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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation

 

Central Valley Project Improvement Act, Criteria for Evaluating 
Water Conservation Plans

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of draft decision of evaluation of water conservation 
plans.

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SUMMARY: To meet the requirements of the Central Valley Project 
Improvement Act (CVPIA), the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) 
developed and published the Criteria for Evaluating Water Conservation 
Plans (Criteria) dated April 30, 1993. Using this Criteria, Reclamation 
evaluated the adequacy of all water conservation plans developed by 
project contractors, including those required by section 210 of the 
Reclamation Reform Act of 1982. The Criteria was developed and the 
plans evaluated for the purpose of promoting the most efficient water 
use reasonably achievable by CVP contractors. This program is on-going; 
an updated list will be published to recognize districts as plans are 
revised to meet the Criteria.

    Reclamation made a commitment (stated within the Criteria) to 
publish a notice of its draft decision on the adequacy of each CVP 
contractor's water conservation plan in the Federal Register and to 
allow the public a minimum of 30 days to comment on its preliminary 
decisions.

DATES: All public comments must be received by Reclamation by May 23, 
1994.

ADDRESSES: Please mail comments to the address provided below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Betsy Reifsnider, Bureau of 
Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-402, Sacramento, CA 95825. To be 
placed on a mailing list for any subsequent information, please write 
Betsy Reifsnider or telephone at (916) 978-5038.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under provisions of section 3405(e) of the 
CVPIA (Title 34 of Public Law 102-575), ``The Secretary [of the 
Interior] shall establish and administer an office on Central Valley 
Project water conservation best management practices that shall * * * 
develop criteria for evaluating the adequacy of all water conservation 
plans developed by project contractors, including those plans required 
by section 210 of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982.'' Also, according 
to Section 3405(e)(1), these criteria will be developed ``* * * with 
the purpose of promoting the highest level of water use efficiency 
reasonably achievable by project contractors using best available cost-
effective technology and best management practices.''
    The Criteria states that all parties (districts) that contract with 
the Reclamation for water supplies (municipal and industrial contracts 
greater than 2,000 acre feet and agricultural contracts over 2,000 
irrigable acres) will prepare water conservation plans which will be 
evaluate by Reclamation based on the following required information:

1. Coordinate with other agencies and the public
2. Describe the district
3. Inventory water resources
4. Review the past water conservation plan and activities
5. Identify best management practices to be implemented
6. Develop schedules, budgets and projected results
7. Review, evaluate, and adopt the water conservation plan
8. Implement, monitor and update the water conservation plan

    The CVP contractors listed below have developed water conservation 
plans which Reclamation has evaluated and preliminarily determined meet 
the requirements of the Criteria.
Centinella Water District
Davis Water District
Del Puerto Water District
Foothill Water District
Hospital Water District
Kern Canon Water District
Mustang Water District
Orestimba Water District
Plain View Water District
Quinto Water District
Romero Water District
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Salado Water District
Shasta Lake, City of
Sunflower Water District
Westlands Water District
West Stanislaus Irrigation District

    Public comment on Reclamation's preliminary (i.e., draft) decisions 
at this time is invited. Copies of the plans listed above will be 
available for review at Reclamation's Mid Pacific (MP) Region Office 
and MP's area offices. Please contact Ms. Reifsnider at the above 
number to find the copy nearest you.

    Dated: April 15, 1994.
Donald R. Glaser,
Acting Director, Program Analysis Office.
[FR Doc. 94-9725 Filed 4-21-94; 8:45 am]
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