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Central Valley Project Improvement Act Annual Work Plans for Fiscal Year 2017 - Public Meeting and Open House

Media Contact: Shane Hunt, 916-978-5100, SHunt@usbr.gov

For Release: July 08, 2016

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will hold a public meeting and open house to present and solicit comments on the Central Valley Project Improvement Act Annual Work Plans for Fiscal Year 2017. The CVPIA mandates changes in management of the Central Valley Project, particularly for the protection, restoration and enhancement of fish and wildlife. The event will be held:

Sacramento Friday, July 22, 2016 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Main Conference Room (Enter at Cafeteria), #1001 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825

The public meeting and open house will include an overview of CVPIA actions, interactive poster and individual program and project managers will be available to answer any additional questions. The proposed agenda is as follows:

• 9:00 a.m. Welcome and Overview of the 2017 CVP Restoration Fund • 9:15 a.m. Fisheries Program Overview • 9:30 a.m. Long-Term Fish Monitoring • 9:45 a.m. Refuge Program Overview • 10:00 a.m. Open House - Poster Session • 11:30 a.m. Oral Comments • 12:00 p.m. Closing Comments and Adjourn

A public draft of the work plans is available. If you would like an electronic copy, please contact Shelly Latham at 916-978-5260 or email sdlatham@usbr.gov. Please submit comments by close of business Monday, August 10, 2016, to Latham, 2800 Cottage Way (MP-410), Sacramento, CA 95825 or by email to sdlatham@usbr.gov.

For additional information, please contact Cesar Blanco, Ph.D., at 916-978-6190 or cesar_blanco@fws.gov, or Shelly Latham at 916-978-5260 or sdlatham@usbr.gov or visit http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvpia/.

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