United States Department of the Interior 

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 


Mid-Pacific Regional Office 


2800 Cottage Way 


Sacramento, CA 95825-1898 


IN REPLY REFER TO: 

JAN 3 I 2017 

MP-152 


ENV-7.00 


HAND DELIVERY 

MEMORANDUM 

To: 	 Field Supervisor 


Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office 


Attn: Jason Hanni 


From: 1 

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T. Leigh 

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Subject: 20 17 Project Description for the Central Valley Project Long Term Water 

Transfers (2015-2024) (Project) 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a biological opinion (BO), Reinitiation of 

Programmatic Formal Consultation for Bureau a/Reclamation's Proposed Central Valley 

Project Long Term Water Transfers (2015-2024) with Potential Effects on the Giant 

Garter Snake within Sacramento Valley, California, on June 4, 2015 (reference 

08ESMF00-2015-F-O 116; 2015 BO), to the Bureau ofReclamation (Reclamation). Due 

to the programmatic nature of the 20 I 5 BO, Reclamation is required to submit a 

description of the proposed action on an annual basis; this document satisfies this 

condition for the year 20 17. Reclamation has not identified new information that would 

require a change in the project description, including the avoidance and minimization 

measures, as documented in the 2015 BO. For a detailed description of the project, 

please refer to the 2015 BO found at 

(http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvp/docs/J une-4-2015-B iological-Opinion-CVP-Long-TermWater-Transfers. pdf) 

Table 1 lists the maximum transfers proposed by sellers who have expressed interest in 

transferring water as part of this Project in 2017. Table 2 details the proposed transfer 

types and periods for the water agencies proposing to participate. Figure 1 is a map of 

the locations of the water agencies being included in the Project for 2017. 

For various reasons, including, but not limited to, hydrology, water demands, availability 

of other supplies, and transfer costs, interested sellers may decide not to participate in the 
Project this year. Additionally, based on such factors, those participating in the program 

may not transfer the maximum proposed amount. Per the 2015 BO, the maximum 

quantity of water transferred annually as part of this Project will not exceed 565,614 acrefeet. The total amount of water proposed to be transferred through crop idling and crop 

shifting for 2017 is 338,822 acre-feet. As specified in the 2015 BO, the total acreage of 

rice cropland idled under the 2017 implementation of the Project will not exceed 49,924 

acres within the Sacramento Region and 10,769 acres in the Feather Region (60,693 acres 

total). 

Table 1. Maximum Potential Transfer by Seller (AF) Based on 100% Supply 

Maximum Potential Maximum Idling/Crop Water Agency Transfer Shifting Transfer 

Sacramento River Area ofAnalysis 

Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District 4,800 

Baber, Jack et al 2,310 2,310 

Canal Farms 1,000 635 

Conaway Preservation Group 21,350 21,350 

Eastside Mutual Water Company 2,230 1,846 

Giusti Farms 1,000 

Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District 44,300 33,000 

Maxwell Irrigation District 8,000 2,003 

Natomas Central Mutual Water Company 20,000 

Pelger Mutual Water Company 4,670 2,538 

Pelger Road 1700, LLC 5,200 

Pleasant Grove-Verona Mutual Water Company 15,000 9,000 

Princeton-Cordora-Glenn Irrigation District 13,200 6,600 

Provident Irrigation District 19,900 9,900 

Reclamation District 108 35,000 20,000 

Reclamation District 1004 27,175 20,000 

River Garden Farms 16,000 10,000 

Sycamore Mutual Water Company 15,000 7,000 

T&P Farms 1,200 890 

Te Velde Revocable Family Trust 5,387 6,975 

Windswept Land & Livestock 2,000 

Feather River Area ofAnalysis 

Sutter Mutual Water Company 36,000 18,000 

American River Area of Analysis 

El Dorado Irrigation District*• 3,100 

Placer County Water Agency•• 35,000 

Total• 338,822 172,047 

* This column is not additive as the annual volumes will change as annual participation varies, but will 

not exceed the maximum annual transfer limit of 565,614 AF. 

** Only selling through stored reservoir releases. 

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Table 2. Potential Transfer Types by Seller Based on 100 Percent of Contract Total (Upper 

Limits in AF) 

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Canal Farms 575 235 425 400 

Conaway Preservation Group 0 7,900 0 13,450 

Eastside Mutual Water Company 1,067 683 1,163 1,163 

El Dorado Irrigation District 3,100 

Giusti Farms 500 0 500 0 

Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District 5,650 12,210 5,650 20,790 

Maxwell Irrigation District 1,000 2,000 2,000 3 

Natomas Central Mutual Water Company 10,000 0 10,000 0 

Pelger Mutual Water Company 2,000 939 2,670 1,599 

Pelger Road 1700 LLC 2,600 0 2,600 0 

Placer County Water Agency 35,000 

Pleasant Grove-Verona Mutual Water 

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Princeton-Codora-Glenn Irrigation District 2,500 2,442 4,100 4,158 

Provident Irrigation District 4,000 3,663 6,000 6,237 

Reclamation District 108 7,500 7,400 7,500 12,600 

Reclamation District 1004 0 7,400 7,175 12,600 

River Garden Farms 5,000 3,700 5,000 6,300 

Sutter Mutual Water Company 8,000 6,660 10,000 11,340 

Sycamore Mutual Water Company 4,000 2,590 4,000 4,410 

T&P Farms 650 330 550 560 

Te Velde Revocable Family Trust 2,700 2,581 4,394 4,394 

Windswept Land &livestock 1,000 0 1,000 0 

Total 69,142 64,918 84,127 107,129 38,100 

Table 3 identifies entities that may be interested in buying transfer water. Not all of these 

potential buyers may choose to purchase water in 2017. Purchase decisions depend on a 

number of factors, including, but not limited to, hydrology, water demands, availability 

of transfer capacity, availability of other supplies, and transfer costs. 

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Table 3. Potential Buyers in 2017 

San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority Participating Members 

Byron-Bethany Irrigation District 

Del Puerto Water District 

Eagle Field Water District 

Mercy Springs Water District 

Pacheco Water District 

Panache Water District 

San Benito County Water District 

San Luis Water District 

Santa Clara Valley Water District 

Westlands Water District 

Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority Member Units 

Colusa County Water District 

Corning Water District 

Cortina Water District 

Davis Water District 

Dunnigan Water District 

4-M Water District 

Glenn Valley Water District 

Glide Water District 

Kanawha Water District 

Westside Water District 

If you have questions regarding this correspondence, please contact Mr. Dan Cordova at 

dcordova@usbr.gov or 916-978-5483. 

cc: MP-400 (BHubbard) 

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