[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 14 (Friday, January 22, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3544-3550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-1439]
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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 proposed contractual actions pending
through December 31, 1998, and contract actions that have been
completed or discontinued since the last publication of this notice on
October 20, 1998. From the date of this publication, future quarterly
notices during this calendar year will be limited to modified, new,
completed, or discontinued contract actions. This annual notice should
be used as a point of reference to identify changes in future notices.
This notice is one of a variety of means used to inform the public
about proposed 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 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 303-445-2889.
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 the 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 1999. 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 comment.
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 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
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(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
(PPR) Present Perfected Right
(RRA) Reclamation Reform Act
(NEPA) National Environmental Policy Act
(SOD) Safety of Dams
(SRPA) Small Reclamation Projects Act
(WCUA) Water Conservation and Utilization Act
(WD) Water District
Pacific Northwest Region: Bureau of Reclamation, 1150 North Curtis
Road, Suite 100, Boise, Idaho 83706-1234, telephone 208-378-5346.
1. Irrigation, M&I, and miscellaneous water users; Idaho, Oregon,
Washington, Montana, and Wyoming: Temporary or interim water service
contracts for irrigation, M&I, or miscellaneous use to provide up to
10,000 acre-feet of water annually for terms up to 5 years; long-term
contracts for similar service for up to 1,000 acre-feet of water
annually.
2. Rogue River Basin Water Users, Rogue River Basin Project,
Oregon: Water service contracts; $8 per acre-foot per annum.
3. Willamette Basin Water Users, Willamette Basin Project, Oregon:
Water service contracts; $8 per acre-foot per annum.
4. Pioneer Ditch Company, Boise Project, Idaho; Clark and Edwards
Canal and Irrigation Company, Enterprise Canal Company, Ltd., Lenroot
Canal Company, Liberty Park Canal Company, Parsons Ditch Company,
Poplar ID, Wearyrick Ditch Company, all in the Minidoka Project, Idaho;
Juniper Flat District Improvement Company, Wapinitia Project, Oregon;
Roza ID, Yakima Project, Washington: Amendatory repayment and water
service contracts; purpose is to conform to the RRA (Public Law 97-
293).
5. Bridgeport ID, Chief Joseph Dam Project, Washington: Warren Act
contract for the use of an irrigation outlet in Chief Joseph Dam.
6. Palmer Creek Water District Improvement Company, Willamette
Basin Project, Oregon: Irrigation water service contract for
approximately 13,000 acre-feet.
7. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Boise-Kuna ID, Boise
Project, Idaho: Memorandum of Agreement for the use of approximately
400 acre-feet of storage space annually in Anderson Ranch Reservoir.
Water to be used for wildlife mitigation purposes (ponds and wetlands).
8. North Unit ID and/or city of Madras, Deschutes Project, Oregon:
Long-term municipal water service contract for provision of
approximately 125 acre-feet annually from the project water supply to
the City of Madras.
9. North Unit ID, Deschutes Project, Oregon: Repayment contract for
reimbursable cost of dam safety repairs to Wickiup Dam.
10. Five individual contractors, Umatilla Project, Oregon:
Repayment agreements for reimbursable cost of dam safety repairs to
McKay Dam.
11. North Unit ID, Deschutes Project, Oregon: Warren Act contract
with cost of service charge to allow for use of project facilities to
convey nonproject water.
12. Baker Valley ID, Baker Project, Oregon: Warren Act contract
with cost of service charge to allow for use of project facilities to
store nonproject water.
13. Okanogan ID, Okanogan Project, Washington: SOD contract to
repay District's share of cost of dam safety repairs to Salmon Lake
Dam.
14. Trendwest Resorts, Yakima Project, Washington: Long-term water
exchange contract for assignment of Teanaway River and Big Creek water
rights to Reclamation for instream flow use in exchange for annual use
of up to 3,500 acre-feet of water from Cle Elum Reservoir for a
proposed resort development.
15. Milner ID, Minidoka-Palisades Projects, Idaho: Amendment of
storage contracts to reduce the District's spaceholding in Palisades
Reservoir by up to 5,162 acre-feet, thereby allowing use of this space
by Reclamation for flow augmentation.
16. City of Cle Elum, Yakima Project, Washington: Contract for up
to 2,170 acre-feet of water for municipal use.
17. Juniper Flat District Improvement Company, Wapinitia Project,
Oregon: Repayment contract for reimbursable cost of dam safety repairs
to Wasco Dam.
The following contract actions have been completed or discontinued
in the Pacific Northwest Region since this notice was last published on
October 20, 1998.
1. (4) West Extension ID, Umatilla Project, Oregon: Contract
amendment to conform to the RRA (Public Law 97-293) executed in
November 1998.
2. (14) South Boise Mutual Irrigation Company, Ltd. and United
Water Idaho, Boise Project, Idaho: Agreement amending contracts to
approve the acquisition and municipal use of Anderson Ranch Reservoir
water by United Water Idaho, and the transfer of Lucky Peak Reservoir
water to the United States. This action is not likely to be pursued.
