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Reclamation announces negotiations with Sacramento Suburban Water District for a long-term Warren Act contract

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

For Release: March 13, 2018

FOLSOM, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation will conduct a contract negotiation session with the Sacramento Suburban Water District on contract terms and conditions for a long-term Warren Act contract.

The contract will be negotiated for the conveyance of up to 29,000 acre-feet of non-Central Valley Project water per year using excess capacity in Folsom Reservoir.

The negotiation session will be held at the Regional Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, California, 95825:

• March 19, 2018, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., Cafeteria Conference room 1003

To register and for more information, please contact Lucille Billingsley, supervisory repayment specialist, Central California Area Office, at 916-537-7050 (TTY 800-877-8339) or lbillingsley@usbr.gov.

The public is welcome to attend the session and will have the opportunity to provide comments to Reclamation regarding this contracting action; participation instructions and the proposed contract will be available at the session.

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