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The purpose of the update to the 2001
M&I WSP, as modified, is to provide
detailed, clear, and objective guidelines
for the distribution of CVP water
supplies during water shortage
conditions, thereby allowing CVP water
users to know when, and by how much,
water deliveries may be reduced in
drought and other low water supply
conditions.
The increased level of predictability
that will be provided by the update to
the 2001 M&I WSP is needed by water
managers and the entities that receive
CVP water to better plan for and manage
available CVP water supplies, and to
better integrate the use of CVP water
with other available Non-CVP water
supplies. The update to the 2001 M&I
WSP is also needed to clarify certain
terms and conditions with regard to its
applicability and implementation. The
proposed action is the adoption of an
updated 2001 M&I WSP, as modified,
and its respective implementation
guidelines.
The EIS will be used to develop and
evaluate alternatives to the 2001 M&I
WSP, as modified, and will include
analysis of the adverse and beneficial
effects on the quality of the human and
physical environment.
Issues to be addressed may include,
but are not limited to, CVP water supply
availability, impacts on biological
resources, historic and archaeological
resources, hydrology, groundwater,
water quality, air quality, safety,
hazardous materials and waste, visual
resources, socioeconomics, including
real estate, agriculture and
environmental justice.
At this time, there are no known or
possible Indian trust assets or
environmental justice issues associated
with the Proposed Action.
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Special Assistance for Public Scoping
Meetings
If special assistance is required at the
scoping meetings, please contact Mr.
Louis Moore at (916) 978–5106, or via
e-mail at wmoore@usbr.gov. Please
notify Mr. Moore as far in advance as
possible to enable Reclamation to secure
the needed services. If a request cannot
be honored, the requestor will be
notified. A telephone device for the
hearing impaired (TDD) is available at
(916) 978–5608.
Public Disclosure
Before including your name, address,
phone number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment including your
personal identifying information may be
made publicly available at any time.
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While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Dated: January 21, 2011.
Anastasia T. Leigh,
Acting Regional Environmental Officer, MidPacific Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Central Valley Project Improvement
Act, Water Management Plans
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
The following Water
Management Plans are available for
review:
• Truckee-Carson Irrigation District.
• Goleta Water District.
• Delano-Earlimart Irrigation District.
• Feather Irrigation District.
To meet the requirements of the
Central Valley Project Improvement Act
of 1992 (CVPIA) and the Reclamation
Reform Act of 1982, the Bureau of
Reclamation developed and published
the Criteria for Evaluating Water
Management Plans (Criteria). For the
purpose of this announcement, Water
Management Plans (Plans) are
considered the same as Water
Conservation Plans. The above entities
have each developed a Plan, which
Reclamation has evaluated and
preliminarily determined to meet the
requirements of these Criteria.
Reclamation is publishing this notice in
order to allow the public to review the
plans and comment on the preliminary
determinations. Public comment on
Reclamation’s preliminary (i.e., draft)
determination is invited at this time.
DATES: All public comments must be
received by April 7, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Please mail comments to
Ms. Christy Ritenour, Bureau of
Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP–
410, Sacramento, California 95825, or
contact at 916–978–5281 (TDD 978–
5608), or e-mail at critenour@usbr.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
be placed on a mailing list for any
subsequent information, please contact
Ms. Christy Ritenour at the e-mail
address or telephone number above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are
inviting the public to comment on our
preliminary (i.e., draft) determination of
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Plan adequacy. Section 3405(e) of the
CVPIA (Title 34 Pub. L. 102–575),
requires the Secretary of the Interior to
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 must 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.’’ These
criteria state that all parties
(Contractors) that contract with
Reclamation for water supplies
(municipal and industrial contracts over
2,000 acre-feet and agricultural
contracts over 2,000 irrigable acres)
must prepare a Plan that contains the
following information:
1. Description of the District.
2. Inventory of Water Resources.
3. Best Management Practices (BMPs)
for Agricultural Contractors.
4. BMPs for Urban Contractors.
5. Plan Implementation.
6. Exemption Process.
7. Regional Criteria.
8. Five-Year Revisions.
Reclamation will evaluate Plans based
on these criteria. A copy of these Plans
will be available for review at
Reclamation’s Mid-Pacific Regional
Office located in Sacramento, California,
and the local area office. Our practice is
to make comments, including names
and home addresses of respondents,
available for public review.
Public Disclosure
Before including your name, address,
phone number, e-mail address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you can ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
If you wish to review a copy of these
Plans, please contact Ms. Christy
Ritenour to find the office nearest you.
Dated: March 2, 2011.
Richard J. Woodley,
Regional Resources Manager, Mid-Pacific
Region, Bureau of Reclamation.
[FR Doc. 2011–5163 Filed 3–7–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Central Valley Project Improvement Act, Water Management Plans
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The following Water Management Plans are available for review:
Truckee-Carson Irrigation District.
Goleta Water District.
Delano-Earlimart Irrigation District.
Feather Irrigation District.
To meet the requirements of the Central Valley Project Improvement
Act of 1992 (CVPIA) and the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982, the Bureau
of Reclamation developed and published the Criteria for Evaluating
Water Management Plans (Criteria). For the purpose of this
announcement, Water Management Plans (Plans) are considered the same as
Water Conservation Plans. The above entities have each developed a
Plan, which Reclamation has evaluated and preliminarily determined to
meet the requirements of these Criteria. Reclamation is publishing this
notice in order to allow the public to review the plans and comment on
the preliminary determinations. Public comment on Reclamation's
preliminary (i.e., draft) determination is invited at this time.
DATES: All public comments must be received by April 7, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Please mail comments to Ms. Christy Ritenour, Bureau of
Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-410, Sacramento, California 95825, or
contact at 916-978-5281 (TDD 978-5608), or e-mail at
critenour@usbr.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To be placed on a mailing list for any
subsequent information, please contact Ms. Christy Ritenour at the e-
mail address or telephone number above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are inviting the public to comment on our
preliminary (i.e., draft) determination of Plan adequacy. Section
3405(e) of the CVPIA (Title 34 Pub. L. 102-575), requires the Secretary
of the Interior to 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 must 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.'' These criteria
state that all parties (Contractors) that contract with Reclamation for
water supplies (municipal and industrial contracts over 2,000 acre-feet
and agricultural contracts over 2,000 irrigable acres) must prepare a
Plan that contains the following information:
1. Description of the District.
2. Inventory of Water Resources.
3. Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Agricultural Contractors.
4. BMPs for Urban Contractors.
5. Plan Implementation.
6. Exemption Process.
7. Regional Criteria.
8. Five-Year Revisions.
Reclamation will evaluate Plans based on these criteria. A copy of
these Plans will be available for review at Reclamation's Mid-Pacific
Regional Office located in Sacramento, California, and the local area
office. Our practice is to make comments, including names and home
addresses of respondents, available for public review.
Public Disclosure
Before including your name, address, phone number, e-mail address,
or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should
be aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
If you wish to review a copy of these Plans, please contact Ms.
Christy Ritenour to find the office nearest you.
Dated: March 2, 2011.
Richard J. Woodley,
Regional Resources Manager, Mid-Pacific Region, Bureau of Reclamation.
[FR Doc. 2011-5163 Filed 3-7-11; 8:45 am]
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