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Long-Term Water Service Contract for Westlands Water District Available for Additional Public Review and Comment
Media Contact:
Jeffrey S. McCracken, 916-978-5100, 02/16/2006 18:00
For Release: February 16, 2006
The Bureau of Reclamation and the Westlands Water District (Westlands) have completed negotiations for a long-term water service contract for approximately 1,188,490 acre-feet of Central Valley Project (CVP) water. San Luis Division negotiations were re-opened on January 17, 2006, in Los Banos, California, to address public comments received during the 60-day public review period for the San Luis Division water service contracts. A second negotiation session was held on February 9, 2006, with Westlands in Sacramento, California.
The Westlands contract will contain a provision that will allow Reclamation to conduct a new water needs assessment to determine if the entire amount of water under the new contract can be put to reasonable and beneficial use if a land retirement program is implemented as a means of addressing drainage in the San Luis Unit. If the water needs assessment determines that all of the water under the contract cannot be put to reasonable and beneficial use with Westlands on lands that are not retired, the amount of water under the contract can be reduced by Reclamation.
The form of contract as negotiated at the February 9, 2006, negotiation may be viewed on-line at www.usbr.gov/mp/cvpia/3404c/lt_contracts/2006_foc/index.html. The contract is available for a 60-day public review and comment period. Written comments must be received by close of business Monday, April 17, 2006, and should be addressed to Mr. Richard Stevenson, Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, MP-440, Sacramento CA 95825. Comments may also be e-mailed to rstevenson@mp.usbr.gov or faxed to 916-978-5292. To request a copy of the form of contract, please contact Ms. Leslie Barbre at 916-978-5254, TDD 916-978-5608.
Negotiations continue for the renewal of the remaining CVP long-term water service contracts. Additional information on the contract renewal process can be accessed online at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvpia/3404c/index.html . If you encounter problems accessing documents online, please contact Ms. Lynnette Wirth at 916-978-5102, TDD 916-978-5608, or e-mail lwirth@mp.usbr.gov.
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