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Contract No. 

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UNITED STATES 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 

Central Valley Project, California 

LONG-TERM RENEWAL CONTRACT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES

AND

CITY OF LINDSAY

PROVIDING FOR PROJECT WATER SERVICE

FROM FRIANT DIVISION

Table of Contents

Article No. Title Page No.

 Preamble ................................................................................................................. 1 

 Explanatory Recitals ............................................................................................2-5 

 1 Definitions .........................................................................................................5-10 

 2 Term of Contract..............................................................................................10-12 

 3 Water to be Made Available and Delivered to the Contractor ........................12-17 

 4 Time for Delivery of Water .............................................................................18-20 

 5 Point of Diversion and Responsibility for Distribution of Water....................20-22 

 6 Measurement of Water Within the Contractor’s Service Area........................22-24 

 7 Rates and Method of Payment for Water.........................................................24-30 

 8 Omitted ................................................................................................................. 30 

 9 Sales, Transfers, or Exchanges of Water .........................................................30-32 

 10 Application of Payments and Adjustments........................................................... 32 

 11 Temporary Reductions--Return Flows ............................................................33-34 

 12 Constraints on the Availability of Water .........................................................34-36 

 13 Omitted ................................................................................................................. 36 

 14 Rules and Regulations .....................................................................................36-37 

 15 Water and Air Pollution Control........................................................................... 37 

 16 Quality of Water ..............................................................................................37-38 

 17 Water Acquired by the Contractor Other Than From the United States .........38-39 

 18 Opinions and Determinations ..........................................................................39-40 

 19 Coordination and Cooperation.........................................................................40-42 

 20 Charges for Delinquent Payments ........................................................................ 42 
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Article No. Title Page No.

 21 Equal Opportunity............................................................................................42-44 

 22 General Obligation--Benefits Conditioned Upon Payment .................................. 44 

 23 Compliance With Civil Rights Laws and Regulations ....................................44-45 

 24 Omitted ................................................................................................................. 45 

 25 Contractor to Pay Certain Miscellaneous Costs ................................................... 45 

 26 Water Conservation .........................................................................................45-47 

 27 Existing or Acquired Water or Water Rights........................................................ 47 

 28 Operation and Maintenance by Operating Non-Federal Entity.......................47-49 

 29 Contingent on Appropriation or Allotment of Funds ........................................... 49 

 30 Books, Records, and Reports...........................................................................49-50 

 31 Assignment Limited--Successors and Assigns Obligated .................................... 50 

 32 Severability ......................................................................................................50-51 

 33 Resolution of Disputes.......................................................................................... 51 

 34 Officials Not to Benefit......................................................................................... 52 

 35 Changes in Contractor’s Service Area.................................................................. 52 

 36 Federal Laws....................................................................................................52-53 

 37 Notices .................................................................................................................. 53

 38 Confirmation of Contract...................................................................................... 53 

 Signature Page ...................................................................................................... 54 

 

 Exhibit A - Map of Contractor’s Service Area 

 

 Exhibit B - Rates and Charges 

 
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Contract No. 

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1 UNITED STATES 

2 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

3 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 

4 Central Valley Project, California 

5 LONG-TERM RENEWAL CONTRACT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES

6 AND

7 CITY OF LINDSAY

8 PROVIDING FOR PROJECT WATER SERVICE

9 FROM FRIANT DIVISION

10 THIS CONTRACT, made this _____ day of ____________________, 20_____, in 

11 pursuance generally of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), and acts amendatory or 

12 supplementary thereto, including, but not limited to, the Acts of August 26, 1937 (50 Stat. 844), as 

13 amended and supplemented, August 4, 1939 (53 Stat. 1187), as amended and supplemented, July 2, 

14 1956 (70 Stat. 483), June 21, 1963 (77 Stat. 68), October 12, 1982 (96 Stat. 1263), October 27, 1986 

15 (100 Stat. 3050), as amended, and Title XXXIV of the Act of October 30, 1992 (106 Stat. 4706), all 

