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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>The following has been provided by
Doug Schleusner, Executive Director of the <st1:place w:st="on">Trinity River</st1:place>
Restoration Project.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<pre><b><font size=3 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>On June 28, 2007 a contract was awarded to Oregon Mountain<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></pre><pre><b><font
size=3 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Constructors, Inc. of <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Redding</st1:City> , <st1:State w:st="on">California</st1:State></st1:place> for implementation of the<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></pre><pre><b><font
size=3 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Indian Creek Channel Rehabilitation Project along the <st1:place
w:st="on">Trinity River</st1:place> near<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></pre><pre><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on"><b><font size=3 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>Douglas</span></font></b></st1:PlaceName><b><font size=3><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">City</st1:PlaceName>, <st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California</st1:place></st1:State>. The contract award amount was $1,846,777.00. <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></pre><pre><b><font
size=3 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>The work includes developing construction access, performing floodplain<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></pre><pre><b><font
size=3 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>excavation and large wood placement, onsite processing of excavated<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></pre><pre><b><font
size=3 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>floodplain materials and existing mine tailings, and trucking the<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></pre><pre><b><font
size=3 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>processed materials to various locations along the <st1:place
w:st="on">Trinity River</st1:place> for<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></pre><pre><b><font
size=3 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>coarse sediment augmentation. <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></pre><pre><b><font
size=3 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></pre><pre><b><font
size=3 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>The contract performance period is 930 days. Construction will begin<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></pre><pre><b><font
size=3 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>in late July. Work to be completed in calendar year 2007 includes the<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></pre><pre><b><font
size=3 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>onsite processing and delivery of a total of 10,000 tons of coarse<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></pre><pre><b><font
size=3 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>sediment to the <st1:place
w:st="on">Trinity River</st1:place> Hatchery gravel augmentation site and two<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></pre><pre><b><font
size=3 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>other locations in the <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lewiston</st1:place></st1:City> area, and all the work associated with<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></pre><pre><b><font
size=3 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>the channel rehabilitation components of the project. Work in 2008 and<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></pre><pre><b><font
size=3 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>2009 will involve processing and delivery of a total of 50,000 tons of<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></pre><pre><b><font
size=3 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>coarse sediment to various locations along the <st1:place
w:st="on">Trinity River</st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></pre><pre><b><font
size=3 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></pre><pre><b><font
size=3 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Support for the project will be provided through a combination of U.S.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></pre><pre><b><font
size=3 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Bureau of <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Reclamation</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">U.S.</st1:country-region></st1:place> Environmental Protection Agency, and<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></pre><pre><b><font
size=3 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>California Department of Fish and Game funding.<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></pre>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><em><i><font size=3 color=gray
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Leydecker</span></font></i></em></st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>Friends of <st1:place w:st="on">Trinity
River</st1:place>, Chair</span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>California Trout, Inc., Advisor</span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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color=gray face="Times New Roman"><span style='color:gray'>, <st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">94942-2327</st1:PostalCode></span></font></i></em></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="mailto:bleydecker@stanfordalumni.org">bleydecker@stanfordalumni.org</a></span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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