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<br />News Release
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<br />RECLAMATION
<br />Managing ~Il('r in tile West
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<br />MlKliaContact Trudy Harlow 202-513.0574
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<br />ProgromConlacL ElfeenSalenlk 202.513.0607
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<br />For RclcllSC: February 9, 2004
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<br />RFP for \Vater 2025 Challcn~e Grant Pro~ram is Now
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<br />v,' ASlllN(,TON, DC _ The f(~qul.'1ll filr Proposal, lilf Ihe Waler 2025 Challcllj:c(irnnll'nlgrarn fur
<br />l'lscol Year 2l)l).l is no....' ovniluhkonline III www.<l!!i-l:..lVlw~.l.o;!l!!ll.
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<br />'I he S" millulIl Challenge (,mill l'rogrnm is s~~kinIlPI'l'p">;;LI.lrom irrigation and waler dl>lnel' lhal
<br />wam In leverage lheir money an,l re",>urees in p:lnnership wilh Rcc1;n'lmioll, 10 make mure elTicicnl "'0 u(
<br />esi'ling waler ,upplie, through waler eunser;'8Iion. etlidL"Iley 811<1 waler markel projects. The p"'grnm will
<br />(neus on aehining Ihe ouleomes identified in InlcrinrSeerctary Gale Norlon', II'ma 2025: 1""\'<"IlIlnll en,"",,.
<br />"'Iff C<mJ/i,.' in Ih,' 11'...,(, pilfliculurly in Woller eonservatiun and etlieieney, water markets. and ~'ollahumliun.
<br />wilh an en'ph:,,;, un projocl. lhat can he completed wilhin 24 months aOO lhal reduce (ulure WOller ~'Otll1;ct,.
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<br />"rhe g'~ll of 11'11I...11)25 -- allllthe,;c challenge granls - i~ 10 'uppon realistic, eOl'rer-olive appn~,ehe~
<br />and toul, that ha"e lhll musllikelihuod u('\I~~~"'sfully address'ng waler ~hnl1~"Ilgcs in \l;lsins wh~te eri<i, ;LntI
<br />eunll,el arc prc,'ental1le," Sl~l'I:t8ry Nunnn said, ~ 11'<110',2025 is (ocused <HI lncalllnlutions in paMnllrsh,p wilh
<br />luealwaleTlIscrs. hi'nolahigredcmlp",gram."
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<br />The deadline Ii" suhmining prop'"als is April M. 2004. Scloclion and award will he in Mayor June w(lh
<br />implemenl"tion heginning in emly Aug'''l oflhis year,
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<br />"samples ofPl"llfl<I>;;Lls Reclamatiun i, "e~kinlt include developmenl ofwaler aeellllnt. lh"t would
<br />pnwide a way Il' markct wat~r lilT ulh~T e,isling n~~ds, including agriculture; I'I:lrofllling ;md m'lIlerni/.ing
<br />csisl;ng lacililie. to a~h,CYe beller water management through use uf nc..... Il-.;lmn'uIlY; and eanallimng or
<br />cnnstnletinn of new measurcmenl Jeviccs lhat will allow (or mu", aCellT"le me;L",rcmcnl :md an.uunling.
<br />k;llling III in~re;LsClI ~lliei~n~y.
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<br />1'ligihlcenlililosincludeirrigatiunandlorwaterdislnelSlcttallye"'aledandnrltl:mi/cdunderSlalelaw,
<br />""thm ,he ,1;Lt~~ i,l~nliticd tt'llhe Roclamahun Acl "fJune 17, 1<J()2, osam~n,lcd ,md supple"","l,...!.
<br />Sfl<.~ilically. Ihel<C Slates ar~ An/OM, California,Culuradu, hlahu, K:m.sas. Mnlllalla, Nehra.<ka. Ne"a<1a, New
<br />Mnicu, Nunh Dakota. Oklahnma, O....'&on. Soulh llakola, Tes:", lilah, Wa,hlngtnn anti Wyoming.
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