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<p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="font-size:18px">Dear Trinity River Interested folks -  </span></p><p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">The Trinity River Restoration Program is proposing a new project, the Chapman Ranch Phase A channel rehabilitation project, for next summer. We look forward to hearing your input and will hold a public meeting on Nov 28th at 6 pm in the North Fork Grange in Junction City, CA.</p><p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Details are found at:  <a href="http://www.trrp.net/restoration/channel-rehab/chapman/">http://www.trrp.net/restoration/channel-rehab/chapman/</a> <br></p><p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></p><p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Reclamation's press release is below. </p><p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><strong style="font-size:18px">Reclamation announces public meeting for Chapman Ranch Phase A channel rehabilitation project</strong><br></p><p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",times,serif">WEAVERVILLE, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation, along with the Bureau of Land Management and the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, released the draft Environmental Assessment/Initial Study for the Trinity River Restoration Program’s proposed Chapman Ranch Phase A channel rehabilitation project in Trinity County.</span></p><p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",times,serif">The Trinity River Restoration Program proposes to construct the Chapman Ranch Phase A channel rehabilitation project to increase salmon and steelhead habitat downstream of Lewiston Dam, and is scheduled for implementation in the summer 2019.</span></p><p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",times,serif">The public meeting will be held: Wednesday, November 28, 2018, 6 – 8 p.m.</span><span style="font-family:"times new roman",times,serif">, North Fork Grange Hall, 131 Dutch Creek Road, Junction City.</span></p><p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",times,serif">The open house format will include meeting TRRP personnel, learning about the proposal, asking questions and providing input. Written comments will be accepted at the meeting. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions and provide comments on additional channel rehabilitation projects in the Junction City area which are in an earlier phase of development.</span></p><p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",times,serif">The draft EA/IS was prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and the California Environmental Quality Act and is available at<span> </span><a href="https://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=35981" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://www.usbr.gov/mp/nepa/nepa_project_details.php?Project_ID=35981</a><span> </span>or<span> </span><a href="http://www.trrp.net/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://www.trrp.net/</a>. The documents are also available for review at the TRRP office, 1313 Main Street, Weaverville, CA and the Trinity County Library, 351 Main Street, Weaverville, CA.</span></p><p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",times,serif">Comments are due by close of business Dec. 21, 2018. Please email comments to<span> </span><a href="mailto:bgutermuth@usbr.gov" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">bgutermuth@usbr.gov</a>. Written comments may be mailed to Brandt Gutermuth, Bureau of Reclamation, Trinity River Restoration Program, P.O. Box 1300, Weaverville, CA 96093.</span></p><p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:13.3333px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="font-family:"times new roman",times,serif">For additional information or to request a copy of the document, please contact Gutermuth at<span> </span><a href="mailto:bguterm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<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div>Happy Thanksgiving - </div><div>Brandt</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:black;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;letter-spacing:-1pt">Brandt Gutermuth</span><font color="#666666" size="2" face="tahoma, sans-serif"><span style="letter-spacing:-1.33333px"> </span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="line-height:15.3333px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><span style="line-height:15.3333px;font-size:10pt"><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><font color="#444444" style="font-size:x-small">Environmental Scientist<b>|</b> <a href="http://www.trrp.net/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Trinity River Restoration Program</a></font><span style="font-size:x-small;color:rgb(68,68,68)"> <b>|</b> <a href="https://www.usbr.gov/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">U.S. Bureau of Reclamation</a></span><font style="font-size:x-small"> </font><span style="font-size:x-small;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><b>|</b> PO Box 1300, </span></font><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">1313 S. Main St., Weaverville, CA</span><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:x-small"><b>|</b> 530.623.1806 w; 530.739.2802 cell</span><b style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:x-small">|</b></span><font color="#0000ff" face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="1"><a href="mailto:BGutermuth@usbr.gov" target="_blank">FGutermuth@usbr.gov</a></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>