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Reclamation to Hold Public Scoping Meeting on a Proposed RMP/EIS for Contra Loma Reservoir and Recreation Area

Media Contact: Pete Lucero, 916-978-5100, plucero@usbr.gov

For Release: January 26, 2010

The Bureau of Reclamation will hold a Public Scoping Meeting on Monday, February 8, 2010, to solicit comments on the preparation of a Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Contra Loma Reservoir and Recreation Area (CLRRA).  The EIS will be developed consistent with requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act.  A Notice of Intent to prepare the RMP/EIS was published in the Federal Register on November 12, 2009.

Located in Antioch, California, Contra Costa County, Contra Loma Reservoir is part of the Central Valley Project and is managed by the Mid-Pacific Region's South-Central California Area Office.  The CLRRA is operated and maintained by the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) under a Management Agreement with Reclamation.  The Management Agreement includes multiple subleases issued by EBRPD that will expire on December 31, 2010.  The EBRPD is interested in renewing the CLRRA Management Agreement with Reclamation. 

The RMP/EIS would establish uniform policy and land management guidelines that promote an organized use, development, and management of the Contra Loma Reservoir and the surrounding recreational area lands compatible with applicable Federal and State laws.  The RMP would incorporate all information pertinent to the future guidance of the CLRRA and would serve as the basis for future decisionmaking for the area.  Through the scoping meeting, Reclamation will solicit public input on concerns, issues, and alternatives to be addressed in the RMP/EIS.   The meeting will be held:

Monday, February 8, 2010,
6:30-8:30 p.m.

Nick Rodriguez Community Center
City of Antioch Recreation Department
213 F Street, Antioch, CA  94509
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For additional information, please contact Ms. Sheryl Carter at Reclamation's South-Central California Area Office at  559-487-5299 (TTY 1-800-735-2929) or e-mail scarter@usbr.gov, or Mr. Scott Goebl, North State Resources, at 916-446-2566, extension 202.

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