Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Negotiations, 67752-67754 [E7-23230]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
67752
Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 230 / Friday, November 30, 2007 / Notices
Historic Preservation Act requires that
each State undergo a State Program
Review every four years. For the
program-specific aspects of the HPF
grants to State program, the estimated
number of responses includes a
‘‘Cumulative Products Table’’ of
projected performance in summary
format, an ‘‘Organization Chart’’
showing the availability of
appropriately qualified staff, and a
(major) ‘‘Anticipated Activities List’’.
During the grant cycle, grantees seek
NPS approval once for a subgrant (via a
project notification) and associated final
project report. Each year, every State
submits an ‘‘End of Year Report’’ that
includes the Cumulative Products Table
(which compares actual to proposed
performance), a ‘‘Sources of Nonfederal
Matching Share Report,’’ a ‘‘Project/
Activity Database Report,’’ an
‘‘Unexpended Carryover Funds Table
and Carryover Statement,’’ and a
‘‘Significant Preservation
Accomplishments Summary.’’ For the
program-specific aspects of the HPF
grants to THPOs program, the estimated
number of responses includes a grant
application scope of work, a ‘‘Grants
Product Summary Table,’’ an
unexpended funds carry-over statement,
and a ‘‘THPO Annual Report’’ (a
narrative summary of important
accomplishments).
Estimated total annual burden: NPS
estimates that the estimated combined
annual burden on all respondents for all
responses will be 35,927 hours.
Dated: November 27, 2007.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS, Information Collection Clearance
Officer.
[FR Doc. 07–5889 Filed 11–29–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312–52–M
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Quarterly Status Report of Water
Service, Repayment, and Other WaterRelated Contract Negotiations
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given of
contractual actions that have been
proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation) and are new, modified,
discontinued, or completed since the
last publication of this notice on August
22, 2007. This notice is one of a variety
of means used to inform the public
about proposed contractual actions for
capital recovery and management of
rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES
SUMMARY:
VerDate Aug<31>2005
16:27 Nov 29, 2007
Jkt 214001
project resources and facilities
consistent with section 9(f) of the
Reclamation Project Act of 1939.
Additional announcements of
individual contract actions may be
published in the Federal Register and in
newspapers of general circulation in the
areas determined by Reclamation to be
affected by the proposed action.
ADDRESSES: The identity of the
approving officer and other information
pertaining to a specific contract
proposal may be obtained by calling or
writing the appropriate regional office at
the address and telephone number given
for each region in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sandra L. Simons, Manager, Contract
Services Office, Bureau of Reclamation,
P.O. Box 25007, Denver, Colorado
80225–0007; telephone 303–445–2902.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consistent
with section 9(f) of the Reclamation
Project Act of 1939 and the rules and
regulations published in 52 FR 11954,
April 13, 1987 (43 CFR 426.22),
Reclamation will publish notice of
proposed or amendatory contract
actions for any contract for the delivery
of project water for authorized uses in
newspapers of general circulation in the
affected area at least 60 days prior to
contract execution. Announcements
may be in the form of news releases,
legal notices, official letters,
memorandums, or other forms of
written material. Meetings, workshops,
and/or hearings may also be used, as
appropriate, to provide local publicity.
The public participation procedures do
not apply to proposed contracts for the
sale of surplus or interim irrigation
water for a term of 1 year or less. Either
of the contracting parties may invite the
public to observe contract proceedings.
All public participation procedures will
be coordinated with those involved in
complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act. Pursuant to
the ‘‘Final Revised Public Participation
Procedures’’ for water resource-related
contract negotiations, published in 47
FR 7763, February 22, 1982, a tabulation
is provided of all proposed contractual
actions in each of the five Reclamation
regions. When contract negotiations are
completed, and prior to execution, each
proposed contract form must be
approved by the Secretary of the
Interior, or pursuant to delegated or
redelegated authority, the Commissioner
of Reclamation or one of the regional
directors. In some instances,
congressional review and approval of a
report, water rate, or other terms and
conditions of the contract may be
involved.
PO 00000
Frm 00057
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Public participation in and receipt of
comments on contract proposals will be
facilitated by adherence to the following
procedures:
1. Only persons authorized to act on
behalf of the contracting entities may
negotiate the terms and conditions of a
specific contract proposal.
