[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 19 (Thursday, January 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4317-4318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-1902]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Central Valley Project Improvement Act, Regional Criteria For 
Evaluating the Water Management Plan for the Sacramento River 
Contractors

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The ``Regional Criteria for Evaluating Water Management Plans 
for the Sacramento River Contractors'' (Regional Criteria) are 
available for public comment. The Regional Criteria were developed by 
the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) under the authority of the 
Central Valley Project Improvement Act of 1992 (CVPIA) and in 
accordance with the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (RRA).
    The development and implementation of these Regional Criteria for 
the Sacramento Valley Contractors is an alternative ``experimental'' 
pilot

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program to the current ``Standard Criteria for Evaluating Water 
Management Plans'' (Standard Criteria). The Sacramento River 
Contractors that participate in the development of a Regional Water 
Management Plan (Plan) will have 5 years in which to successfully 
implement their Plan under these approved Regional Criteria. If the 
Contracting Officer deems this pilot program to be unsuccessful, these 
Regional Criteria will be discontinued. All subsequent Plans would then 
be evaluated under the then current Standard Criteria.

DATES: All public comments must be received by March 1, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Please mail comments to Leslie Barbre, Bureau of 
Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 95825, 916-978-
5232 (TDD 978-5608), or e-mail at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To be placed on a mailing list for any 
subsequent information, please contact Leslie Barbre at the e-mail 
address or telephone number above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These Regional Criteria were developed by 
Reclamation under the authority of the CVPIA and in accordance with the 
RRA. These Regional Criteria state that all Participating Contractors 
that take delivery of Municipal and Industrial (Urban) water in excess 
of 2,000 acre-feet and/or Agricultural water to serve over 2,000 
irrigable acres will be evaluated based on the required information 
detailed in the sections listed below.

1. Description of the Region Covered by the Plan
2. Inventory of Water Resources
3. Identify Regional Water Measurement Program
4. Analyze Water Management Quantifiable Objectives (QOs)
5. Identify Actions to Implement and Achieve Proposed QOs
6. Establish Monitoring Program
7. Budget and Allocation of Regional Costs
8. Regional Plan Coordination
9. Five-Year Plan Revision Procedure

    Reclamation will evaluate the Plan based on these Regional 
Criteria.
    Public comments for the Regional Criteria for the Sacramento River 
Contractors are now being accepted.

    Dated: December 1, 2003.
Donna E. Tegelman,
Regional Resources Manager, Mid-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 04-1902 Filed 1-28-04; 8:45 am]
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