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Released On: October 10, 2006

Reclamation to Host Public Meeting for Managing for Excellence Project
The Bureau of Reclamation today announced that it will hold a meeting to inform the public about the Managing for Excellence project on November 13 and 14 in Sacramento, California. This meeting is the third of three meetings in 2006 to inform the public about the action items, progress, and results of the project and to seek broad feedback.

The meeting will be held:
November 13, 2006 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM
November 14: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Doubletree Hotel Sacramento
2001 Point West Way
Sacramento, California 95815

The Managing for Excellence Project will identify and address the specific 21st Century challenges Reclamation must meet to fulfill its mission to manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the American public.

Although you may register the day of the conference between 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM, we highly encourage you to pre-register for the conference online at http://www.usbr.gov/excellence or by phone at 303-445-2808. Please direct requests for sign language interpretation for the hearing impaired, or other auxiliary aids, to Staci Link at 303-445-2808 by November 3rd.

To find out more about the Managing for Excellence Action Plan, please visit the website at: http://www.usbr.gov/excellence or call Miguel Rocha at 303-445-2841.

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