3. (20) Burley and Southwest IDs, Minidoka Project, Idaho: Warren
Act contract with charge to allow for use of project facilities to
convey nondistrict water to Southwest ID. This action is not likely to
be pursued.
Mid-Pacific Region: Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way,
Sacramento, California 95825-1898, telephone 916-978-5250.
1. 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.
2. Contractors from the American River Division, Buchanan Unit,
Colusa Basin Drain, Cross Valley Canal, Delta Division, East Side
Division, Friant Division, Hidden Unit, Sacramento River Division, San
Felipe Division, Shasta Division, Trinity River Division, and West San
Joaquin Division, CVP, California: Renewal of existing long-term and
interim renewal water service contracts with contractors whose
contracts expire between 2000 and 2001; water quantities for these
contracts total in excess of 5.6M acre-feet. These contract actions
will be accomplished through long-term renewal contracts pursuant to
Public Law 102-575.
3. Redwood Valley County WD, SRPA, California: District is
considering restructuring the repayment schedule pursuant to Public Law
100-516 or initiating new legislation to prepay the loan at a
discounted rate. Prepayment option under Public Law 102-575 has
expired.
4. Sacramento River water rights contractors, CVP, California:
Contract amendment for assignment under voluntary land ownership
transfers to provide for the current CVP water rates and update
standard contract articles.
5. Naval Air Station and Truckee Carson ID, Newlands Project,
Nevada: Amend water service agreement No. 14-06-400-1024 for the use of
project water on Naval Air Station land.
6. El Dorado County Water Agency, San Juan WD, and Sacramento
County Water Agency, CVP, California: M&I water service contracts to
supplement
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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 Public Law 101-514.
7. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish
and Game, Grasslands WD, CVP, California: Water service contracts to
provide water supplies for refuges and private wetlands within the CVP
pursuant to Public Law 102-575 and Federal Reclamation Laws; quantity
to be contracted for is approximately 450,000 acre-feet.
8. Sutter Extension WD, Biggs-West Gridley WD, Buena Vista Water
Storage District, and the State of California Department of Water
Resources, CVP, California: Pursuant to Public Law 102-575, conveyance
agreements for the purpose of wheeling refuge water supplies and
funding district facility improvements and exchange agreements to
provide water for refuge and private wetlands.
9. Mountain Gate Community Services District, CVP, California:
Amendment of existing long-term water service contract to include right
to renew. This amendment will also conform the contract to current
Reclamation law, including Public Law 102-575.
10. Santa Barbara County Water Agency, Cachuma Project, California:
Repayment contract for SOD work on Bradbury Dam.
11. CVP 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.
12. City of Roseville, CVP, California: Execution of long-term
Warren Act contract for conveyance of nonproject water provided from
the Placer County Water Agency. This contract will allow CVP facilities
to be used to deliver nonproject water to the City of Roseville for use
within their service area.
13. Sacramento Municipal Utility District, CVP, California:
Amendment of existing water service contract to allow for additional
points of diversion and assignment of up to 15,000 acre-feet of project
water to the Sacramento County Water Agency. The amended contract will
conform to current Reclamation law.
14. Mercy Springs WD, CVP, California: Assignment of District's
water service contract to Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency. The
assignment will provide for delivery of up to 13,300 acre-feet annually
of water to the Agency from the CVP for agricultural purposes.
15. Santa Barbara County Water Agency, Cachuma Project, California:
Contract to transfer responsibility for O&M and O&M funding of certain
Cachuma Project facilities to the member units.
16. Stony Creek WD, Black Butte Dam and Lake, Sacramento River
Division, CVP, California: Proposed amendment of Stony Creek WD's water
service contract, No. 2-07-20-W0261, to allow the Contractor to change
from paying for all project water, whether used or not, to paying only
for project water scheduled or delivered and to add another month to
the irrigation period.
17. M&T, Inc., Sacramento River Water Rights Contractors, CVP,
California: Proposed exchange agreement with M&T, Inc., to take its
Butte Creek water rights water from the Sacramento River in exchange
for CVP water.
18. East Bay Municipal Utility District, CVP, California: Amendment
to the long-term water service contract, No. 14-06-200-5183A, to change
the points of diversion.
19. Madera ID, Lindsay-Strathmore ID, and Delta Lands Reclamation
District No. 770, CVP, California: Execution of 2- to 3-year Warren Act
contracts for conveyance of nonproject water in the Friant-Kern and/or
Madera Canals when excess capacity exists.
20. Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District,
Solano Project, California: Renewal of water service contract, No. 14-
06-200-1290A, which expires February 28, 1999.
21. Solano County Water Agency, Solano Project, California: Renewal
of water service contract, No. 14-06-200-4090, which expires February
28, 1999.
22. Reno, Sparks, and Washoe County, Washoe and Truckee Storage
Projects, Nevada and California: Contract for the storage of non-
Federal water in Truckee River reservoirs as authorized by Public Law
101-618 and consistent with the terms and conditions of the Truckee
River Water Quality Settlement Agreement.
