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Reclamation to Host Listening Session

Media Contact: Kara Lamb, (970) 962-4326, klamb@gp.usbr.gov
Mark Andersen, mandersen@gp.usbr.gov

For Release: May 22, 2008

On May 29, 2008 in Pueblo, Reclamation will host a public listening session on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Southern Delivery System project.

The intent of the meeting is to listen to and record comments made by the public. Reclamation will not be responding to comments or answering questions at this meeting. All comments received on the Draft EIS will have corresponding responses provided in the Final EIS.

The listening session will be held at the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center, 210 North Santa Fe Avenue, Pueblo, CO 81003 from 6pm to 8pm.

Members of the public wanting to speak at the listening session will have the opportunity to register from 5:30pm to 6pm. Statements will be limited to a maximum of 3 minutes per commenter. There will be a third-party moderator to facilitate the process and a court reporter to document the comments.

For more information on the public listening session or the Draft EIS, please contact Kara Lamb at Reclamation's Eastern Colorado office at (970) 962-4326 or klamb@gp.usbr.gov.

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Relevant Link:

Eastern Colorado Area Office Home Page