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CVP CAS Facilities Included - Draft Findings Issue Paper 

Maria Pattison <mpattison@westiandswater.org> Men, Apr 7, 2014 at 10:43 AM 

To: "Stroh, Craig M" <GStroh@usbr.gov> 

Co: "bmi[lerle\/y@usbr.gov" <bmillerlevy@usbr.go\/>, Stephen Farmer <sfarmer@westlandswater.org>, Bobbie 

Ormonde <bormonde@westlandswater.org>, Katarina Campbell <kcampbell@westlandswater.org> 

Craig, 

Please refer to the Findings and Recommendation Table http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvp/cvp-cas/docs,html and the 

Issue Paper and Draft Facilities List linked in this table. 

Issue Paper: http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvp/cvp-cas/docs/Draft_Findings/cvp_casJeadership_team_ 

recommendation_reclamation_facilities.pdf 

Draft Facilities List: http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvp/cvp-cas/docs/Draft_Findings/140130_Draft_CVP_Facility. 

List_REVISED.pdf 

The top most paragraph on the 2nd page of the issue paper indicates that "the list also identifies the construction 

costs for the Reclamation facilities." The linked Draft Facility List does not include construction costs. Do you 

have this facility list with the construction costs included? Can I get a copy or can we have it posted on line. I 

have reviewed Schedule 1 from 2012 Financial Statements also referenced in this paragraph and the descriptions 

do not correspond exactly to the Draft Facility List making it difficult to do this on my own without making some 

assumptions. 

Thanks, 

Maria Pattison 

559-241-6223 

Maria Pattison <mpattison@westlandswater.org> Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 1:33 PM 

To: btaylor@usbr.gov 

Cc: "bmillerlevy@usbr.gov" <bmillerlevy@usbr.gov>, Stephen Farmer <sfarmer@westlandswater.org>, Bobbie 

Ormonde <bormonde@westlandswater.org> 

Bill, 
4/8/14 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Mail - CVP CAS Facilities Included - Draft Findings Issue Paper 

I understand Craig is out of the office. Would you be able to help me with this? 

Thanks, 

Maria Pattison 

559-241-6223 

From: Maria Pattison [mailto:mpattison@westlandswater.org] 

Sent: Monday, April 07, 2014 10:44 AM 

To: Stroh, Craig M 

Cc: bmillerlevy@usbr.gov; Stephen Farmer; Bobbie Ormonde; Katarina Campbell 

Subject: CVP CAS Facilities Included - Draft Findings Issue Paper 

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Miller-Levy, Brooke <hmillerlevy@usbr.gov> 

To: Brenda Bryant <bbryant@usbr.gov> 

Hi Brenda, 

This is an FYI. We probably need to discuss workload while Craig is out. 

Thanks, 

Brooke 

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Brooke Miller-Levy 

Project Manager (Acting Delta and Conveyance Branch Chief) 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Mid Pacific Region 

Planning Division 

2800 Cottage Way 

Sacramento, CA 95825 

Office: (916) 978-529 6 

Cell: (916) 217-764 8 

TAYLOR, WILLIAM <wtaylor@usbr.gov> Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 6:28 AM 

To: Brooke Miller-Levy <BMillerLevy@usbr.gov> 

Cc: "Wolfe, Autumn" <AWolfe@usbr.gov> 

Brooke, 

Can we spend a little time dealing with this matter. I think that Maria is right; we don't identify construction 

costs. I also think that the footnotes regarding construction authority are incomplete; but perhaps that is my lack 

of familiarity. 

Thanks for your help. 

Bill 

Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 3:22 PM 

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William J. Taylor 

Agricultural Economist 

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Sacramento, CA 95825 

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CVP Cost Allocation Study 

Technical Team Recommendation on 

Reclamation Project Facilities 

Date 

February 27, 2014 

Purpose of Paper 

Technical team recommendation on Reclamation's Central Valley Project (CVP) 

facilities to be included in the Cost Allocation Study (CAS). 

Current Status 

Public Law 99-546 Section 102 (c) (2) provides authority for Reclamation to 

undertake a cost allocation study for the CVP. In 2010, the Regional Director 

directed an updated cost allocation for the CVP to determine the amount of 

project costs each project beneficiary must repay. 

The Separable Costs Remaining Benefits Methodology will he used to detennine 

and distribute the costs of multi-puipose CVP facilities among the seven 

congressionally-authorized purposes {i.e. , flood coutrol, navigation, water supply, 

power, fish and wildlife, recreation, and water quality). The CAS will confinn or 

adjust allocations for CVP facilities in the following divisions and unit: 

• Shasta and Trinity River Division 

• Friant Division 

• Sacramento River Division 

• American River Division 

• Delta Division 

• San Felipe Division 

• San Luis Unit 

• San Joaquin Division 

• Stanislaus Division 

Attachment 1, CVP CAS Facilities List, identifies all facilities included in 

Reclamation's financial statement. The list differentiates between those facilities 
which are included in the CAS, and those facilities excluding a supporting 

rationale for the disposition of those facilities is included. The list was obtained 

using Reclamation's Schedule No. I of the 2012 CVP Financial Statement and 

does not include facilities that are owned and operated by other entities such as 

the Western Area Power Administration; the list also identifies the constmction 

costs for the Reclamation facilities. The criteria for inclusion in the list have the 

following common characteristics: 

I. Construction work on the program or feature is substantially complete 

(required); AND 

a. The program or feature provides/provided its intended purpose(s), 

benefits, and services; OR 

h. The program or feature is generating project puipose revenue. 

Although Reclamation's list identifies only those facilities which are completed or 

substantially complete, for the puiposes of the overall study, additional cost 

allocation factors may need to he need to he developed for other facilities which 

may he expected to become operational and capable of producing benefits within 

the period of analysis. 

Recommendation 

The Technical Team recommends presenting the draft CVP CAS Facilities List 

for public review and input 

If you have further questions, please contact Brooke Miller-Lex'y at (916) 978-

5296, or hmillerlevv(a)ushr.gov. 

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