[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 14 (Friday, January 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3475-3482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-1445]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other 
Water-Related Contract Negotiations

AGENCY:  Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  Notice is hereby given of proposed contractual actions 
pending through December 31, 1999, and contract actions that have been 
completed or discontinued since the last publication of this notice on 
October 21, 1999. From the date of this publication, future quarterly 
notices during this calendar year will be limited to new, modified, 
discontinued, or completed contract actions. This annual notice should 
be used as a point of reference to identify changes in future notices. 
This notice is one of a variety of means used to inform the public 
about proposed 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 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:  Sandra Simons, Manager, Water 
Contracts and Repayment Office, Bureau of Reclamation, PO Box 25007, 
Denver, Colorado 80225-0007; telephone 303-445-2902.

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 the 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

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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 2000. 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 comment.
    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 requested the contract in 
response to the initial public notice.

Acronym Definitions Used Herein

(BON) Basis of Negotiation
(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
(NEPA) National Environmental Policy Act
(O&M) Operation and Maintenance
(P-SMBP) Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
(PPR) Present Perfected Right
(RRA) Reclamation Reform Act
(R&B) Rehabilitation and Betterment
(SOD) Safety of Dams
(SRPA) Small Reclamation Projects Act
(WCUA) Water Conservation and Utilization Act
(WD) Water District

Pacific Northwest Region

    Bureau of Reclamation, 1150 North Curtis Road, Suite 100, Boise, 
Idaho 83706-1234, telephone 208-378-5346.
    1. Irrigation, M&I, and miscellaneous water users; Idaho, Oregon, 
Washington, Montana and Wyoming: Temporary or interim water service 
contracts for irrigation, M&I, or miscellaneous use to provide up to 
10,000 acre-feet of water annually for terms up to 5 years; long-term 
contracts for similar service for up to 1,000 acre-feet of water 
annually.
    2. Rogue River Basin Water Users, Rogue River Basin Project, 
Oregon: Water service contracts; $8 per acre-foot per annum.
    3. Willamette Basin Water Users, Willamette Basin Project, Oregon: 
Water service contracts; $8 per acre-foot per annum.
    4. Pioneer Ditch Company, Boise Project, Idaho; Clark and Edwards 
Canal and Irrigation Company, Enterprise Canal Company, Ltd., Lenroot 
Canal Company, Liberty Park Canal Company, Parsons Ditch Company, 
Poplar ID, Wearyrick Ditch Company, all in the Minidoka Project, Idaho; 
Juniper Flat District Improvement Company, Wapinitia Project, Oregon; 
Roza ID, Yakima Project, Washington: Amendatory repayment and water 
service contracts; purpose is to conform to the RRA (Public Law 97-
293).
    5. Bridgeport ID, Chief Joseph Dam Project, Washington: Warren Act 
contract for the use of an irrigation outlet in Chief Joseph Dam.
    6. Palmer Creek WD Improvement Company, Willamette Basin Project, 
Oregon: Irrigation water service contract for approximately 13,000 
acre-feet.
    7. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Boise-Kuna ID, Boise Project, 
Idaho: Memorandum of Agreement for the use of approximately 400 acre-
feet of storage space annually in Anderson Ranch Reservoir. Water to be 
used for wildlife mitigation purposes (ponds and wetlands).
    8. North Unit ID and/or City of Madras, Deschutes Project, Oregon: 
Long-term municipal water service contract for provision of 
approximately 125 acre-feet annually from the project water supply to 
the City of Madras.
    9. North Unit ID District, Deschutes Project, Oregon: Repayment 
contract for reimbursable cost of dam safety repairs to Wickiup Dam.
    10. Five individual contractors, Umatilla Project, Oregon: 
Repayment agreements for reimbursable cost of dam safety repairs to 
McKay Dam.
    11. North Unit ID, Deschutes Project, Oregon: Warren Act contract 
with cost of service charge to allow for use of project facilities to 
convey non-project water.
    12. Baker Valley ID, Baker Project, Oregon: Warren Act contract 
with cost of service charge to allow for use of project facilities to 
store non-project water.
    13. Okanogan ID, Okanogan Project, Washington: SOD contract to 
repay District's share of cost of dam safety repairs to Salmon Lake 
Dam.
    14. Trendwest Resorts, Yakima Project, Washington: Long-term water 
exchange contract for assignment of Teanaway River and Big Creek water 
rights to Reclamation for instream flow use in exchange for annual use 
of up to 3,500 acre-feet of water from Cle Elum Reservoir for a 
proposed resort development.
    15. Milner ID, Minidoka-Palisades Projects, Idaho: Amendment of 
storage contracts to reduce the District's spaceholding in Palisades 
Reservoir by up to 5,162 acre-feet, thereby allowing use of this space 
by Reclamation for flow augmentation.
    16. City of Cle Elum, Yakima Project, Washington: Contract for up 
to 2,170 acre-feet of water for municipal use.

Mid-Pacific Region

    Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 
95825-1898, telephone 916-978-5250.
    1. Irrigation water districts, individual irrigators, MI and 
miscellaneous water users, Mid-Pacific Region projects other than CVP: 
Temporary (interim) water service contracts for available Project

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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.


