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The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) has released a Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Kerckhoff Hydroelectric Project Relicensing(Draft EIR) and associated Notice of Availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Kerckhoff Hydroelectric Project Relicensing (Notice of Availability).

The State Water Board is accepting written comments on the Draft EIR from the date of this notice through 5 p.m., May 26.

The Draft EIR, along with the Notice of Availability, are available on the State Water Board’s Kerckhoff Hydroelectric Project webpage:

https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/waterrights/water_issues/programs/water_quality_cert/kerckhoff_hydroelectric_ferc96.html.

If you have questions regarding the Draft EIR for the Kerckhoff Hydroelectric Project, contact Chase McCormick by email at Chase.McCormick@waterboards.ca.gov.

To receive emails related to the Kerckhoff Hydroelectric Project and other projects pursuing certifications managed by the State Water Board’s Division of Water Rights, interested persons should enroll in the “Water Rights Water Quality Certification” e-mail notification service.  Instructions on how to sign up for the State Water Board’s e-mail notification service are outlined below:

1. Visit: http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/resources/email_subscriptions/swrcb_subscribe.shtml#rights
2. Provide your email in the required field, then click the “Submit” button.
3. In the next page, below Subscription Topics, select “Water Rights”, then “Water Rights Water Quality Certification.”
4. Click the “Submit” button.
5. An email will be sent to you. You must respond to the email message to confirm your membership on the selected Subscription Topic(s).

— Story Contributed by the State Water Resources Board