[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 98 (Monday, May 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27121-27122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12440]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Quarterly Status Report of Water Service and Repayment Contract
Negotiations
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
AGENCY: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of proposed contractual actions that
are modified, completed, discontinued, or new since the last
publication of this notice on February 1, 1995. The February 1, 1995,
notice should be used as a reference point to identify changes. The
number in parenthesis corresponds to the number in the February 1,
1995, notice. This notice is one means in which the public is informed
about contractual actions for capital recovery and management of
project resources and facilities. Additional Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation) announcements of individual contract actions may be
published in the Federal Register and in newspapers of general
circulation in the areas determined by Reclamation to be affected by
the proposed action. Announcements may be in the form of news releases,
legal notices, official letters, memorandums, or other forms of written
material. Meetings, workshops, and/or hearings may also be used, as
appropriate, to provide local publicity. The public participation
procedures do not apply to proposed contracts for sale of surplus or
interim irrigation water for a term of 1 year or less. Either of the
contracting parties may invite the public to observe any contract
proceedings. All public participation procedures will be coordinated
with those involved in complying with the National Environmental Policy
Act.
ADDRESSES: The identity of the approving officer and other information
pertaining to a specific contract proposal may be obtained by calling
or writing the appropriate regional office at the address and telephone
number given for each region in the supplementary information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alonzo Knapp, Manager, Reclamation
Law, Contracts, and Repayment Office, Bureau of Reclamation, PO Box
25007, Denver, Colorado 80225-0007; telephone 303-236-1061 extension
224.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 226 of the Reclamation
Reform Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 1273) and 43 CFR 426.20 of the rules and
regulations published in 52 FR 11954, Apr. 13, 1987, Reclamation will
publish notice of proposed or amendatory contract actions for any
contract for the delivery of project water for authorized uses in
newspapers of general circulation in the affected area at least 60 days
prior to contract execution. Pursuant to the ``Final Revised Public
Participation Procedures'' for water resource-related contract
negotiations, published in 47 FR 7763, Feb. 22, 1982, a tabulation is
provided of all proposed contractual actions in each of the five
Reclamation regions. Each proposed action is, or is expected to be, in
some stage of the contract negotiation process in 1995. When contract
negotiations are completed, and prior to execution, each proposed
contract form must be approved by the Secretary of the Interior or,
pursuant to delegated or redelegated authority, the Commissioner of
Reclamation or one of the regional directors. In some instances,
congressional review and approval of a report, water rate, or other
terms and conditions of the contract may be involved.
Public participation in and receipt of comments on contract
proposals will be facilitated by adherence to the following procedures:
1. Only persons authorized to act on behalf of the contracting
entities may negotiate the terms and conditions of a specific contract
proposal.
2. Advance notice of meetings or hearings will be furnished to
those parties that have made a timely written request for such notice
to the appropriate regional or project office of Reclamation.
3. Written correspondence regarding proposed contracts may be made
available to the general public pursuant to the terms and procedures of
the Freedom of Information Act (80 Stat. 383), as amended.
4. Written comments on a proposed contract or contract action must
be submitted to the appropriate regional officials at the locations and
within the time limits set forth in the advance public notices.
5. All written comments received and testimony presented at any
public hearings will be reviewed and summarized by the appropriate
regional office for use by the contract approving authority.
6. Copies of specific proposed contracts may be obtained from the
appropriate regional director or his designated public contact as they
become available for review and comments.
7. In the event modifications are made in the form of a proposed
contract, the appropriate regional director shall determine whether
republication of the notice and/or extension of the comment period is
necessary.
Factors considered in making such a determination shall include,
but are not limited to: (i) The significance of the modification, and
(ii) the degree of public interest which has been expressed over the
course of the negotiations. As a minimum, the regional director shall
furnish revised contracts to all parties who request the contract in
response to the initial public notice.
