Ducks Unlimited Inc

1. Purpose: This Project Will Increase the Water Supply to the Sutter National Wildlife Refuge, During the Late Summer and Early Fall, Which Provides the Necessary Habitat for Migrating Waterfowl and Other Wetland Dependent Wildlife. the Project Creates an Alternate Feeding Area, Reducing Crop Damage by Depredation by Waterfowl on Adjacent Farmland. the Improved Habitat Increases the Recreation Uses by the Public as WELL.2. Activities to Be Performed Include Installing a Lift Station and Accompanying Fish Screen on the Eastside Borrow Canal That Will Allow Level 2 and Incremental Level 4 Water to Be Conveyed to the Sutter National Wildlife Refuge.the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) and U.s. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Are Also Funding Portions of This Project. This Agreement and Scope of Work Cover Task 4, Construction of the Lift Station. the Other Tasks Are Being Funded by and Were Covered Under Agreements Issued to the Recipient by Cnra and USFWS.3. Deliverables and Expected Outcomes: the Objective of This Project Is to Develop a New Water Conveyance Facility That Will Provide Improved Interim Delivery of Existing Water Rights, and Ultimately Improve the Capacity and Reliability of Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA) Level 2 and Incremental Level 4 Water Supply. This Will Improve Habitat Conditions for Waterfowl and Al the Other Major Bird GROUPS.4. Intended Beneficiary(ies): the Public and Waterfowl and Other Wetland Dependent Wildlife