    2. Contractors from the American River Division, Buchanan Unit, 
Cross Valley Canal, Delta Division, Friant Division, Hidden Unit, 
Sacramento River Division, San Felipe Division, Shasta Division, 
Trinity River Division, and West San Joaquin Division, CVP, California: 
Early renewal of existing long-term and interim renewal water service 
contracts with contractors having contracts which expire between 2000 
and 2001; water quantities for these contracts total in excess of 5.6M 
acre-feet. These contract actions will be accomplished through long-
term renewal contracts pursuant to Public Law 102-575. Prior to 
completion of negotiation of long-term renewal contracts, existing 
interim renewal water service contracts may be renewed through 
successive interim renewal of contracts.
    3. Redwood Valley County WD, SRPA, California: District is 
considering restructuring the repayment schedule pursuant to Public Law 
100-516 or initiating new legislation to prepay the loan at a 
discounted rate. Prepayment option under Public Law 102-575 has 
expired.
    4. El Dorado 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 authorized by Public Law 101-514.
    5. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish 
and Game, Grasslands WD, CVP, California: Water service contracts to 
provide water supplies for refuges and private wetlands within the CVP 
pursuant to Public Law 102-575 and Federal Reclamation Laws; quantity 
to be contracted for is approximately 450,000 acre-feet.
    6. Sutter Extension WD, Biggs-West Gridley WD, Buena Vista Water 
Storage District, and the State of California Department of Water 
Resources, CVP, California: Pursuant to Public Law 102-575, conveyance 
agreements for the purpose of wheeling refuge water supplies and 
funding District facility improvements and exchange agreements to 
provide water for refuge and private wetlands.
    7. Mountain Gate Community Services District, CVP, California: 
Amendment of existing long-term water service contract to include right 
to renew. This amendment will also conform the contract to current 
Reclamation law, including Public Law 102-575.
    8. Santa Barbara County Water Agency, Cachuma Project, California: 
Repayment contract for SOD work on Bradbury Dam.
    9. CVP 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.
    10. City of Roseville, CVP, California: Execution of long-term, 
Warren Act contract for conveyance of non-project water provided from 
the Placer County Water Agency. This contract will allow CVP facilities 
to be used to deliver non-project water to the City of Roseville for 
use within their service area.
    11. Sacramento Municipal Utility District, CVP, California: 
Amendment of existing water service contract to allow for additional 
points of diversion and assignment of up to 15,000 acre-feet of CVP 
water to the Sacramento County Water Agency. The amended contract will 
conform to current Reclamation law.
    12. Mercy Springs WD, CVP, California: Partial assignment of about 
7,000 acre-feet of Mercy Springs WD's water service contract to 
Westlands WD for agricultural use.
    13. Santa Barbara County Water Agency, Cachuma Project, California: 
Contract to transfer responsibility for O&M and O&M funding of certain 
Cachuma Project facilities to the member units.
    14. M&T, Inc., Sacramento River Water Rights Contractors, CVP, 
California: A proposed exchange agreement with M&T, Inc., to take Butte 
Creek water rights water from the Sacramento River in exchange for CVP 
water to facilitate habitat restoration.
    15. East Bay Municipal Utility District, CVP, California: Amendment 
to long-term water service contract No. 14-06-200-5183A, to change the 
points of diversion.
    16. Madera ID, Lindsay-Strathmore ID, and Delta Lands Reclamation 
District No. 770, CVP, California: Execution of 2- to 3-year Warren Act 
contracts for conveyance of non-project water in the Friant-Kern and/or 
Madera Canals when excess capacity exists.
    17. Casitas Municipal WD, Ventura Project, California: Repayment 
contract for SOD work on Casitas Dam.
    18. Centerville Community Services District, CVP, California: A 
long-term supplemental repayment contract for reimbursement to the 
United States for conveyance costs associated with CVP water conveyed 
to Centerville.
    19. El Dorado ID, CVP, California: Execution of long-term Warren 
Act contract for conveyance of non-project water. This contract will 
allow CVP facilities to be used to deliver non-project water to the 
District for use within their service area.
    20. Placer County Water Agency, CVP, California: Amendment of 
existing water service contract to allow for additional points of 
diversion and reduction in the amount of CVP water to be delivered from 
a maximum of 117,000 acre-feet to a maximum of 35,000 acre-feet. The 
amended contract will conform to current Reclamation law.
    21. Langell Valley ID, Horsefly ID, and Tulelake ID, Klamath 
Project, Oregon: Repayment contract for SOD work on Clear Lake Dam.
    22. Widren WD, CVP, California: Assignment of 2,940 acre-feet of 
Widren WD's water service contract to the City of Tracy. The assignment 
will require approval of conversion of the District's CVP irrigation 
water to M&I.
    23. Warren Act Contracts, CVP, California: Execution of long-term 
Warren Act contracts with various entities for conveyance of non-
project water in the Delta-Mendota Canal.
    24. Tuolumne Utilities District (formerly Tuolumne Regional WD), 
CVP, California: Long-term water service contract for up to 9,000 acre-
feet from New Melones Reservoir, and possibly long-term contract for 
storage of non-project water in New Melones Reservoir.
    25. Sierra Pacific Power Company, Town of Fernley, State of 
California, City of Reno, City of Sparks, Washoe County, State of 
Nevada, Truckee-Carson ID, and any other local interest or Native-
American Tribal interest, who may have negotiated rights under Public 
Law 101-618; Nevada and California: Contract for the storage of non-
Federal water in Truckee River reservoirs as authorized by Public Law 
101-618 and the Preliminary Settlement Agreement. The contracts shall 
be consistent with the Truckee River Water Quality Settlement Agreement 
and the terms and conditions of the proposed Truckee River Operating 
Agreement.
    26. City of Folsom, CVP, California: Contract to amend their water 
rights settlement contract's point of diversion.

