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ACTION:
Meeting notice.
In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972, the National Park Service (NPS) is
hereby giving notice that the Acadia
National Park Advisory Commission
(Commission) will meet as indicated
below.
SUMMARY:
The Commission will meet:
Monday, June 7, 2021; and Monday,
September 13, 2021. All scheduled
meetings will begin at 1:00 p.m. and
will end by 4:00 p.m. (Eastern).
ADDRESSES: The June 7, 2021, meeting
will be held at the headquarters
conference room, Acadia National Park,
20 McFarland Hill Drive, Bar Harbor,
Maine 04609. The September 14, 2021,
meeting will be held at the Schoodic
Education and Research Center, Winter
Harbor, Maine 04693. A teleconference
may substitute for an in-person meeting
depending on local health restriction.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Madell, Deputy
Superintendent, Acadia National Park,
P.O. Box 177, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609,
telephone (207) 288–8701 or email
michael_madell@nps.gov.
The format of the meetings and
locations are subject to change pending
the COVID–19 pandemic and safety
requirements.
DATES:
The
Commission was established by section
103 of Public Law 99–420, as amended,
(16 U.S.C. 341 note), and in accordance
with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 1–16). The
Commission advises the Secretary and
the NPS on matters relating to the
management and development of
Acadia National Park, including but not
limited to, the acquisition of lands and
interests in lands (including
conservation easements on islands) and
the termination of rights of use and
occupancy.
The meetings are open to the public.
Interested persons may make oral
presentations to the Commission. Such
requests should be made to the
Superintendent at the beginning of each
meeting. Depending on the number of
persons wishing to speak, and the time
available, the time for individual
comments may be limited. Written
comments can be sent to [see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT]. All
comments received will be provided to
the Commission.
The Commission meeting locations
may change based on inclement weather
or exceptional circumstances. If a
meeting location is changed, the
Superintendent will issue a press
release and use local newspapers to
announce the change.
Purpose of the Meeting: The
Commission meeting will consist of the
following proposed agenda items:
1. Committee Reports:
• Land Conservation
• Park Use
• Science and Education
• Historic
2. Old Business
3. Superintendent’s Report
4. Chairman’s Report
5. Public Comments
6. Adjournment
Public Disclosure of Information:
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comments, 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.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR83550000, 212R5065C6,
RX.59389832.1009676]
Quarterly Status Report of Water
Service, Repayment, and Other WaterRelated Contract Actions
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of contract actions.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given of
contractual actions that have been
proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation
(Reclamation) and are new,
discontinued, or completed since the
last publication of this notice. 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.
SUMMARY:
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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 of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle Kelly, Reclamation Law
Administration Division, Bureau of
Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver,
Colorado 80225–0007; mkelly@usbr.gov;
telephone 303–445–2888.
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.
ADDRESSES:
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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
hearings 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 or
her 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 will furnish revised
contracts to all parties who requested
the contract in response to the initial
public notice.
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Definitions of Abbreviations Used in the
Reports.
ARRA American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009
BCP Boulder Canyon Project
Reclamation Bureau of Reclamation
CAP Central Arizona Project
CUP Central Utah Project
CVP Central Valley Project
CRSP Colorado River Storage Project
XM Extraordinary Maintenance
EXM Emergency Extraordinary
Maintenance
FR Federal Register
IDD Irrigation and Drainage District
ID Irrigation District
M&I Municipal and Industrial
O&M Operation and Maintenance
OM&R Operation, Maintenance, and
Replacement
P–SMBP Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin
Program
RRA Reclamation Reform Act of 1982
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SOD Safety of Dams
SRPA Small Reclamation Projects Act of
1956
USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
WD Water District
MISSOURI BASIN—INTERIOR
REGION 5: Bureau of Reclamation, P.O.
Box 36900, Federal Building, 2021 4th
Avenue North, Billings, Montana 59101,
telephone 406–247–7752.
New contract actions:
44. Shoshone Municipal Pipeline,
Shoshone Project, Wyoming:
Consideration for renewal of water
service contract No. 1–07–60–W0703.
45. Grey Reef Ranch, Kendrick
Project, Wyoming: Consideration for
renewal of excess capacity contract No.
14XX660043.
46. Garrison Diversion Conservancy
District; Garrison Diversion Unit, P–
SMBP; North Dakota: Consideration of a
contract amendment to provide an
additional 145 cubic-feet-per-second of
water for rural and M&I purposes.