23. Sierra Pacific Power Company and Washoe County Water
Conservation District, Washoe and Truckee Storage Projects, Nevada and
California: Contract for the storage of non-Federal water in Truckee
River reservoirs as authorized by Public Law 101-618 and consistent
with the terms and conditions of the proposed Truckee River Operating
Agreement.
24. Casitas Municipal Water District, Ventura Project, California:
Repayment contract for SOD work on Casitas Dam.
25. Centerville Community Services District, CVP, California: A
long-term supplemental repayment contract for reimbursement to the
United States for conveyance costs associated with CVP water conveyed
to Centerville.
26. El Dorado ID, CVP, California: Execution of long-term Warren
Act contract for conveyance of nonproject water. This contract will
allow CVP facilities to be used to deliver nonproject water to the
District for use within their service area.
27. Placer County Water Agency, CVP, California: Amendment of
existing water service contract to allow for additional points of
diversion and reduction in the amount of project water to be delivered
from a maximum of 117,000 acre-feet to a maximum of 35,000 acre-feet.
The amended contract will conform to current Reclamation law.
28. Langell Valley ID, Horsefly ID, and Tulelake ID, Klamath
Project, Oregon: Repayment contract for SOD work on Clear Lake Dam.
29. Widren WD, CVP, California: Assignment of District's water
service contract to the City of Tracy. The assignment will require
approval of conversion of the District's CVP irrigation water to M&I
water.
30. Warren Act Contracts, CVP, California: Execution of long-term
Warren Act contracts with various entities for conveyance of nonproject
water in the Delta-Mendota Canal.
31. Solano County Water Agency and Solano ID, Solano Project,
California: Contract to transfer responsibility for O&M of Monticello
Dam, Putah Diversion Dam, Putah South Canal, Headworks of Putah South
Canal, and Parshall Flume at Milepost 0.18 of Putah South Canal to
Solano ID and provide that the Solano County Water Agency shall provide
the funds necessary for O&M of the facilities.
32. Tuolumme Utility District (formerly Tuolumne Regional WD), CVP,
California: Water service contract for up to 9,000 acre-feet from New
Melones Reservoir.
33. Reno, Sparks, Washoe County, State of Nevada, State of
California, Town of Fernley, Nevada, Truckee-Carson ID, and any other
local interest or Native-American Tribal interest, who may have
negotiated rights under Public Law 101-618; Nevada and California:
Contract for the storage of non-Federal water in Truckee River
reservoirs as authorized by Public Law 101-618 and consistent with the
terms and conditions of the proposed Truckee River Operating Agreement.
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34. City of Folsom, CVP, California: Contract to amend their water
rights settlement contract's point of diversion.
35. Banta Carbona ID, CVP, California: Long-term Warren Act
contract for conveyance of nonproject water in the Delta-Mendota Canal.
Lower Colorado Region: Bureau of Reclamation, PO Box 61470 (Nevada
Highway and Park Street), Boulder City, Nevada 89006-1470, telephone
702-293-8536.
1. Milton and Jean Phillips, Kenneth or Ann Easterday, Robert E.
Harp, Cameron Brothers Construction Co., Ogram Farms, Bruce Church,
Inc., Sunkist Growers, Inc., and Clayton Farms, BCP, Arizona: Water
service contracts, as recommended by Arizona Department of Water
Resources, with agricultural entities located near the Colorado River
for up to 15,557 acre-feet per year total.
2. Arizona State Land Department, State of Arizona, BCP, Arizona:
Contract for 6,607 acre-feet per year of Colorado River water for
agricultural use and related purposes on State-owned land.
3. Armon Curtis, Arlin Dulin, Jack Rayner, Glen Curtis, Jamar
Produce Corporation, and Ansel T. Hall, BCP, Arizona: Water service
contracts to exempt each referenced contract from the acreage
limitation and full-cost pricing provisions of the RRA.
4. Brooke Water Co., Havasu Water Co., Town of Quartzsite, BCP,
Arizona: Contracts for additional M&I allocations of Colorado River
water to entities located along the Colorado River in Arizona for up to
2,610 acre-feet per year as recommended by the Arizona Department of
Water Resources.
5. National Park Service for Lake Mead National Recreation Area,
Supreme Court Decree in Arizona v. California, and BCP in Arizona and
Nevada: Memorandum of Understanding for delivery of Colorado River
water for the National Park Service's Federal Establishment PPR for
diversion of 500 acre-feet annually and the National Park Service's
Federal Establishment PPR pursuant to Executive Order No. 5125 (April
25, 1930).
6. Mohave Valley IDD, BCP, Arizona: Amendment of current contract
for additional Colorado River water, change in service area, diversion
points, RRA exemption, and PPR.
