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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 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 Central Valley Project (CVP) contractors. Reclamation made a 
commitment (stated within the Criteria) to publish a notice of its 
draft determination 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 determinations. This 
program is on-going; an updated list will be published to recognize 
districts as plans are revised to meet the Criteria.

DATES: All public comments must be received by Reclamation by November 
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 
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 
evaluated 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; and
    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.

     Broadview Water District
     Contra Costa Water District
     El Dorado Irrigation District
     Patterson Water District
     City of Redding

    Public comment on Reclamation's preliminary (i.e., draft) 
determinations 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. If you wish to review a copy of 
the plans, please contact Ms. Reifsnider to find the office nearest 
you.

    Dated: October 14, 1994.
Franklin E. Dimick,
Assistant Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 94-26244 Filed 10-21-94; 8:45 am]
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