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MEDIA ADVISORY - Reclamation Releases 2006 Middle Rio Grande Annual Operating Plan

Media Contact: Mary Perea Carlson, (505) 462-3576, 04/12/2006 15:42

For Release: April 12, 2006

Who:    Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
What:    Release of Annual Operating Plan for the Rio Grande

When:    April 17, 2006 at 6 p.m.
Where:    Indian Pueblo Cultural Center-Silver Room, 2401 12th St. NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico

When:    April 19, 2006 at 6 p.m.
Where:    Heron Lake State park Visitor's Center, state road 95

When:    April 20, 2006 at 10 a.m.
Where:    Bureau of Land Management Office, 226 Cruz Alta, Taos, NM

Why:    To learn more about the process used for determining this year's operating plan, water forecast, water storage, potential for water storage and release
How:    Contact Mary Perea Carlson at (505) 462-3576 or (505)270-9565 with any questions
Background:
The Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers would like to invite the public to their annual meeting to explain plans for water operations along the Middle Rio Grande in 2006. The presentation will cover the process for determining the plan for water operations. It will include a review of the 2005 water predictions, reality, storage and release. The presenters will then explain the 2006 water forecast, potential for storage and release and impacts to water-related recreation.

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