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align=center><B><U><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Supplemental Environmental Impact Report for Trinity
River Fishery Restoration <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></U></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Bureau of Reclamation,
Fish and Wildlife Service, Hoopa Valley Tribe, as federal co-lead agencies under
the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and Trinity County, as state lead
agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), have made
available for public review and comment the Draft Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (SEIS/EIR) for the Trinity River
Fishery Restoration Program (Program).<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The primary objective of the
SEIS/EIR is to evaluate alternatives for the Program to meet Federal trust
responsibilities for tribal fishery resources and restore the fisheries in the
Trinity River basin to the level that existed prior to the construction of the
Trinity River Division (TRD) of the CVP.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Secondary consideration is given to:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>(a) meeting the Trinity Basin fishery
and wildlife restoration goals of the Act of October 24, 1984, Public Law
98-541, and (b) achieving a reasonable balance among competing demands for use
of Central Valley Project (CVP) water, including the requirements of fish and
wildlife, agricultural, municipal and industrial, and power contractors.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The proposed alternatives
focus on the 40 miles of Trinity River below Lewiston Dam, in Trinity County,
California.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The direct and indirect
impacts of the alternatives occur within and outside the Trinity River
Basin.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Anticipated impacts and
benefits are generally discussed in the context of three geographic areas:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>the Trinity River Basin, the Lower
Klamath River Basin/Coastal Area, and the Central Valley.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line"><FONT face="Times New Roman">A
final environmental impact statement (EIS) on the Program was issued in November
2000, and a Record of Decision (ROD) executed on December 19, 2000, by former
Secretary of Interior Bruce Babbitt.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>The Trinity County Board of Supervisors, however, did not certify that
document as a Final EIR.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In late
2000, Central Valley water and power interests filed suit in the U. S. District
Court for the Eastern District of California seeking to enjoin implementation of
the ROD.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>On March 22, 2001, the
district court issued a Memorandum Decision and Order preliminarily enjoining
the Federal defendants from implementing certain flow related aspects of the
ROD.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>In its Memorandum Decision and
Order the court found that the environmental effects of reasonable and prudent
measures in the two biological opinions prepared with respect to the project, as
well as the effects on power in light of the California energy crisis were not
adequately analyzed in the EIS.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>This Draft SEIS/EIR addresses the court’s concerns and updates
alternatives.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The purpose of the Draft
SEIS/EIR has been amended, consistent with court orders.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="LAYOUT-GRID-MODE: line">T</SPAN>he Draft SEIS/EIR updates information on
alternatives described in the October 2000 EIS/EIR.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>These alternatives include:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Existing Conditions, No Action,
Mechanical Restoration (revised to address the court’s concerns and using
information submitted by plaintiffs), Percent Inflow (modified to address the
court’s concerns), Flow Evaluation and Maximum Flow.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>An additional alternative is also
evaluated:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>a 70 Percent Inflow
Alternative, based on comments documented in the October 2000 EIS/EIR.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Consistent with the October 2000
EIS/EIR, the Flow Evaluation Alternative remains the designated Preferred
Alternative.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The flow evaluation
alternative consists of the following components:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">• Variable annual instream
flows for the Trinity River from the TRD based on forecasted hydrology for the
Trinity River Basin as of April 1st of each year, ranging from 369,000 acre-feet
(af) in critically dry years to 815,000 AF in extremely wet
years;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">• Physical channel
rehabilitation, including the removal of riparian berms and the establishment of
side channel habitat;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">• Sediment management,
including the supplementation of spawning gravels below the TRD and reduction in
fine sediments that degrade fish habitats;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">• Watershed restoration
efforts, addressing negative impacts which have resulted from land use practices
in the Basin; and<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">• Infrastructure
improvements or modifications, including rebuilding or fortifying bridges and
addressing other structures affected by the peak instream
flows..<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The alternative also
includes an Adaptive Environmental Assessment and Management (AEAM) Program. The
AEAM Program, guided by a Trinity Management Council (TMC) and advised by the
Trinity Adaptive Management Working Group (TAMWG) established as part of this
decision and by sound scientific principles, will ensure the proper
implementation of these measures, conduct appropriate scientific monitoring and
evaluation efforts, and recommend possible adjustments to the annual flow
schedule within the designated flow volumes provided for in this ROD or other
measures in order to ensure that the restoration and maintenance of the Trinity
River anadromous fishery continues based on the best available scientific
information and analysis.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<H2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=2><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Significant effects of the proposed project on the
environment pursuant to CEQA include water quality, endangered species, energy,
recreation, agriculture, water supply, groundwater, fisheries and land
use.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></H2>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Pursuant to NEPA, a 60-day
public review period has been established for review of the SEIS/EIR. This
review period began on April 23, 2004, and will end on June 22, 2004.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A 45-day public review period has been
established pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This review period began on May 9, 2004,
and will end on June 22, 2004.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><B><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></B>Electronic
copies of the SEIS/EIR are available for public review on the Bureau of
Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific website for the Northern California Area Office at
<SPAN style="BACKGROUND: lime; mso-highlight: lime"><A
href="http://www.mp.usbr.gov/nepa/"><FONT color=#000000><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; text-underline: none"><SPAN
style="mso-field-code: 'HYPERLINK 'http://www.usbr.gov/mp/ncao''"><U><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue">www.usbr.gov/mp/ncao </SPAN></U></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; text-underline: none">(click
on Projects/Activities/Documents, then on Trinity River - Restoration Program).
</SPAN></FONT></A></SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Hard
copies of the document are available for review at the Trinity County Planning
Department at 190 Glen Road in Weaverville and at Trinity County Libraries in
Hayfork, Weaverville, and Trinity Center.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>Electronic CD copies of the SEIS/EIR may be obtained at by contacting the
Trinity County Planning Department and free of charge (subject to
availability).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The documents
referenced within the SEIS/EIR are also available for public review at the CH2M
Hill office located at 2525 Airpark Drive, Redding,
California.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Three public hearings have
been scheduled to receive oral or written comments regarding the project’s
environmental effects:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Thursday, June 1, 2004,
4:30 - 7:30 p.m., Holiday Inn, 1900 Hilltop Drive, Redding,
CA<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Tuesday, June 3, 2004, 4:30
- 7:30: p.m., Hoopa Fire Department, Highway 96, Hoopa,
CA<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Tuesday, June 10, 2004, at
7 p.m. or soon thereafter, at the Trinity County Planning Commission, Trinity
County Board of Supervisors Meeting Room, Trinity County Library, 211 Main
Street, Weaverville, CA<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText2 style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 6pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Written comments are
encouraged.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Written comments on the
Draft SEIS/EIR should be sent to Mr. Russell Smith, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O.
Box 723, Shasta, CA 96087; telephone:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>530-275–1554; fax 530-275–2441. <B><o:p></o:p></B></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">NOTE:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you Challenge the action or proposed
action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone
else raised through the public hearings and public comment period described in
this notice, or in written correspondence.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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