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Bureau of Reclamation Announces Yellowtail Meetings

Media Contact: Paula A. Holwegner, (406) 247-7300, pholwegner@usbr.gov
Buck Feist, bfeist@usbr.gov

For Release: March 25, 2010

The next Bighorn River System Issues Group (BRSIG) Meeting and the Annual Spring Bighorn Basin Interagency Coordination Meeting will be held on Thursday, April 8, in Lovell, Wyo. Both meetings will be held at the Lovell Community Center, 1925 Hwy 310 and are hosted by the Bureau of Reclamation. The BRSIG meeting is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon, followed by the Annual Spring Bighorn Basin Interagency Coordination meeting scheduled from 1-4 p.m.

The BRSIG meets several times a year and was formed to identify, explore, and recommend long-term, strategic courses of action to local, tribal, state, and federal entities that are responsible for managing the Bighorn River system resources. Previous meeting discussions and topics are available on Reclamation's website at http://www.usbr.gov/gp/mtao/yellowtail/bighorn_longterm.cfm.

The Bighorn Basin Interagency Coordination Meeting is a multi-agency meeting that is open to the public and involves representatives of Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks; Wyoming Game and Fish; Bureau of Reclamation; National Park Service; Western Area Power Administration; Bureau of Indian Affairs; and the Crow Tribe. As part of the agenda, Reclamation will address the 2010 water supply outlook, and present the agency's proposed spring and summer operations for Yellowtail Dam and Reservoir.

For additional information about the meeting, please contact Paula Holwegner of the Bureau of Reclamation at 406-247-7300.

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