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Upper San Joaquin River Basin Storage Investigation Initial Alternatives Information Report Available

Media Contact: Jeffrey McCracken, 916-978-5100, 07/21/2005 21:36

For Release: July 21, 2005

The Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Water Resources have made available the Initial Alternatives Information Report (IAIR) for the Upper San Joaquin River Basin Storage Investigation (Investigation). The IAIR is an interim planning document in the development of a Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement. The IAIR describes without-project conditions and water resources problems, defines study objectives and constraints, screens surface water storage measures, describes groundwater storage measures development, and identifies preliminary water operations rules and scenarios. Retained storage measures and water operations scenarios will be included in the initial alternatives as the Investigation proceeds.

The IAIR is available online at www.usbr.gov/mp/sccao/storage/index.html; click on "Documents." For additional information or to request a copy of the report, please contact Ms. Sammie Cervantes at 916-978-5189, TDD 916-978-5608, or scervantes@mp.usbr.gov.

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Upper San Joaquin River Basin Storage Investigation Initial Alternatives Information Report Available