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Reclamation Plans Job Fair at Lake Berryessa on July 7; Temporary Workers to be Hired with ARRA Funds

Media Contact: Pete Lucero, 916-978-5100, 06/29/2009 11:13

For Release: June 29, 2009

The Bureau of Reclamation's Lake Berryessa Recreation and Resource Office will host a job fair on Tuesday, July 7, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Senior Center, Spanish Flat Village, 4380 Spanish Flat Loop Road, Napa, California (adjacent to Knoxville Road at Lake Berryessa).  Reclamation staff, including Human Resources personnel, will be onsite to provide information on available positions and  collect resumes.  No interviews will be conducted during the job fair.  General information about Federal employment and job opportunities with other agencies will also be available.  All applicants must be citizens of the United States. 

On April 15, 2009, Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced that $260 million of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding would be available for Reclamation projects in California.  Reclamation's Mid-Pacific Region, Central California Area Office, will receive $4.4 million to fund several projects under the ARRA at Lake Berryessa.

A key component of the ARRA is to put Americans to work on infrastructure projects across the Country.  To accomplish projects funded by the ARRA at Lake Berryessa, Reclamation plans to hire additional staff to perform maintenance tasks.  The positions are temporary appointments for up to 1 year and include one WG9-Heavy Equipment Operator at $26.67 per hour, four WG5-Maintenance Workers at $20.51 per hour, and three WG3-laborers at $17.09 per hour.

For additional information or for directions to the job fair, please contact Mr. Jon Mannel at the Lake Berryessa Administration Office at 707-966-2111, extension 101, or e-mail jmannel@usbr.gov.  The office is open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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