Temporary Planned Deviation from Water Control Plan, Folsom Dam and Reservoir

Temporary Planned Deviation from Water Control Plan, Folsom Dam and Reservoir

This Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) have been prepared to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and address the environmental effects of the proposed temporary deviation from the Water Control Plan, Folsom Dam and Reservoir, for spring 2003. The Proposed Project is located in Placer, El Dorado, and Sacramento counties, California (Plates 1 and 2). The purpose of the Proposed Action is to provide additional protection to salmon and steelhead populations by minimizing flow fluctuations and conserving the storage of water, primarily cold water, in Folsom Reservoir while maintaining the level of flood control protection downstream during spring 2003. However, minimizing flow fluctuations and conserving the storage of water are often in conflict with each other.

Folsom

Sacramento

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marine Region, Department of Water Resources, Office of Emergency Services, California, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights

Water Facilities

Aesthetics, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Recreation, Transportation, Wildlife, Indian Trusts Assets/Environmental Justice