80 FR 66933 - Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement for the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District South County Ag Water Recycling Program
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 210 (October 30, 2015)
Bureau of Reclamation
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 210 (October 30, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 210 (Friday, October 30, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 66933-66934] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-27716] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation [RR02030700, XXXR0680R1, RR.17529652.MP70012] Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Report/ Environmental Impact Statement for the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District South County Ag Water Recycling Program AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior. ACTION: Notice of intent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation, the lead Federal agency, and the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District (Regional San), the lead state agency, will prepare a joint Environmental Impact Report/ Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for the South County Ag Water Recycling Program (Project). The Project would deliver approximately 45,000 acre-feet per year of Title 22 disinfected tertiary treated recycled water to about 16,000 acres of irrigated lands in southern Sacramento County for agricultural and urban landscape uses and to the Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. The Project could also provide an additional 5,000 acre-feet per year of recycled water for groundwater recharge, for a total recycled water delivery of 50,000 acre-feet per year. DATES: Submit written comments on the scope of the EIR/EIS by November 30, 2015. ADDRESSES: Send written comments on the scope of the EIR/EIS to Mr. Jose Ramirez, Project Manager, Sacramento County Regional Sanitation District (Regional San), 10060 Goethe Road, Sacramento, California 95827; or by email to [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jose Ramirez, Regional San at (916) 879-6059, email at [email protected]; or Mr. Douglas Kleinsmith, Bureau of Reclamation, (916) 978-5034, email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Project water comes from the Regional San Sacramento Regional Water Treatment Plant (SRWTP) located in Elk Grove, California. Presently, the SRWTP treats and discharges secondary effluent into the Sacramento River and operates a 5-million-gallon-per- day (mgd) Water Recycling Facility to produce tertiary effluent. In December 2010, the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board adopted new Waste Discharge Requirements (WDRs) for Regional San. The new WDRs require treatment upgrades to be operational by December 2023, and have prompted Regional San to evaluate a multitude of technologies to produce up to 181 mgd of Title 22 disinfected tertiary recycled water or `equivalent' quality effluent. Following a pilot study of various technologies, one technology has been selected to treat wastewater to Title 22 disinfected tertiary level, which is suitable for agriculture. Title 22 disinfected tertiary recycled water generated at the SRWTP would be conveyed to agricultural and urban customers using a new pump station at the SRWTP and through a new network of recycled water pipelines (transmission, distribution, and laterals) located within public road rights-of-way, private roads, and agricultural land. The proposed Project would also include a potential recharge area to increase recycled water usage and benefit the local groundwater basin through increasing groundwater table levels and recharging the basin; with the potential recharge area, the delivery of recycled water could increase by approximately 5,000 acre-feet per year. In addition, the Project includes provision of recycled water to support wetland habitat at the Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) to protect the sensitive resources at the refuge during drought conditions. The average annual recycled water delivered to potential customers is approximately 50,000 acre-feet per year. Recycled water would be delivered to approximately 16,000 acres of irrigated lands (and some limited recharge areas) and to managed wetlands at Stone Lakes NWR. The actual monthly demand would vary seasonally with the maximum demand occurring during the irrigation season, from May through September. The project is designed to deliver up to two-thirds of the maximum month demand during the irrigation season. The remaining demand would be met by groundwater pumping, the existing source of water supply. As treated wastewater would be beneficially reused, there would be a commensurate reduction in the discharge of treated wastewater into the Sacramento River. Project Objectives The objectives of the proposed Project are as follows:Reduce groundwater pumping in the Central Basin by supplying recycled water to agricultural and urban customers in south Sacramento County. Minimize conveyance costs while maximizing demand served. Improve environmental resources and benefit habitats and ecosystems to [cir] Reduce