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Reclamation to Host Public Meeting for Managing for Excellence Project

Media Contact: Jeffrey S. McCracken, 916.978-5100, jmccracken@mp.usbr.gov

For Release: August 25, 2006

The Bureau of Reclamation today announced that it will hold a meeting to inform the public about the Managing for Excellence project on September 19 and 20 in Salt Lake City, Utah. This meeting is the second of three meetings in 2006 to inform the public about the action items, progress, and results of the project and to seek broad feedback.

The meeting will be held: In Salt Lake City, Utah Tuesday, September 19, 2006 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 20, 2006 8 a.m. to noon, Marriott University Park, 480 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84104, Ballroom 2 and 3, 1st Floor

The Managing for Excellence Project will identify and address the specific 21st Century challenges Reclamation must meet to fulfill its mission to manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the American public.

You may register the day of the conference between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., pre-registration for the conference is highly encouraged online at http://www.usbr.gov/excellence or by phone at 303-445-2808. The meeting room at the Marriott complies with standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act; please direct requests for sign language interpretation for the hearing impaired or other auxiliary aids to Ms. Staci Link at 303-445-2808 by September 8, 2006.

To find out more about the Managing for Excellence Action Plan, please visit the website at: http://www.usbr.gov/excellence or call Mr. Karl Stock at 303-445-2929.

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Relevant Link:

Managing for Excellence Information Web Site