[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 2, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 75]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-31551]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Conservation Advisory Group, Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement
Project, Yakima, WA
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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SUMMARY: Title XII, The Act of October 31, 1994 (Public Law 103-434),
directs the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the State
of Washington, the Yakama Indian Nation, Yakima River Basin Water
Conservation Advisory Group and a Facilitator within 12 months of
enactment. The purpose of the Conservation Advisory Group is to provide
technical advice and counsel to the Secretary and the State on the
structure, implementation, and oversight of the Yakima River Basin
Water Conservation Program.
DATES: Meetings will be held at the Upper Columbia Area Office, Bureau
of Reclamation, 1917 Marsh Road, Yakima, Washington, beginning at 12
noon on the following dates: January 16, 1996, February 20, 1996, March
19, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Walt Fite, Program Manager, Yakima River Water Enhancement Project, PO
Box 1749, Yakima, Washington 98907, (509) 575-5848 ext. 267.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Basin Conservation Program is structured
to provide economic incentives with cooperative Federal, State, and
local funding to stimulate the identification and implementation of
structural and nonstructural cost-effective water conservation measures
in the Yakima River basin. Improvements in the efficiency of water
delivery and use will result in improved streamflows for fish and
wildlife and improve the reliability of water supplies for irrigation.
Dated: December 20, 1995.
Jim Cole,
Area Manager, Upper Columbia Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation,
Yakima, Washington.
[FR Doc. 95-31551 Filed 12-29-95; 8:45 am]
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