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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=Dan.Wermiel@CALWATER.CA.GOV href="mailto:Dan@CALFED">Wermiel,
Dan@CALFED</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=CBDA_WATERSHED_SUB@shrlist02.CAHWNET.GOV
href="mailto:CBDA_WATERSHED_SUB@shrlist02.CAHWNET.GOV">CBDA_WATERSHED_SUB@shrlist02.CAHWNET.GOV</A>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 14, 2007 8:55 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Dept. of Water Resources Announces Release of CALFED
Watershed Program PSP</DIV></DIV>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: black">February 13,
2007</SPAN></FONT></B></P></TD></TR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt"><A
href="mailto:kmiller@water.ca.gov">Kristyne Miller</A>, Division of
Planning & Local
Assistance
(916) 651-9621</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: black">
Don
Strickland, Information
officer
(916) 653-9515 </SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: black">
Ted Thomas, Information
Officer
(916) 653-9712</SPAN></FONT></P>
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DWR Seeks Proposals for $10 Million in Grants
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to Study, Restore, </SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">and</SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT
size=4><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> Protect
Watersheds</SPAN></FONT></B></P></TD></TR>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">SACRAMENTO</SPAN></FONT><FONT
color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> – </SPAN></FONT>The Department of
Water Resources, Division of Planning and Local Assistance, has released
its 2007 Proposal Solicitation Package seeking projects to share $10
million in CALFED grants. </P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">The money comes from the sale
of $3.4 billion in bonds approved by voters as Proposition 50 in November
2002. The projects can range from evaluating the </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">condition</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> of watersheds to
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">implementation</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> of local watershed projects.
</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">A watershed is a region
draining into a creek, river, river system or other body of water.
In </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">California</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">, there are about 1,500 watersheds. Some
are as big as the </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sacramento River</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> watershed that drains much of
</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Northern
California</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">. Others are as small as the Laguna Creek
watershed, which drains several miles in </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sacramento</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">County</SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Arial><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial">. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">More information about the Proposal Solicitation
Package is on-line at: <BR><A
href="http://www.watershedrestoration.water.ca.gov/watersheds/grants/grant07.cfm">http://www.watershedrestoration.water.ca.gov/watersheds/
</A>.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><I><FONT face=Arial color=black size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8.5pt; COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic">The Department
of Water Resources operates and maintains the State Water Project,
provides dam safety and flood control and inspection services, assists
local water districts in water management and water conservation planning,
and plans for future statewide water needs.</SPAN></FONT></I></P></TD></TR>
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Office</SPAN></FONT><FONT color=black size=1><SPAN
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