Part III of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act, Section 10201, states that the Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to conduct feasibility studies on the following improvements and facilities in the Friant Division, Central Valley Project: Restoration of the capacity of the Friant-Kern Canal and Madera Canal, and reverse flow pump-back facilities on the Friant-Kern Canal. Progress on these studies can be found below.

• Friant-Kern Canal Capacity Restoration Feasibility Study
  • Draft Feasibility Report - June 3, 2011
  • Draft Environmental Assessment and Proposed Finding of No Significant Impact - June 3, 2011
    • Comment period ends at 5 p.m. (PDT) July 5, 2011
• Madera Canal Capacity Restoration Feasibility Study
• Friant-Kern Canal Reverse-flow Pumpback Feasibility Study

Contact the San Joaquin River Restoration Program
June 3, 2011