[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 78 (Friday, April 22, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-9725]
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[Federal Register: April 22, 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 section 210 of 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 CVP contractors. This program is on-going;
an updated list will be published to recognize districts as plans are
revised to meet the Criteria.
Reclamation made a commitment (stated within the Criteria) to
publish a notice of its draft decision 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
decisions.
DATES: All public comments must be received by Reclamation by May 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
the 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
evaluate 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
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.
Centinella Water District
Davis Water District
Del Puerto Water District
Foothill Water District
Hospital Water District
Kern Canon Water District
Mustang Water District
Orestimba Water District
Plain View Water District
Quinto Water District
Romero Water District
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Salado Water District
Shasta Lake, City of
Sunflower Water District
Westlands Water District
West Stanislaus Irrigation District
Public comment on Reclamation's preliminary (i.e., draft) decisions
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. Please contact Ms. Reifsnider at the above
number to find the copy nearest you.
Dated: April 15, 1994.
Donald R. Glaser,
Acting Director, Program Analysis Office.
[FR Doc. 94-9725 Filed 4-21-94; 8:45 am]
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