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Public Notice: Reclamation announces Central Valley Project Delta Division – San Luis Unit water service contracts’ public negotiation session

Media Contact: Mary Lee Knecht, 9169785100, mknecht@usbr.gov

For Release: March 17, 2020

FRESNO, Calif. – The Bureau of Reclamation announced today the Delta Division – San Luis Unit water service contracts’ public negotiation session. The negotiation’s location, date and time are as follows:

March 17, 2020 at 9:30 a.m.
South-Central California Area Office
1243 N. Street
Fresno, California 93721

Reclamation plans to release an additional 40 draft repayment contracts with south-of-delta contractors starting this month. Reclamation will continue to release more draft repayment contracts throughout the year.

Section 4011 of the WIIN Act directs Reclamation to convert water service contracts to repayment contracts upon a contractor’s request and authorizes prepayment of outstanding Central Valley Project construction costs. Under Section 4011, full repayment is due within three years of the contract conversion.

Both the prepayment and accelerated repayment of the contracts will result in the federal government being repaid well in advance of the original repayment deadline. These dollars will be placed in a congressionally created account to fund much-needed storage projects. Increasing storage capacity will allow Reclamation’s projects to capture additional water in wet years to help meet the water needs for project purposes in dry years.

Check the following links to learn more about WIIN Act CVP contract conversions:

All negotiated contracts are available at: https://www.usbr.gov/mp/wiin-act/negotiated-conversion-contracts.html.

The entire list of contract conversion requests can be viewed here: https://www.usbr.gov/mp/wiin-act/docs/the-wiin-act-9d-conversion-tracker.xlsx.

View contract and WIIN Act information at: https://www.usbr.gov/mp/wiin-act/.

For more information or assistance, contact Erma Leal at eleal@usbr.gov or 559-262-0350 (TTY 800-877-8339).

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