Acronym Definitions Used Herein
(BCP)--Boulder Canyon Project
(CAP)--Central Arizona Project
(CUP)--Central Utah Project
(CVP)--Central Valley Project
(CRSP)--Colorado River Storage Project
(D&MC)--Drainage and Minor Construction
(FR)--Federal Register
(IDD)--Irrigation and Drainage District
(ID)--Irrigation District
(M&I)--Municipal and Industrial
(O&M)--Operation and Maintenance
(P-SMBP)--Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
(R&B)--Rehabilitation and Betterment
(SRPA)--Small Reclamation Projects Act
(WCUA)--Water Conservation and Utilization Act
(WD)--Water District
The following contract actions are either new, modified,
discontinued, or completed in the Bureau of Reclamation since the
February 1, 1995, Federal Register notice.
Pacific Northwest Region: Bureau of Reclamation, 1150 North Curtis
Road, Boise, Idaho 83706-1234, telephone 208-378-5346.
1. Contract Actions Modified.
(18) Hermiston, Stanfield, Westland, and West Extension Irrigation
Districts, Umatilla Project, Oregon: Temporary contracts to provide
water service for 1995 to lands lying outside of their boundaries.
2. New Contract Actions.
(19) Stanfield and Westland Irrigation Districts, Umatilla Project,
Oregon: Repayment contract for reimbursable cost of dam safety repairs
to McKay Dam.
(20) Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course, Tualatin Project, Oregon: Water
service contract for provision of approximately 340 acre-feet of water
for M&I use. [[Page 27122]]
Mid-Pacific Region: Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way,
Sacramento, California 95825-1898, telephone 916-978-5030.
1. Contract Actions Modified.
(2) Irrigation water districts, individual irrigators, M&I and
miscellaneous water users, Mid-Pacific Region projects other than CVP:
Temporary (interim) water service contracts for available project water
for irrigation, M&I, or fish and wildlife purposes providing up to
10,000 acre-feet of water annually for terms up to 5 years; temporary
Warren Act contracts for use of project facilities for terms up to 1
year; long-term contracts for similar service for up to 1,000 acre-feet
annually. Note: Copies of the standard forms of temporary water service
contracts for the various types of service are available upon written
request from the regional director at the address shown above.
(3) Contractors from the American River Division, Buchanan
Division, Cross Valley Canal, Delta Division, Friant Division, Hidden
Division, Sacramento River Division, Shasta Division, and Trinity River
Division, CVP, California: Renewal of existing long-term water service
contracts with contractors whose contracts expire between 1995 and
1998; water quantities for these contracts total in excess of 1.7M
acre-feet. These contract actions will be accomplished through interim
renewal contracts pursuant to Pub. L. 102-575.
(5) Truckee Carson ID, Newlands Project, Nevada: New repayment
contract for the unpaid construction cost repayment obligation from the
original contract and for the operation and maintenance of project
facilities. The United States terminated the original contract, and
this was upheld by the U.S. District Court in Nevada on August 17,
1983.
(10) El Dorado County Water Agency, San Juan WD, and Sacramento
County Water Agency, CVP, California: M&I water service contract to
supplement existing water supply: 15,000 acre-feet for El Dorado County
Water Agency, 13,000 acre-feet for San Juan WD, and 22,000 acre-feet
for Sacramento County Water Agency, authorized by Pub. L. 101-514.
(17) Monterey County Water Resources Agency, Castroville Irrigation
Water Supply Project, SRPA, California: Loan repayment contract in the
amount of $32,600,000 to construct an irrigation distribution system to
convey reclaimed water for agricultural purposes and to reduce seawater
intrusion in the ground-water aquifers.
(22) San Juan WD and the Placer County Water Agency, CVP,
California: Renewal of existing long-term wheeling contract allowing
the Agency to use CVP facilities to deliver its water to the District
for use on District land within Placer County. This will be a Warren
Act contract.
2. Contract Actions Completed.
(7) City of Redding, CVP, California: Amendment to Contract No. 14-
06-5272A to add a point of diversion at the turnout, Spring Creek Power
Conduit, to facilitate proposed water treatment plant for Buckeye
service area. This amendment will also conform the contract to current
Reclamation policies, including the water ratesetting policy and Pub.