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    27. Banta Carbona ID, CVP, California: Long-term Warren Act 
contract for conveyance of non-project water in the Delta-Mendota 
Canal.
    28. Contra Costa WD, CVP, California: Amend water service contract 
No. I75r-3401 for the purpose of renegotiating the provisions of 
contract article 12, ``Water Shortage and Apportionment,'' to conform 
to current CVP M&I water shortage policy.
    29. Plain View WD, CVP, California: Long-term Warren Act contract 
for conveyance of non-project water in the Delta-Mendota Canal.
    30. City of Redding, CVP, California: Amend water contract No. 14-
06-200-5272A for the purpose of renegotiating the provisions of 
contract article 15, ``Water Shortage and Apportionment,'' to conform 
to current CVP M&I water shortage policy.
    31. Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority, CVP, California: Amendment of 
existing long-term O&M agreement to also include the O&M of the Red 
Bluff Diversion Dam and related facilities.
    32. Byron-Bethany ID, CVP, California: Long-term Warren Act 
contract for conveyance of non-project water in the Delta-Mendota 
Canal.
    33. Resource Renewal Institute, CVP, California: Proposed water 
purchase agreement with Resource Renewal Institute for the permanent 
purchase of water rights on Butte Creek for instream flow purposes.
    34. Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, CVP, California: 
Execution of a long-term Operations Agreement for flood control 
operations of Folsom Dam and Reservoir to allow for recovery of costs 
associated with operating a variable flood control pool of 400,000 to 
670,000 acre-feet of water during the flood control season. This 
agreement is to conform to Federal law.
    35. Lower Tule River ID, Porterville ID, Vandalia ID, and Pioneer 
Water Company, Success Project, California: Repayment contract for the 
SOD costs assigned to the irrigation purpose of Success Dam.
    The following contract action has been discontinued since the last 
publication of this notice on October 21, 1999.
    1. (5) Naval Air Station and Truckee Carson ID, Newlands Project, 
Nevada: Amend water service agreement No. 14-06-400-1024 for the use of 
project water on Naval Air Station Land. This action has been 
postponed, but may be pursued at a later time.

Lower Colorado Region

    Bureau of Reclamation, PO Box 61470 (Nevada Highway and Park 
Street), Boulder City, Nevada 89006-1470, telephone 702-293-8536.
    1. Milton and Jean Phillips, Cameron Brothers Construction Co., 
Ogram Farms, Bruce Church, Inc., and Sunkist Growers, Inc., BCP, 
Arizona: Colorado River water delivery contracts, as recommended by 
Arizona Department of Water Resources, with agricultural entities 
located near the Colorado River for up to 11,057 acre-feet per year 
total.
    2. Armon Curtis, Arlin Dulin, Jack Rayner, Glen Curtis, Jamar 
Produce Corporation, and Ansel T. Hall, BCP, Arizona: Amendatory 
Colorado River water delivery contracts: To exempt each referenced 
contractor from the acreage limitation and full-cost pricing provisions 
of the RRA.
    3. Brooke Water Co. and Havasu Water Co., BCP, Arizona: Contracts 
for additional Colorado River water to entities located along the 
Colorado River in Arizona for up to 1,540 acre-feet per year for 
domestic uses as recommended by the Arizona Department of Water 
Resources.
    4. National Park Service for Lake Mead National Recreation Area, 
Supreme Court Decree in Arizona v. California, and BCP in Arizona and 
Nevada: Agreement for delivery of Colorado River water for the National 
Park Service's Federal Establishment PPR for diversion of 500 acre-feet 
annually and the National Park Service's Federal Establishment PPR 
pursuant to Executive Order No. 5125 (April 25, 1930).
    5. Mohave Valley IDD, BCP, Arizona: Amendment of current contract 
for additional Colorado River water, change in service area, diversion 
points, RRA exemption, and PPRs.
    6. Miscellaneous PPR entitlement holders, BCP, Arizona, and 
California: New contracts for entitlement to Colorado River water as 
decreed by the U.S. Supreme Court in Arizona v. California, as 
supplemented or amended, and as required by section 5 of the Boulder 
Canyon Project Act. Miscellaneous PPRs holders are listed in the 
January 9, 1979, Supreme Court Supplemental Decree in Arizona v. 
California et al.
    7. Miscellaneous PPR No. 11, BCP, Arizona: Assign a portion of the 
PPR from Holpal to McNulty et al.
    8. Federal establishment PPRs entitlement holders, BCP: Individual 
contracts for administration of Colorado River water entitlement of the 
Colorado River, Fort Mojave, Quechan, Chemehuevi, and Cocopah Indian 
Tribes.
    9. United States facilities, BCP, Arizona and California: 
Reservation of Colorado River water for use at existing Federal 
facilities and lands administered by Reclamation.
    10. Bureau of Land Management, BCP, Arizona: Contract for 1,176 
acre-feet per year, for irrigation use, of Arizona's Colorado River 
water that is not used by higher-priority Arizona entitlement holders.
    11. Curtis Family Trust et al., BCP, Arizona: Contract for 2,100 
acre-feet per year of Colorado River water for irrigation.
    12. Beattie Farms SW, BCP, Arizona: Contract for 1,890 acre-feet 
per year of unused Arizona entitlement of Colorado River water for 
irrigation use.
    13. Arizona Game and Fish Department, BCP, Arizona: Contract for 
250 acre-feet per year of unused Arizona entitlement of Colorado River 
water for environmental use until a permanent water supply can be 
obtained.
    14. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Lower Colorado River Refuge 
Complex, BCP, Arizona: Agreement to administer the Colorado River water 
entitlement for refuge lands located in Arizona to resolve water rights 
coordination issues, and to provide for an additional entitlement for 
nonconsumptive use of flow through water.
    15. Hilander C ID, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Project, 
Arizona: Colorado River water delivery contract for 4,500 acre-feet per 
year.
    16. Maricopa-Stanfield IDD, CAP, Arizona: Amend distribution system 
repayment contract No. 4-07-30-W0047 to reschedule repayment pursuant 
to June 28, 1996, agreement.
    17. Indian and non-Indian agricultural and MI water users, CAP, 
Arizona: New and amendatory contracts for repayment of Federal 
expenditures for construction of distribution systems.
    18. Tohono O'odham Nation, SRPA, Arizona: Repayment contract for a 
$7.3 million loan for the Schuk Toak District.
    19. San Tan ID, CAP, Arizona: Amend distribution system repayment 
contract No. 6-07-30-W0120 to increase the repayment obligation by 
approximately $168,000.
    20. Central Arizona Drainage and Irrigation District, CAP, Arizona: 
Amend distribution system repayment contract No. 4-07-30-W0048 to 
modify repayment terms pursuant to final order issued by U.S. 
Bankruptcy Court, District of Arizona.
    21. City of Needles, Lower Colorado Water Supply Project, 
California: Amend contract No. 2-07-30-W0280 to extend Needles water 
service subcontracting authority to the Counties of Imperial and 
Riverside.
    22. Imperial ID/Coachella Valley WD and/or The Metropolitan WD of 
Southern California, BCP, California:

