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Reclamation announces 60-day comment period for El Dorado Irrigation District’s draft repayment contract, Central Valley Project

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

For Release: October 09, 2020

FOLSOM, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation announced today an ongoing congressionally mandated contract conversion pursuant to the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act. Today’s release includes a 60-day public comment period for the CVP El Dorado Irrigation District’s draft contract. This contract is one of over 90 repayment contract conversions requested by federal CVP contractors. 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 CVP 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 an 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.

Written comments on this contract must be received by close of business on December 8, 2020, and sent to Georgiana Gregory, Central California Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 7794 Folsom Dam Road, Folsom, California 95630;, or emailed to ggregory@usbr.gov. A draft form of the proposed conversion contract and exhibits will be available for download at https://www.usbr.gov/mp/wiin-act/.

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/.

Contact Gregory for more information or assistance, at ggregory@usbr.gov or 916 537-7051 ((TTY 800-877-8339).

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