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Negotiation Session Scheduled for Proposed Warren Act Contracts with the El Dorado Irrigation District
Media Contact:
Jeffrey McCracken, 916-978-5100, jmccracken@mp.usbr.gov
For Release: October 31, 2005
The Bureau of Reclamation will hold negotiations with the El Dorado Irrigation District (EID) for two Warren Act contracts to convey a total of up to 21,560 acre-feet of non-Central Valley Project (Project) water when excess capacity exists in Reclamations Folsom Lake.
The Warren Act of February 21, 1911, authorized the United States to execute contracts for the conveyance and storage of non-Project water in Federal facilities when excess capacity exists.
Reclamation and EID will continue negotiations for both contracts on Wednesday, November 9, 2005, at 8 a.m. at Reclamations Central California Area Office, 7794 Folsom Dam Road, Folsom, California.
The draft contracts may be viewed online at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/warren_act/index.html.
The public is welcome to observe the negotiations. For additional information, please contact Mr. Richard Stevenson, Reclamation, at 916-978-5250 (TDD 916-978-5608) or by e-mail at rstevenson@mp.usbr.gov.
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