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Contract to fund the Department of the Interior's expenses to conserve 
All-American Canal seepage water in accordance with Title II of the San 
Luis Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act dated November 17, 1988.
    23. Coachella Valley WD and/or The Metropolitan WD of Southern 
California, BCP, California: Contract to fund the Department of the 
Interior's expenses to conserve seepage water from the Coachella Branch 
of the All-American Canal in accordance with Title II of the San Luis 
Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, dated November 17, 1988.
    24. Southern Nevada Water Authority, Robert B. Griffith Water 
Project, BCP, Nevada: Amend the repayment contract to provide for the 
incorporation of the Griffith Project into the expanded southern Nevada 
Water System, funded and built by Southern Nevada Water Authority, to 
facilitate the diversion, treatment, and conveyance of additional water 
out of Lake Mead for which the Authority has an existing entitlement to 
use.
    25. Salt River-Pima Maricopa Indian Community, CAP, Arizona: O&M 
contract for its CAP water distribution system.
    26. Bullhead City, BCP, Arizona: Assignment of annual 1,800 acre-
feet Colorado River water entitlement and associated service area from 
Mohave County Water Conservation District to Bullhead City, Arizona.
    27. U.S. Army Proving Ground, BCP, Arizona: Agreement for 1,883 
acre-feet of Colorado River water per year.
    28. Arizona State Land Department, BCP, Arizona: Colorado River 
water delivery contract for 1,400 acre-feet per year for domestic use.
    29. Miscellaneous PPR No. 38, BCP, California: Assign Schroeder's 
portion of the PPR to Murphy Broadcasting and change the place and type 
of water use.
    30. Berneil Water Co., CAP, Arizona: Water service contracts 
associated with partial assignment of water service to the Cave Creek 
Water Company.
    31. Tohono O'odham Nation, CAP, Arizona: Repayment contract for 
construction costs associated with water distribution system for 
Central Arizona IDD.
    32. Tohono O'odham Nation, CAP, Arizona: Contracts for Schuk Toak 
and San Xavier Districts for repayment of Federal expenditures for 
construction of distribution systems.
    33. Don Schuler, BCP, California: Temporary delivery contract for 
surplus and/or unused apportionment Colorado River water for domestic 
and industrial use on 18 lots of recreational homes.
    34. Bureau of Land Management, BCP, California: Agreement for 1,000 
acre-feet per year of Colorado River water in accordance with 
Secretarial Reservation.
    35. Bureau of Land Management, BCP, Arizona: Agreement for 4,010 
acre-feet per year of Colorado River water in accordance with 
Secretarial Reservations.
    36. Arizona Public Service Company and Imperial ID, BCP, Arizona 
and California: Colorado River water delivery contract for up to 1,500 
acre-feet per year of unused Arizona entitlement and/or surplus water.
    37. Canyon Forest Village II Corporation, BCP, Arizona: Colorado 
River water delivery contract for up to 400 acre-feet per year of 
unused Arizona apportionment or surplus apportionment for domestic use.
    38. Gila Project Works, Gila Project, Arizona: Title transfer of 
facilities and certain lands in the Wellton-Mohawk Division from the 
United States to the Wellton-Mohawk IDD.
    39. McMicken ID, CAP, Arizona: Assignment of 486 acre-feet of M&I 
water per year to the City of Peoria.
    40. ASARCO Inc., CAP, Arizona: Amendment to extend deadline for 
giving notice of termination on exchange subcontract to December 31, 
2000.
    41. BHP Copper, Inc., CAP, Arizona: Amendment to extend deadline 
for giving notice of termination on exchange subcontract to December 
31, 2000.
    42. Cyprus Miami Mining Corporation, CAP, Arizona: Amendment to 
extend deadline for giving notice of termination on exchange 
subcontract to December 31, 2000.
    43. Bureau of Reclamation, BCP, Arizona and California: Surplus 
Colorado River water entitlements for environmental habitat improvement 
projects.
    44. Agricultural and M water users, CAP, Arizona: Water service 
subcontracts for percentages of available supply reallocated in 1992 
for irrigation entities and up to 640,000 acre-feet per year allocated 
in 1983 for M&I use.
    45. Southern Nevada Water Authority, Robert B. Griffith Water 
Project, Nevada: Title transfer of physical facilities with interest in 
acquired lands and grant or assignment of perpetual rights or easements 
over Federal lands.
    46. Hohokam IDD, CAP, Arizona: Amend water distribution system 
repayment contract to reflect final project costs.
    47. Gila River Indian Community, CAP, Arizona: Amend CAP water 
delivery contract and distribution system repayment and operation, 
maintenance, and replacement contract pursuant to anticipated Gila 
River Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Agreement.
    48. Basic Management, Inc., Salinity Project, Nevada: Title 
transfer of the Pitman Wash Bypass Demonstration Project Facilities and 
all interests in acquired lands and easements associated with an 
obligation to continue bypassing the water in Pitman Wash.
    49. BHP Copper, Inc., CAP, Arizona: Proposed agreement and 
amendments to CAP water delivery subcontracts to transfer BHP Copper's 
CAP water allocation to the City of Scottsdale, Town of Carefree, and 
Tonto Hills Utility Company.
    50. Litchfield Park Service Company, CAP, Arizona: Assignment of 
1,200 acre-feet per year of CAP M&I water to the City of Scottsdale.
    51. California WDs, BCP, California: Incorporate into the water 
delivery contracts with several water districts (Coachella Valley WD, 
Imperial ID, Palo Verde ID, and The Metropolitan WD of Southern 
California), through new contracts, contract amendments, contract 
approvals, or other appropriate means, the agreement to be reached with 
those water districts to (i) quantity the Colorado River water 
entitlements for Coachella Valley WD and Imperial ID and (ii) provide a 
basis for water transfers among California water districts.
    52. Coachella Valley WD, BCP, California: Amend contract designated 
symbol 14-20-650, contract No. 631, which authorizes the United States 
to construct irrigation and drainage works for certain Indian lands 
within the District, to provide for construction of necessary 
facilities to allow water deliveries for irrigation of up to 322 acres 
of lands on the Torres-Martinez Indian Reservation located within the 
Coachella Valley WD's Improvement District No. 1.
    53. Arizona State Land Department, CAP, Arizona: Assignment of 
1,500 acre-feet per year of CAP water from the Arizona State Land 
Department to the City of Mesa.
    54. Miscellaneous PPR No.11, BCP, California: Assign the contract 
from Dickman et al. to Sonny Gowan.
    55. Cibola Valley IDD, BCP, Arizona: Amendment to the District's 
Colorado River water delivery contract to permanently reduce the 
District's water entitlement by approximately 600 acre-feet per year to 
facilitate the transfer of such water to a golf course development in 
the Lake Havasu area. New or amendatory Colorado River water