47. Glen Elder ID; Glen Elder Unit, P–
SMBP; Kansas: Consideration of an
amendment to change the amount of
annual water supply in contract No.
199E630032.
Modified contract action:
16. Garrison Diversion Conservancy
District; Garrison Diversion Unit, P–
SMBP; North Dakota: Consideration of a
contract amendment to provide 20
cubic-feet-per-second of water for rural
and M&I purposes.
Discontinued contract actions:
24. P–SMBP; Montana, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, and
Kansas: Renewal of contracts for the sale
of Project Use Power to authorized
entities.
25. Midvale ID; Riverton Unit, P–
SMBP; Wyoming: Consideration of a
new M&I water service contract.
Completed contract actions:
10. Lucerne Water and Sewer District,
P–SMBP, Wyoming: Consideration for
renewal of contract No. 1–07–60–
WS091. Contract executed January 15,
2021.
16. Garrison Diversion Conservancy
District; Garrison Diversion Unit, P–
SMBP; North Dakota: Consideration of a
contract amendment to provide 20
cubic-feet-per-second of water for rural
and M&I purposes. Contract executed
January 19, 2021.
22. Midvale ID; Riverton Unit, P–
SMBP; Wyoming: Consideration of a
request for a new contract for the
District to continue the O&M of the
transferred works of the Riverton Unit.
Contract executed December 21, 2020.
23. Webster ID No. 4; Solomon
Division, P–SMBP; Kansas:
Consideration of a repayment contract
for XM and replacement funded
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pursuant to Title IX, Subtitle G of Public
Law 111–11. Contract executed January
24, 2021.
30. Griemsman L/S, LLC; Boysen
Unit, P–SMBP; Wyoming: Consideration
for renewal of water service contract No.
009E6A0012. Contract executed October
16, 2020.
34. Mid-Dakota Rural Water System,
Inc., South Dakota: Consideration to
amend agreement No. 5–07–60–W0223
to reflect the payoff of loans. Contract
executed January 19, 2021.
40. Sidney Water Users ID, P–SMBP,
Montana: Consideration of contract for
the sale of Project Use Power authorized
under Section 2 of the Act of October
30, 2020 (Pub. L. 116–191). Contract
executed January 19, 2021.
41. Kinsey Irrigation Company, P–
SMBP, Montana: Consideration of
contract for the sale of Project Use
Power authorized under Section 2 of the
Act of October 30, 2020 (Pub. L. 116–
191). Contract executed February 5,
2021.
UPPER COLORADO BASIN—
INTERIOR REGION 7: Bureau of
Reclamation, 125 South State Street,
Room 8100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138–
1102, telephone 801–524–3864.
New contract action:
27. Taylor Hydro, LLC, Uncompahgre
Project, Colorado: Preliminary lease and
funding agreement for development of
the lease of power privilege for
hydropower development on the Taylor
Park Dam. The purpose of this
agreement is to receive funding from
Taylor Hydro for Reclamation’s
assistance in the development of the
lease of power privilege and identify
timelines for the process.
Modified contract action:
4. Strawberry High Line Canal
Company, Strawberry Valley Project;
Utah: The Strawberry High Line Canal
Company has requested to allow for the
carriage of non-project water held by
McMullin Orchards, dba South Shore
Farms and Cherry Hill Farms in the
High Line Canal.
Discontinued contract action:
24. Bostwick Park Water Conservancy
District, Bostwick Park Project,
Colorado: Preliminary lease and funding
agreement for development of the lease
of power privilege for hydropower
development on the Silver Jack Dam
Bypass Pipeline. The purpose of this
agreement is to receive funding from the
district for Reclamation’s assistance in
the development of the lease of power
privilege and identify timelines for the
process.
Completed contract action:
21. Navajo Tribal Utility Authority,
Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project,
New Mexico: Reclamation is entering
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negotiations with the Navajo Tribal
Utility Authority to provide payment for
OM&R costs for use of Federal facilities
pursuant to Public Law 111–11, Section
10602(g). Contract executed March 3,
2021.
LOWER COLORADO BASIN—
INTERIOR REGION 8: Bureau of
Reclamation, P.O. Box 61470 (Nevada
Highway and Park Street), Boulder City,
Nevada 89006–1470, telephone 702–
293–8192.