2. Advance notice of meetings or
hearings will be furnished to those
parties that have made a timely written
request for such notice to the
appropriate regional or project office of
Reclamation.
3. Written correspondence regarding
proposed contracts may be made
available to the general public pursuant
to the terms and procedures of the
Freedom of Information Act, as
amended.
4. Written comments on a proposed
contract or contract action must be
submitted to the appropriate regional
officials at the locations and within the
time limits set forth in the advance
public notices.
5. All written comments received and
testimony presented at any public
hearing will be reviewed and
summarized by the appropriate regional
office for use by the contract approving
authority.
6. Copies of specific proposed
contracts may be obtained from the
appropriate regional director or his
designated public contact as they
become available for review and
comment.
7. In the event modifications are made
in the form of a proposed contract, the
appropriate regional director shall
determine whether republication of the
notice and/or extension of the comment
period is necessary.
Factors considered in making such a
determination shall include, but are not
limited to (i) the significance of the
modification, and (ii) the degree of
public interest which has been
expressed over the course of the
negotiations. At a minimum, the
regional director shall furnish revised
contracts to all parties who requested
the contract in response to the initial
public notice.
Definitions of Abbreviations Frequently
Used in This Document
BCP Boulder Canyon Project
Reclamation Bureau of Reclamation
CAP Central Arizona Project
CVP Central Valley Project
CRSP Colorado River Storage Project
FR Federal Register
IDD Irrigation and Drainage District
ID Irrigation District
M&I Municipal and Industrial
NMISC New Mexico Interstate Stream
Commission
E:\FR\FM\30NON1.SGM
30NON1
rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 230 / Friday, November 30, 2007 / Notices
O&M Operation and Maintenance
P–SMBP Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin
Program
PPR Present Perfected Right
RRA Reclamation Reform Act of 1982
SOD Safety of Dams
USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
WD Water District
Pacific Northwest Region: Bureau of
Reclamation, 1150 North Curtis Road,
Suite 100, Boise, Idaho 83706–1234,
telephone 208–378–5344.
Modified contract action:
15. Six irrigation districts of the
Arrowrock Division, Boise Project,
Idaho: Repayment agreements with
districts with spaceholder contracts for
repayment, per legislation, of
reimbursable share of costs to
rehabilitate Arrowrock Dam Outlet
Gates under the O&M program. Five
letter agreements have been executed.
Discontinued contract action:
7. Trendwest Resorts, Yakima Project,
Washington: Long-term water exchange
contract for assignment of Teanaway
River and Big Creek water rights to
Reclamation for instream flow use in
exchange for annual use of up to 3,500
acre-feet of water from Cle Elum
Reservoir for a proposed resort
development.
Mid-Pacific Region: Bureau of
Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way,
Sacramento, California 95825–1898,
telephone 916–978–5250.
New contract actions:
46. San Luis WD and Meyers Farms
Family Trust, CVP, California: Contract
for exchange of water among the U.S.,
San Luis WD, and Meyers Farms Family
Trust. The contract will allow for an
exchange with Reclamation of
previously banked water for a like
amount of CVP water made available to
San Luis WD on behalf of Meyers
Farms.
47. Goleta WD, Cachuma Project,
California: Subject to legislation, an
agreement to transfer title of the
Federally owned distribution system to
the district.
48. El Dorado County Water Agency,
CVP, California: M&I water service
contract to supplement existing water
supply: 15,000 acre-feet, under Fazio
legislation, for El Dorado County Water
Agency authorized by Public Law 101–
514. The supply would be split by
subcontrators to El Dorado ID and
Georgetown Divide Public Utility
District.
49. Sacramento Municipal Utility
District, CVP, California: Amendment of
existing water service contract to allow
for additional points of diversion and
assignment of up to 30,000 acre-feet of
CVP water to the Sacramento County
Water Agency. The amended contract
VerDate Aug<31>2005
16:27 Nov 29, 2007
Jkt 214001
will conform to current Reclamation
law.
