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Reclamation Schedules Public Meeting on the Central Valley Project Cost Allocation Study

Media Contact: Pete Lucero, MP Region Public Affairs Officer, 916-978-5100, plucero@usbr.gov

For Release: March 06, 2012

In 2010, the Bureau of Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Region began a process to develop a new cost allocation for the Central Valley Project (CVP). Since the study began, two public meetings have been held to update the interested public on the status of the study (on Oct. 1, 2010, and Oct. 21, 2011). A third public meeting has now been scheduled:

Sacramento, Calif.
Friday, March 16, 2012, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Federal Building, 2800 Cottage Way
Cafeteria Conference Rooms, C1001-C1002

Cost allocation is a process to determine and distribute the costs of the multi-purpose CVP facilities among the seven congressionally authorized purposes: water supply, flood control, navigation, power, fish and wildlife, recreation and water quality. The cost obligation for each authorized purpose will be determined and will be the basis for repayment requirements for irrigation contractors, municipal and industrial contractors and commercial power contractors.

The last major CVP cost allocation was completed in 1970, with a minor update in 1975. The 1975 allocation has since been subject to minimal annual changes related to project water and power uses. The new allocation will replace the 1975 allocation in its entirety.

The study is being led by Reclamation in coordination with other federal organizations including the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Western Area Power Administration. The study is expected to be completed in 2017.

For questions, please contact Traci Michel, Project Manager, at 916-978-5009 (TTY 916-978-5608) or tmichel@usbr.gov. To request special assistance to attend the meeting or to be added to the mailing list, please contact Janet Sierzputowski, Public Affairs Specialist, at 916-978-5112 (TTY 916-978-5608) or jsierzputowski@usbr.gov.

Please visit the project website at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/CVP/CVP-CAS for additional information on the study. All meeting materials will be posted on the website the day before the meeting.

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Relevant Link:

Central Valley Project Cost Allocation Study