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.

AGENCY: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of proposed contractual actions that

are modified, completed, discontinued, or new since the last

publication of this notice on February 1, 1995. The February 1, 1995,

notice should be used as a reference point to identify changes. The

number in parenthesis corresponds to the number in the February 1,

1995, notice. 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. 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 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: Alonzo Knapp, Manager, Reclamation

Law, Contracts, and Repayment Office, Bureau of Reclamation, PO Box

25007, Denver, Colorado 80225-0007; telephone 303-236-1061 extension

224.

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 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 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 1995. 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 comments.

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 request 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

(R&B)--Rehabilitation and Betterment

(SRPA)--Small Reclamation Projects Act

(WCUA)--Water Conservation and Utilization Act

(WD)--Water District

The following contract actions are either new, modified,

discontinued, or completed in the Bureau of Reclamation since the

February 1, 1995, Federal Register notice.

Pacific Northwest Region: Bureau of Reclamation, 1150 North Curtis

Road, Boise, Idaho 83706-1234, telephone 208-378-5346.

1. Contract Actions Modified.

(18) Hermiston, Stanfield, Westland, and West Extension Irrigation

Districts, Umatilla Project, Oregon: Temporary contracts to provide

water service for 1995 to lands lying outside of their boundaries.

2. New Contract Actions.

(19) Stanfield and Westland Irrigation Districts, Umatilla Project,

Oregon: Repayment contract for reimbursable cost of dam safety repairs

to McKay Dam.

(20) Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course, Tualatin Project, Oregon: Water

service contract for provision of approximately 340 acre-feet of water

for M&I use. [[Page 27122]]

Mid-Pacific Region: Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way,

Sacramento, California 95825-1898, telephone 916-978-5030.

1. Contract Actions Modified.

(2) Irrigation water districts, individual irrigators, M&I and

miscellaneous water users, Mid-Pacific Region projects other than CVP:

Temporary (interim) water service contracts for available project 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.

(3) Contractors from the American River Division, Buchanan

Division, Cross Valley Canal, Delta Division, Friant Division, Hidden

Division, Sacramento River Division, Shasta Division, and Trinity River

Division, CVP, California: Renewal of existing long-term water service

contracts with contractors whose contracts expire between 1995 and

1998; water quantities for these contracts total in excess of 1.7M

acre-feet. These contract actions will be accomplished through interim

renewal contracts pursuant to Pub. L. 102-575.

(5) Truckee Carson ID, Newlands Project, Nevada: New repayment

contract for the unpaid construction cost repayment obligation from the

original contract and for the operation and maintenance of project

facilities. The United States terminated the original contract, and

this was upheld by the U.S. District Court in Nevada on August 17,

1983.

(10) El Dorado County Water Agency, San Juan WD, and Sacramento

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, 13,000 acre-feet for San Juan WD, and 22,000 acre-feet

for Sacramento County Water Agency, authorized by Pub. L. 101-514.

(17) Monterey County Water Resources Agency, Castroville Irrigation

Water Supply Project, SRPA, California: Loan repayment contract in the

amount of $32,600,000 to construct an irrigation distribution system to

convey reclaimed water for agricultural purposes and to reduce seawater

intrusion in the ground-water aquifers.

(22) San Juan WD and the Placer County Water Agency, CVP,

California: Renewal of existing long-term wheeling contract allowing

the Agency to use CVP facilities to deliver its water to the District

for use on District land within Placer County. This will be a Warren

Act contract.

2. Contract Actions Completed.

(7) City of Redding, CVP, California: Amendment to Contract No. 14-

06-5272A to add a point of diversion at the turnout, Spring Creek Power

Conduit, to facilitate proposed water treatment plant for Buckeye

service area. This amendment will also conform the contract to current

Reclamation policies, including the water ratesetting policy and Pub.

L. 102-575. ACTION: Amendatory Contract No. 14-06-200-5272A executed

November 22, 1994.

(11) Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, CVP, California:

Agreement for the Folsom Dam and Reservoir reoperation. ACTION:

Contract executed on March 22, 1995.

(14) Widren WD, CVP, California: Amend water service contract No.

14-06-200-8018 to include M&I use and conform to Pub. L. 102-575.

ACTION: Interim Renewal contract executed on February 27, 1995, that

included M&I use.

(15) Del Puerto WD, CVP, California: Assignment of eleven Delta-

Mendota Canal water service contracts to Del Puerto WD for

administrative and operational purposes. Changes in water district

name. ACTION: Assignment executed on February 13, 1995.

3. Contract Actions Discontinued.

(21) United Water Conservation District, SRPA, California: District

can prepay the loan at a discounted rate pursuant to Pub. L. 102-575.

ACTION: District did not pursue prepayment option provided in Pub. L.

102-575. Prepayment option has expired.

(24) Glide WD, CVP, California: Assignment of Tehama WD's water

service contract to Glide WD. ACTION: Request withdrawn. Tehama WD

dissolved.

(25) Glide WD and Orland-Artois WD, CVP, California: Assignment of

Elder Creek WD water service contract to Glide WD and Orland-Artois WD.

ACTION: Request withdrawn. Elder Creek WD chose not to renew its water

service contract. Their water service contract expired on February 28,

1995.

4. New Contract Actions.

(27) Santa Barbara County Water Agency: Repayment contract for

Safety of Dams work on Bradbury Dam.

(28) Central Valley Project 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.

Lower Colorado Region: Bureau of Reclamation, PO Box 61470 (Nevada

Highway and Park Street), Boulder City,Nevada 89006-1470, telephone

702-293-8536.

1. Contract Actions Completed.

(16) Elsinore Valley Municipal WD, Temescal Valley Project, SRPA,

CA. Action: Contract executed.

2. Contract Actions Discontinued.

(21) City of Yuma , BCP, AZ: Amendment to Contract No. 14-06-W-106,

for additional points of diversion. Action: Points of diversion will

not be within City of Yuma.

3. New Contract Actions.

(41) Department of the Navy, Niland, CA: Contract for delivery of

up to 23 acre-feet per year of California unused apportionment water

for domestic use.

(42) Windsor Beach State Park, Lake Havasu City, AZ: Contract for

130 acre-feet entitlement to Colorado River domestic water.

Upper Colorado Region: Bureau of Reclamation, PO Box 11568, (125

South State Street), Salt Lake City, Utah 84147, telephone 801-524-

5435.

No change in contract activities.

Great Plains Region: Bureau of Reclamation, PO Box 36900, Federal

Building, 316 North 26th Street, Billings, Montana 59107-6900,

telephone 406-657-6413.

1. Contract Actions Modified.

(13) Lakeview Irrigation District, Shoshone Project, Wyoming: New

long-term water service contract for up to 3,200 acre-feet of firm

water supply annually and up to 11,800 acre-feet of interim water from

Buffalo Bill Reservoir. Pursuant to Section 9(e) of the Reclamation

Project Act of 1939 (Pub. L. 260).

(22) Mountain Park Master Conservancy District, Mountain Park

Project, Oklahoma: Pursuant to Title IV of Pub. L. 103-434, amend the

District's contract to reallocate the project costs to reflect the

environmental activities authorized by Title IV and provide for a

discounted prepayment of the reimbursable costs allocated for its M&I

water supply.

Dated: May 15, 1995.

Wayne O. Deason,

Assistant Director, Program Analysis.

[FR Doc. 95-12440 Filed 5-19-95; 8:45 am]

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