Draft B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project Environmental Impact Report/Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Documents

Notice of Availability for B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project Draft Environmental Impact Report/Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

The Bureau of Reclamation and San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority (SLDMWA) have released a Draft Environmental Impact Report/ Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/SEIS) for a 45-day public review.

A virtual public meeting is scheduled for September 3, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.

Participants can join the meeting at that time through Microsoft Teams by clicking here.

Submit comments by close of business Sept. 28 to:

Casey Arthur, Bureau of Reclamation, Willows Construction Office, 1140 W. Wood Street Willows, CA, 95988,

via telephone at 530-892-6202 (TTY 1-800-877-8339),

or via email: carthur@usbr.gov. 

View the Notice of Availability for B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project Draft Environmental Impact Report/Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (PDF)

Draft B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project Environmental Impact Report/Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

View the Draft B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project Environmental Impact Report/Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (PDF)

Appendices

Appendix Appendix DescriptionFile for Download
Appendix AAlternative Development Report

Appendices A-E, Combined (PDF)

Appendix BBackground
Appendix CRegulatory Settings
Appendix DWater Quality Technical Appendix
Appendix ESurface Water Supply Technical Report
Appendix F1Detailed Greenhouse Gases Emission Analysis ApproachAppendices F-J, Combined (PDF)
Appendix F2Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Detailed Calculations
Appendix F3California Department of Water Resources Consistency Forms
Appendix G1Noise Supporting Information
Appendix G2Noise and Vibration Calculations
Appendix HTraffic and Transportation Analysis
Appendix IHazards and Hazardous Materials Supporting Information
Appendix J1Fish Resources in the Area of Analysis
Appendix J2Operational Impacts on Aquatic Resources
Appendix K1B.F. Sisk Safety of Dams Modification Project Biological Survey Report 2018Appendix K1 (PDF)
Appendix K2B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project Biological Survey Report 2020

Appendix K2, Part 1 (PDF)

Appendix K2, Part 2 (PDF)

Appendix K2, Part 3 (PDF)

Appendix LRecreation Supporting InformationAppendices L-P, Combined (PDF)
Appendix MDraft Cultural Resources Analysis 
Appendix NGeology, Seismicity and Soils Supporting Information
Appendix OCumulative Effects Analysis
Appendix PSupplemental Materials
Appendix QPublic Scoping ReportAppendix Q (PDF)

 

Past Documents

Draft Environmental Impact Report and Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project

The Notice of Preparation can be found here: https://sldmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/BF_SiskDamRaiseProject_NOP.pdf

A joint Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) is being prepared by the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority (SLDMWA) and the United States Bureau of Reclamation. SLDMWA will be the Lead Agency for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Reclamation will be the Lead Agency for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

This environmental document is subsequent/supplemental to the Final EIS/EIR entitled B.F. Sisk Dam Safety of Dams (SOD) Modification Project prepared in September 2019 by Reclamation and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) (SCH# 2009091004).

Notice of Preparation (PDF)