Quarterly Status Report of Water Service and Repayment Contract Negotiations

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Quarterly Status Report of Water Service and Repayment Contract

Negotiations

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of contractual actions that are new,

modified, discontinued or completed since the last publication of this

notice on May 6, 1994. The May 6, 1994 notice should be used as a

reference point to identify changes. 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. These public

participation procedures do not apply to proposed contracts for the

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:

Hendrik Willems, Acting Chief, Program Analysis Office--Washington

Liaison, Bureau of Reclamation, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC

20240; telephone 202-208-3014.

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, April 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, February 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 1994. When contract

negotiations are completed, and prior to execution, each proposed

contact form must be approved by the Secretary, or pursuant to

delegated or redelegate 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:

11. 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 Reclamation 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

contact, 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

(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

(Pub. L.) Public Law

(R&B) Rehabilitation and Betterment

(SRPA) Small Reclamation Projects Act

(WCUA) Water Conservation and Utilization Act

(WD) Water District

Pacific Northwest Region

Bureau of Reclamation, 1150 North Curtis Road, Boise, Idaho 83706-

1234, telephone 208-378-5346.

The following contract actions are new or have been completed in

the Pacific Northwest Region since this notice was last published on

May 6, 1994:

1. Contract Action Completed

Mitigation, Inc., Palisades/Ririe Projects, Idaho: Contract for

storage space in Palisades and Ririe Reservoirs (18,980 and 80,500

acre-feet, respectively) pursuant to section 5(a) of the Fort Hall

Indian Water Rights Act of 1990. Contract executed March 31, 1994,

Contract Number 4-07-10-W0999.

2. New Proposed Contract Action

Palmer Creek Water District Improvement Company, Willamette Basin

Project, Oregon: Irrigation water service contract for approximately

13,000 acre-feet.

3. New Proposed Contact Action

Umatilla Project Irrigation Districts, Oregon: Temporary contracts

with Hermiston, Stansfield, Westland, and West Extension Irrigation

Districts to provide water service for 1994.

Mid-Pacific Region

Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, California

95825-1898, telephone 916-978-5030.

1. Contract Action Completed

Contra Costa WD, CVP, California: Amendatory water service contract

to add the operation of the Los Vaqueros Project, including an

additional point of delivery; the amendment will also conform the

contract to current Reclamation policies, including the water

ratesetting policy, and Pub. L. 102-575. Contract executed May 26,

1994, Contract Number I75r-3401.

2. Contract Action Discontinued

Century Ranch Water Company, Inc., CVP, California: Long-term

exchange contract for M&I, less than 100 acre-feet; Stony Creek

Watershed above Black Butte Dam.

3. Contract Action Discontinued

State of California, Department of Forestry, CVP, California: Water

right exchange agreement, less than 100 acre-feet, above Black Butte

Dam.

4. Contract Action Completed

Sierra Pacific Power Company, Pyramid Lake Tribe, Washoe County

Water Conservation District; Washoe and Truckee-Storage Projects;

Nevada and California: Interim storage contract, authorized under Pub.

L. 101-618, and the provision of the Warren Act as supplemented by the

Reclamation States Emergency Drought Act to convey and/or store non-

project water in Stampede Reservoir and in Boca Reservoir. Contract

executed June 29, 1994, Contract Number 4-07-20-W1177.

5. Non-Federal Entity, CVP, California

Cost-sharing agreement with a yet to be determined non-Federal

entity for the Folsom Dam and Reservoir reoperation. Proposed Contract

Action Modified to Read as Follows: Sacramento Area Flood Control

Agency, CVP, California: Agreement for the Folsom Dam and Reservoir

reoperation.

6. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and

Game, Grassland WD; CVP; California

Water service contracts to provide Level II water supplies for

refuges within the CVP pursuant to Pub. L. 102-575; exchange agreements

and wheeling contracts to deliver some of the increased refuge water

supplies; quantity to be contracted for is approximately 450,000 acre-

feet. Proposed Contract Action Modified to Read as Follows: U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and Game, Grassland

WD; CVP; California: Water Service contracts to provide water supples

for refuges within the CVP pursuant to Federal Reclamation Laws;

exchange agreements and wheeling contracts to deliver some of the

increased refuge water supplies; quantity to be contracted for is

approximately 450,000 acre-feet.

7. Contract Action Completed

State of California, CVP, California: Cost sharing agreement with

State of California pursuant to CVP Improvement Act (Pub. L. 102-575).

The cost sharing agreement with the State will provide for the general

principles and administration of cost sharing for and implementation of

specific restoration actions identified in Pub. L. 102-575. Agreement

executed June 27, 1994.

Lower Colorado Region

Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 61470 (Nevada Highway and Park

Street), Boulder City, Nevada 89006-1470, telephone 702-293-8536.

No changes in contract actions in the Lower Colorado Region since

this notice was last published on May 6, 1994.

Upper Colorado Region

Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 11563, (125 South State Street),

Salt Lake City, Utah 84147, telephone 801-524-5435.

The following proposed contract action is new in the Upper Colorado

Region since this notice was last published on May 6, 1994.

New Proposed Contract Action

Florida Water Conservancy District, Florida Project, Colorado:

Water service contract to market for municipal and industrial use 114

acre-feet of water rights held by the United States.

Great Plains Region

Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 36900, Federal Building, 316 North

26th Street, Billings, Montana 59107-6900, telephone 406-657-6413.

The following contract actions have been completed or discontinued

in the Great Plains Region since this notice was last published on May

6, 1994:

1. Corn Creek ID, Glendo Unit, P-SMBP, Wyoming: Repayment contract

for 10,350 acre-feet of supplemental irrigation water from Glendo

Reservoir. Proposed Contract Action to Read as Follows: Corn Creek

Irrigation, Glendo Unit, P-SMBP, Wyoming: Repayment contract for 10,350

acre-feet of supplemental irrigation water from Glendo Reservoir

pending completion of NEPA review.

Dated: July 21, 1994.

Darrell D. Mach,

Acting Director, Operations.

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