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Corning Water District to assign water for refuges listed in the Central Valley Project Improvement Act

Public review of contract amendment now available

Media Contact: Erin CUrtis, 916-978-5100, eccurtis@usbr.gov

For Release: September 05, 2017

REDDING, Calif. – An amendment that would permanently assign 3,000 acre-feet of the Corning Water District’s contracted water supply to the Bureau of Reclamation has been released for public review. The amendment is to the Long-Term Renewal Contract between the U.S. and Corning Water District.

With this amendment, Reclamation will acquire 3,000 acre-feet from Corning Water District’s contract total of project water supply in the Sacramento River division. The amendment is being carried out in an effort to meet annual Refuge Level 4 water supply requirements outlined in the Central Valley Project Improvement Act. The goal of this water acquisition is to enhance and maintain wetland habitats for the benefit of migratory waterfowl and wetland-dependent wildlife.

The contract amendment is available at https://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvpia/3406d/env_docs/draft/final-20170821-corning-wd-14-06-200-6575-ltr1-amendatory.pdf . If you encounter problems accessing the document, please call 916-978-5100 or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov .

Comments must be received by close of business, Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, and sent to Quentin Branch, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way (MP-440), Sacramento, CA 95825. You can also email comments to qbranch@usbr.gov or fax them to 916-978-5254.

For additional information or to request a copy of the amended contract, please contact Branch at 916-978-5254 (TTY 800-877-8339).

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