[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] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] BILLING CODE 4310-94-M