[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 204 (Monday, October 24, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-26244]
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[Federal Register: October 24, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Central Valley Project Improvement Act, Criteria for Evaluating
Water Conservation Plans
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of draft decision of evaluation of water conservation
plans.
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SUMMARY: To meet the requirements of the Central Valley Project
Improvement Act (CVPIA), the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation)
developed and published the Criteria for Evaluating Water Conservation
Plans (Criteria) dated April 30, 1993. Using this Criteria, Reclamation
evaluated the adequacy of all water conservation plans developed by
project contractors, including those required by the Reclamation Reform
Act of 1982. The Criteria was developed and the plans evaluated for the
purpose of promoting the most efficient water use reasonably achievable
by Central Valley Project (CVP) contractors. Reclamation made a
commitment (stated within the Criteria) to publish a notice of its
draft determination on the adequacy of each CVP contractor's water
conservation plan in the Federal Register and to allow the public a
minimum of 30 days to comment on its preliminary determinations. This
program is on-going; an updated list will be published to recognize
districts as plans are revised to meet the Criteria.
DATES: All public comments must be received by Reclamation by November
23, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Please mail comments to the address provided below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Betsy Reifsnider, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-402,
Sacramento, CA 95825. To be placed on a mailing list for any subsequent
information, please write Betsy Reifsnider or telephone at (916) 978-
5038.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under provisions of Section 3405(e) of the
CVPIA (Title 34 of Public Law 102-575), ``The Secretary [of the
Interior] shall 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 will 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.''
The Criteria states that all parties (districts) that contract with
Reclamation for water supplies (municipal and industrial contracts
greater than 2,000 acre feet and agricultural contracts over 2,000
irrigable acres) will prepare water conservation plans which will be
evaluated by Reclamation based on the following required information:
1. Coordinate with other agencies and the public;
2. Describe the district;
3. Inventory water resources;
4. Review the past water conservation plan and activities;
5. Identify best management practices to be implemented;
6. Develop schedules, budgets and projected results;
7. Review, evaluate, and adopt the water conservation plan; and
8. Implement, monitor and update the water conservation plan.
The CVP contractors listed below have developed water conservation
plans which Reclamation has evaluated and preliminarily determined meet
the requirements of the Criteria.
Broadview Water District
Contra Costa Water District
El Dorado Irrigation District
Patterson Water District
City of Redding
Public comment on Reclamation's preliminary (i.e., draft)
determinations at this time is invited. Copies of the plans listed
above will be available for review at Reclamation's Mid Pacific (MP)
Region Office and MP's area offices. If you wish to review a copy of
the plans, please contact Ms. Reifsnider to find the office nearest
you.
Dated: October 14, 1994.
Franklin E. Dimick,
Assistant Regional Director.
[FR Doc. 94-26244 Filed 10-21-94; 8:45 am]
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