[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 141 (Monday, July 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 37924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18490]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Conservation Advisory Group, Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement
Project, Yakima, Washington
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meetings.
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SUMMARY: Title XII of Public Law 103-434 directs the Secretary of the
Interior, in consultation with the State of Washington, the Yakama
Indian Nation, Yakima River Basin irrigators and other interested
parties, to establish the Yakima River Basin Water Conservation
Advisory Group 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:
July 30 and 31, 1996 at the Arboretum, 1401 Arboretum
Drive, Yakima, Washington--9 a.m. to 4 p.m..
August 22, 1996, at the Yakama Indian Nation, 401 Ft. Rd.,
Toppenish, Washington--9 a.m. to 4 p.m..
September 25 and 26, 1996, at the Bureau of Reclamation,
1917 Marsh Road, Yakima, Washington--9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Walt Fite, Program Manager, Yakima River Water Enhancement Project,
P.O. 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: July 9, 1996.
James V. Cole,
Manager, Upper Columbia Area Office.
[FR Doc. 96-18490 Filed 7-19-96; 8:45 am]
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