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Reclamation to Hold Lake Berryessa Community Forum Meeting Wednesday, Oct. 29

Media Contact: Erin Curtis, 916-978-5100, ecurtis@usbr.gov

For Release: October 20, 2014

NAPA, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation will hold the next meeting of the Lake Berryessa Community Forum on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at the Lake Berryessa Senior Center. Forum meetings are designed to promote public input on recreation opportunities and services at Lake Berryessa.

The public is invited to attend the Forum meeting which will be held:

Wednesday, Oct. 29, 6-8 p.m.
Lake Berryessa Senior Center
4380 Spanish Flat Loop Road
Napa, CA  94558

At this meeting, Reclamation will provide status updates on existing and future recreation services, long-term planning processes, the Lake Berryessa Wildlife Area management plan, and current interim services operations.

Reclamation is scheduling a meeting for Wednesday, Dec. 10, on the future development of recreation facilities and the award of long-term concession contracts at five Lake Berryessa concession areas. At the meeting, the public will be invited to provide comments on the draft development plans as part of scoping under the National Environmental Policy Act. The time and location of that meeting will be announced at a later date.

Reclamation is working to implement the Lake Berryessa Visitor Services Plan Record of Decision and provide safe and enjoyable recreation experiences for visitors to Lake Berryessa.

To be added to the Lake Berryessa email/mailing list or to request special assistance to attend the Oct. 29 meeting, please contact Janet Sierzputowski, Public Affairs Office, at 916-978-5112 (TTY 800-877-8339) or jsierzputowski@usbr.gov.

Lake Berryessa is managed by Reclamation’s Central California Area Office as part of the Solano Project. Additional information is available at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/ccao/berryessa/index.html.

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