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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Sacramento</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">, Calif.</span></b></p>
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Contact: Erin Curtis, 916-978-5100, </span><a href="mailto:eccurtis@usbr.gov" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">eccurtis@usbr.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">For Release On: April 21,
2015</span></p>
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<h4 style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Reclamation Announces Final Schedule for
Release into Trinity River as Part of Restoration Program</span></h4>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>REDDING, Calif.</b> –
The Bureau of Reclamation announced today that releases from Lewiston Dam into
the Trinity River for the “dry” water year with a total volume of 453,000
acre-feet will reach a peak flow of 8,500 cubic feet per second over the
two-day period of May 5 and 6, 2015 for coarse sediment management purposes as
part of the Trinity River Restoration Program.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Releases will begin increasing gradually on April 22, with
more rapid increases from April 30-May 4, and remain at the peak of 8,500 cfs
for a period of 2 days. Release rates will then be reduced to 2,000 cfs over a
period of 11 days. As the flows recede, several days of flows at 2,000, 1,200,
and 700 cfs follow for monitoring purposes. The summer base-flow rate of 450
cfs will begin on June 30. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The public should take appropriate safety precautions
whenever near or on the river. Landowners are advised to clear personal items
and debris from the floodplain prior to the releases.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The December 2000, Trinity River Mainstem Fishery
Restoration Record of Decision created a plan for the restoration of the
Trinity River and its fish and wildlife populations. The Program’s restoration
strategy includes four different restoration elements, two of which include
increased releases to the river and sediment management. Flow regimes link two
essential purposes deemed necessary to restore and maintain the Trinity River’s
fishery resources: 1) flows to provide physical fish habitat (i.e., appropriate
depths and velocities, and suitable temperature regimes for anadromous
salmonids), and 2) flows to restore the riverine processes that create and
maintain the structural integrity and spatial complexity of the fish habitats.
More information on the Trinity River ROD can be found at <u><span style="color:blue"><a href="http://www.trrp.net/background/rod/" target="_blank">www.trrp.net/background/rod/</a></span></u>.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A daily schedule of flow releases is available at <u><span style="color:blue"><a href="http://www.trrp.net/restore/flows/current/" target="_blank">www.trrp.net/restore/flows/current/</a></span></u>, and the
public may subscribe to automated notifications (via phone or email) of Trinity
River release changes. The flow release schedule is posted at the Trinity River
Restoration Program office, located at 1313 South Main Street, Weaverville, CA.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For additional information, please call 530-623-1800 or
email <u><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:info@trrp.net" target="_blank">info@trrp.net</a></span></u>.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt">Reclamation
is the largest wholesale water supplier and the second largest producer of
hydroelectric power in the United
States, with operations and facilities in
the 17 Western States. Its facilities also provide substantial flood control,
recreation, and fish and wildlife benefits. Visit our website at </span><a href="http://www.usbr.gov/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt">http://www.usbr.gov</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt"> and follow us on Twitter at Reclamation@USBR.</span></p></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Thank you,</div><div><br></div>Wilbert Louis Moore<div>Deputy Public Affairs Officer</div><div>Bureau of Reclamation</div><div>2800 Cottage Way</div><div>Sacramento, CA 95825</div><div>Desk - 916-978-5102</div><div>Cell - 916-335-9755 </div><div>Fax - 916-978-5114 </div></div></div></div></div></div>
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