streamflow losses in the Cosumnes River by raising groundwater levels. [cir] Support improved riparian habitat along the Cosumnes River as a result of elevated groundwater levels along the stream margins. [cir] Provide recycled water to wetlands. The proposed Project consists of the following proposed project elements and their level of environmental evaluation in the joint EIR/ EIS: New pump station at the SRWTP (project-level evaluation) 30- to 60-inch transmission pipeline from the pump station to Twin Cities Road (project-level evaluation) Distribution mainlines from the transmission pipeline and lateral service connections to potential customers (agriculture and Stone Lakes NWR) (program-level evaluation) Potential Recharge Area and wells to produce water to the meet the dilution requirements for groundwater recharge (program-level evaluation) The EIR/EIS will also evaluate the No Project Alternative, an alternative that does not include funding by Reclamation, and a smaller-scale project alternative that would supply less recycled water to a smaller area in South Sacramento County. Previous Scoping Regional San mailed a notice of preparation of a Draft EIR regarding the proposed Project to the public on January 30, 2015 and held a scoping meeting on February 18, 2015 at the Sacramento Farm Bureau in Elk Grove, California. Public Disclosure Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other [[Page 66934]] personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Dated: September 21, 2015. Jason Phillips, Deputy Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region. [FR Doc. 2015-27716 Filed 10-29-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4332-90-P
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public record. Before including your Sacramento, California 95827; or by September. The project is designed to
address, phone number, email address, email to ramirezj@sacsewer.com. deliver up to two-thirds of the
or other personal identifying FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. maximum month demand during the
information in your comment, you Jose Ramirez, Regional San at (916) 879– irrigation season. The remaining
should be aware that your entire 6059, email at ramirezj@sacsewer.com; demand would be met by groundwater
comment, including your personal or Mr. Douglas Kleinsmith, Bureau of pumping, the existing source of water
identifying information, may be made Reclamation, (916) 978–5034, email at supply. As treated wastewater would be
publicly available at any time. While dkleinsmith@usbr.gov. beneficially reused, there would be a
you can ask us or OMB in your SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The commensurate reduction in the
comment to withhold your personal Project water comes from the Regional discharge of treated wastewater into the
identifying information from public San Sacramento Regional Water Sacramento River.
review, we cannot guarantee that it will Treatment Plant (SRWTP) located in Elk Project Objectives
be done. Grove, California. Presently, the SRWTP
Dated: October 26, 2015. treats and discharges secondary effluent The objectives of the proposed Project
into the Sacramento River and operates are as follows:
Madonna L. Baucum,
• Reduce groundwater pumping in
Information Collection Clearance Officer, a 5-million-gallon-per-day (mgd) Water
the Central Basin by supplying recycled
National Park Service. Recycling Facility to produce tertiary
water to agricultural and urban
[FR Doc. 2015–27714 Filed 10–29–15; 8:45 am] effluent. In December 2010, the Central
customers in south Sacramento County.
Valley Regional Water Quality Control
BILLING CODE 4310–EH–P • Minimize conveyance costs while
Board adopted new Waste Discharge
maximizing demand served.
Requirements (WDRs) for Regional San. • Improve environmental resources
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR The new WDRs require treatment and benefit habitats and ecosystems to
upgrades to be operational by December Æ Reduce streamflow losses in the
Bureau of Reclamation 2023, and have prompted Regional San Cosumnes River by raising groundwater
to evaluate a multitude of technologies levels.
[RR02030700, XXXR0680R1, to produce up to 181 mgd of Title 22 Æ Support improved riparian habitat
RR.17529652.MP70012] disinfected tertiary recycled water or along the Cosumnes River as a result of
‘equivalent’ quality effluent. Following elevated groundwater levels along the
Notice of Intent To Prepare an a pilot study of various technologies, stream margins.
Environmental Impact Report/ one technology has been selected to Æ Provide recycled water to wetlands.
Environmental Impact Statement for treat wastewater to Title 22 disinfected The proposed Project consists of the
the Sacramento Regional County tertiary level, which is suitable for following proposed project elements
Sanitation District South County Ag agriculture. and their level of environmental
Water Recycling Program Title 22 disinfected tertiary recycled evaluation in the joint EIR/EIS:
water generated at the SRWTP would be • New pump station at the SRWTP
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,
conveyed to agricultural and urban (project-level evaluation)
Interior.
