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<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><img
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alt="Reclamation, Fish & Wildlife Service, and California Fish & Game logos"></span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Mid-Pacific Region</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Sacramento, CA</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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color:black'> </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>MP-10-165</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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color:black'> </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Media Contact: Pete Lucero (BOR) 916-978-5100, <a
href="mailto:plucero@usbr.gov">plucero@usbr.gov</a></span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sarah Swenty (USFWS)
916-414-6571, <a href="mailto:sarah_swenty@fws.gov">sarah_swenty@fws.gov</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Kyle Orr (CDFG)
916-322-8958, <a href="mailto:KOrr@dfg.ca.gov">KOrr@dfg.ca.gov</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:blue'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>For
Release On: October 29, 2010</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><strong><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Federal, State Agencies Release Environmental Document on Suisun
Marsh Habitat Management, Preservation, and Restoration Plan</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, in partnership with the California Department of Fish and Game, have
made available for public review an environmental document on the Suisun Marsh
Habitat Management, Preservation and Restoration Plan. The agencies also
have scheduled two public meetings to answer questions and are accepting
written comments on the environmental document.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>The Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental
Impact Report (Draft EIS/EIR) assesses a comprehensive 30-year plan designed to
address use of resources within about 60,000 acres of wetlands in the Suisun
Marsh near Fairfield, California. The focus of the plan is a mutually
agreed upon multi-stakeholder approach to the restoration of tidal wetlands and
the enhancement of managed wetlands. Once in place, the plan will help in
the recovery of endangered species and increase tidal marsh habitat to benefit
all. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Federal and state agencies prepared a joint Draft EIS/EIR in
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and California
Environmental Quality Act. The lead agencies have collaboratively
prepared the environmental documents with the National Marine Fisheries
Service, the California Department of Water Resources, and the Suisun Resource
Conservation District.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>The two public meetings have
been scheduled on November 18 to receive written comments regarding
environmental effects:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>2 p.m. – 4 p.m. at Rush Ranch, 3521 Grizzly
Island Road, Suisun City, CA 94585.<span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Benicia Public Library,
Dona Benicia Meeting Room, 150 East L Street, Benicia, CA 94510.<span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
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margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>The Draft EIS/EIR is available
online at </span><a
href="https://webaccess.usbr.gov/owa/redir.aspx?C=5f541491cd53408ab74735106d10efde&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.usbr.gov%2fmp%2fnepa%2fnepa_projdetails.cfm%3fProject_ID%3d781"
target="_blank">http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=781</a><span
style='color:black'>.</span><span style='color:black'> If you encounter</span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>problems accessing the Draft
EIS/EIR online, please call the Reclamation Public Affairs Office at
916-978-5100 (TTY 916-978-5608) or e-mail <a
href="mailto:mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov">mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov</a>. Please
send comments to Becky Victorine, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way,
Sacramento, CA 95825, by close of business Wednesday, December 29, 2010.
Comments may also be faxed to Ms. Victorine at 916-978-5055 or e-mailed to <a
href="mailto:rvictorine@usbr.gov">rvictorine@usbr.gov</a>. For additional
information or to request a copy of the Draft EIS/EIR, please contact either
Ms. Victorine at 916-978-5035 (TTY 916-978-5608) or Mr. Andrew Raabe of the
Fish and Wildlife Service at (916) 414-6679. Copies of the Draft EIS/EIR may
also be viewed at Reclamation's Sacramento office at the above address.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>Byron
Leydecker, JcT</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>Chair, Friends
of Trinity River</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>PO Box 2327</span></i><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>Mill Valley, CA
94942-2327</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>415 383 4810
land</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>415 519 4810
mobile</span></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></i></b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:gray'>(secondary)</span></i><b><span
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