7. Miscellaneous PPR entitlement holders, BCP, Arizona, and
California: New contracts for entitlement to Colorado River water as
decreed by the U.S. Supreme Court in Arizona v. California, as
supplemented or amended, and as required by section 5 of the Boulder
Canyon Project Act. Miscellaneous PPRs holders are listed in the
January 9, 1979, Supreme Court Supplemental Decree in Arizona v.
California et al.
8. Miscellaneous PPR No. 11, BCP, Arizona: Assign a portion of the
PPR from Holpal to McNulty et al.
9. Federal establishment PPR entitlement holders, BCP: Individual
contracts for administration of Colorado River water entitlement of the
Colorado River, Fort Mojave, Quechan, Chemehuevi, and Cocopah Indian
Tribes.
10. United States facilities, BCP, Arizona and California:
Reservation of Colorado River water for use at existing Federal
facilities and lands administered by Reclamation.
11. Bureau of Land Management, BCP, Arizona: Contract for 1,176
acre-feet per year, for irrigation use, of Arizona's Colorado River
water that is not used by higher-priority Arizona entitlement holders.
12. Curtis Family Trust et al., BCP, Arizona: Contract for 2,100
acre-feet per year of Colorado River water for irrigation.
13. Beattie Farms SW, BCP, Arizona: Contract for 1,890 acre-feet
per year of unused Arizona entitlement for irrigation use.
14. Section 10 Backwater, BCP, Arizona: Contract for 250 acre-feet
per year of unused Arizona entitlement for environmental use until a
permanent water supply can be obtained.
15. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Lower Colorado River Refuge
Complex, BCP, Arizona: Proposed agreement for the administration of
existing Colorado River water entitlement of refuge lands located in
Arizona, resolving water rights coordination issues, and to provide for
additional entitlement for nonconsumptive use of flow through water.
16. Hilander C ID, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Project,
Arizona: Water delivery contract for 4,500 acre-feet.
17. Maricopa-Stanfield IDD, CAP, Arizona: Amend distribution system
repayment contract No. 4-07-30-W0047 to reschedule repayment pursuant
to June 28, 1996, agreement.
18. Indian and non-Indian agricultural and M&I water users, CAP,
Arizona: New and amendatory contracts for repayment of Federal
expenditures for construction of distribution systems.
19. Tohono O'odham Nation, SRPA, Arizona: Repayment contract for a
$7.3 million loan for the Schuk Toak District.
20. San Tan ID, CAP, Arizona: Amend distribution system repayment
contract No. 6-07-30-W0120 to increase the repayment obligation
approximately $168,000.
21. Central Arizona Drainage and Irrigation District, CAP, Arizona:
Amend distribution system repayment contract No. 4-07-30-W0048 to
modify repayment terms pursuant to U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of
Arizona.
22. City of Needles, Lower Colorado Water Supply Project,
California: Amend contract No. 2-07-30-W0280 to extend Needles water
service subcontracting authority to the Counties of Imperial and
Riverside.
23. Imperial ID/Coachella Valley WD and/or The Metropolitan WD of
Southern California, BCP, California: Contract to fund the Department
of the Interior's expenses to conserve All-American Canal seepage water
in accordance with Title II of the San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights
Settlement Act dated November 17, 1988.
24. Coachella Valley WD and/or The Metropolitan WD of Southern
California, BCP, California: Contract to fund the Department of the
Interior's expenses to conserve seepage water from the Coachella Branch
of the All-American Canal in accordance with Title II of the San Luis
Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, dated November 17, 1988.
25. United States Navy, BCP, Niland, California: Contract for 23
acre-feet of surplus Colorado River water for domestic use delivered
through the Coachella Canal.
26. Southern Nevada Water Authority, Robert B. Griffith Water
Project, BCP, Nevada: Amend the repayment contract to provide for the
incorporation of the Griffith Project into the expanded southern Nevada
Water System, funded and built by Southern Nevada Water Authority, to
facilitate the diversion, treatment, and conveyance of additional water
out of Lake Mead for which the Authority has an existing entitlement to
use.
27. Salt River-Pima Maricopa Indian Community, CAP, Arizona: O&M
contract for its CAP water distribution system.
28. McMicken ID/Town of Goodyear, CAP, Arizona: Amend McMicken's
CAP subcontract to reduce its entitlement by 507 acre-feet and
Goodyears's water/service subcontract to increase its entitlement by
507 acre-feet.
29. Bullhead City, BCP, Arizona: Assignment of 1,800 acre-feet of
water and associated service area from Mohave County Water Conservation
District to Bullhead City, Arizona.
30. Mr. Robert H. Chesney, BCP, Arizona: Amend contract No. 5-07-
30-W0321 to increase the cubic-foot-per-
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second diversion and facilitate the installation of a low-lift pump.
31. U.S. Army Proving Ground, BCP, Arizona: Agreement for 1,883
acre-feet of Colorado River water.
32. Arizona State Land Department, BCP, Arizona: Water delivery
contract for 1,400 acre-feet of Colorado River water for domestic use.
33. Miscellaneous PPR No. 38, BCP, California: Assign Schroeder's
portion of the PPR to Murphy Broadcasting and change the place and type
of water use.
