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Reclamation Releases for Public Review a Draft Contract with California Department of Fish and Game to Provide Water to State Fish Hatchery
Media Contact:
Pete Lucero, 916-978-5100, plucero@usbr.gov
For Release: January 27, 2010
The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review and comment a draft contract with the State of California, Department of Fish and Game, to provide Central Valley Project water to the State-owned San Joaquin Fish Hatchery (Hatchery) downstream of Friant Dam at Millerton Lake. The 10-year contract, to begin in April 2010, would establish the terms and conditions for the Hatchery to receive water directly from the dam and return the water to the San Joaquin River. Friant Dam is located about 20 miles north of Fresno, California.
The contract is available online at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/sccao/docs/1993-SJH-Draft-DFG.pdf. If you encounter problems accessing the document online, please call 916-978-5100 or e-mail mpPublicAffairs@usbr.gov.
Written comments must be received by close of business Monday, March 29, 2010, and should be sent to Ms. Valerie Curley, Bureau of Reclamation, South-Central California Area Office, 1243 N Street, Fresno, CA 93721, or may be faxed to 559-487-5379, or e-mailed to vcurley@usbr.gov. For additional information or to request a copy of the draft contract, please contact Ms. Curley at 559-487-5041 (TTY 800-735-2922). A copy of the contract may also be viewed at Reclamation's Fresno office (see address above).
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