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delivery contract with the entitlement holder for the transferred 
water.
    56. North Gila Valley IDD, Yuma ID, and Yuma Mesa IDD, Yuma Mesa 
Division, Gila Project, Arizona: Administrative action to amend each 
district's Colorado River water delivery contract to effectuate a 
change from a ``pooled'' water entitlement for the Division to a 
quantified entitlement for each district.
    57. Indian and/or non-Indian M&I users, CAP, Arizona: New or 
amendatory water service contracts or subcontracts in accordance with 
an anticipated final record of decision for reallocation CAP water, as 
discussed in the Secretary of the Interior's notice published on page 
41456 of the Federal Register on July 30, 1999. The following contract 
actions have been discontinued or completed since the last publication 
of this notice on October 21, 1999.

Discontinued contract actions

    1. (48) San Carlos-Apache Tribe, CAP, Arizona: Agreement among the 
United States, Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power 
District, and Salt River Valley Water Users' Association for exchange 
of up to 14,000 acre-feet of Black River water for CAP water.
    2. (49) San Carlos-Apache Tribe, Arizona: Agreement among the San 
Carlos-Apache Tribe, the United States and Phelps Dodge Corporation for 
the lease of Black River water.

Completed contract actions

    1. (28) McMicken ID/Town of Goodyear, CAP, Arizona: Amend 
McMicken's CAP subcontract to reduce its entitlement by 507 acre-feet 
and Goodyear's water/service subcontract to increase its entitlement by 
507 acre-feet.
    2. (50) San Carlos Apache Tribe, CAP, Arizona: Amendatory contract 
to increase the Tribe's CAP water entitlement pursuant to the San 
Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act.
    3. (53) City of Goodyear, CAP, Arizona: Amendment to increase 
Goodyear's CAP water entitlement by 1,007 acre-feet pursuant to 
agreement with McMicken ID to transfer its right to this water under 
subcontract No. 5-07-30-W0100.
    4. (55) E&R Water Company, CAP, Arizona: Exchange agreement to 
transfer 161 acre-feet of CAP water to the Salt River Project.
    5. (58) Sun City Water Co., CAP, Arizona: Partial assignment of 
2,372 acre-feet of CAP M&I water to Sun City West Utilities Co.
    6. (61) Cortaro Marana ID, CAP, Arizona: Assignment of 47 acre-feet 
of CAP M&I water to the Town of Marana.
    7. (65) Brooke Water, L.L.C., CAP, Arizona: Assignment of 3,932 
acre-feet of CAP M&I water to Circle City Water Company.

