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Second Public Meeting on the Central Valley Project and State Water Project Water Operations Plan

Media Contact: Jeffrey McCracken, 916-978-5100, jmccracken@mp.usbr.gov

For Release: November 24, 2004

The Bureau of Reclamation and California Department of Water Resources (DWR) have scheduled a second public information meeting on the Operations Criteria and Plan (OCAP) Biological Assessment (BA).

The public information meeting is scheduled on Monday, December 6, 2004, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., at the California Bay-Delta Authority, 650 Capitol Mall, Bay-Delta Room, Fifth Floor, Sacramento, California.

Topics to be discussed include summarizing the purpose of the OCAP and the BA, along with providing more detail of the formal and early consultation actions. A presentation on the results of the BA analysis will be provided.

The BA and OCAP is accessible online at www.usbr.gov/mp/cvo/index.html. To request a copy or CD, please contact Ms. Sammie Cervantes at 916-978-5104, TDD 916-978-5608, or via e-mail at scervantes@mp.usbr.gov. For additional information, please contact Ms. Ann Lubas-Williams at 916-979-2068, TDD 916-979-2183.

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Relevant Link:

Operations Criteria and Plan (OCAP) Biological Assessment (BA)