16 collectively hereinafter referred to as Federal Reclamation law, between THE UNITED STATES OF 

17 AMERICA, hereinafter referred to as the United States, and CITY OF LINDSAY, hereinafter 

18 referred to as the Contractor, a public agency of the State of California, duly organized, existing, and 

19 acting pursuant to the laws thereof; 

20 WITNESSETH, That:
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21 EXPLANATORY RECITALS

[1st 22 ] WHEREAS, the United States has constructed and is operating the Central Valley 

23 Project (Project), California, for diversion, storage, carriage, distribution and beneficial use, for flood 

24 control, irrigation, municipal, domestic, industrial, fish and wildlife mitigation, protection and 

25 restoration, generation and distribution of electric energy, salinity control, navigation and other 

26 beneficial uses, of waters of the Sacramento River, the American River, the Trinity River, and the 

27 San Joaquin River and their tributaries; and 

[2nd 28 ] WHEREAS, the United States constructed Friant Dam (thereby creating Millerton 

29 Lake) and the Friant-Kern and Madera Canals, hereinafter collectively referred to as the Friant 

30 Division facilities, which will be used in part for the furnishing of water to the Contractor pursuant to 

31 the terms of this Contract; and 

[3rd 32 ] WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8 of the Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stat. 388), the 

33 United States has acquired water rights and other rights to the flows of the San Joaquin River, 

34 including without limitation the permits issued as the result of Decision 935 by the California State 

35 Water Resources Control Board and the contracts described in subdivision (n) of Article 3 of this 

36 Contract, pursuant to which the Contracting Officer develops, diverts, stores and delivers Project 

37 Water stored or flowing through Millerton Lake in accordance with State and Federal law for the 

38 benefit of Project Contractors in the Friant Division; and 

39 [3.1] WHEREAS, the water supplied to the Contractor pursuant to this Contract is Project 

40 Water developed through the exercise of the rights described in the third Explanatory Recital of this 

41 Contract; and 
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[4th 42 ] WHEREAS, the Contractor and the United States entered into Contract 

43 No. 5-07-20-W0428, as amended, which established terms for the delivery to the Contractor of 

44 Project Water from the Friant Division from June 13, 1985, to February 28, 2025, hereinafter 

45 referred to as the Existing Contract; and 

[5th 46 ] WHEREAS, the Contractor and the United States have, pursuant to Subsection 

47 3404(c)(3) of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA), subsequently entered into a 

48 Binding Agreement identified as Binding Agreement No. 5-07-20-W0428-BA, which sets out the 

49 terms pursuant to which the Contractor agreed to renew the Existing Contract before its expiration 

50 date after completion of the programmatic environmental impact statement and other appropriate 

51 environmental documentation and negotiation of a renewal contract, and which also sets out the 

52 consequences of a subsequent decision not to renew; and 

[6th 53 ] WHEREAS, Section 3404(c) of the CVPIA provides for long-term renewal of the 

54 Existing Contract following completion of appropriate environmental documentation, including a 

55 programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy 

56 Act (NEPA) analyzing the direct and indirect impacts and benefits of implementing the CVPIA and 

57 the potential renewal of all existing contracts for Project Water; and 

[7th 58 ] WHEREAS, the United States has completed the PEIS and all other appropriate 

59 environmental review necessary to provide for long-term renewal of the Existing Contract; and 

[8th 60 ] WHEREAS, the Contractor has requested the long-term renewal of the Existing 

61 Contract, pursuant to the terms of the Existing Contract, Federal Reclamation law, and the laws of the 

62 State of California, for water service from the Project; and 
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[9th 63 ] WHEREAS, the United States has determined that the Contractor has fulfilled all of 

64 its obligations under the Existing Contract; and 

[10th 65 ] WHEREAS, the Contractor has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Contracting 

66 Officer that the Contractor has utilized the Project Water supplies available to it for reasonable and 

67 beneficial use and/or has demonstrated projected future demand for water use such that the 

