NEWS WORTH NOTING: DWR and Reclamation Recirculate Draft Environmental Document for Fremont Weir Adult Fish Passage Modification Project.
DWR and Reclamation Recirculate Draft Environmental Document for Fremont Weir Adult Fish Passage Modification Project From the Department of Water Resources and the Bureau of Reclamation: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) are recirculating for public review the Biological Resources portion (Section 3.5) of the draft Initial Study and Environmental Assessment (IS/EA) and proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the proposed Fremont Weir Adult Fish Passage Modification Project, located in the northern portion of the Yolo Bypass, approximately 8 miles northeast of Woodland in Yolo County.
The purpose of the proposed project is to improve fish passage at the Fremont Weir and within the Tule Canal.
The project would modify an existing fish ladder at the Fremont Weir and improve fish passage within the channel both upstream and downstream of the Fremont Weir.
Construction is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2017.
The Biological Resources portion of the document is being recirculated to provide public review of changes related to adverse impacts to sensitive species and habitat.
Changes in the draft IS/EA are indicated by underline for new text and strikethrough for deleted text.
Public comments are only being accepted on the Biological Resources portion of the draft IS/EA, which is available for public review from Monday, May 15, through Tuesday, June 13, 2017.
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