50. El Dorado ID, CVP California:
Execution of long-term Warren Act
contracts for conveyance of nonproject
water (one contract for Weber Reservoir
and pre-1914 ‘ditch’ rights in the
amount of 4,560 acre-feet, and one
contract for Project 184 water in the
amount of 17,000 acre-feet). The
contracts will allow CVP facilities to be
used to deliver nonproject water to El
Dorado for use within its service area.
51. Sacramento Area Flood Control
Agency, CVP, California: Execution of a
long-term operations agreement for
flood control operations of Folsom Dam
and Reservoir to allow for recovery of
costs associated with operating a
variable flood control pool of 400,000 to
670,000 acre-feet of water during the
flood control season. This agreement is
to conform to Federal law.
52. Sacramento Suburban WD, CVP,
California: Execution of long-term
Warren Act contract for conveyance of
nonproject water. The contract will
allow CVP facilities to be used to deliver
nonproject water provided from the
Placer County Water Agency to
Sacramento Suburban WD for use
within its service area.
53. Placer County Water Agency, CVP,
California: Proposed exchange
agreement under Section 14 of the 1939
Act of up to 74,000 acre-feet.
Completed contract action:
17. Carpinteria WD, Cachuma Project,
California: Contract to transfer title of
distribution system to the district. Title
transfer authorized by Public Law 108–
315 ‘‘Carpinteria and Montecito Water
Distribution Conveyance Act of 2004.’’
Contract executed November 7, 2006.
Lower Colorado Region: Bureau of
Reclamation, P.O. Box 61470 (Nevada
Highway and Park Street), Boulder City,
Nevada 89006–1470, telephone 702–
293–8192.
New contract action:
34. Mohave County Water Authority,
BCP, Arizona: Assign a portion of
Mohave County’s Colorado River water
entitlement to the Arizona Game and
Fish Commission.
Completed contract action:
15. Jessen Family Limited Partnership
(now JRJ Partners, LLC), BCP, Arizona:
Contract for delivery of 1,080 acre-feet
of Colorado River water for agricultural
purposes. Contract was executed on
September 27, 2007.
Upper Colorado Region: Bureau of
Reclamation, 125 South State Street,
Room 6107, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138–
1102, telephone 801–524–3864.
New contract actions:
1.(f) Ward Creek LLC, Aspinall
Storage Unit, CRSP: Ward Creek LLC
PO 00000
Frm 00058
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
67753
has requested a 40-year water service
contract for 1 acre-foot of M&I water out
of the Blue Mesa reservoir, which
requires Ward Creek LLC to present a
Plan of Augmentation to the Division 4
Water Court.
36. Cottonwood Creek Consolidated
Irrigation Company, Emery County
Project, Utah: Warren Act contract for
carriage of up to 5,600 acre-feet of
nonproject water through Cottonwood
Creek-Huntington Canal.
37. Albuquerque Bernalillo County
Water Utility Authority and
Reclamation, San Juan-Chama Project,
New Mexico: Contract to store up to
50,000 acre-feet of project water in
Elephant Butte Reservoir. The proposed
contract would have a 40-year
maximum term and would replace
existing contract No. 3–CS–53–01510
which expires on January 26, 2008. The
Act of December 29, 1981, Public Law
97–140, 95 Stat. 1717 provides authority
to enter into this contract.
Modified contract action:
1.(e) Old Castle SW Group dba United
Companies, Aspinall Storage Unit,
CRSP: United Companies has requested
a 40-year water service contract for 5
acre-feet of M&I water out of Blue Mesa
reservoir, which requires United
Companies to present a Plan of
Augmentation to the Division 4 Water
Court.
Discontinued contract actions:
22. Weber River Water Users
Association, Weber River Project, Utah:
Contract providing for the association to
repay to the United States 15 percent of
the cost of SOD modifications at Echo
Dam.
30. Weber Basin Water Conservancy
District, Weber Basin Project, Utah:
Contract providing for the District to
repay the United States 15 percent of
the cost of SOD modifications to the
foundation of Arthur V. Watkins Dam.
Completed contract actions:
1.(d) John and Joan Holton, Aspinall
Storage Unit, CRSP: Mr. and Mrs.
