2006 to
implement the Stipulation of Settlement
(Settlement) in Natural Resources
Defense Council, et al. v. Kirk Rodgers,
et al. The Mendota Pool Bypass and
Reach 2B Improvements Project
(Project) consists of establishing a
floodplain width which would be
capable of conveying at least 4,500
cubic feet per second (cfs), a method to
bypass restoration flows around
Mendota Pool, and a method to deliver
water to Mendota Pool. The Project
footprint extends from approximately
0.3 mile above the Chowchilla Bypass
Bifurcation Structure to approximately
one mile below the Mendota Dam in the
area of Fresno and Madera counties,
near the town of Mendota, California.
This Final EIS/EIR has been prepared in
coordination with the parties to the
Settlement and the SJRRP Implementing
Agencies, including the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, National Marine
Fisheries Service, State of California
Department of Water Resources, and
State of California Department of Fish
and Wildlife. National Marine Fisheries
Service, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, and the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers have been cooperating
agencies in preparation of the Final EIS/
EIR.
The EIS/EIR analyzes five
alternatives. Under the No-Action
Alternative, the Project would not be
implemented. Although future
conditions would not include the
components described below in the
Action Alternatives, other components
of the SJRRP would be implemented
following completion and receipt of
appropriate environmental reviews and
approvals, as necessary. Likely future
conditions include implementation of
the other components of the SJRRP
selected alternative, as described in the
2012 Record of Decision and analyzed
in the SJRRP Program EIS/EIR,
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including Restoration Flows similar to
those that started January 2014, and
other reasonably foreseeable actions
expected to occur in the Project area.
Four Action Alternatives are analyzed
in the EIS/EIR: Alternative A (Compact
Bypass with Narrow Floodplain and
South Canal), Alternative B (Compact
Bypass with Consensus-Based
Floodplain and Bifurcation Structure),
Alternative C (Fresno Slough Dam with
Narrow Floodplain and Short Canal),
and Alternative D (Fresno Slough Dam
with Wide Floodplain and North Canal).
All four Action Alternatives are
designed to provide conveyance of at
least 4,500 cfs in Reach 2B and through
the Mendota Pool Bypass, and diversion
and screening of up to 2,500 cfs from
Reach 2B into Mendota Pool.
Constructed elements common to the
Action Alternatives include the
provision of fish habitat and passage,
seepage control measures, removal of
existing levees and structures, and levee
and structure construction and
modification, among other activities.
Alternative B (Compact Bypass with
Consensus-Based Floodplain and
Bifurcation Structure) [PREFERRED
ALTERNATIVE], would construct the
Compact Bypass Channel between
Reach 2B and Reach 3 to bypass the
Mendota Pool. Restoration Flows would
enter Reach 2B at the Chowchilla
Bifurcation Structure, flow through
Reach 2B, then downstream to Reach 3
via the Compact Bypass Channel. The
existing Chowchilla Bifurcation
Structure would continue to divert San
Joaquin River flows into the Chowchilla
Bypass during flood operations, and a
fish passage facility and control
structure modifications would be
included at the San Joaquin River
control structure at the Chowchilla
Bypass. A bifurcation structure would
be built at the head of the Compact
Bypass Channel to control diversions
into Mendota Pool. Fish passage
facilities would be built at the Compact
Bypass bifurcation structure to provide
passage around the structure and
prevent fish being entrained in the
diversion. The San Mateo Avenue
crossing would be removed.
A Notice of Availability for the Draft
EIS/EIR was published in the Federal
Register on June 9, 2015 (80 FR 32604).
The comment period for the Draft EIS/
EIR ended on August 10, 2015. Public
meetings on the Draft EIS/EIR were held
on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, from 6 to
9 p.m., in Fresno, CA; Thursday, July 9,
2015, from 6 to 9 p.m., in Los Banos,
CA; and Friday, July 10, 2015, from 9
a.m. to 12 noon, in Sacramento, CA. The
Final EIS/EIR contains responses to all
comments received and reflects
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comments and any additional
information received during the review
period.
Copies of the Final EIS/EIR are
available for public review at the
following locations:
1. Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific
Region, Regional Library, 2800 Cottage
Way, Sacramento, CA 95825.
2. Natural Resources Library, U.S.
Department of the Interior, 1849 C Street
NW., Main Interior Building,
Washington, DC 20240–0001.
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personal identifying information in any
communication, you should be aware
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including your personal identifying
information—may be made publicly
available at any time. While you can ask
us in your communication to withhold
your personal identifying information
from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Dated: April 13, 2016.
Pablo R. Arroyave,
Deputy Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
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Notice of Availability for the Final Environmental Impact
Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the Mendota Pool Bypass and
Reach 2B Improvements Project
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation and the California State Lands
Commission have prepared the Mendota Pool Bypass and Reach 2B
Improvements Project Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental
Impact Report (EIS/EIR). The Mendota Pool Bypass and Reach 2B
Improvements Project is a component of Phase 1 of the San Joaquin River
Restoration Program which seeks to restore flows to the San Joaquin
River from Friant Dam to the confluence of the Merced River, and
restore a self-sustaining Chinook salmon fishery in the river while
reducing or avoiding adverse water supply impacts associated with
restoration flows. The Project includes the construction, operation,
and maintenance of the Mendota Pool Bypass and improvements in the San
Joaquin River channel in Reach 2B to contribute to achieving the San
Joaquin River Restoration Program's Restoration Goal.
