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Reclamation Announces Closure of Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Cross Channel Gates for Repair of Mechanical Problems

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

For Release: June 01, 2012

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Reclamation announced today that it will close both gates on the Delta Cross Channel on Monday, June 4, 2012, for a period of 10 to 14 days, in order to repair a mechanical problem that occurred when operators attempted to close the gates on May 29, 2012.

Engineers will close the gates beginning at about 5 p.m. on Monday. The public is being asked to avoid the gate area, located in Walnut Grove, California, during the closure process that may take longer than usual. Reclamation will provide information on the status of the repair and gate operations as the information becomes available.

The channel, a feature of Reclamation’s Central Valley Project Delta Division, is used to divert Sacramento River water into a branch of the Mokelumne River. The gates are normally raised on weekends for passage of boats but the closure is expected to affect only the weekend of June 9-10.

For additional information on the channel, please visit Reclamation’s Central Valley Operation Office website at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvo.

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