customers using a new pump station at • 30- to 60-inch transmission pipeline
ACTION: Notice of intent. the SRWTP and through a new network from the pump station to Twin Cities
of recycled water pipelines Road (project-level evaluation)
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation,
(transmission, distribution, and laterals) • Distribution mainlines from the
the lead Federal agency, and the
located within public road rights-of- transmission pipeline and lateral service
Sacramento Regional County Sanitation
way, private roads, and agricultural connections to potential customers
District (Regional San), the lead state
land. The proposed Project would also (agriculture and Stone Lakes NWR)
agency, will prepare a joint
include a potential recharge area to (program-level evaluation)
Environmental Impact Report/
increase recycled water usage and • Potential Recharge Area and wells
Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/
benefit the local groundwater basin to produce water to the meet the
EIS) for the South County Ag Water
through increasing groundwater table dilution requirements for groundwater
Recycling Program (Project). The Project
levels and recharging the basin; with the recharge (program-level evaluation)
would deliver approximately 45,000
potential recharge area, the delivery of The EIR/EIS will also evaluate the No
acre-feet per year of Title 22 disinfected
recycled water could increase by Project Alternative, an alternative that
tertiary treated recycled water to about
approximately 5,000 acre-feet per year. does not include funding by
16,000 acres of irrigated lands in
In addition, the Project includes Reclamation, and a smaller-scale project
southern Sacramento County for
provision of recycled water to support alternative that would supply less
agricultural and urban landscape uses
wetland habitat at the Stone Lakes recycled water to a smaller area in
and to the Stone Lakes National Wildlife
National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) to South Sacramento County.
Refuge. The Project could also provide
protect the sensitive resources at the
an additional 5,000 acre-feet per year of Previous Scoping
refuge during drought conditions.
recycled water for groundwater The average annual recycled water
recharge, for a total recycled water Regional San mailed a notice of
delivered to potential customers is preparation of a Draft EIR regarding the
delivery of 50,000 acre-feet per year. approximately 50,000 acre-feet per year. proposed Project to the public on
DATES: Submit written comments on the Recycled water would be delivered to January 30, 2015 and held a scoping
scope of the EIR/EIS by November 30,
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approximately 16,000 acres of irrigated meeting on February 18, 2015 at the
2015. lands (and some limited recharge areas) Sacramento Farm Bureau in Elk Grove,
ADDRESSES: Send written comments on and to managed wetlands at Stone Lakes California.
the scope of the EIR/EIS to Mr. Jose NWR. The actual monthly demand
Ramirez, Project Manager, Sacramento would vary seasonally with the Public Disclosure
County Regional Sanitation District maximum demand occurring during the Before including your address, phone
(Regional San), 10060 Goethe Road, irrigation season, from May through number, email address, or other
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personal identifying information in your during official business hours (8:45 a.m. issue, which shall be limited to the
comment, you should be aware that to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the statutory public interest factors set forth
your entire comment—including your Secretary, U.S. International Trade in 19 U.S.C. 1337(d)(1), (f)(1), (g)(1);
personal identifying information—may Commission, 500 E Street SW., Room (3) For the purpose of the
be made publicly available at any time. 112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone investigation so instituted, the following
While you can ask us in your comment (202) 205–2000. Hearing impaired are hereby named as parties upon which
to withhold your personal identifying individuals are advised that information this notice of investigation shall be
information from public review, we on this matter can be obtained by served:
cannot guarantee that we will be able to contacting the Commission’s TDD (a) The complainants are:
do so. terminal on (202) 205–1810. Persons Varian Medical Systems, Inc., 3100
Dated: September 21, 2015. with mobility impairments who will Hansen Way, Palo Alto, CA 94304.
Jason Phillips, need special assistance in gaining access Varian Medical Systems International
Deputy Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.
to the Commission should contact the AG, Hinterbergstrasse 14, 6330 Cham,
Office of the Secretary at (202) 205– ZG, Switzerland.
[FR Doc. 2015–27716 Filed 10–29–15; 8:45 am]
2000. General information concerning (b) The respondents are the following
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the Commission may also be obtained entities alleged to be in violation of
by accessing its internet server at section 337, and are the parties upon
http://www.usitc.gov. The public record which the complaint is to be served:
INTERNATIONAL TRADE for this investigation may be viewed on
COMMISSION Elekta AB, Kungstensgatan 18, SE–103
the Commission’s electronic docket 93 Stockholm, Sweden.
[Inv. No. 337–TA–968] (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov. Elekta Ltd., Linac House, Fleming Way,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The RH10 9RR Crawley, United Kingdom.
Certain Radiotherapy Systems and Office of Unfair Import Investigations, Elekta GmbH, Borsteler Chaussee 49,
Treatment Planning Software, and U.S. International Trade Commission, 22453 Hamburg, Germany.
