[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 210 (Tuesday, October 30, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54780-54781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27207]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Notice of Availability for public comment of the Draft Municipal 
and Industrial (M&I) Water Shortage Policy, Central Valley Project 
(CVP), California

SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has developed, in 
consultation with the CVP municipal and industrial (M&I) Water Service 
contractors, a draft CVP M&I Water Shortage Policy. The purposes of the 
M&I Water Shortage Policy are to (1) define water allocations 
applicable to all CVP M&I contractors during times of reduced water 
supplies, (2) establish a minimum water supply level that with the M&I 
contractor's drought water conservation measures and other water 
supplies should sustain urban areas during drought situations, and (3) 
during severe or continuing droughts would, as much as possible, 
protect public health and safety, and (4) provide information to help 
M&I Contractors develop drought contingency plans. This policy is in 
furtherance of the June 9, 1997 Central Valley Project Improvement Act 
Administrative Proposal on Urban Water Supply Reliability.

DATES: Submit written comments on the Draft CVP M&I Water Shortage 
Policy on or before November 29, 2001 to the address below.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Draft CVP M&I Water Shortage Policy may be 
requested by writing Alisha Sterud at the above address or by calling 
(916) 978-5195 or retrieved from the Web site at www.mp.usbr.gov/cvpia/
3404c/mi__shortage.html. Written comments on the Draft CVP M&I Water 
Shortage Policy should be addressed to the Bureau of Reclamation, 
Attention: Alisha Sterud, MP-400, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 
95825.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, please 
contact Alisha Sterud at (916) 978-5195, or e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CVP (Central Valley Project) is operated 
under Federal statutes authorizing the CVP and by the terms and 
conditions of water rights acquired pursuant to California law. During 
any year, there may occur constraints on the availability of CVP water 
for an M&I (municipal and industrial) contractor under its contract. 
The cause of the water shortage may be drought, unavoidable causes, or 
restricted operations resulting from legal obligations or mandates. 
Those legal obligations include but are not limited to the Endangered 
Species Act, the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA), and 
conditions imposed on CVP's water rights by the State of California. 
This policy establishes the terms and conditions regarding the 
constraints on availability of water supply for the CVP M&I water 
service contracts.

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    Our practice is to make comments, including names and home 
addresses of respondents, available for public review. Individual 
respondents may request that we withhold their home address from public 
disclosure, which we will honor to the extent allowable by law. There 
also may be circumstances in which we would withhold a respondent's 
identity from public disclosure, as allowable by law. If you wish us to 
withhold your name and/or address, you must state this prominently at 
the beginning of your comment. We will make all submissions from 
organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying 
themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or 
businesses, available for public disclosure in their entirety.

    Dated: October 12, 2001.
Kirk Rodgers,
Acting Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 01-27207 Filed 10-29-01; 8:45 am]
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