DATES: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) will not issue a final
decision on the proposed action until at least 30 days after the date
that the Environmental Protection Agency releases the Final EIS/EIR.
After the EIS/EIR has been available for 30 days, Reclamation will
complete a Record of Decision. The Record of Decision will state the
action that Reclamation will implement and will discuss all factors
considered in the decision.
ADDRESSES: Send written correspondence or requests for copies or a
compact disc of the Final EIS/EIR to Ms. Becky Victorine, Bureau of
Reclamation, San Joaquin River Restoration Program, 2800 Cottage Way,
Room W-1727, Sacramento, California
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95825, via email to rvictorine@usbr.gov, or by calling (916) 978-4624.
The Final EIS/EIR may be viewed on Reclamation's Web site at https://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=4032. See the
Supplementary Information section for locations where copies of the
Final EIS are available for public review.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Katrina Harrison, Program
Engineer, Bureau of Reclamation, via email at kharrison@usbr.gov, or at
(916) 978-5465; or Chris Huitt, California State Lands Commission, via
email at christopher.huitt@slc.ca.gov, or at (916) 574-2080.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The San Joaquin River Restoration Program
(SJRRP) was established in late 2006 to implement the Stipulation of
Settlement (Settlement) in Natural Resources Defense Council, et al. v.
Kirk Rodgers, et al. The Mendota Pool Bypass and Reach 2B Improvements
Project (Project) consists of establishing a floodplain width which
would be capable of conveying at least 4,500 cubic feet per second
(cfs), a method to bypass restoration flows around Mendota Pool, and a
method to deliver water to Mendota Pool. The Project footprint extends
from approximately 0.3 mile above the Chowchilla Bypass Bifurcation
Structure to approximately one mile below the Mendota Dam in the area
of Fresno and Madera counties, near the town of Mendota, California.
This Final EIS/EIR has been prepared in coordination with the parties
to the Settlement and the SJRRP Implementing Agencies, including the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Marine Fisheries Service,
State of California Department of Water Resources, and State of
California Department of Fish and Wildlife. National Marine Fisheries
Service, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers have been cooperating agencies in preparation of the Final
EIS/EIR.
The EIS/EIR analyzes five alternatives. Under the No-Action
Alternative, the Project would not be implemented. Although future
conditions would not include the components described below in the
Action Alternatives, other components of the SJRRP would be implemented
following completion and receipt of appropriate environmental reviews
and approvals, as necessary. Likely future conditions include
implementation of the other components of the SJRRP selected
alternative, as described in the 2012 Record of Decision and analyzed
in the SJRRP Program EIS/EIR, including Restoration Flows similar to
those that started January 2014, and other reasonably foreseeable
actions expected to occur in the Project area.
Four Action Alternatives are analyzed in the EIS/EIR: Alternative A
(Compact Bypass with Narrow Floodplain and South Canal), Alternative B
(Compact Bypass with Consensus-Based Floodplain and Bifurcation
Structure), Alternative C (Fresno Slough Dam with Narrow Floodplain and
Short Canal), and Alternative D (Fresno Slough Dam with Wide Floodplain
and North Canal). All four Action Alternatives are designed to provide
conveyance of at least 4,500 cfs in Reach 2B and through the Mendota
Pool Bypass, and diversion and screening of up to 2,500 cfs from Reach
2B into Mendota Pool. Constructed elements common to the Action
Alternatives include the provision of fish habitat and passage, seepage
control measures, removal of existing levees and structures, and levee
and structure construction and modification, among other activities.
Alternative B (Compact Bypass with Consensus-Based Floodplain and
Bifurcation Structure) [PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE], would construct the
Compact Bypass Channel between Reach 2B and Reach 3 to bypass the
Mendota Pool. Restoration Flows would enter Reach 2B at the Chowchilla
Bifurcation Structure, flow through Reach 2B, then downstream to Reach
3 via the Compact Bypass Channel. The existing Chowchilla Bifurcation
Structure would continue to divert San Joaquin River flows into the
Chowchilla Bypass during flood operations, and a fish passage facility
and control structure modifications would be included at the San
Joaquin River control structure at the Chowchilla Bypass. A bifurcation
structure would be built at the head of the Compact Bypass Channel to
control diversions into Mendota Pool. Fish passage facilities would be
built at the Compact Bypass bifurcation structure to provide passage
around the structure and prevent fish being entrained in the diversion.
The San Mateo Avenue crossing would be removed.
A Notice of Availability for the Draft EIS/EIR was published in the
Federal Register on June 9, 2015 (80 FR 32604). The comment period for
the Draft EIS/EIR ended on August 10, 2015. Public meetings on the
Draft EIS/EIR were held on Wednesday, July 8, 2015, from 6 to 9 p.m.,
in Fresno, CA; Thursday, July 9, 2015, from 6 to 9 p.m., in Los Banos,
CA; and Friday, July 10, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, in Sacramento,
CA. The Final EIS/EIR contains responses to all comments received and
reflects comments and any additional information received during the
review period.
Copies of the Final EIS/EIR are available for public review at the
following locations:
1. Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region, Regional Library,
2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825.
2. Natural Resources Library, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849
C Street NW., Main Interior Building, Washington, DC 20240-0001.
Public Disclosure
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in any communication, you should
be aware that your entire communication--including your personal
identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your communication to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
Dated: April 13, 2016.
Pablo R. Arroyave,
Deputy Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.
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