SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation is looking to put into place interim renewal water service contracts for 16 Central Valley Project contractors while long-term renewal contracts are under development. Public comments on these interim contracts are due Jan. 16, 2018.
Reclamation proposes to execute 16 CVP interim renewal water service contracts for two-year terms to begin March 1, 2018 on Cross Valley Canal, Delta Division and American River Division contracts. 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:
Eight Cross Valley Canal Contracts: (1) County of Fresno, (2) Hills Valley Irrigation District, (3) Kern-Tulare Water District, (4) Kern-Tulare Water District (Rag gulch), (5) Lower Tule River Irrigation District, (6) Pixley Irrigation District, (7) Tri-Valley Water District, and (8) County of Tulare.
Seven Delta Division Contracts: (1) City of Tracy, (2) a multi-party contract with Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency, Santa Clara Valley Water District, Westlands Water District, and Westlands Water District Distribution 1, (3) Widren Water District, (4) Centinella Water District, (5) Broadview Water District, (6) Westlands Water District Distribution District 2 for Mercy Springs, and (7) Westlands Water District’s main contract.
One American River Division Contract: Placer County Water Agency.
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 at a later date.
Please visit https://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvpia/3404c/lt_contracts/2018-int-cts/index.html to view the 16 draft contracts.
Written comments on the draft contracts must be received by close of business Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018 and should be sent to Quentin Branch, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-440, Sacramento, CA 95825-1898, or faxed to 916-978-5292, or emailed to qbranch@usbr.gov.
For additional information, please contact Branch at 916-978-5254 (TTY 800-877-8339).
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
