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Reclamation Announces Meetings on Yellowtail Dam

Media Contact: Paula Holwegner, (406) 247-7300, pholwegner@gp.usbr.gov
Mark Andersen, mandersen@gp.usbr.gov

For Release: February 27, 2008

The Annual Spring Bighorn Basin Interagency Coordination meeting, hosted this year by the Wyoming Game and Fish, will be held on Thursday, March 13, 2008, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the National Park Services Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area Visitor Center located at 20 Highway 14A East, Lovell, Wyoming. The multi-agency meeting is open to the public and will involve representatives of Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks; Wyoming Game and Fish; the National Park Service; the Western Area Power Administration; the Crow Tribe; and the Bureau of Reclamation. In addition to status reports by the participating resource agencies, Reclamation will present their 2008 water supply outlook and solicit comments on proposed reservoir operations for this spring and summer.

The Bighorn River System Issues Group meeting, which is also open to the public, will be held the morning of March 13 at the same location from 9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This group, consisting of a collaboration of various Federal and state agencies, and customers and stakeholders from both Wyoming and Montana, was formed in March 2007 to help find an appropriate balance of public benefits, while recognizing the respective agencies commitments to authorized Yellowtail Unit purposes, legal obligations, contemporary needs, and public expectations.

For additional information, please contact Paula Holwegner of the Montana Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation, at 406-247-7300.

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