<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp17b03c58yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div>Several people have inquired about the location of the December 12 scoping meeting for enlargement of Shasta Dam. It is my understanding that it is in Redding. </div><div><br></div><div>The Hilltop Holiday Inn is located in Redding at <span style="color: rgb(52, 52, 63); font-family: helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">1900 Hilltop Dr, Redding, CA 96002.</span></div><div><br></div><div class="ydp17b03c58signature">Tom Stokely <div>Salmon and Water Policy Consultant</div><div>530-524-0315 </div><div>tstokely@att.net </div><div><br></div></div></div>
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On Saturday, December 1, 2018, 8:41:33 AM PST, Tom Stokely <tstokely@att.net> wrote:
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<div><div id="yiv3991644640"><div><div class="yiv3991644640ydp32a75147yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://wwd.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/shasta-dam-raise-eir-press-release.pdf">https://wwd.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/shasta-dam-raise-eir-press-release.pdf</a><br></div></div><div><span><div class="yiv3991644640ydpb799de17page" title="Page 1" style="font-family:-webkit-standard;"><img alt="page1image4061620624" style="width:540.799866px;max-width:0px;"><div class="yiv3991644640ydpb799de17layoutArea"><div class="yiv3991644640ydpb799de17column"><p><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;">Westlands Water District<br></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;">3130 N. Fresno Street, P.O. Box 6056, Fresno, California 93703-6056, (559) 224-1523, FAX: (559) 241-6277</span></p><p><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS;font-weight:700;">Public Scoping Meeting to Be Held for Shasta Dam Raise Project</span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;">he Project would increase the height of Shasta Dam by 18.5 feet and expand capacity of Shasta Lake by up to</span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;">634,000 acre feet.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;">Consistent with CEQA, the District issued a Notice of Preparation to develop the EIR on November 30, 2018, initiating a 30-day public comment (PRC §21091). To review a copy of the Notice of Preparation, visit https://wwd.ca.gov/. The District is asking for comments from Federal, Tribal, State, and local governments; special interest groups; and the public to help identify issues and concerns associated with the potential effects of implementing the Project. Written comments are due on or before 11:59 p.m., Friday, January 4, 2019.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;">The District is hosting an open house and public scoping meeting to provide the public with information on the Project and receive written scoping comments. The meeting will be held on:</span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:SymbolMT;">• </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;">Wednesday, December 12, 2018, 5:00 – 7:00 PM – Hilltop Holiday Inn, Palomino Room, 1900 Hilltop Drive</span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;">The open house portion of the meeting will be from 5:00 – 5:30 pm. A presentation from Westlands regarding the Project and EIR will begin at 5:30 pm. Following the presentation, the open house will then resume until 7:00 PM.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;">Written comments can be submitted via the following methods:</span></p><ul><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:SymbolMT;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS;font-style:italic;">U.S. mail (postmarked by Jan. 4, 2019) or hand-delivery</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;">:</span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;">Shasta Dam Raise Project c/o: Stantec<br>3301 C Street, Suite 1900 Sacramento, CA 95816</span></p></li><li style="font-size:11pt;font-family:SymbolMT;"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS;font-style:italic;">Email: </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:rgb(5, 99, 193);">shastadameir@stantec.com</span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;">The SLWRI was led by the Mid-Pacific Region of the Bureau of Reclamation and assessed a range of water supply and environmental improvements that could be realized through changes at Shasta Dam. These studies were conducted pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act, which culminated in transmittal of the SLWRI Final Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement to Congress in July 2015.</span></p></li></ul></div></div><div class="yiv3991644640ydpb799de17layoutArea"><div class="yiv3991644640ydpb799de17column"><p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;">Redding, Calif. – Westlands Water District (District) is preparing an environmental impact report</span></p></div></div><img alt="page1image4041785920" style="width:448.38px;max-width:0px;"><div class="yiv3991644640ydpb799de17layoutArea"><div class="yiv3991644640ydpb799de17column"><p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;">(EIR) under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the Shasta Dam Raise Project</span></p></div></div><img alt="page1image4041793696" style="width:446.76px;max-width:0px;"><div class="yiv3991644640ydpb799de17layoutArea"><div class="yiv3991644640ydpb799de17column"><p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;">(Project). Formerly known as the Shasta Lake Water Resources Investigation (SLWRI), t</span></p></div></div><img alt="page1image4041783232" style="width:410.4px;max-width:0px;"><img alt="page1image4041783488" width="86.701000" height="0.540000"><img alt="page1image4041800896" style="width:119.7px;max-width:0px;"></div><div class="yiv3991644640ydpb799de17page" title="Page 2" style="font-family:-webkit-standard;"><div class="yiv3991644640ydpb799de17layoutArea"><div class="yiv3991644640ydpb799de17column"><p><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:ArialMT;">Shasta Dam Raise Project Scoping Meeting Notice November 30, 2018<br>Page 2</span></p><p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;">For more information on SDRP visit https://wwd.ca.gov/<br>For more information on SLWRI visit: https://www.usbr.gov/mp/ncao/shasta-lake.html</span><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://wwd.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/shasta-dam-raise-eir-press-release.pdf">https://wwd.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/shasta-dam-raise-eir-press-release.pdf</a></p></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>env-trinity mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:env-trinity@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us" href="mailto:env-trinity@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us">env-trinity@velocipede.dcn.davis.ca.us</a><br><a href="http://www2.dcn.org/mailman/listinfo/env-trinity" target="_blank">http://www2.dcn.org/mailman/listinfo/env-trinity</a><br></div>
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