L. 102-575. ACTION: Amendatory Contract No. 14-06-200-5272A executed
November 22, 1994.
(11) Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, CVP, California:
Agreement for the Folsom Dam and Reservoir reoperation. ACTION:
Contract executed on March 22, 1995.
(14) Widren WD, CVP, California: Amend water service contract No.
14-06-200-8018 to include M&I use and conform to Pub. L. 102-575.
ACTION: Interim Renewal contract executed on February 27, 1995, that
included M&I use.
(15) Del Puerto WD, CVP, California: Assignment of eleven Delta-
Mendota Canal water service contracts to Del Puerto WD for
administrative and operational purposes. Changes in water district
name. ACTION: Assignment executed on February 13, 1995.
3. Contract Actions Discontinued.
(21) United Water Conservation District, SRPA, California: District
can prepay the loan at a discounted rate pursuant to Pub. L. 102-575.
ACTION: District did not pursue prepayment option provided in Pub. L.
102-575. Prepayment option has expired.
(24) Glide WD, CVP, California: Assignment of Tehama WD's water
service contract to Glide WD. ACTION: Request withdrawn. Tehama WD
dissolved.
(25) Glide WD and Orland-Artois WD, CVP, California: Assignment of
Elder Creek WD water service contract to Glide WD and Orland-Artois WD.
ACTION: Request withdrawn. Elder Creek WD chose not to renew its water
service contract. Their water service contract expired on February 28,
1995.
4. New Contract Actions.
(27) Santa Barbara County Water Agency: Repayment contract for
Safety of Dams work on Bradbury Dam.
(28) Central Valley Project Service Area, California: Temporary
water purchase agreements for acquisition of 20,000 to 200,000 acre-
feet of water for fish and wildlife purposes as authorized by the
Central Valley Project Improvement Act for terms of up to 3 years.
Lower Colorado Region: Bureau of Reclamation, PO Box 61470 (Nevada
Highway and Park Street), Boulder City,Nevada 89006-1470, telephone
702-293-8536.
1. Contract Actions Completed.
(16) Elsinore Valley Municipal WD, Temescal Valley Project, SRPA,
CA. Action: Contract executed.
2. Contract Actions Discontinued.
(21) City of Yuma , BCP, AZ: Amendment to Contract No. 14-06-W-106,
for additional points of diversion. Action: Points of diversion will
not be within City of Yuma.
3. New Contract Actions.
(41) Department of the Navy, Niland, CA: Contract for delivery of
up to 23 acre-feet per year of California unused apportionment water
for domestic use.
(42) Windsor Beach State Park, Lake Havasu City, AZ: Contract for
130 acre-feet entitlement to Colorado River domestic water.
Upper Colorado Region: Bureau of Reclamation, PO Box 11568, (125
South State Street), Salt Lake City, Utah 84147, telephone 801-524-
5435.
No change in contract activities.
Great Plains Region: Bureau of Reclamation, PO Box 36900, Federal
Building, 316 North 26th Street, Billings, Montana 59107-6900,
telephone 406-657-6413.
1. Contract Actions Modified.
(13) Lakeview Irrigation District, Shoshone Project, Wyoming: New
long-term water service contract for up to 3,200 acre-feet of firm
water supply annually and up to 11,800 acre-feet of interim water from
Buffalo Bill Reservoir. Pursuant to Section 9(e) of the Reclamation
Project Act of 1939 (Pub. L. 260).
(22) Mountain Park Master Conservancy District, Mountain Park
Project, Oklahoma: Pursuant to Title IV of Pub. L. 103-434, amend the
District's contract to reallocate the project costs to reflect the
environmental activities authorized by Title IV and provide for a
discounted prepayment of the reimbursable costs allocated for its M&I
water supply.
Dated: May 15, 1995.
Wayne O. Deason,
Assistant Director, Program Analysis.
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