New contract actions:
17. GSC Farm, LLC, and the Town of
Queen Creek, Arizona; BCP; Arizona:
Enter into a proposed assignment and
transfer of Arizona fourth-priority
Colorado River water in the amount of
2,033.01 acre-feet per year from GSC to
Queen Creek, amend GSC’s Colorado
River water delivery contract No. 13–
XX–30–W0571 to decrease their
Colorado River water entitlement from
2,913.3 to 69.93 acre-feet per year, enter
into Colorado River water delivery
contract No. 20–XX–30–W0689 with
Queen Creek for 2,033.01 acre-feet per
year of Arizona fourth-priority Colorado
River water entitlement, and enter into
a wheeling agreement between the
United States and Queen Creek for the
wheeling of non-project water to be
transported through the CAP for the use
or benefit of the Queen Creek.
2. Mohave Water Conservation
District and the City of Bullhead City,
Arizona; BCP; Arizona: Enter into a
proposed contract No. 9–07–30–W0012,
assignment of Arizona fourth-priority
Colorado River water entitlement in the
amount of 1,800 acre-feet per year from
the District to Bullhead City and amend
Bullhead City’s Colorado River water
delivery contract No. 2–07–30–W0273
to increase their Colorado River water
entitlement from 15,210 to 17,010 acrefeet per year and increase the Bullhead
City contract service area to include the
District’s land that previously received
Colorado River water pursuant to
contract No. 9–07–30–W0012.
COLUMBIA–PACIFIC NORTHWEST—
INTERIOR REGION 9: Bureau of
Reclamation, 1150 North Curtis Road,
Suite 100, Boise, Idaho 83706–1234,
telephone 208–378–5344.
New contract actions:
18. Irrigation water districts; Idaho,
Washington, Oregon, Montana; and
Wyoming: Temporary Warren Act
contracts for terms of up to 5 years
providing for use of excess capacity in
Reclamation facilities for annual
quantities exceeding 10,000 acre-feet.
19. Idaho, Washington, Oregon,
Montana, and Wyoming: Aquifer
Recharge Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 116–
260) contracts that allow the use of
excess capacity in Reclamation facilities
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for aquifer recharge of non-Reclamation
project water.
CALIFORNIA–GREAT BASIN—
INTERIOR REGION 10: Bureau of
Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way,
Sacramento, California 95825–1898,
telephone 916–978–5250.
The California-Great Basin—Interior
Region 10 has no updates to report for
this quarter.
Christopher Beardsley,
Director, Policy and Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR04084000, XXXR4081X1,
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Colorado River Basin Salinity Control
Advisory Council Notice of Public
Meeting
Bureau of Reclamation,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The Bureau of Reclamation is
publishing this notice to announce that
a Federal Advisory Committee meeting
of the Colorado River Basin Salinity
Control Council (Council) will take
place.
SUMMARY:
The Council will convene on
Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at 1:00 p.m.
Mountain Standard Time and adjourn at
approximately 4:00 p.m. The Council
will reconvene on Thursday, June 10,
2021, at 9:00 a.m. Mountain Standard
Time and adjourn at 11:00 a.m. A public
comment period will be held on both
days.
DATES:
Due to restrictions put in
place to address the COVID 19
pandemic the meeting will be a virtual
meeting. For information about
accessing the meeting you must contact
Mr. Kib Jacobson; see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kib
Jacobson, telephone (801) 524–3753;
email at kjacobson@usbr.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
meeting of the Council is being held
under the provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act of 1972. The
Council was established by the Colorado
River Basin Salinity Control Act of 1974
(Pub. L. 93–320) (Act) to receive reports
and advise Federal agencies on
implementing the Act.
Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose
of the meeting is to discuss the
accomplishments of Federal agencies
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and make recommendations on future
activities to control salinity.
Agenda: Council members will be
briefed on the status of salinity control
activities and receive input for drafting
the Council’s annual report. The Bureau
of Reclamation, Bureau of Land
Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, and United States Geological
Survey of the Department of the Interior;
the Natural Resources Conservation
Service of the Department of
Agriculture; and the Environmental
Protection Agency will each present a
progress report and a schedule of
activities on salinity control in the
Colorado River Basin. The Council will
discuss salinity control activities, the
contents of the reports, and the Basin
States Program created by Public Law
110–246, which amended the Act. A
final agenda will be posted online at
https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/
salinity/ at least one week prior to the
meeting.
Meeting Accessibility: The meeting is
open to the public. Individuals wanting
access to the virtual meeting should
contact Mr. Kib Jacobson (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no later
than June 8, 2021, to receive
instructions.