Upper Colorado Region

    Bureau of Reclamation, 125 South State Street, Room 6107, Salt Lake 
City, Utah 84138-1102, telephone 801-524-4419.
    1. Individual irrigators, M&I, and miscellaneous water users, 
Initial Units, CRSP; Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico: Temporary 
(interim) water service contracts for surplus project water for 
irrigation or M&I use to provide up to 10,000 acre-feet of water 
annually for terms up to 10 years; long-term contracts for similar 
service for up to 1,000 acre-feet of water annually.
    (a) Harrison F. Russell and Patricia E. Russell, Wayne N. Aspinall 
Unit, CRSP, Colorado: Contract for 1 acre-foot to support an 
augmentation plan, Case No. 97CW39, Water Division Court No. 4, State 
of Colorado, to provide for a single-family residential well, including 
home lawn and livestock watering (non-commercial).
    (b) City of Page, Arizona, Glen Canyon Unit, CRSP, Arizona: Long-
term contract for 1,000 acre-feet of water for municipal purposes.
    (c) LeChee Chapter of the Navajo Nation, Glen Canyon Unit, CRSP, 
Arizona: Long-term contract for 1,000 acre-feet for municipal purposes.
    (d) Stephens, Walter Daniel, Wayne N. Aspinall Unit, CRSP, 
Colorado: Contract for 2 acre-feet to support an augmentation plan, 
Case No. 97CW49, Water Division Court No. 4, State of Colorado, to 
provide for pond evaporative depletions during the non-irrigation 
season.
    (e) Daggett County, Utah, Flaming Gorge Unit, CRSP, Utah: M&I water 
service contract covering payment for and delivery of up to 12,000 
acre-feet of untreated water as required by Section 10(k)(2) of Public 
Law 105-326.
    (f) Margarett W. Furey, Wayne N. Aspinall Unit, CRSP, Colorado: 
Contract for 1 acre-foot to support augmentation plan. R&D Investment 
has filed an application with the Division 4 Water Court of the State 
of Colorado seeking decree for a domestic well to serve the Ms. Furey 
domestic in-house residential use, lawn and garden irrigation, pond 
evaporation, and stock watering.
    2. Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Animas-La Plata Project, Colorado: 
Repayment contract for 26,500 acre-feet per year for M&I use and 2,600 
acre-feet per year for irrigation use in Phase One and 700 acre-feet in 
Phase Two; contract terms to be consistent with binding cost-sharing 
agreement and water rights settlement agreement.
    3. Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Animas-La Plata Project, Colorado and 
New Mexico: Repayment contract; 6,000 acre-feet per year for M&I use in 
Colorado; 26,400 acre-feet per year for irrigation use in Colorado; 900 
acre-feet per year for irrigation use in New Mexico; contract terms to 
be consistent with binding cost-sharing agreement and water rights 
settlement agreement.
    4. William Nielson, Dolores Project, Colorado: Carriage contract to 
carry up to 1.5 cfs of non-project water in project facilities under 
the authority of the Warren Act of 1911.
    5. San Juan-Chama Project, New Mexico: San Juan Pueblo repayment 
contract for up to 2,000 acre-feet of project water for irrigation 
purposes. Taos Area--The Taos area Acequias, the Town and County of 
Taos are forming a joint powers agreement to form an organization to 
enter into a repayment contract for up to 2,990 acre-feet of project 
water to be used for irrigation and M&I in the Taos, New Mexico area.
    6. Carlsbad ID, Carlsbad Project, New Mexico: Contract to provide 
for repayment of the District's 15 percent share of proposed 
modifications to Avalon Dam under the SOD program.
    7. The National Park Service, Colorado Water Conservation Board, 
Wayne N. Aspinall Unit, CRSP, Colorado: Contract to provide specific 
river flow patterns in the Gunnison River through the Black Canyon of 
the Gunnison National Monument.
    8. Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District, Wayne N. 
Aspinall Unit, CRSP, Colorado: Long-term water service contract for 
municipal, domestic, and irrigation use.
    9. Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District, Wayne N. 
Aspinall Unit, CRSP, Colorado: Substitute supply plan for the 
administration of the Gunnison River.
    10. Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association, Upper Gunnison 
River Water Conservancy District, Colorado River Water Conservation 
District, Uncompahgre Project, Colorado: Water management agreement for 
water stored at Taylor Park Reservoir and the Wayne N. Aspinall Storage 
Units to improve water management.
    11. Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Florida Project, Colorado: 
Supplement to contract No. 14-06-400-3038, dated May 7, 1963, for an 
additional 181 acre-feet of project water, plus 563 acre-feet of water 
pursuant to the 1986 Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Final Settlement 
Agreement.

