*UPDATED* NOTICE: Reclamation announces contract repayment negotiations for the Friant-Kern Canal Middle Reach Capacity Correction Project (new passcode)

From the Bureau of Reclamation:

The Bureau of Reclamation and the Friant Water Authority scheduled a teleconference contract repayment negotiation session for costs of extraordinary operation and maintenance work on the Friant-Kern Canal Middle Reach Capacity Correction Project.   

The date and time of the teleconference-only negotiation session are:

July 15, 2021, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PDT
Call 1-202-640-1187 and, when prompted, type in participant passcode 895 015 512#

The public is welcome to listen during the session and comment after the negotiations close. 

The Friant-Kern Canal Middle Reach Capacity Correction Project will restore a 33-mile stretch of the Friant-Kern Canal that has lost over half of its original capacity to subsidence. Learn more about the project here: www.usbr.gov/mp/fkc-fr.html.

For additional information, contact Barbara Hidleburg-Johnson at bhidleburg@usbr.gov or at 916-978-5193.