Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Actions
| Court | Interior Department,Reclamation Bureau |
| Citation | 88 FR 60986 |
| Published date | 06 September 2023 |
| Record Number | 2023-19132 |
| Section | Notices |
Federal Register, Volume 88 Issue 171 (Wednesday, September 6, 2023)
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60986-60987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19132]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
[RR83550000, 234R5065C6, 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.
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
WIIN Act Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act
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 action:
30. Greenfields ID, Sun River Project, Montana: Consideration for a
preliminary lease of power privilege for Pishkun Inlet. Consideration
for additional sites is ongoing.
Completed contract action:
28. PacifiCorps; Glendo Unit, P-SMBP; Wyoming: Consideration for a
5-year excess capacity contract. Contract executed on June 6, 2023.
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 actions:
40. Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, Weber Basin Project,
Utah: Amendment to contract No. 22-WC-40-940 to increase repayment from
approximately $8M to $23M.
41. The Jordanelle Special Service District; Bonneville Unit, CUP;
Utah:
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The District desires to enter into a Section 14 of the Reclamation
Projects Act of 1939 contract for Reclamation to dedicate a water right
in order for the Utah State Parks to receive water at the Rock Cliff
Recreation Area for recreational purposes.
42. Los Ranchitos Estates, Florida Project, Colorado: Reclamation
received a request for a long-term water service contract (25 years) to
augment depletions from residential water uses within the subdivision.
The proposed contract will be for 36 acre-feet of water annually.
43. Forrest Groves Estates, Florida Project, Colorado: Reclamation
received a request for a long-term water service contract (25 years) to
augment depletions from residential water uses within the subdivision.
The proposed contract will be for 43 acre-feet of water annually.
44. Country Aire Estates, Florida Project, Colorado: Reclamation
received a request for a long-term water service contract (25 years) to
augment depletions from residential water uses within the subdivision.
The proposed contract will be for 7 acre-feet of water annually.
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.
Completed contract actions:
16. GSC Farm, LLC, and the Town of Queen Creek, Arizona; BCP;
Arizona: Enter into a proposed partial 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 Queen Creek. Contracts executed on April 28, 2023.
19. Western Water, LLC and Cibola Valley IDD, BCP, Arizona: Approve
an amendment of Western's contract service area under their contract
No. 16-XX-30-W0619, as amended (Western Contract), to include the
previously excluded parcels of land; namely, the eastern halves of
Assessor Parcel Nos. 301-08-003C and 301-08-003D. The inclusion of
these lands within the Western Contract service area will make these
lands eligible to receive Arizona fourth-priority Colorado River water
from Western. Western has an Arizona fourth-priority Colorado River
water entitlement under the Western Contract for an annual diversion of
536.48 acre-feet of Colorado River water for irrigation use within the
Western Contract service area. Additionally, Reclamation will amend the
District's contract service area under their contract to exclude
Western lands. The exclusion of the Western lands from the District's
contract service area will make the Western lands ineligible to receive
Arizona fourth-, fifth-, and/or sixth-priority water from the District.
The District's boundary will remain the same. Contracts executed on
April 18, 2023.
COLUMBIA-PACIFIC NORTHWEST--INTERIOR REGION 9: Bureau of
Reclamation, 1150 North Curtis Road, Suite 100, Boise, Idaho 83706-
1234, telephone 208-378-5344.
Modified contract action:
16. Storage Division, Yakima Project, Washington: Contracts with
water user entities for the repayment of reimbursable shares of the
costs of the SOD program modification for Kachess Dam.
CALIFORNIA-GREAT BASIN--INTERIOR REGION 10: Bureau of Reclamation,
2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 95825-1898, telephone 916-978-
5250.
Completed contract action:
9. San Luis WD, CVP, California: Proposed partial assignment of
4,449 acre-feet of the District's CVP supply to Santa Nella County WD
for M&I use. Contract executed on January 24, 2023.
Christopher Beardsley,
Director, Policy and Programs.
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