68 Contractor has the capability and expects to utilize fully for reasonable and beneficial use the 

69 quantity of Project Water to be made available to it pursuant to this Contract; and 

[11th 70 ] WHEREAS, water obtained from the Project has been relied upon by urban and 

71 agricultural areas within California for more than 50 years, and is considered by the Contractor as an 

72 essential portion of its water supply; and 

[12th 73 ] WHEREAS, the economies of regions within the Project, including the Contractor=s, 

74 depend upon the continued availability of water, including water service from the Project; and 

 [13th 75 ] WHEREAS, the Secretary intends through coordination, cooperation, and partnerships 

76 to pursue measures to improve water supply, water quality, and reliability of the Project for all 

77 Project purposes; and 

[14th 78 ] WHEREAS, the mutual goals of the United States and the Contractor include: to 

79 provide for reliable Project Water supplies; to control costs of those supplies; to achieve repayment 

80 of the Project as required by law; to guard reasonably against Project Water shortages; to achieve a 

81 reasonable balance among competing demands for use of Project Water; and to comply with all 

82 applicable environmental statutes, all consistent with the legal obligations of the United States 

83 relative to the Project; and 
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[15th 84 ] WHEREAS, the parties intend by this Contract to develop a more cooperative 

85 relationship in order to achieve their mutual goals; and 

86 [15.1] WHEREAS, during uncontrolled seasons, Friant Division Project Contractors utilize 

87 undependable Class 2 Water in their service areas to, among other things, assist in the management 

88 and alleviation of groundwater overdraft in the Friant Division service area, provide opportunities for 

89 environmental enhancement, including restoration of the San Joaquin River below Friant Dam, 

90 minimize flooding along the San Joaquin River, encourage optimal water management, and 

91 maximize the reasonable and beneficial use of the water; and 

92 [15.2] WHEREAS, the parties desire and intend that this Contract not provide a disincentive 

93 to the Friant Division Project Contractors continuing to carry out the beneficial activities set out in 

94 the Explanatory Recital immediately above; and 

[16th 95 ] WHEREAS, the United States and the Contractor are willing to enter into this 

96 Contract pursuant to Federal Reclamation law on the terms and conditions set forth below; 

97 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual and dependent covenants herein 

98 contained, it is hereby mutually agreed by the parties hereto as follows: 

99 DEFINITIONS

100 1. When used herein unless otherwise distinctly expressed, or manifestly incompatible 

101 with the intent of the parties as expressed in this Contract, the term: 

102 (a) ACalendar Year@ shall mean the period January 1 through December 31, both 

103 dates inclusive; 
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104 (b) ACharges@ shall mean the payments required by Federal Reclamation law in 

105 addition to the Rates and Tiered Pricing Component specified in this Contract as determined annually 

106 by the Contracting Officer pursuant to this Contract; 

107 (b2) AClass 1 Water@ shall mean that supply of water stored in or flowing through 

108 Millerton Lake which, subject to the contingencies hereinafter described in Articles 3, 11, and 12 of 

109 this Contract, will be available for delivery from Millerton Lake and the Friant-Kern and Madera 

110 Canals as a dependable water supply during each Year; 

111 (b3) AClass 2 Water@ shall mean that supply of water which can be made available 

112 subject to the contingencies hereinafter described in Articles 3, 11, and 12 of this Contract for 

113 delivery from Millerton Lake and the Friant-Kern and Madera Canals in addition to the supply of 

114 Class 1 Water. Because of its uncertainty as to availability and time of occurrence, such water will 

115 be undependable in character and will be furnished only if, as, and when it can be made available as 

116 determined by the Contracting Officer; 

117 (c) ACondition of Shortage@ shall mean a condition respecting the Project during 

118 any Year such that the Contracting Officer is unable to deliver sufficient water to meet the Contract 

119 Total; 

120 (d) AContracting Officer@ shall mean the Secretary of the Interior=s duly authorized 

121 representative acting pursuant to this Contract or applicable Federal Reclamation law or regulation; 