34. Berneil Water Co., CAP, Arizona: Subcontracts associated with
partial assignment of water service to the Cave Creek Water Company.
35. Tohono O'odham Nation, CAP, Arizona: Repayment contract for
construction costs associated with distribution system for Central
Arizona IDD.
36. Tohono O'odham Nation, CAP, Arizona: Contracts for Schuk Toak
and San Xavier Districts for repayment of Federal expenditures for
construction of distribution systems.
37. Arizona State Land Department, BCP, Arizona: Water delivery
contract for up to 9,000 acre-feet per year of unused apportionment and
surplus Colorado River water for irrigation.
38. Don Schuler, BCP, California: Temporary delivery contract for
surplus and/or unused apportionment Colorado River water for domestic
and industrial use on 18 lots of recreational homes in California.
39. Bureau of Land Management, BCP, California: Agreement for 1,000
acre-feet of Colorado River water in accordance with Secretarial
Reservations.
40. Bureau of Land Management, BCP, Arizona: Agreement for 4,010
acre-feet of Colorado River water in accordance with Secretarial
Reservations.
41. Arizona Public Service Company and Imperial ID, BCP, Arizona:
Delivery contract for up to 1,500 acre-feet of unused Arizona
entitlement and/or surplus water.
42. Canyon Forest Village II Corporation, BCP, Arizona: Water
delivery contract for the diversion of up to 400 acre-feet of unused
Arizona apportionment or surplus apportionment of Colorado River water
for domestic use.
43. Gila Project Works, Gila Project, Arizona: Proposed title
transfer of facilities and certain lands in the Wellton-Mohawk
Division, Arizona, to be transferred from the United States to the
Wellton-Mohawk IDD.
44. McMicken ID, CAP, Arizona: Assignment of 486 acre-feet of M&I
water to the City of Peoria.
45. ASARCO Inc., CAP, Arizona: Amendment to extend deadline for
giving notice of termination on exchange subcontract.
46. BHP Copper, Inc., CAP, Arizona: Amendment to extend deadline
for giving notice of termination on exchange subcontract.
47. Cyprus Miami Mining Corporation, CAP, Arizona: Amendment to
extend deadline for giving notice of termination on exchange
subcontract.
48. San Carlos-Apache Tribe, CAP, Arizona: Agreement among the
United States, Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power
District, and Salt River Valley Water Users' Association for exchange
of up to 14,000 acre-feet of Black River Water for CAP water.
49. San Carlos-Apache Tribe, Arizona: Agreement among the San
Carlos-Apache Tribe, the United States, and Phelps Dodge Corporation
for the lease of Black River Water.
50. San Carlos Apache Tribe, CAP, Arizona: Amendatory contract to
increase the Tribe's CAP water entitlement pursuant to the San Carlos
Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act.
51. Bureau of Reclamation, BCP, Arizona and California: Surplus
water entitlements for environmental habitat improvement projects.
52. Agricultural and M&I water users, CAP, Arizona: Water service
subcontracts for percentages of available supply reallocated in 1992
for irrigation entities and up to 640,000 acre-feet per year allocated
in 1983 for M&I use.
53. City of Goodyear, CAP, Arizona: Amendment to increase
Goodyear's CAP water entitlement by 1,007 acre-feet pursuant to
agreement with McMicken ID to transfer its right to this water under
subcontract No. 5-07-30-W0100.
54. McMicken ID, CAP, Arizona: Amendment No.1 to terminate
subcontract.
55. E&R Water Company, CAP, Arizona: Exchange agreement to transfer
161 acre-feet of CAP water to the Salt River Project.
The following contract action has been completed in the Lower
Colorado Region since this notice was last published on October 20,
1998.
1. (43) Bureau of Land Management, Lower Colorado Water Supply
Project, California: Agreement for a consumptive use of 1,150 acre-feet
of water for use on Bureau of Land Management-administered lands in
California adjacent to the Colorado River.
Upper Colorado Region: Bureau of Reclamation, 125 South State
Street, Room 6107, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138-1102, telephone 801-524-
4419.
1. Individual irrigators, M&I, and miscellaneous water users;
Initial Units, CRSP; Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico: Temporary
(interim) water service contracts for surplus project water for
irrigation or M&I use to provide up to 10,000 acre-feet of water
annually for terms up to 10 years; long-term contracts for similar
service for up to 1,000 acre-feet of water annually.
(a) Harrison F. Russell and Patricia E. Russell, Aspinall Unit,
CRSP, Colorado: Contract for 1 acre-foot to support an augmentation
plan, Case No. 97CW39, Water Division Court No. 4, State of Colorado,
to provide for a single family residential well, including home lawn
and livestock watering (non-commercial).
(b) City of Page, Arizona, Glen Canyon Unit, CRSP, Arizona: Long-
term contract for 300 acre-feet of water for municipal purposes.
(c) LeChee Chapter of the Navajo Nation, Glen Canyon Unit, CRSP,
Arizona: Long-term contract for 200 acre-feet for municipal purposes.
