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Public Open House Scheduled on Central Valley Project Improvement Act Annual Work Plans for Fiscal Year 2015
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Reclamation: Louis Moore, 916-978-5100, 07/10/2014 15:36
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Scott Flaherty, 916-978-6156, Scott_Flaherty@fws.gov
For Release: July 10, 2014
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Reclamation will hold a public Open House on Thursday, July 31, 2014, to present and solicit comments on the Central Valley Project Improvement Act Annual Work Plans for Fiscal Year 2015. The Open House will be held in:
Sacramento
Thursday, July 31, 2014, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Cafeteria Conference Room C-1001-1002, Federal Building
2800 Cottage Way
At the Open House, presentations will be made on the following:
9:00-9:15 Introductions and Finances (Restoration Fund): David Mooney, Reclamation
9:15-9:30 CVPIA Fisheries Structured Decision Making Process: Cesar Blanco, USFWS
9:30-9:45 CVPIA Refuges Interagency Refuge Water Management Team Updates: Tim Rust, Reclamation
9:45-10:00 Introduction to Program Stations: David Mooney
10:00-11:00 Breakout Session
| Anadromous Fish Restoration Program Habitat Restoration Program Trinity River Restoration Program Dedicated Project Yield Instream Water Acquisition Program Tracy Fish Collection Facility Clear Creek Restoration Program | Spawning and Rearing Habitat Restoration Program |
11:00-11:45 Public Comments
11:45-Noon Closing Remarks and Next Steps: David Mooney
Comments must be submitted by close of business Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, to Anna Sutton, Reclamation, Division of Resources Management, at 916-978-5214 or asutton@usbr.gov. The Draft CVPIA Annual Work Plans for Fiscal Year 2015 will be available Thursday, July 24, 2014, at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvpia/index.html and at the Open House.
For additional information, please contact Cesar Blanco, Ph.D., USFWS, CVPIA Implementation Division, at 916-978-6190 or cesar_blanco@fws.gov, or David Mooney, Ph.D., P.E., Reclamation, Division of Resources Management, at 916-978-5190 or dmmooney@usbr.gov.
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