[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 25, 1996)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24488]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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 of Public Law 103-434 directs the Secretary of the 
Interior, in consultation with the State of Washington, the Yakima 
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:
     October 29-30, 1997, at the Bureau of Reclamation, 1917 
Marsh Road, Yakima, Washington, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
     December 11-12, 1996, at the Bureau of Reclamation, 1917 
Marsh Road, Yakima, Washington, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
     January 21-22, 1997, at the Bureau of Reclamation, 1917 
Marsh Road, Yakima, Washington, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

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: September 11, 1996.
Jim Cole,
Manager, Upper Columbia Area Office.
[FR Doc. 96-24488 Filed 9-24-96; 8:45 am]
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