Reclamation announces contract repayment negotiations for the Friant-Kern Canal Middle Reach Capacity Correction Project

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Reclamation announces contract repayment negotiations for the Friant-Kern Canal Middle Reach Capacity Correction Project

The following news_release was published by the Bureau of Reclamation on July 19, 2021. It is reproduced in full below.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - 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 22, 2021, from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. PDT

Call 1-202-640-1187 and, when prompted, type in participant passcode 523 487 550#

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.

Contact Barbara Hidleburg-Johnson for more information at bhidleburg@usbr.gov or 916-978-5193. If reasonable accommodations are needed, notify Reclamation no later than three days before this session at TTY 800-877-8339.

Source: Bureau of Reclamation

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