Public Comments: The Council
chairman will provide time for oral
comments from members of the public
at the meeting. Individuals wanting to
make an oral comment should contact
Mr. Kib Jacobson (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT) to be placed on
the public comment list. Members of the
public may also file written statements
with the Council before, during, or up
to 30 days after the meeting either in
person or by mail. To allow full
consideration of information by Council
members at this meeting, written
comments must be provided to Mr. Kib
Jacobson (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT) by June 4, 2021.
Public Disclosure of Personal
Information: 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR83550000, 212R5065C6, RX.59389832.1009676]
Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other
Water-Related Contract Actions
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of contract actions.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of contractual actions that have been
proposed to the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and are new,
discontinued, or completed since the last publication of this notice.
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
of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Kelly, Reclamation Law
Administration Division, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver,
Colorado 80225-0007; [email protected]; telephone 303-445-2888.
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.
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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 hearings 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 or her 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 will
furnish revised contracts to all parties who requested the contract in
response to the initial public notice.
Definitions of Abbreviations Used in the Reports.
ARRA American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
BCP Boulder Canyon Project
Reclamation Bureau of Reclamation
CAP Central Arizona Project
CUP Central Utah Project
CVP Central Valley Project
CRSP Colorado River Storage Project
XM Extraordinary Maintenance
EXM Emergency Extraordinary Maintenance
FR Federal Register
IDD Irrigation and Drainage District
ID Irrigation District
M&I Municipal and Industrial
O&M Operation and Maintenance
OM&R Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement
P-SMBP Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
RRA Reclamation Reform Act of 1982
SOD Safety of Dams
SRPA Small Reclamation Projects Act of 1956
USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
WD Water District
MISSOURI BASIN--INTERIOR REGION 5: Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box
36900, Federal Building, 2021 4th Avenue North, Billings, Montana
59101, telephone 406-247-7752.
New contract actions:
44. Shoshone Municipal Pipeline, Shoshone Project, Wyoming:
Consideration for renewal of water service contract No. 1-07-60-W0703.
45. Grey Reef Ranch, Kendrick Project, Wyoming: Consideration for
renewal of excess capacity contract No. 14XX660043.
46. Garrison Diversion Conservancy District; Garrison Diversion
Unit, P-SMBP; North Dakota: Consideration of a contract amendment to
provide an additional 145 cubic-feet-per-second of water for rural and
M&I purposes.
47. Glen Elder ID; Glen Elder Unit, P-SMBP; Kansas: Consideration
of an amendment to change the amount of annual water supply in contract
No. 199E630032.
Modified contract action:
16. Garrison Diversion Conservancy District; Garrison Diversion
Unit, P-SMBP; North Dakota: Consideration of a contract amendment to
provide 20 cubic-feet-per-second of water for rural and M&I purposes.
Discontinued contract actions:
24. P-SMBP; Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska,
and Kansas: Renewal of contracts for the sale of Project Use Power to
authorized entities.
25. Midvale ID; Riverton Unit, P-SMBP; Wyoming: Consideration of a
new M&I water service contract.
Completed contract actions:
10. Lucerne Water and Sewer District, P-SMBP, Wyoming:
Consideration for renewal of contract No. 1-07-60-WS091. Contract
executed January 15, 2021.
16. Garrison Diversion Conservancy District; Garrison Diversion
Unit, P-SMBP; North Dakota: Consideration of a contract amendment to
provide 20 cubic-feet-per-second of water for rural and M&I purposes.
Contract executed January 19, 2021.
22. Midvale ID; Riverton Unit, P-SMBP; Wyoming: Consideration of a
request for a new contract for the District to continue the O&M of the
transferred works of the Riverton Unit. Contract executed December 21,
2020.
23. Webster ID No. 4; Solomon Division, P-SMBP; Kansas:
Consideration of a repayment contract for XM and replacement funded
pursuant to Title IX, Subtitle G of Public Law 111-11. Contract
executed January 24, 2021.
30. Griemsman L/S, LLC; Boysen Unit, P-SMBP; Wyoming: Consideration
for renewal of water service contract No. 009E6A0012. Contract executed
October 16, 2020.
34. Mid-Dakota Rural Water System, Inc., South Dakota:
Consideration to amend agreement No. 5-07-60-W0223 to reflect the
payoff of loans. Contract executed January 19, 2021.
40. Sidney Water Users ID, P-SMBP, Montana: Consideration of
contract for the sale of Project Use Power authorized under Section 2
of the Act of October 30, 2020 (Pub. L. 116-191). Contract executed
January 19, 2021.