(d) Stephens, Walter Daniel, Aspinall Unit, CRSP, Colorado:
Contract for 2 acre-feet to support an augmentation plan, Case No.
97CW49, Water Division Court No. 4, State of Colorado, to provide for
pond evaporative depletions during the non-irrigation season.
(e) Frank M. Colman, Karen Edstrom, William and Lorena Gunn, Emily
Vernon, and William E. Williams, Aspinall Unit, CRSP, Colorado:
Contract for 3 acre-feet to support augmentation plans, Water Division
Court No. 4, State of Colorado, to provide for single family
residential use, irrigation, fire protection, and livestock watering.
(f) Daggett County, Utah, Flaming Gorge Unit, CRSP, Utah: M&I water
service contract covering payment for and delivery of up to 12,000
acre-feet of untreated water as required by Section 10(k)(2) of Public
Law 105-326.
2. Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Animas-La Plata Project, Colorado:
Repayment contract for 26,500 acre-feet per year for M&I use and 2,600
acre-feet per year for irrigation use in Phase One and 700 acre-feet in
Phase Two; contract terms to be consistent with binding cost-sharing
agreement and water rights settlement agreement.
3. Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Animas-La Plata Project, Colorado and
New Mexico: Repayment contract; 6,000 acre-feet per year for M&I use in
Colorado; 26,400 acre-feet per year for irrigation use in Colorado; 900
acre-feet per year for irrigation use in New Mexico; contract terms to
be consistent with binding cost-sharing agreement and water rights
settlement agreement.
4. Pine River ID, Pine River Project, Colorado: Contract to allow
the District to convert up to 2,000 acre-feet of
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project irrigation water to municipal, domestic, and industrial uses.
5. San Juan-Chama Project, New Mexico: San Juan Pueblo repayment
contract for up to 2,000 acre-feet of project water for irrigation
purposes. Taos Area--The Taos area Acequias, the Town and County of
Taos are forming a joint powers agreement to form an organization to
enter into a repayment contract for up to 2,990 acre-feet of project
water to be used for irrigation and M&I in the Taos, New Mexico area.
6. Carlsbad ID, Carlsbad Project, New Mexico: Multi-year contract
to allow the District to lease water to the New Mexico Interstate
Stream Commission to fulfill New Mexico's water obligation to Texas
under Supreme Court's Amended Decree in Texas v. New Mexico 485 U.S.
288(1988).
7. The National Park Service, Colorado Water Conservation Board,
Wayne N. Aspinall Unit, CRSP, Colorado: Contract to provide specific
river flow patterns in the Gunnison River through the Black Canyon of
the Gunnison National Monument.
8. Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District, Wayne N.
Aspinall Unit, CRSP, Colorado: Long-term water service contract for
municipal, domestic, and irrigation use.
9. Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District, Wayne N.
Aspinall Unit, CRSP, Colorado: Substitute supply plan for the
administration of the Gunnison River.
10. Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association, Upper Gunnison
River Water Conservancy District, Colorado River Water Conservation
District, Uncompahgre Project, Colorado: Water management agreement for
water stored at Taylor Park Reservoir and the Wayne N. Aspinall Storage
Units to improve water management.
11. Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Florida Project, Colorado:
Supplement to contract No. 14-06-400-3038, dated May 7, 1963, for an
additional 181 acre-feet of project water, plus 563 acre-feet of water
pursuant to the 1986 Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Final Settlement
Agreement.
12. Grand Valley Water Users Association, Orchard Mesa ID, and
Public Service Company of Colorado, Grand Valley Project, Colorado:
Water service contract for the utilization of project water for cooling
purposes for a steam electric generation plant.
13. Public Service Company of New Mexico, CRSP, Navajo Unit, New
Mexico: Amendatory water service contract for diversion of 16,700 acre-
feet, not to exceed a depletion of 16,200 acre-feet of project water
for cooling purposes for a steam electric generation plant.
14. Sanpete County Water Conservancy District, Narrows Project,
Utah: Application for an SRPA loan and grant to construct a dam,
reservoir, and pipeline to annually supply approximately 5,000 acre-
feet of water through a transmountain diversion from upper Gooseberry
Creek in the Price River drainage (Colorado River Basin) to the San
Pitch--Savor River (Great Basin).
15. Emery County Water Conservancy District, Emery County Project,
Utah: Warren Act contract to allow temporary storage of nonproject
water in Joes Valley Reservoir and/or Huntington North Reservoir.
16. Individual irrigators, Dolores Project, Colorado: The United
States proposes to carry up to 6,000 acre-feet of nonproject water in
project facilities under the authority of the Warren Act of 1911.
17. Various contractors, San Juan-Chama Project, New Mexico: The
United States proposes to purchase lease water from various contractors
to stabilize flows in a critical reach of the Rio Grande in order to
meet the needs of irrigators and preserve habitat for the silvery
minnow.
The following contract actions have been completed or discontinued
in the Upper Colorado Region since this notice was last published on
October 20, 1998.
