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J. Signe Snortland Selected as Eastern Colorado Area Manager

Media Contact: Tyler Johnson, (406) 247-7609, tjohnson@usbr.gov

For Release: June 24, 2016

BILLINGS, Mont. -- Great Plains Regional Director Michael Ryan has announced the selection of J. Signe Snortland as Area Manager for Reclamation's Eastern Colorado Area Office (ECAO) in Loveland, Colorado.

"Signe has more than 20 years of experience with Reclamation issues and operations," said Ryan. "She is well-versed in critical issues ranging from environmental compliance to operations and maintenance of Reclamation facilities. She is the right person to lead this vital area of the Great Plains Region."

Snortland is now responsible for management of water-related land and environmental resources for the Colorado-Big Thompson and Fryingpan-Arkansas Projects. She oversees 15 dams and reservoirs and seven hydropower plants. These facilities provide 420 megawatts of power, which is enough electricity to supply 90,000 homes with annual energy needs, and water for more than 1.4 million people.

Snortland replaces former Area Manager Jaci Gould, who is now serving as the Deputy Regional Director for the Lower Colorado Region. Prior to the Area Manager position, Snortland served as the Deputy Area Manager for ECAO since May 2014. She has managed several complex projects, including the Arkansas Valley Conduit and Mount Elbert Pumped-Storage Plant Rehabilitation Projects for ECAO, as well as the Lower Yellowstone Intake Project Environmental Assessment for the Montana Area Office; the Red River Valley Water Supply Project Environmental Impact Statement for the Dakotas Area Office; and the Republican River Basin Study for the Nebraska-Kansas Area Office.

Snortland holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from the University of North Dakota and her Master of Arts degree in Anthropology from the University of Manitoba. During her vacations, she and her husband excavate archaeological sites in Egypt with the Combined Prehistoric Expedition.

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Relevant Link:

Eastern Colorado Area Office Home Page