State of Oregon – DEQ Categorical Exclusion for Three Sisters Irrigation Project (noticed 8/27/09)

Description: The Three Sisters Irrigation District has applied for a Clean Water State Revolving Fund loan to convert an open, unlined irrigation ditch in the TSID Main Canal with two high-density polyethylene buried pipelines, to conserve water within the Whychus Creek and the Deschutes River upstream from Lake Billy Chinook. DEQ accepts the Bureau of Reclamation categorical exclusion.
Relevant Dates: Deadline for filing comments is 5pm September 28, 2009.
Contact Details: For information about the environmental review, contact Marc Thalaker, Three Sisters Irrigation District, 541-549-8815. Comments on this determination should be addressed to Oregon DEQ, Attn: Shanna Olson, 700 SE Emigrant, Suite 330, Pendleton, OR 97801
Authority: State of Oregon
Ref#: TSID Main Canal Piping Project
Property Address: NA
Property Owner(s): State of OR, managed by Three Sisters Irrigation District
Applicant: Three Sisters Irrigation District
Agent: NA
Notice Date: (8/27/09)
Source: The Bulletin