1. (18) Town of Taos, San Juan-Chama Project, New Mexico: Contract
to purchase water from the Town of Taos to increase native flows in Rio
Grande for benefit of the silvery minnow. This action has been
discontinued.
2. (19) City of Albuquerque, San Juan-Chama Project, New Mexico:
Amend water storage contract No. 3-CS-53-01510 to exempt the City of
Albuquerque from acreage limitation and reporting provisions. Contract
was executed October 21, 1998.
Great Plains Region: Bureau of Reclamation, PO Box 36900, Federal
Building, 316 North 26th Street, Billings, Montana 59107-6900,
telephone 406-247-7730.
1. Individual irrigators, M&I, and miscellaneous water users;
Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South
Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming: Temporary (interim) water service contracts
for the sale, conveyance, storage, and exchange of surplus project
water and nonproject water for irrigation or M&I use to provide up to
10,000 acre-feet of water annually for a term up to 1 year.
2. Green Mountain Reservoir, Colorado-Big Thompson Project,
Colorado: Water service contracts for irrigation and M&I; contract
negotiations for sale of water from the marketable yield to water users
within the Colorado River Basin of Western Colorado.
3. Ruedi Reservoir, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado: Second
round water sales from the regulatory capacity of Ruedi Reservoir.
Negotiation of water service and repayment contracts for approximately
17,000 acre-feet annually for M&I use; contract with Colorado Water
Conservation Board for remaining 21,650 acre-feet of marketable yield
for interim use by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for benefit of
endangered fishes in the Upper Colorado River Basin.
4. Garrison Diversion Unit, P-SMBP, North Dakota: Renegotiation of
the master repayment contract with Garrison Diversion Conservancy
District to conform with the Garrison Diversion Unit Reformulation Act
of 1986; negotiation of repayment contracts with irrigators and M&I
users.
5. Tom Green County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1,
San Angelo Project, Texas: Pursuant to section 501 of Public Law 101-
434, negotiate amendatory contract to increase irrigable acreage within
the project.
6. Lakeview ID, 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 and Public Law 100-516.
7. City of Rapid City and Rapid Valley Water Conservancy District,
Rapid Valley Unit, P-SMBP, South Dakota: Contract renewal for up to
55,000 acre-feet of storage capacity in Pactola Reservoir.
8. North Platte Project, Pathfinder ID: Negotiation of contract
regarding SOD program modification of Lake Alice Dam No. 1 Filter/
Drain.
9. Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana: In accordance
with section 9 of the Northern Cheyenne Reserved Water Rights
Settlement Act of 1992, the United States and the Northern Cheyenne
Indian Tribe are proposing to contract for 30,000 acre-feet per year of
stored water from Bighorn Reservoir, Yellowtail Unit, Lower Bighorn
Division, P-SMBP, Montana. The Tribe will pay the United States both
capital and O&M costs associated with each acre-foot of water the Tribe
sells from this storage for M&I purposes.
10. Mid-Dakota Rural Water System, Inc., South Dakota: Pursuant to
the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992, the
Secretary of
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the Interior is authorized to make grants and loans to Mid-Dakota Rural
Water System, Inc., a nonprofit corporation for the planning and
construction of a rural water supply system.
11. Angostura ID, Angostura Unit, P-SMBP, South Dakota: The
District had a contract for water service which expired on December 31,
1995. An interim 3-year contract provides for a continuing water supply
and the District to operate and maintain the dam and reservoir. The
proposed long-term contract would provide a continued water supply for
the District and the District's continued O&M of the facility.
12. Cities of Loveland and Berthoud, Colorado, Colorado-Big
Thompson Project, Colorado: Long-term contracts for conveyance of
nonproject M&I water through Colorado-Big Thompson Project facilities
pursuant to the Town Sites and Power Development Act of 1906.
13. P-SMBP, Kansas and Nebraska: Initiate negotiations for renewal
of long-term water supply contracts with Kansas-Bostwick, Nebraska-
Bostwick, Frenchman Valley, Frenchman-Cambridge, and Almena IDs.
14. Northwest Area Water Supply, North Dakota: Long-term contract
for water supply from Garrison Diversion Unit facilities. Basis of
negotiation has been approved by Commissioner. Negotiations are
pending.
15. Fort Shaw and Greenfields IDs, Sun River Project, Montana:
Contract for SOD costs for repairs to Willow Creek Dam. Greenfields ID
has signed a 1-year repayment contract for its share of the SOD costs.
Have received the revised/approved basis of negotiation from the
Commissioner. In the process of negotiating a contract with Fort Shaw
ID.
16. P-SMBP, Kansas: Water service contracts with the Kirwin and
Webster IDs in the Solomon River Basin in Kansas will be extended for a
period of 4 years in accordance with Public Law 104-326 enacted October
19, 1996. Water service contracts will be renewed prior to expiration.