Holton have requested a 40-year water
service contract for 1 acre-foot of M&I
water out of Blue Mesa reservoir, which
requires Mr. and Mrs. Holton to present
a Plan of Augmentation to the Division
4 Water Court. Contract was executed
on July 17, 2007.
28. North Fork Water Conservancy
District and Ragged Mountain Water
Users Association, Paonia Project,
Colorado: North Fork and Ragged
Mountain have requested a contract for
supplemental water from the Paonia
Project. Their contract expired on
December 31, 2005, and the amended
contract was executed on January 27,
2006. There is a need to amend this
contract to include reference to the M&I
E:\FR\FM\30NON1.SGM
30NON1
rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES
67754
Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 230 / Friday, November 30, 2007 / Notices
contract waiting to be executed.
Contract was executed on May 21, 2007.
33. Uintah Water Conservancy
District, Jensen Unit, Central Utah
Project, Utah: Temporary water service
contract for 2,520 acre-feet of
unsubscribed Jensen Unit M&I water.
Contract was executed on July 23, 2007.
34. Weber Basin Water Conservancy
District, Weber Basin Project, Utah:
Contract providing for the District to
repay to the United States 15 percent of
the cost of Phase I SOD modifications to
Arthur V. Watkins Dam. Contract was
executed in September 2007.
Great Plains Region: Bureau of
Reclamation, PO Box 36900, Federal
Building, 316 North 26th Street,
Billings, Montana 59101, telephone
406–247–7752.
New contract action:
57. Big Horn Canal ID, Boysen Unit,
P–SMBP, Wyoming: Big Horn Canal ID
has requested a renewal of their longterm water service contract.
Modified contract actions:
12. Savage ID, P–SMBP, Montana: The
district is currently seeking title
transfer. The contract is subject to
renewal pending outcome of the title
transfer process. The existing interim
contract is due to expire in May 2008.
Preparing to renew long-term contract
upon request by the Savage ID.
27. LeClair-Riverton ID, Boysen Unit,
P–SMBP, Wyoming: Contract renewal of
long-term water service contract.
56. Turtle Lake ID, Garrison Diversion
Unit, North Dakota: Turtle Lake ID has
requested a water service contract under
the Dakota Water Resources Act of 2000
as part of the Garrison Diversion Unit.
Discontinued contract action:
50. Twin Lakes Reservoir and Canal
Company, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project,
Colorado: Consideration of a request for
a long-term contract for the use of
excess capacity in the FryingpanArkansas Project.
Completed contract actions:
5. City of Rapid City, Rapid Valley
Unit, P–SMBP, South Dakota: Contract
renewal for storage capacity in Pactola
Reservoir. A temporary (1 year not to
exceed 10,000 acre-feet) water service
contract has been executed with the City
of Rapid City, Rapid Valley Unit, for use
of water from Pactola Reservoir. A longterm storage contract for 49,000 acre-feet
has been negotiated with the City, and
a final draft of the contract has been
transmitted to the City for approval by
their City Council. The contract was
executed July 31, 2007.
6. Mid-Dakota Rural Water System,
Inc., South Dakota: Pursuant to the
Reclamation Projects Authorization and
Adjustment Act of 1992, the Secretary of
the Interior is authorized to make grants
VerDate Aug<31>2005
16:27 Nov 29, 2007
Jkt 214001
and loans to Mid-Dakota Rural Water
System, Inc., a non-profit corporation
for the planning and construction of a
rural water supply system. Construction
of the rural water supply system was
completed in September 2006. The
contract was amended on August 31,
2007, to convert payments from
monthly to annually.
10. Fort Clark ID, P–SMBP, North
Dakota: Negotiation of water service
contract to continue delivery of project
water to the district. The contract was
executed on July 19, 2007.
17. Fryingpan-Arkansas Project,
Colorado: Consideration of requests for
long-term contracts for the use of excess
capacity in the Fryingpan-Arkansas
Project from the Southeastern Colorado
Water Conservancy District, the City of
Aurora, and the Colorado Springs
Utilities. The contract with the City of
Aurora was executed on September 12,
2007.
Dated: October 24, 2007.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Office of Program and Policy
Services, Denver Office.
