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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Victor J. Westman, County Counsel
By: Diana J. Silver, Deputy County PVnsel
DATE: October 10 , 1995
SUBJECT: Environmental Assessment For Grassland Bypass Channel Project :
Proposed Interim Use Of The San Luis Drain
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS :
ACCEPT and APPROVE staff' s comments to the Bureau of Reclamation
concerning the draft environmental assessment of the proposed
interim use of the San Luis Drain for conveyance of drainage water
through the grassland water district and adjacent grassland areas .
DISCUSSION:
The United States Bureau of Reclamation prepared a draft finding of
no significant impact and supplemental environmental assessment in
September, 1995 for the Grassland Bypass Channel Project for the
proposed interim use the San Luis Drain for conveyance of drainage
water through the grassland water district and adjacent grassland
areas . Comments on the environmental assessment must be submitted
to the Bureau of Reclamation by October 11, 1995 .
On October 3 , 1995, John Nejedley appeared before the Board of
Supervisors and expressed concerns regarding the Bureau' s
consideration of the San Luis Drain project on an incremental
basis . Staff understood from the Board that it should prepare a
presentation of comments to the Bureau of Reclamation regarding the
environmental assessment and including specific comments on the
review of the San Luis Drain project by the Bureau in segments
rather than taken as a whole .
Accordingly, staff is preparing comments on the environmental
assessment to be presented to the Bureau of Reclamation on or
before October 11, 1995 .
FISCAL IMPACT:
None known at this time .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE (S) :
ACTION OF BOARD ON October 10 , 1995 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED x OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT 3 TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Orig: County Counsel ATTESTED October 10 , 1995
Co: PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF
THE B D OF SUPERVISORS
D C -J ADMINISTRATOR
BY DEPUTY
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