122 (e) AContract Total@ shall mean the maximum amount of Class 1 Water, plus the 

123 maximum amount of Class 2 Water to which the Contractor is entitled under subdivision (a) of 

124 Article 3 of this Contract; 
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125 (f) AContractor's Service Area@ shall mean the area to which the Contractor is 

126 permitted to provide Project Water under this Contract as described in Exhibit AA@ attached hereto, 

127 which may be modified from time to time in accordance with Article 35 of this Contract without 

128 amendment of this Contract; 

129 (g) ACVPIA@ shall mean the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, Title 

130 XXXIV of the Act of October 30, 1992 (106 Stat. 4706); 

131 (h-i) Omitted; 

132 (j) AFull Cost Rate@ shall mean an annual rate as determined by the Contracting 

133 Officer that shall amortize the expenditures for construction properly allocable to the Project 

134 irrigation or M&I functions, as appropriate, of facilities in service including all O&M deficits funded, 

135 less payments, over such periods as may be required under Federal Reclamation law or applicable 

136 contract provisions. Interest will accrue on both the construction expenditures and funded O&M 

137 deficits from October 12, 1982, on costs outstanding at that date, or from the date incurred in the case 

138 of costs arising subsequent to October 12, 1982, and shall be calculated in accordance with 

139 subsections 202(3)(B) and (3)(C) of the RRA. The Full Cost Rate includes actual operation, 

140 maintenance, and replacement costs consistent with Section 426.2 of the Rules and Regulations for 

141 the RRA; 

142 (k-l) Omitted; 

143 (m) AIrrigation Water@ shall mean water made available from the Project that is 

144 used primarily in the production of agricultural crops or livestock, including domestic use incidental 

145 thereto, and watering of livestock; 
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146 (n) Omitted; 

147 (n2) ALong Term Historic Average@ shall mean the average of the final forecast of 

148 Water Made Available to the Contractor pursuant to this Contract and the contract referenced in the 

149 fourth Explanatory Recital of this Contract; 

150 (o) AMunicipal and Industrial (M&I) Water@ shall mean Project Water, other than 

151 Irrigation Water, made available to the Contractor. M&I Water shall include water used for human 

152 use and purposes such as the watering of landscaping or pasture for animals (e.g., horses) which are 

153 kept for personal enjoyment or water delivered to land holdings operated in units of less than five 

154 acres unless the Contractor establishes to the satisfaction of the Contracting Officer that the use of 

155 water delivered to any such landholding is a use described in subdivision (m) of this Article; 

156 (p) AM&I Full Cost Water Rate@ shall mean the Full Cost Rate applicable to the 

157 delivery of M&I Water; 

158 (q) AOperation and Maintenance@ or AO&M@ shall mean normal and reasonable 

159 care, control, operation, repair, replacement (other than capital replacement), and maintenance of 

160 Project facilities; 

161 (r) AOperating Non-Federal Entity@ shall mean the Friant Water Authority, its 

162 successors or assigns, a non-Federal entity which has the obligation to operate and maintain all or a 

163 portion of the Friant Division facilities pursuant to an agreement with the United States, and which 

164 may have funding obligations with respect thereto; 

165 (s) AProject@ shall mean the Central Valley Project owned by the United States and 

166 managed by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation; 
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167 (t) AProject Contractors@ shall mean all parties who have water service contracts 

168 for Project Water from the Project with the United States pursuant to Federal Reclamation law; 

169 (u) AProject Water@ shall mean all water that is developed, diverted, stored, or 

170 delivered by the Secretary in accordance with the statutes authorizing the Project and in accordance 

171 with the terms and conditions of water rights acquired pursuant to California law; 

172 (v) ARates@ shall mean the payments determined annually by the Contracting 

173 Officer in accordance with the then-current applicable water ratesetting policies for the Project, as 

174 described in subdivision (a) of Article 7 of this Contract; 

175 (w) Omitted; 

