[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 52 (Thursday, March 19, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 11748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-5992]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation


Central Valley Project Improvement Act, Water Management Plans.

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: The following Water Management Plans are available for review:
     Banta-Carbona Irrigation District
     Fresno Irrigation District
     Westlands Water District
    To meet the requirements of the Central Valley Project Improvement 
Act of 1992 (CVPIA) and the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982, the Bureau 
of Reclamation (Reclamation) developed and published the Criteria for 
Evaluating Water Management Plans (Criteria). For the purpose of this 
announcement, Water Management Plans (Plans) are considered the same as 
Water Conservation Plans. The above entities have developed a Plan, 
which Reclamation has evaluated and preliminarily determined to meet 
the requirements of these Criteria. Reclamation is publishing this 
notice in order to allow the public to review the plans and comment on 
the preliminary determinations. Public comment on Reclamation's 
preliminary (i.e., draft) determination is invited at this time.

DATES: All public comments must be received by April 20, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Please mail comments to Ms. Laurie Sharp, Bureau of 
Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, California, 95825, or 
contact at 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 Ms. Laurie Sharp at the e-mail 
address or telephone number above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are inviting the public to comment on our 
preliminary (i.e., draft) determination of Plan adequacy. Section 
3405(e) of the CVPIA (Title 34 Public Law 102-575), requires the 
Secretary of the Interior to 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 must 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.'' These criteria state that all parties (Contractors) that 
contract with Reclamation for water supplies (municipal and industrial 
contracts over 2,000 acre-feet and agricultural contracts over 2,000 
irrigable acres) must prepare Plans that contain the following 
information:
    1. Description of the District.
    2. Inventory of Water Resources.
    3. Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Agricultural Contractors.
    4. BMPs for Urban Contractors.
    5. Plan Implementation.
    6. Exemption Process.
    7. Regional Criteria.
    8. Five-Year Revisions.
    Reclamation will evaluate Plans based on these criteria. A copy of 
these Plans will be available for review at Reclamation's Mid-Pacific 
(MP) Regional Office located in Sacramento, California, and the local 
area office. Our practice is to make comments, including names and home 
addresses of respondents, available for public review.
    Before including your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, 
or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should 
be aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.
    If you wish to review a copy of these Plans, please contact Ms. 
Laurie Sharp to find the office nearest you.

    Dated: February 20, 2009.
Richard J. Woodley,
Regional Resources Manager, Mid-Pacific Region, Bureau of Reclamation.
[FR Doc. E9-5992 Filed 3-18-09; 8:45 am]
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