[FR Doc. E7–23230 Filed 11–29–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–MN–P
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND
WATER COMMISSION, UNITED
STATES AND MEXICO
United States Section; Notice of
Availability of a Final Environmental
Assessment and Final Finding of No
Significant Impact for Improvements to
the Main and North Floodways Levee
System in the Lower Rio Grande Flood
Control Project, Hidalgo, Cameron and
Willacy Counties, TX
United States Section,
International Boundary and Water
Commission, United States and Mexico.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of Final
Environmental Assessment (EA) and
Final Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI).
AGENCY:
Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) of 1969, the Council on
Environmental Quality Final
Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 through
1508), and the United States Section,
International Boundary and Water
Commission’s (USIBWC) Operational
Procedures for Implementing Section
102 of NEPA, published in the Federal
Register September 2, 1981, (46 FR
44083); the USIBWC hereby gives notice
of availability of the Final
Environmental Assessment and FONSI
for Improvements to the Main and North
Floodways Levee System, in the Lower
SUMMARY:
PO 00000
Frm 00059
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Rio Grande Flood Control Project,
located in Hidalgo, Cameron and
Willacy Counties, Texas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel Borunda, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Environmental
Management Division, United States
Section, International Boundary and
Water Commission; 4171 N. Mesa, C–
100; El Paso, Texas 79902. Telephone:
(915) 832–4767; e-mail:
daniel.borunda@ibwc.state.gov.
DATES: The Final EA and FONSI will be
available November 30, 2007.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The USIBWC is authorized to
construct, operate, and maintain any
project or works projected by the United
States of America on the Lower Rio
Grande Flood Control Project (LRGFCP),
as authorized by the Act of the 74th
Congress, Sess. I Ch. 561 (H.R. 6453),
approved August 19, 1935 (49 Stat. 660),
and codified at 22 U.S.C. Section 277,
277a, 277b, 277c, and Acts amendatory
thereof and supplementary thereto. The
LRGFCP was constructed to protect
urban, suburban, and highly developed
irrigated farmland along the Rio Grande
delta in the United States and Mexico.
The USIBWC, in cooperation with the
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department,
prepared this EA for the proposed
action to improve flood control along
sections of the Main and North
Floodways Levee System located in
Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy
Counties, Texas. This levee system is
part of the LRGFCP that extends
approximately 180 miles from the Town
˜
of Penitas in south Texas to the Gulf of
Mexico. The Main and North Floodway
Levee system extends approximately 75
levee miles, downstream from
Anzalduas Dam, and extending near the
town of Mercedes to the Laguna Madre
northwest of Arroyo City, Texas.
Proposed Action
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
The Proposed Action would increase
the flood containment capacity of the
Main and North Floodways Levee
System by raising the elevation of a
number of levee segments for improved
flood protection. Fill material would be
added to the existing levee to bring
height to its original design
specifications, or to meet a 2 feet
freeboard design criterion. Typical
height increases in improvement areas
would be less than 1 foot and would not
require expansion of the existing levee
footprint.
In some locations, up to 2 feet of fill
material would be placed on top of the
E:\FR\FM\30NON1.SGM
30NON1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 230 (Friday, November 30, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67752-67754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23230]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other
Water-Related Contract Negotiations
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of contractual actions that have been
proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and are new,
modified, discontinued, or completed since the last publication of this
notice on August 22, 2007. This notice is one of a variety of means
used to inform the public about proposed contractual actions for
capital recovery and management of project resources and facilities
consistent with section 9(f) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939.
Additional announcements of individual contract actions may be
published in the Federal Register and in newspapers of general
circulation in the areas determined by Reclamation to be affected by
the proposed action.
