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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">For Release On: April 21,
2016 </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:red"></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 2016 Schedule for Release
into Trinity River as Part of Restoration Program</span></h4>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:8pt"><b><span style="font-size:11pt">REDDING, Calif.</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt"> – The Bureau of Reclamation announced today that
releases from Lewiston Dam into the Trinity River began increasing gradually on
Thursday, April 21, from 300 cubic feet per second to approximately 4,500 cfs
by Saturday, May 7. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt">On
Sunday, May 8, flows will begin to increase from 4,500 cfs, reaching 10,000 cfs
on Monday, May 9, through May 10. On Wednesday, May 11, flows will be gradually
decreased to 5,600 cfs. On Friday, May 13, flows will rapidly increase to
10,000 cfs through Saturday, May 14. Release rates will then gradually decrease
over approximately 11 weeks to return to the 450 cfs summer baseflow rate
around August 2. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">The public should take
appropriate safety precautions whenever near or on the river. Landowners are
advised to clear personal items from the floodplain prior to the releases.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">The releases for this “wet” 2016
water year will result in a total volume of 701,000 ac<span style="letter-spacing:0.05pt">r</span>e-feet. This year releases will include two peak flows as
compared to only one peak flow in previous years. The two peak flows are to
better meet coarse sediment management objectives as part of the Trinity River
Restoration Program. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">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 </span><a href="http://www.trrp.net/background/rod/"><span style="font-size:11pt">www.trrp.net/background/rod/</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt">.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">A daily schedule of flow
releases is available at </span><a href="http://www.trrp.net/restore/flows/current"><span style="font-size:11pt">www.trrp.net/restore/flows/current</span></a><u><span style="font-size:11pt;color:blue">/</span></u><span style="font-size:11pt">,
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.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt">For additional information,
please call 530-623-1800 (TTY 800-877-8339) or email </span><a href="mailto:info@trrp.net"><span style="font-size:11pt">info@trrp.net</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt">.<u><span style="color:blue"> </span></u></span></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/"><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><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt"><br></span></p><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Brandt Gutermuth<br></div><div>Trinity River Restoration Program</div><div>530.623.1806 work</div><div>530.739.2802 cell</div><div><a href="http://www.trrp.net/" style="font-size:12.8px;color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://www.trrp.net/</a><br></div><div><br><font size="2"><br> </font><br></div></div></div></div>
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