FRESNO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation and the California Department of Water Resources announced a public negotiation session with seven Cross Valley contractors on a long-term conveyance contract for delivery of federal Central Valley Project water through state-owned facilities.
Reclamation, DWR, and the contractors have previously entered into successive, short-term interim renewal contracts pursuant to the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, which included both federal water service and state conveyance terms and conditions. DWR has requested that its conveyance responsibilities be defined in a separate contract that is exclusive of Reclamation’s water service responsibilities.
The date and time of the teleconference-only negotiation are as follows:
Aug. 10, 2021, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., PDT
Call 877-932-2131 and, when prompted, type in participant passcode 4896209#
The public is welcome to listen during the teleconferencing negotiations and comment after the negotiations close.
The contractors are Hills Valley Irrigation District, Kern-Tulare Water District, Lower Tule River Irrigation District, Pixley Irrigation District, Tri-Valley Water District, and Fresno and Tulare counties.
Contract Erma Leal for more information at 559-262-0350 (TTY 800-877-8339).
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
