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<title>Reclamation Releases Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Long-Term Plan to Protect Adult Sa</title><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476401174123_130400"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;" id="yiv6329793073"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476401174123_130399"><img alt="Reclamation News Release Header" src="http://www.usbr.gov/newsroom/images/nrheader.gif" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476401174123_130398" class="" data-id="63989d11-a7af-b9b7-1943-859afee1f1e6"></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476401174123_130449"><strong id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476401174123_130448">Mid-Pacific Region<br>
Sacramento, Calif.</strong></div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476401174123_130459">MP-16-198</div>
<div>Media Contact: Louis Moore, 916-978-5100, <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:wmoore@usbr.gov" target="_blank" href="mailto:wmoore@usbr.gov">wmoore@usbr.gov</a></div>
<div>For Release: Oct. 14, 2016</div>
<div><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong>Reclamation Releases Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Long-Term Plan to Protect Adult Salmon in the Lower Klamath River; Open House/Public Hearing Scheduled</strong></span></div>
<div><strong>SHASTA LAKE, Calif. – </strong>The Bureau of Reclamation has made available for public review and comment the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Long-Term Plan to Protect Adult Salmon in the Lower Klamath River (LTP). The Draft EIS describes the environmental effects of the No-Action and Action Alternatives to augment flows in the Lower Klamath River to reduce the likelihood and the severity of any Ich epizootic event that could lead to an associated fish die-off in future years (2017 – 2030).</div>
<div>An open house and public hearing to solicit comments will be held on:</div>
<div align="center"><strong>Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016</strong><br>
Open House from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. (Doors open at 5 p.m.)<br>
Public Hearing from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.<br>
Holiday Inn, 1900 Hilltop Drive, Palomino Room<br>
Redding, CA</div>
<div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1476401174123_130429">Crowded holding conditions for pre-spawn adults, warm water temperatures, and the presence of disease pathogens are the likely major factors contributing to the adult salmon mortalities. The proposed increased flows would be provided primarily from releases of water stored in Trinity Reservoir on the main stem of the Trinity River.</div>
<div>The Draft EIS was prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and is available at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=22021">http://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_projdetails.cfm?Project_ID=22021</a>. If you encounter problems accessing the document, please call 916-978-5100 (TTY 800-877-8339) or email <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov" target="_blank" href="mailto:mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov">mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov</a>.</div>
<div>Please email comments by close of business Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, to <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:BOR-SLO-sha-ltpeis-public-comments@usbr.gov" target="_blank" href="mailto:BOR-SLO-sha-ltpeis-public-comments@usbr.gov">BOR-SLO-sha-ltpeis-public-comments@usbr.gov</a> or mail comments to Julia Long, Bureau of Reclamation, Northern California Area Office, 16349 Shasta Dam Blvd., Shasta Lake, CA 96019.</div>
<div>For additional information or to request a copy of the Draft EIS, please contact Long at 530-276-2044 or <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:jlong@usbr.gov" target="_blank" href="mailto:jlong@usbr.gov">jlong@usbr.gov</a>. The document may also be viewed at Reclamation’s Northern California Area Office at the above address and at the Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region, Regional Library, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825.</div>
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