ADDRESSES: The identity of the approving officer and other information
pertaining to a specific contract proposal may be obtained by calling
or writing the appropriate regional office at the address and telephone
number given for each region in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra L. Simons, Manager, Contract
Services Office, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver,
Colorado 80225-0007; telephone 303-445-2902.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consistent with section 9(f) of the
Reclamation Project Act of 1939 and the rules and regulations published
in 52 FR 11954, April 13, 1987 (43 CFR 426.22), Reclamation will
publish notice of proposed or amendatory contract actions for any
contract for the delivery of project water for authorized uses in
newspapers of general circulation in the affected area at least 60 days
prior to contract execution. Announcements may be in the form of news
releases, legal notices, official letters, memorandums, or other forms
of written material. Meetings, workshops, and/or hearings may also be
used, as appropriate, to provide local publicity. The public
participation procedures do not apply to proposed contracts for the
sale of surplus or interim irrigation water for a term of 1 year or
less. Either of the contracting parties may invite the public to
observe contract proceedings. All public participation procedures will
be coordinated with those involved in complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act. Pursuant to the ``Final Revised Public
Participation Procedures'' for water resource-related contract
negotiations, published in 47 FR 7763, February 22, 1982, a tabulation
is provided of all proposed contractual actions in each of the five
Reclamation regions. When contract negotiations are completed, and
prior to execution, each proposed contract form must be approved by the
Secretary of the Interior, or pursuant to delegated or redelegated
authority, the Commissioner of Reclamation or one of the regional
directors. In some instances, congressional review and approval of a
report, water rate, or other terms and conditions of the contract may
be involved.
Public participation in and receipt of comments on contract
proposals will be facilitated by adherence to the following procedures:
1. Only persons authorized to act on behalf of the contracting
entities may negotiate the terms and conditions of a specific contract
proposal.
2. Advance notice of meetings or hearings will be furnished to
those parties that have made a timely written request for such notice
to the appropriate regional or project office of Reclamation.
3. Written correspondence regarding proposed contracts may be made
available to the general public pursuant to the terms and procedures of
the Freedom of Information Act, as amended.
4. Written comments on a proposed contract or contract action must
be submitted to the appropriate regional officials at the locations and
within the time limits set forth in the advance public notices.
5. All written comments received and testimony presented at any
public hearing will be reviewed and summarized by the appropriate
regional office for use by the contract approving authority.
6. Copies of specific proposed contracts may be obtained from the
appropriate regional director or his designated public contact as they
become available for review and comment.
7. In the event modifications are made in the form of a proposed
contract, the appropriate regional director shall determine whether
republication of the notice and/or extension of the comment period is
necessary.
Factors considered in making such a determination shall include,
but are not limited to (i) the significance of the modification, and
(ii) the degree of public interest which has been expressed over the
course of the negotiations. At a minimum, the regional director shall
furnish revised contracts to all parties who requested the contract in
response to the initial public notice.
Definitions of Abbreviations Frequently Used in This Document
BCP Boulder Canyon Project
Reclamation Bureau of Reclamation
CAP Central Arizona Project
CVP Central Valley Project
CRSP Colorado River Storage Project
FR Federal Register
IDD Irrigation and Drainage District
ID Irrigation District
M&I Municipal and Industrial
NMISC New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission
[[Page 67753]]
O&M Operation and Maintenance
P-SMBP Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
PPR Present Perfected Right
RRA Reclamation Reform Act of 1982
SOD Safety of Dams
USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
WD Water District
Pacific Northwest Region: Bureau of Reclamation, 1150 North Curtis
Road, Suite 100, Boise, Idaho 83706-1234, telephone 208-378-5344.
Modified contract action:
15. Six irrigation districts of the Arrowrock Division, Boise
Project, Idaho: Repayment agreements with districts with spaceholder
contracts for repayment, per legislation, of reimbursable share of
costs to rehabilitate Arrowrock Dam Outlet Gates under the O&M program.
Five letter agreements have been executed.
Discontinued contract action:
7. Trendwest Resorts, Yakima Project, Washington: Long-term water
exchange contract for assignment of Teanaway River and Big Creek water
rights to Reclamation for instream flow use in exchange for annual use
of up to 3,500 acre-feet of water from Cle Elum Reservoir for a
proposed resort development.
Mid-Pacific Region: Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way,
Sacramento, California 95825-1898, telephone 916-978-5250.
New contract actions:
46. San Luis WD and Meyers Farms Family Trust, CVP, California:
Contract for exchange of water among the U.S., San Luis WD, and Meyers
Farms Family Trust. The contract will allow for an exchange with
Reclamation of previously banked water for a like amount of CVP water
made available to San Luis WD on behalf of Meyers Farms.
