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Reclamation Releases Draft Contracts and EA for the 2011 Interim American River Division Water Service Contract Renewals for Placer County Water Agency and the City of Roseville

Media Contact: Pete Lucero, 916-978-5100, plucero@usbr.gov
David Robinson, 916-989-7179 , drobinson@usbr.gov

For Release: October 19, 2010

The Bureau of Reclamation has released for public review draft contracts and a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the execution of interim renewal contracts for the Placer County Water Agency and the city of Roseville.

Interim renewal contracts are undertaken under the authority of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA) to provide a "bridge" between the expiration of the original long-term water service contracts and long-term renewal of those contracts. The CVPIA allows for the repeated execution of 2-year interim renewal contracts until the long-term renewal contracts are executed.

The Draft EA was prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and is available online at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=6430. The draft contracts are provided as an appendix in the Draft EA or online at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvpia/3404c/lt_contracts/2011_int_cts/index.html. If you encounter problems accessing the documents online, please call 916-978-5100 or e-mail mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.

Please send written comments on the Draft EA to David Robinson, Bureau of Reclamation, 7794 Folsom Dam Road, Folsom, CA 95630 by Friday, November 19, 2010. Comments on the Draft EA may also be faxed to Mr. Robinson at 916-979-7179 or e-mailed to drobinson@usbr.gov. For additional information or to request a copy of the Draft EA, please contact Mr. Robinson at 916-989-7179 (TTY 800-735-2929).

Please send written comments on the draft contracts to Michael LeBarre, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825-1898. Comments on the draft contracts may also be faxed to Mr. LeBarre at 916-978-5292 or e-mailed to mlebarre@usbr.gov by Friday, December 17, 2010. For additional information or to request a copy of the draft contracts, please contact Mr. LeBarre at 916-978-5557 (TTY 916-978-5608). Copies of the draft contracts may also be viewed at Reclamation's Sacramento library at the above address.

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