Central Valley Project Improvement Act Water Management Plans, 73139 [2016-25666]
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ACTION:
Notice.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
The plats of survey of the
following described lands are scheduled
to be officially filed in the Bureau of
Land Management, Oregon State Office,
Portland, Oregon, 30 days from the date
of this publication.
Bureau of Reclamation
Willamette Meridian
Washington
T. 28 N., R. 39 E., accepted September 13,
2016
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
A copy of the plats may be
obtained from the Public Room at the
Bureau of Land Management, Oregon
State Office, 1220 S.W. 3rd Avenue,
Portland, Oregon 97204, upon required
payment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle
Hensley, (503) 808–6124, Branch of
Geographic Sciences, Bureau of Land
Management, 1220 S.W. 3rd Avenue,
Portland, Oregon 97204. Persons who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339 to contact the above
individual during normal business
hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week, to leave a message
or question with the above individual.
You will receive a reply during normal
business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A person
or party who wishes to protest against
this survey must file a written notice
with the Oregon State Director, Bureau
of Land Management, stating that they
wish to protest. A statement of reasons
for a protest may be filed with the notice
of protest and must be filed with the
Oregon State Director within thirty days
after the protest is filed. If a protest
against the survey is received prior to
the date of official filing, the filing will
be stayed pending consideration of the
protest. A plat will not be officially filed
until the day after all protests have been
dismissed or otherwise resolved. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personally
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personally identifying information—
may be made publicly available at any
time. While you can ask us in your
comment to withhold your personally
identifying information from public
review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
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ADDRESSES:
Mary J.M. Hartel,
Chief Cadastral Surveyor of Oregon/
Washington.
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Central Valley Project Improvement
Act Water Management Plans
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
The Bureau of Reclamation
has made available to the public the
Water Management Plans for four
entities. For the purpose of this
announcement, Water Management
Plans (Plans) are considered the same as
Water Conservation Plans. Reclamation
is publishing this notice in order to
allow the public an opportunity to
review the Plans and comment on the
preliminary determinations.
DATES: Submit written comments on the
preliminary determinations on or before
November 23, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Ms. Charlene Stemen, Bureau of
Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP–
410, Sacramento, CA 95825; or via email
at cstemen@usbr.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
be placed on a mailing list for any
subsequent information, please contact
Ms. Charlene Stemen at the email
address above or at 916–978–5281 (TDD
978–5608).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To meet
the requirements of the Central Valley
Project Improvement Act of 1992 and
the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982, the
Bureau of Reclamation developed and
published the Criteria for Evaluating
Water Management Plans (Criteria).
Each of the four entities listed below has
developed a Plan that has been
evaluated and preliminarily determined
to meet the requirements of these
Criteria. The following Plans are
available for review:
• Colusa County Water District
• James Irrigation District
• Lindmore Irrigation District
• Sycamore Mutual Water Company
We are inviting the public to
comment on our preliminary (i.e., draft)
determination of Plan adequacy. Section
3405(e) of the Central Valley Project
Improvement Act (Title 34 Public Law
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
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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; and
8. Five-Year Revisions.
Reclamation evaluates Plans based on
these criteria. A copy of these Plans will
be available for review at Reclamation’s
Mid-Pacific Regional Office, 2800
Cottage Way, MP–410, Sacramento, CA
95825. Our practice is to make
comments, including names and home
addresses of respondents, available for
public review. If you wish to review a
copy of these Plans, please contact Ms.
Stemen.
Public Disclosure
Before including your address, phone
number, email 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.
Richard J. Woodley,
Regional Resources Manager, Mid-Pacific
Region, Bureau of Reclamation.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
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Central Valley Project Improvement Act Water Management Plans
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Reclamation has made available to the public the
Water Management Plans for four entities. For the purpose of this
announcement, Water Management Plans (Plans) are considered the same as
Water Conservation Plans. Reclamation is publishing this notice in
order to allow the public an opportunity to review the Plans and
comment on the preliminary determinations.
DATES: Submit written comments on the preliminary determinations on or
before November 23, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Ms. Charlene Stemen, Bureau of
Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-410, Sacramento, CA 95825; or via
email at cstemen@usbr.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To be placed on a mailing list for any
subsequent information, please contact Ms. Charlene Stemen at the email
address above or at 916-978-5281 (TDD 978-5608).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To meet the requirements of the Central
Valley Project Improvement Act of 1992 and the Reclamation Reform Act
of 1982, the Bureau of Reclamation developed and published the Criteria
for Evaluating Water Management Plans (Criteria). Each of the four
entities listed below has developed a Plan that has been evaluated and
preliminarily determined to meet the requirements of these Criteria.
The following Plans are available for review:
Colusa County Water District
James Irrigation District
Lindmore Irrigation District
Sycamore Mutual Water Company
We are inviting the public to comment on our preliminary (i.e.,
draft) determination of Plan adequacy. Section 3405(e) of the Central
Valley Project Improvement Act (Title 34 Public Law 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; and
8. Five-Year Revisions.
Reclamation evaluates Plans based on these criteria. A copy of
these Plans will be available for review at Reclamation's Mid-Pacific
Regional Office, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-410, Sacramento, CA 95825. Our
practice is to make comments, including names and home addresses of
respondents, available for public review. If you wish to review a copy
of these Plans, please contact Ms. Stemen.
Public Disclosure
Before including your address, phone number, email 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.
Richard J. Woodley,
Regional Resources Manager, Mid-Pacific Region, Bureau of Reclamation.
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