NOTICE is hereby given that a revised cultural resources section (Section 3.4) of the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Environmental Permitting for Operation and Maintenance Project has been prepared by the Department of Water Resources (DWR) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and is available for public review.

To assist reviewers in understanding what has changed from Section 3.4 of the DEIR, a summary of the changes to the section is provided in the Introduction section of the revised chapter.

Because only Section 3.4 of the DEIR has been revised, DWR is circulating just this section for public review and comment in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15088.5(c).

Although DWR considers the revisions to reflect only clarifications and amplifications of the January 2017 version of the section in the DEIR, DWR has decided to maximize public participation in the process, and to facilitate ongoing tribal consultations, by recirculating this section as provided in CEQA Guidelines Section 15088.5.

In accordance with CEQA guidelines, DWR requests that reviewers limit their comments to this revised section of the recirculated DEIR.

DWR intends to respond only to: (i) comments received during the initial circulation period that relate to sections of the January 2017 DEIR that were not revised and recirculated, and (ii) comments received during the recirculation period that relate to this section of the DEIR.

If commenters decide to resubmit their previous comments on this section, DWR requests that the commenters highlight those issues of continuing concern in this recirculated draft.

Revised Section 3.4 of DEIR is being circulated for public review and comment for a period of 45 days, starting on September 19, 2017 and ending on November 3, 2017.

Written comments must be submitted no later than 5:00 pm on November 3, 2017 to:

Mr. Scott Kranhold, Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisor)
Maintenance Environmental Support Branch
Division of Flood Management, Flood Maintenance Office
Department of Water Resources
3310 El Camino Ave, Room 140
Sacramento, CA 95821
Fax: (916) 574-0364
Email: Scott Kranhold at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. If comments are provided via e-mail, please include the project title in the subject line, attach comments in Microsoft Word format, and include the commenter’s U.S. Postal Service mailing address.

Revised Section 3.4 of the DEIR is available for review online at DWRs Web site at: http://water.ca.gov/floodmgmt/fmo/msb/env-permit.cfm.

Copies of Revised Section 3.4 of DEIR are also available during normal business hours at:
Department of Water Resources, Division of Flood Management, Flood Maintenance Office
3310 El Camino Ave, Room 100
Sacramento, CA 95821

Lakeport Library
1425 N. High St.
Lakeport, CA 95453
707.263.8817

If you are a reviewer/recipient who would like to receive a paper copy of Revised Section 3.4 of the DEIR, please contact Scott Kranhold at (916) 574-0364 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Note: The Joint Operations Center is accessible to persons with disabilities. Individuals needing special services will be accommodated to the best of our ability. For more information, contact Scott Kranhold at (916) 574-0364.

PRIVACY NOTE: Before including your name, address, telephone number, email or other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that your entire comment – including your personal identifying information – is a matter of public record and may be made publically available at any time. You can request in your comment to withhold this information from public review; however, there is no guarantee it will be possible.