41. Kinsey Irrigation Company, P-SMBP, Montana: Consideration of
contract for the sale of Project Use Power authorized under Section 2
of the Act of October 30, 2020 (Pub. L. 116-191). Contract executed
February 5, 2021.
UPPER COLORADO BASIN--INTERIOR REGION 7: Bureau of Reclamation, 125
South State Street, Room 8100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138-1102,
telephone 801-524-3864.
New contract action:
27. Taylor Hydro, LLC, Uncompahgre Project, Colorado: Preliminary
lease and funding agreement for development of the lease of power
privilege for hydropower development on the Taylor Park Dam. The
purpose of this agreement is to receive funding from Taylor Hydro for
Reclamation's assistance in the development of the lease of power
privilege and identify timelines for the process.
Modified contract action:
4. Strawberry High Line Canal Company, Strawberry Valley Project;
Utah: The Strawberry High Line Canal Company has requested to allow for
the carriage of non-project water held by McMullin Orchards, dba South
Shore Farms and Cherry Hill Farms in the High Line Canal.
Discontinued contract action:
24. Bostwick Park Water Conservancy District, Bostwick Park
Project, Colorado: Preliminary lease and funding agreement for
development of the lease of power privilege for hydropower development
on the Silver Jack Dam Bypass Pipeline. The purpose of this agreement
is to receive funding from the district for Reclamation's assistance in
the development of the lease of power privilege and identify timelines
for the process.
Completed contract action:
21. Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, Navajo-Gallup Water Supply
Project, New Mexico: Reclamation is entering
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negotiations with the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority to provide
payment for OM&R costs for use of Federal facilities pursuant to Public
Law 111-11, Section 10602(g). Contract executed March 3, 2021.
LOWER COLORADO BASIN--INTERIOR REGION 8: Bureau of Reclamation,
P.O. Box 61470 (Nevada Highway and Park Street), Boulder City, Nevada
89006-1470, telephone 702-293-8192.
New contract actions:
17. GSC Farm, LLC, and the Town of Queen Creek, Arizona; BCP;
Arizona: Enter into a proposed assignment and transfer of Arizona
fourth-priority Colorado River water in the amount of 2,033.01 acre-
feet per year from GSC to Queen Creek, amend GSC's Colorado River water
delivery contract No. 13-XX-30-W0571 to decrease their Colorado River
water entitlement from 2,913.3 to 69.93 acre-feet per year, enter into
Colorado River water delivery contract No. 20-XX-30-W0689 with Queen
Creek for 2,033.01 acre-feet per year of Arizona fourth-priority
Colorado River water entitlement, and enter into a wheeling agreement
between the United States and Queen Creek for the wheeling of non-
project water to be transported through the CAP for the use or benefit
of the Queen Creek.
2. Mohave Water Conservation District and the City of Bullhead
City, Arizona; BCP; Arizona: Enter into a proposed contract No. 9-07-
30-W0012, assignment of Arizona fourth-priority Colorado River water
entitlement in the amount of 1,800 acre-feet per year from the District
to Bullhead City and amend Bullhead City's Colorado River water
delivery contract No. 2-07-30-W0273 to increase their Colorado River
water entitlement from 15,210 to 17,010 acre-feet per year and increase
the Bullhead City contract service area to include the District's land
that previously received Colorado River water pursuant to contract No.
9-07-30-W0012.
COLUMBIA-PACIFIC NORTHWEST--INTERIOR REGION 9: Bureau of
Reclamation, 1150 North Curtis Road, Suite 100, Boise, Idaho 83706-
1234, telephone 208-378-5344.
New contract actions:
18. Irrigation water districts; Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Montana;
and Wyoming: Temporary Warren Act contracts for terms of up to 5 years
providing for use of excess capacity in Reclamation facilities for
annual quantities exceeding 10,000 acre-feet.
19. Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Wyoming: Aquifer
Recharge Flexibility Act (Pub. L. 116-260) contracts that allow the use
of excess capacity in Reclamation facilities for aquifer recharge of
non-Reclamation project water.
CALIFORNIA-GREAT BASIN--INTERIOR REGION 10: Bureau of Reclamation,
2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 95825-1898, telephone 916-978-
5250.
The California-Great Basin--Interior Region 10 has no updates to
report for this quarter.
Christopher Beardsley,
Director, Policy and Programs.
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