17. City of Cheyenne, Kendrick Project, Wyoming: Negotiation of
contract to renew for an additional term of 5 years. Contract for up to
10,000 acre-feet of storage space for replacement water on a yearly
basis in Seminoe Reservoir. A temporary contract has been issued
pending negotiation of the long-term contract.
18. Highland-Hanover ID, P-SMBP, Hanover-Bluff Unit, Wyoming:
Renegotiation of long-term water service contract; includes provisions
for repayment of construction costs.
19. Upper Bluff ID, P-SMBP, Hanover-Bluff Unit, Wyoming:
Renegotiation of long-term water service contract; includes provisions
for repayment of construction cost.
20. Fort Clark ID, P-SMBP, North Dakota: Negotiate an interim water
service contract to continue delivery of project water pending renewal
of a long-term water service-repayment contract.
21. Canadian River Project, Texas: Recalculate existing contract
repayment schedule to conform with the provisions of the Emergency
Drought Relief Act of 1996. The revised schedule is to reflect a
consideration for project land transferred to the National Park
Service, and a 3-year deferment of payments.
22. Nueces River Project, Texas: Recalculate existing contract
repayment schedule to conform with the provisions of the Emergency
Drought Relief Act of 1996. The revised schedule is to reflect a 5-year
deferment of payments.
23. Western Heart River ID, P-SMBP, Heart Butte Unit, North Dakota:
Negotiation of water service contract to continue delivery of project
water to the District.
24. Lower Marias Unit, P-SMBP, Montana: Water service contract
expired June 1997. Initiating renewal of existing contract for 25 years
for up to 480 acre-feet of storage from Tiber Reservoir to irrigate 160
acres. Received approved basis of negotiation from the Commissioner.
Currently developing the contract and consulting with the Tribes
regarding the Water Rights Compact.
25. Lower Marias Unit, P-SMBP, Montana: Initiating 25-year water
service contract for up to 750 acre-feet of storage from Tiber
Reservoir to irrigate 250 acres. A 1-year temporary contract has been
issued to allow additional time to complete necessary actions required
for the long-term contract.
26. Lower Marias Unit, P-SMBP, Montana: Water service contract
expired May 31, 1998. Initiating renewal of the long-term water service
contract to provide 4,570 acre-feet of storage from Tiber Reservoir to
irrigate 2,285 acres. A 1-year interim contract has been issued to
continue delivery of water until the necessary actions can be completed
to renew the long-term contract.
27. Glendo Unit, P-SMBP, Wyoming: Initiate amendments to extend the
current contracts until December 31, 2000, in accordance with the
``Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act of 1998'' for Burbank
Ditch, New Grattan Ditch Company, Torrington ID, Lucerne Canal and
Power Company, and Wright and Murphy Ditch Company.
28. Glendo Unit, P-SMBP, Nebraska: Initiate amendments to extend
the current contracts until December 31, 2000, in accordance with the
``Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act of 1998'' for Bridgeport,
Enterprise, and Mitchell IDs, and Central Nebraska Public Power and
Irrigation District.
29. Dickinson Heart River Mutual Aid Corporation, P-SMBP, Dickinson
Unit, North Dakota: Negotiate renewal of water service contract for
irrigation of lands below Dickinson Dam in western North Dakota.
30. Public Service Company of Colorado: Agreement to furnish
surplus water from the historic users pool at Green Mountain Reservoir
for the purpose of generating hydroelectric power at the Grand Valley
Power Plant, Palisade, Colorado.
31. Canadian River Project, Texas: Amend repayment contract No. 14-
06-500-485 to allow for prepayment of construction charge obligation as
authorized by Public Law 105-316, signed October 30, 1998.
32. Savage ID, P-SMBP, Montana: Contract with District has expired.
Preparing basis of negotiation for the Commissioner's approval prior to
issuing a long-term contract.
33. San Angelo Project, Texas: San Angelo Water Supply Corporation,
amend contract to reflect increase in irrigable acreage as authorized
pursuant to section 501 of Public Law 101-434.
34. City of Fort Collins, Colorado, Colorado-Big Thompson Project,
Colorado: Long-term contracts for conveyance and storage of nonproject
M&I water through Colorado-Big Thompson Project facilities pursuant to
the Town Sites and Power Development Act of 1906.
35. Green Mountain Reservoir, Colorado-Big Thompson Project,
Colorado: In compliance with the October 1996 Stipulation and
Agreement, Orchard Mesa Check Case No. 91CW247, Colorado Water Division
No. 5, Reclamation is currently negotiating a long-term Operating
Agreement among Colorado Public Service Company of Colorado, Orchard
Mesa ID, and Grand Valley Water Users Association, for delivery of
surplus Green Mountain Reservoir water to the Federal Grand Valley
Power Plant.
36. Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado: Proposing to amend
contract No. 9-07-70-W0090 for water storage with Busk-Ivanhoe, Inc.
Dated: January 14, 1999.
Wayne O. Deason,
Deputy Director, Program Analysis Office.
[FR Doc. 99-1439 Filed 1-21-99; 8:45 am]
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