Reclamation Seeks Public Comment on Nine Draft Interim Renewal Central Valley Project Water Service Contracts

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Reclamation Seeks Public Comment on Nine Draft Interim Renewal Central Valley Project Water Service Contracts

The following news_release was published by the Bureau of Reclamation on Nov. 1, 2016. It is reproduced in full below.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation proposes to execute nine Central Valley Project interim renewal water service contracts for two-year terms to begin March 1,

2017. Public comments are requested on these American River and San Luis Division contracts.

The existing interim renewal water service contracts will expire on Feb. 28, 2017. The proposed contracts will allow Reclamation to continue providing

water service to the water purveyors until long-term renewal contracts can be executed. The contracts include:

Six San Luis Contracts

: (1) City of Avenal, (2) City of Coalinga, (3) City of Huron, (4) California Department of Fish and Game, (5) Panoche Water District, and (6) San Luis

Water District.

Three American River Division Contracts

: (1) Sacramento County Water Agency, (2) Sacramento Municipal Utility District, and (3) City of Roseville.

Execution of the proposed contracts requires appropriate environmental documentation pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act. The environmental

documents will be released separately for public review and comment.

Please visit

http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvpia/3404c/lt_contracts/2017-int-cts/index.html

to view the draft contracts. If you encounter problems accessing the draft contracts, please call 916-978-5100 (TTY 800-877-8339) or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.

Written comments must be received by close of business Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, and should be sent to Stanley Data, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way,

MP-440, Sacramento, CA 95825-1898, or faxed to 916-978-5292, or emailed to sdata@usbr.gov.

For additional information, please contact Data at 916-978-5246 (TTY 800-877-8339).

Source: Bureau of Reclamation

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