Draft Environmental Impact Report


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	Comment Period Extended to January 14, 2008 The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released the Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR) for the Monterey Amendment to the State Water Project Contracts, including the Kern Water Bank Transfer and associated actions as part of a Settlement Agreement (Monterey Plus). This Draft EIR addresses the environmental impacts of changes to the State Water Project (SWP) operations that are a consequence of the Monterey Amendment and the Settlement Agreement. It also discusses the project alternatives, growth inducement, water supply reliability, as well as potential areas of controversy and concern. For Questions and comments regarding this project, please contact: Delores Brown, Chief Office of Environmental Compliance California Department of Water Resources Email: delores@water.ca.gov (916) 651-9560 Due to download size limitations, the documents must be downloaded per section. If you experience technical difficulties while downloading please contact the web page administrator In Internet Explorer you can right-click on pdf links and use Save Target As... to save the entire file to your computer. In Netscape use Save Link As... to save the file. COVER AND TABLE OF CONTENTS (1.32MB) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (352 KB) GLOSSARY AND ABBREVIATIONS (63 KB) 1. INTRODUCTION (49 KB) 2. STATE WATER PROJECT (431 KB) 3. HISTORY AND BACKGROUND (48 KB) 4. PROPOSED PROJECT (87 KB) 5. METHODS (91 KB) 6. EFFECTS OF PROPOSED PROJECT ON SWP AND SWP CONTRACTOR OPERATIONS (616 KB) 7. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
	7.0 Introduction to the Analysis (42 KB) 7.1 Surface Water Hydrology, Water Quality, and Water Supply (804 KB) 7.2 Groundwater Hydrology and Quality (421 KB) 7.3 Fisheries Resources (690 KB) 7.4 Terrestrial Biological Resources (192 KB) 7.5 Visual Resources (1.44 MB) 7.6 Agricultural Resources (95 KB) 7.7 Air Quality (90 KB) 7.8 Geology, Soils, and Mineral Resources (78 KB) 7.9 Recreation (1.10 MB) 7.10 Land Use and Planning (50 KB) 7.11 Hazards and Hazardous Materials (55 KB) 7.12 Noise (131 KB) 7.13 Cultural and Paleontological Resources (141 KB) 7.14 Public Services and Utilities (44 KB) 7.15 Traffic and Transportation (69 KB) 7.16 Energy (465 KB)
	8. GROWTH INDUCING IMPACTS (96 KB) 9. RELIABILITY OF WATER SUPPLIES AND GROWTH (67 KB) 10. OTHER CEQA CONSIDERATIONS (25 KB)
	10.1 Cumulative Environmental Impacts (341 KB) 10.2 Significant and Unavoidable Impacts (25 KB) 10.3 Significant Irreversible Environmental Effects (37 KB) 10.4 Environmental Justice (38 KB)
	11. ALTERNATIVES (336 KB) 12. CLIMATE CHANGE (106 KB) 13. REFERENCES (56 KB) 14. REPORT PREPARATION (23 KB) APPENDICES:
	COVER AND TABLE OF CONTENTS (3.03 MB) A. NOTICE OF PREPARATION (898 KB) B. COMMENTS RECEIVED IN RESPONSES TO NOTICE OF PREPARATION AND AT SCOPING MEETINGS (2.29 MB) C. EXAMPLE OF MONTEREY AMENDMENT LONG-TERM WATER SUPPLY CONTRACT (11.73 MB) D. SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (1.44 MB) E. STUDY OF TRANSFER, DEVELOPMENT, AND OPERATION OF THE KERN WATER BANK(1.18 MB) F. DETAILED RESULTS OF CALSIM II MODELING (STUDY NOS. 3 AND 4; 1.09 MB) G. CALSIM II PEER REVIEW REPORT AND THE DEPARTMENT’S RESPONSE (1.76 MB) H. ANALYSIS OF PROPOSED PROJECT EFFECTS ON RIVER FLOWS (STUDY NO. 5; 143 KB) I. HISTORICAL ANALYSIS REPORT AND MEMORANDUM (STUDY NO. 1; 494 KB) J. TERRESTRIAL BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES (871 KB) K. ANALYSIS OF HISTORICAL OPERATIONS (STUDY NO. 2; 1.0 MB) L. ANALYSIS OF EFFECTS ON CVP USE OF JPOD (STUDY NO. 6; 46 KB) M. ANALYSIS OF EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL WATER ACCOUNT (STUDY NO. 7; 40 KB)
	Comment Period Extended to January 14, 2008 To date, meetings have been scheduled in four California cities to allow public comment on the Draft EIR. November 29, 2007 3-5 p.m. 520 Main Street Board of Supervisors, Room 308 Quincy, CA December 3, 2007 1-3 PM Room 102-A, Hearing Room, Bonderson Building 901 P Street Sacramento, CA December 4, 2007 6-8 p.m. 800 South Victoria Avenue Lower Plaza Assembly Room Ventura, CA
	December 5, 2007 6-8 p.m. 1115 Truxton Avenue Supervisors’ Board Rooom, 5th Floor Bakersfield, CA Comment period: October 15 - January 14, 2008.


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