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Released On: May 29, 2012

Reclamation Announces Continued Water Contract Negotiations with Byron Bethany Irrigation District
The Bureau of Reclamation announced today that it will hold another negotiation session with the Byron Bethany Irrigation District on contract terms and conditions for the delivery and/or exchange of up to 4,725 acre-feet of its non-Central Valley Project water supply for delivery to the Tracy Hills Development for municipal and industrial use.

The negotiation session will be held Thursday, May 31, 2012, at 10 a.m., at the Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region Office, 2800 Cottage Way, Monticello Conference Room E2904, Sacramento, CA 95825.

The public is welcome to attend and will have the opportunity to provide comments. Participation instructions will be available at the sessions. The proposed contract and other draft documents will also be available at the session.

For more information contract, please contact Eileen Jones, Repayment Specialist, South-Central California Area Office (Tracy), at 209-836-6271, fax 209-826-6264, or enjones@usbr.gov.

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