47. Goleta WD, Cachuma Project, California: Subject to legislation,
an agreement to transfer title of the Federally owned distribution
system to the district.
48. El Dorado County Water Agency, CVP, California: M&I water
service contract to supplement existing water supply: 15,000 acre-feet,
under Fazio legislation, for El Dorado County Water Agency authorized
by Public Law 101-514. The supply would be split by subcontrators to El
Dorado ID and Georgetown Divide Public Utility District.
49. Sacramento Municipal Utility District, CVP, California:
Amendment of existing water service contract to allow for additional
points of diversion and assignment of up to 30,000 acre-feet of CVP
water to the Sacramento County Water Agency. The amended contract will
conform to current Reclamation law.
50. El Dorado ID, CVP California: Execution of long-term Warren Act
contracts for conveyance of nonproject water (one contract for Weber
Reservoir and pre-1914 `ditch' rights in the amount of 4,560 acre-feet,
and one contract for Project 184 water in the amount of 17,000 acre-
feet). The contracts will allow CVP facilities to be used to deliver
nonproject water to El Dorado for use within its service area.
51. Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, CVP, California:
Execution of a long-term operations agreement for flood control
operations of Folsom Dam and Reservoir to allow for recovery of costs
associated with operating a variable flood control pool of 400,000 to
670,000 acre-feet of water during the flood control season. This
agreement is to conform to Federal law.
52. Sacramento Suburban WD, CVP, California: Execution of long-term
Warren Act contract for conveyance of nonproject water. The contract
will allow CVP facilities to be used to deliver nonproject water
provided from the Placer County Water Agency to Sacramento Suburban WD
for use within its service area.
53. Placer County Water Agency, CVP, California: Proposed exchange
agreement under Section 14 of the 1939 Act of up to 74,000 acre-feet.
Completed contract action:
17. Carpinteria WD, Cachuma Project, California: Contract to
transfer title of distribution system to the district. Title transfer
authorized by Public Law 108-315 ``Carpinteria and Montecito Water
Distribution Conveyance Act of 2004.'' Contract executed November 7,
2006.
Lower Colorado Region: Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 61470
(Nevada Highway and Park Street), Boulder City, Nevada 89006-1470,
telephone 702-293-8192.
New contract action:
34. Mohave County Water Authority, BCP, Arizona: Assign a portion
of Mohave County's Colorado River water entitlement to the Arizona Game
and Fish Commission.
Completed contract action:
15. Jessen Family Limited Partnership (now JRJ Partners, LLC), BCP,
Arizona: Contract for delivery of 1,080 acre-feet of Colorado River
water for agricultural purposes. Contract was executed on September 27,
2007.
Upper Colorado Region: Bureau of Reclamation, 125 South State
Street, Room 6107, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138-1102, telephone 801-524-
3864.
New contract actions:
1.(f) Ward Creek LLC, Aspinall Storage Unit, CRSP: Ward Creek LLC
has requested a 40-year water service contract for 1 acre-foot of M&I
water out of the Blue Mesa reservoir, which requires Ward Creek LLC to
present a Plan of Augmentation to the Division 4 Water Court.
36. Cottonwood Creek Consolidated Irrigation Company, Emery County
Project, Utah: Warren Act contract for carriage of up to 5,600 acre-
feet of nonproject water through Cottonwood Creek-Huntington Canal.
37. Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority and
Reclamation, San Juan-Chama Project, New Mexico: Contract to store up
to 50,000 acre-feet of project water in Elephant Butte Reservoir. The
proposed contract would have a 40-year maximum term and would replace
existing contract No. 3-CS-53-01510 which expires on January 26, 2008.
The Act of December 29, 1981, Public Law 97-140, 95 Stat. 1717 provides
authority to enter into this contract.
Modified contract action:
1.(e) Old Castle SW Group dba United Companies, Aspinall Storage
Unit, CRSP: United Companies has requested a 40-year water service
contract for 5 acre-feet of M&I water out of Blue Mesa reservoir, which
requires United Companies to present a Plan of Augmentation to the
Division 4 Water Court.
Discontinued contract actions:
22. Weber River Water Users Association, Weber River Project, Utah:
Contract providing for the association to repay to the United States 15
percent of the cost of SOD modifications at Echo Dam.
30. Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, Weber Basin Project,
Utah: Contract providing for the District to repay the United States 15
percent of the cost of SOD modifications to the foundation of Arthur V.
Watkins Dam.
Completed contract actions:
1.(d) John and Joan Holton, Aspinall Storage Unit, CRSP: Mr. and
Mrs. Holton have requested a 40-year water service contract for 1 acre-
foot of M&I water out of Blue Mesa reservoir, which requires Mr. and
Mrs. Holton to present a Plan of Augmentation to the Division 4 Water
Court. Contract was executed on July 17, 2007.
28. North Fork Water Conservancy District and Ragged Mountain Water
Users Association, Paonia Project, Colorado: North Fork and Ragged
Mountain have requested a contract for supplemental water from the
Paonia Project. Their contract expired on December 31, 2005, and the
amended contract was executed on January 27, 2006. There is a need to
amend this contract to include reference to the M&I
[[Page 67754]]
contract waiting to be executed. Contract was executed on May 21, 2007.
33. Uintah Water Conservancy District, Jensen Unit, Central Utah
Project, Utah: Temporary water service contract for 2,520 acre-feet of
unsubscribed Jensen Unit M&I water. Contract was executed on July 23,
2007.
34. Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, Weber Basin Project,
Utah: Contract providing for the District to repay to the United States
15 percent of the cost of Phase I SOD modifications to Arthur V.
Watkins Dam. Contract was executed in September 2007.
Great Plains Region: Bureau of Reclamation, PO Box 36900, Federal
Building, 316 North 26th Street, Billings, Montana 59101, telephone
406-247-7752.
New contract action:
57. Big Horn Canal ID, Boysen Unit, P-SMBP, Wyoming: Big Horn Canal
ID has requested a renewal of their long-term water service contract.
Modified contract actions:
12. Savage ID, P-SMBP, Montana: The district is currently seeking
title transfer. The contract is subject to renewal pending outcome of
the title transfer process. The existing interim contract is due to
expire in May 2008. Preparing to renew long-term contract upon request
by the Savage ID.
27. LeClair-Riverton ID, Boysen Unit, P-SMBP, Wyoming: Contract
renewal of long-term water service contract.
56. Turtle Lake ID, Garrison Diversion Unit, North Dakota: Turtle
Lake ID has requested a water service contract under the Dakota Water
Resources Act of 2000 as part of the Garrison Diversion Unit.
Discontinued contract action:
50. Twin Lakes Reservoir and Canal Company, Fryingpan-Arkansas
Project, Colorado: Consideration of a request for a long-term contract
for the use of excess capacity in the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project.
Completed contract actions:
5. City of Rapid City, Rapid Valley Unit, P-SMBP, South Dakota:
Contract renewal for storage capacity in Pactola Reservoir. A temporary
(1 year not to exceed 10,000 acre-feet) water service contract has been
executed with the City of Rapid City, Rapid Valley Unit, for use of
water from Pactola Reservoir. A long-term storage contract for 49,000
acre-feet has been negotiated with the City, and a final draft of the
contract has been transmitted to the City for approval by their City
Council. The contract was executed July 31, 2007.
6. Mid-Dakota Rural Water System, Inc., South Dakota: Pursuant to
the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992, the
Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make grants and loans to
Mid-Dakota Rural Water System, Inc., a non-profit corporation for the
planning and construction of a rural water supply system. Construction
of the rural water supply system was completed in September 2006. The
contract was amended on August 31, 2007, to convert payments from
monthly to annually.
10. Fort Clark ID, P-SMBP, North Dakota: Negotiation of water
service contract to continue delivery of project water to the district.
The contract was executed on July 19, 2007.
17. Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado: Consideration of requests
for long-term contracts for the use of excess capacity in the
Fryingpan-Arkansas Project from the Southeastern Colorado Water
Conservancy District, the City of Aurora, and the Colorado Springs
Utilities. The contract with the City of Aurora was executed on
September 12, 2007.
Dated: October 24, 2007.
Roseann Gonzales,
Director, Office of Program and Policy Services, Denver Office.
[FR Doc. E7-23230 Filed 11-29-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310-MN-P