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    12. Grand Valley Water Users Association, Orchard Mesa ID, and 
Public Service Company of Colorado, Grand Valley Project, Colorado: 
Water service contract for the utilization of project water for cooling 
purposes for a steam electric generation plant.
    13. Public Service Company of New Mexico, CRSP, Navajo Unit, New 
Mexico: New water service contract for diversion of 16,700 acre-feet, 
not to exceed a depletion of 16,200 acre-feet of project water for 
cooling purposes for a steam electric generation plant.
    14. Sanpete County Water Conservancy District, Narrows Project, 
Utah: Application for an SRPA loan and grant to construct a dam, 
reservoir, and pipeline to annually supply approximately 5,000 acre-
feet of water through a transmountain diversion from upper Gooseberry 
Creek in the Price River drainage (Colorado River Basin) to the San 
Pitch--Savor River (Great Basin).
    15. Individual irrigators, Carlsbad Project, New Mexico: The United 
States proposes to enter into long-term forbearance lease agreements 
with individuals who have privately held water rights to divert non-
project water either directly from the Pecos River or from shallow/
artesian wells in the Pecos River Watershed. This action will result in 
additional water in the Pecos River to make up for the water depletions 
caused by changes in operations at Sumner Dam which were made to 
improve conditions for a threatened species, the Pecos bluntnose 
shiner.
    16. Dolores Water Conservancy District, Dolores Project, Colorado: 
Carriage contract with the District to carry up to 6,000 acre-feet of 
non-project water in project facilities under the authority of the 
Warren Act of 1911.
    17. Various contractors, San Juan-Chama Project, New Mexico: The 
United States proposes to purchase lease water from various contractors 
to stabilize flows in a critical reach of the Rio Grande in order to 
meet the needs of irrigators and preserve habitat for the silvery 
minnow.
    18. Mancos Water Conservancy District, Mancos Project, Colorado: 
Amendment to repayment contract with the District to increase the farm 
unit size (for acreage limitation purposes) from 160 to 750 acres, 
pursuant to the WCUA of 1939.
    19. Ogden River Water Users Association and Weber Basin Water 
Conservancy District, Ogden River and Weber Basin Projects, Utah: 
Contract to provide for repayment of water users portion of 
construction contract due to SOD investigations recommendations at 
Pineview Dam.
    The following contract action has been discontinued since the last 
publication of this notice on October 21, 1999.
    1. (4) Pine River ID, Pine River Project: Contract to allow the 
District to convert up to 2,000 acre-feet of project irrigation water 
to municipal, domestic, and industrial uses.

Great Plains Region:

    Bureau of Reclamation, PO Box 36900, Federal Building, 316 North 
26th Street, Billings, Montana 59107-6900, telephone 406-247-7730.
    1. Individual irrigators, MI, and miscellaneous water users: 
Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South 
Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming: Temporary (interim) water service contracts 
for the sale, conveyance, storage, and exchange of surplus project 
water and non-project water for irrigation or M&I use to provide up to 
10,000 acre-feet of water annually for a term up to 1 year.
    2. Green Mountain Reservoir, Colorado-Big Thompson Project, 
Colorado: Water service contracts for irrigation and M&I contract 
negotiations for sale of water from the marketable yield to water users 
within the Colorado River Basin of Western Colorado.
    3. Ruedi Reservoir, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado: Second 
round water sales from the regulatory capacity of Ruedi Reservoir. 
Water service and repayment contracts for up to 17,000 acre-feet 
annually for M&I use; contract with Colorado Water Conservation Board 
and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for 21,650 acre-feet for 
endangered fishes.
    4. Garrison Diversion Unit, P-SMBP, North Dakota: Renegotiation of 
the master repayment contract with Garrison Diversion Conservancy 
District to conform with the Garrison Diversion Unit Reformulation Act 
of 1986; negotiation of repayment contracts with irrigators and M&I 
users.
    5. City of Rapid City and Rapid Valley Water Conservancy District, 
Rapid Valley Unit, P-SMBP, South Dakota: Contract renewal for up to 
55,000 acre-feet of storage capacity in Pactola Reservoir.
    6. Pathfinder ID, North Platte Project, Nebraska: Negotiation of 
contract regarding SOD program modification of Lake Alice Dam No. 1 
Filter/Drain.
    7. Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Yellowtail Unit, Lower 
Bighorn Division, P-SMBP, Montana: In accordance with section 9 of the 
Northern Cheyenne Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 1992, the 
United States and the Northern Cheyenne Indian Tribe are proposing to 
contract for 30,000 acre-feet per year of stored water from Bighorn 
Reservoir. The Tribe will pay the United States both capital and O&M 
costs associated with each acre-foot of water the Tribe uses or sells 
from this storage for M&I purposes. Reclamation and the Tribe are 
continuing to negotiate the terms of the Agreement. A date for 
execution has not been scheduled.
    8. Mid-Dakota Rural Water System, Inc., South Dakota: Pursuant to 
the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992, the 
Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make grants and loans to 
Mid-Dakota Rural Water System, Inc., a nonprofit corporation for the 
planning and construction of a rural water supply system.
    9. Angostura ID, Angostura Unit, P-SMBP, South Dakota: The District 
had a contract for water service which expired on December 31, 1995. An 
interim 3-year contract provided for a continuing water supply and the 
District to operate and maintain the dam and reservoir. The proposed 
long-term contract would provide a continued water supply for the 
District and the District's continued O&M of the facility. A BON is 
currently being developed for a long-term contract.
    10. Cities of Loveland and Berthoud, Colorado, Colorado-Big 
Thompson Project, Colorado: Long-term contracts for conveyance of non-
project M&I water through Colorado-Big Thompson Project facilities 
pursuant to the Town Sites and Power Development Act of 1906.
    11. P-SMBP, Kansas and Nebraska: Initiate negotiations for renewal 
of long-term water supply contracts with Kansas-Bostwick, Nebraska-
Bostwick, Frenchman Valley, Frenchman-Cambridge, and Almena IDs.
    12. Northwest Area Water Supply, North Dakota: Long-term contract 
for water supply from Garrison Diversion Unit facilities. BON has been 
approved by Commissioner. Negotiations are pending.
    13. Fort Shaw ID, Sun River Project, Montana: Contract for SOD 
costs for repairs to Willow Creek Dam. The proposed contract for the 
emergency repairs has been combined with the contract for repayment of 
additional SOD work as outlined in the approval memorandum dated 
November 17, 1999. Negotiations have been completed. Anticipate 
execution of the contract in January 2000.
    14. P-SMBP, Kansas: Water service contracts with the Kirwin and 
Webster IDs in the Solomon River Basin in Kansas will be extended for a 
period of 4 years in accordance with Public Law 104-326 enacted October 
19, 1996.