Components Thereof; Institution of telephone (202) 205–2560. Elekta Inc., 400 Perimeter Center
Investigation Terrace, Suite 50, Atlanta, GA 30346.
Authority: The authority for institution of
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade this investigation is contained in section 337 IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc., 100
Commission. of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and Mathilda Place, 5th Floor, Sunnyvale,
ACTION: Notice.
in section 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules CA 94086 .
of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 Elekta Instrument (Shanghai) Limited,
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a (2015). Room 3202 & 3203, Pangu Plaza,
complaint was filed with the U.S. Scope of Investigation: Having Office Building, Block A, No. 27
International Trade Commission on considered the complaint, the U.S. Fourth Ring Mid Road, Chaoyang
September 25, 2015, under section 337 International Trade Commission, on District, 100101 Shanghai, China.
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, October 26, 2015, ordered that— Elekta Beijing Medical Systems Co. Ltd.,
19 U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Varian (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of No. 21, Chuang Xin Road, Science, &
Medical Systems, Inc. of Palo Alto, section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as Technology Park, Chang Ping, Beijing,
California and Varian Medical Systems amended, an investigation be instituted 102200, China.
International AG of Switzerland. to determine whether there is a (c) The Office of Unfair Import
Supplements were filed on October 13, violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of Investigations, U.S. International Trade
2015. The complaint, as supplemented, section 337 in the importation into the Commission, 500 E Street SW., Suite
alleges violations of section 337 based United States, the sale for importation, 401, Washington, DC 20436; and
upon the importation into the United or the sale within the United States after (4) For the investigation so instituted,
States, the sale for importation, and the importation of certain radiotherapy the Chief Administrative Law Judge,
sale within the United States after systems and treatment planning U.S. International Trade Commission,
importation of certain radiotherapy software, and components thereof by shall designate the presiding
systems and treatment planning reason of infringement of one or more of Administrative Law Judge.
software, and components thereof by claims 1, 2, 4–9, 11–16, 53–56, and 58– Responses to the complaint and the
reason of infringement of certain claims 62 of the ’021 patent; claims 1–4, 6–10, notice of investigation must be
of U.S. Patent No. 7,945,021 (‘‘the ’021 12, 18, and 19 of the ’430 patent; claims submitted by the named respondents in
patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 8,116,430 (‘‘the 1–10, 12–15, and 17–21 of the ’703 accordance with section 210.13 of the
’430 patent’’); U.S. Patent No. 8,867,703 patent; claims 19–28 and 33–36 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
(‘‘the ’703 patent’’); U.S. Patent No. ’154 patent; claims 61–63, 65, and 67– Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to
7,880,154 (‘‘the ’154 patent’’); U.S. 70 of the ’770 patent; and claims 23, 25, 19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such
Patent No. 7,906,770 (‘‘the ’770 patent’’); 26, 39–42, 45, and 50 of the ’538 patent, responses will be considered by the
and U.S. Patent No. 8,696,538 (‘‘the ’538 and whether an industry in the United Commission if received not later than 20
patent’’). The complaint further alleges States exists as required by subsection days after the date of service by the
that an industry in the United States (a)(2) of section 337; Commission of the complaint and the
exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of (2) Pursuant to Commission Rule notice of investigation. Extensions of
section 337. 210.50(b)(1), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(1), the time for submitting responses to the
The complainants request that the presiding administrative law judge shall complaint and the notice of
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Commission institute an investigation take evidence or other information and investigation will not be granted unless
and, after the investigation, issue a hear arguments from the parties and good cause therefor is shown.
limited exclusion order and cease and other interested persons with respect to Failure of a respondent to file a timely
desist orders. the public interest in this investigation, response to each allegation in the
ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for as appropriate, and provide the complaint and in this notice may be
any confidential information contained Commission with findings of fact and a deemed to constitute a waiver of the
therein, is available for inspection recommended determination on this right to appear and contest the
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| Dates | Submit written comments on the scope of the EIR/EIS by November 30, 2015. | |
| Contact | Mr. Jose Ramirez, Regional San at (916) 879-6059, email at [email protected]; or Mr. Douglas Kleinsmith, Bureau of Reclamation, (916) 978-5034, email at [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 66933 |
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