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Water service contracts will be renewed prior to expiration.
    15. City of Cheyenne, Kendrick Project, Wyoming: Negotiation of 
contract to renew for an additional term of 5 years. Contract for up to 
10,000 acre-feet of storage space for replacement water on a yearly 
basis in Seminoe Reservoir. A temporary contract has been issued 
pending negotiation of the long-term contract.
    16. Highland-Hanover ID, Hanover-Bluff Unit, P-SMBP, Wyoming: 
Renegotiation of long-term water service contract; includes provisions 
for repayment of construction costs.
    17. Upper Bluff ID, Hanover-Bluff Unit, P-SMBP, Wyoming: 
Renegotiation of long-term water service contract; includes provisions 
for repayment of construction cost.
    18. Fort Clark ID, P-SMBP, North Dakota: Negotiation of water 
service contract to continue delivery of project water to the District.
    19. Nueces River Project, Texas: Recalculate existing contract 
repayment schedule to conform with the provisions of the Emergency 
Drought Relief Act of 1996. The revised schedule is to reflect a 5-year 
deferment of payments.
    20. Western Heart River ID, Heart Butte Unit, P-SMBP, North Dakota: 
Negotiation of water service contract to continue delivery of project 
water to the District.
    21. Lower Marias Unit, P-SMBP, Montana: Water service contract 
expired June 1997. Initiating renewal of existing contract for 25 years 
for up to 480 acre-feet of storage from Tiber Reservoir to irrigate 160 
acres. Received approved BON from the Commissioner. Currently 
developing the contract and consulting with the Tribes regarding the 
Water Rights Compact. A 1-year interim contract has been issued to 
continue delivery of water until the necessary actions can be completed 
to renew a long-term contract.
    22. Lower Marias Unit, P-SMBP, Montana: Initiating 25-year water 
service contract for up to 750 acre-feet of storage from Tiber 
Reservoir to irrigate 250 acres. A 1-year temporary contract has been 
issued to allow additional time to complete necessary actions required 
for the long-term contract.
    23. Lower Marias Unit, P-SMBP, Montana: Water service contract 
expired May 31, 1998. Initiating renewal of the long-term water service 
contract to provide 4,570 acre-feet of storage from Tiber Reservoir to 
irrigate 2,285 acres. A 1-year interim contract has been issued to 
continue delivery of water until the necessary actions can be completed 
to renew the long-term contract.
    24. Dickinson-Heart River Mutual Aid Corporation, Dickinson Unit, 
P-SMBP, North Dakota: Negotiate renewal of water service contract for 
irrigation of lands below Dickinson Dam in western North Dakota.
    25. Savage ID, P-SMBP, Montana: An interim contract has been 
entered into with the District. The District is currently seeking title 
transfer. The contract is subject to renewal on an annual basis pending 
outcome of the title transfer process.
    26. City of Fort Collins, Colorado-Big Thompson Project, Colorado: 
Long-term contracts for conveyance and storage of non-project MI water 
through Colorado-Big Thompson Project facilities pursuant to the Town 
Sites and Power Development Act of 1906.
    27. Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado: Proposed contract 
amendment to contract No. 9-07-70-W099 with Busk-Ivanhoe, Inc.
    28. Green Mountain Project, Colorado: HUP contracts for surplus 
water for recreation. This contract is to benefit the endangered fish.
    29. Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado: Pueblo Board of Water 
Works, long-term storage and conveyance contract.
    30. Keith Bower (Individual), Boysen Unit, P-SMBP, Wyoming: 
Contract for up to 500 acre-feet of irrigation water to service 144 
acres.
    31. Canyon Lam. Liability (Individual), Boysen Unit, P-SMBP, 
Wyoming. Contract for up to 16 acre-feet of supplemental irrigation 
water to service 4 acres.
    32. L.U. Sheep Company (Individual), Boysen Unit, P-SMBP, Wyoming. 
Contract for up to 60 acre-feet of irrigation water to service 180 
acres.
    33. Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, Colorado-Big 
Thompson Project, Colorado: Acting by and through the Pleasant Valley 
Pipeline Project Water Activity Enterprise, beginning discussions and 
draft BON for a long-term contract for conveyance of non-project water 
through Colorado-Big Thompson Project facilities.
    34. Tom Green County and Improvement District No. 1, San Angelo 
Project, Texas: The irrigation district is requesting a deferment of 
its 2000 construction payment. In the process of developing a BON.
    35. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, P-SMBP, North Dakota: Negotiate a 
long-term water service contract with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in 
North Dakota for irrigation of up to 2,380 acres of land within the 
reservation.
    36. Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, Colorado-Big 
Thompson, Colorado: SOD repayment contract negotiations for 
modification to Horsetooth Dam.

    Dated: January 14, 2000.
A. Jack Garner,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 00-1445 Filed 1-20-00; 8:45 am]
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