176 (x) ASecretary@ shall mean the Secretary of the Interior, a duly appointed 

177 successor, or an authorized representative acting pursuant to any authority of the Secretary and 

178 through any agency of the Department of the Interior; 

179 (y) ATiered Pricing Component@ shall be the incremental amount to be paid for 

180 each acre-foot of Water Delivered as described in subdivision (j) of Article 7 of this Contract; 

181 (z) AWater Delivered@ or ADelivered Water@ shall mean Project Water diverted for 

182 use by the Contractor at the point(s) of delivery approved by the Contracting Officer; 

183 (aa) AWater Made Available@ shall mean the estimated amount of Project Water 

184 that can be delivered to the Contractor for the upcoming Year as declared by the Contracting Officer, 

185 pursuant to subdivision (a) of Article 4 of this Contract; 
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186 (bb) AWater Scheduled@ shall mean Project Water made available to the Contractor 

187 for which times and quantities for delivery have been established by the Contractor and Contracting 

188 Officer, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Article 4 of this Contract; and 

189 (cc) AYear@ shall mean the period from and including March 1 of each Calendar 

190 Year through the last day of February of the following Calendar Year. 

191 TERM OF CONTRACT

192 2. (a) This Contract shall be effective on March 1, 20_____, through February 28, 

193 20_____, and supersedes the Existing Contract. In the event the Contractor wishes to renew this

194 Contract beyond February 28, 20_____, the Contractor shall submit a request for renewal in writing 

195 to the Contracting Officer no later than two years prior to the date this Contract expires. 

196 (b) Omitted. 

197 (c) Provided, the Contractor is complying with all terms and conditions of this 

198 Contract and all legal obligations of the Contractor, if any, set forth in an enforceable court order, 

199 final judgment and/or settlement relating to restoration of the San Joaquin River, this Contract shall 

200 be renewed for up to 40 years each, which periods shall be consistent with the then-existing 

201 Reclamation-wide policy, under terms and conditions mutually agreeable to the parties and consistent 

202 with Federal and State law. The Contractor shall be afforded the opportunity to comment to the 

203 Contracting Officer on the proposed adoption and application of any revised Reclamation-wide 

204 policy applicable to the delivery of Project M&I Water that would limit the term of any subsequent 

205 renewal contract with the Contractor for the furnishing of M&I Water to less than 40 years. 
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206 (d) The Contracting Officer shall make a determination ten years after the date of 

207 execution of this Contract, and every five years thereafter during the term of this Contract, of whether 

208 a conversion to a contract under subsection 9(c)(1) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 can be 

209 accomplished. The Contracting Officer anticipates that during the term of this Contract, all 

210 authorized Project construction expected to occur will have occurred, and on that basis the 

211 Contracting Officer agrees upon such completion to allocate all costs that are properly assignable to 

212 the Contractor, and agrees further that, at any time after such allocation is made, and subject to 

213 satisfaction of the conditions set out in this subdivision, this Contract shall, at the request of the 

214 Contractor, be converted to a contract under subsection 9(c)(1) of the Reclamation Project Act of 

215 1939, subject to applicable Federal law and under stated terms and conditions mutually agreeable to 

216 the Contractor and the Contracting Officer. A condition for such conversion to occur shall be a 

217 determination by the Contracting Officer that, account being taken of the amount credited to return 

218 by the Contractor as provided for under Federal Reclamation law, the remaining amount of 

219 construction costs assignable for ultimate return by the Contractor can probably be repaid to the 

220 United States within the term of a contract under subsection 9(c)(1). If the remaining amount of 

221 costs that are properly assignable to the Contractor cannot be determined during the term of this 

222 Contract, the Contracting Officer shall notify the Contractor, and provide the reason(s) why such a 

223 determination could not be made. Further, the Contracting Officer shall make such a determination 

224 as soon thereafter as possible so as to permit, upon request of the Contractor and satisfaction of the 

225 conditions set out above, conversion to a contract under subsection 9(c)(1). In the event such 

226 determination of costs has not been made at a time which allows conversion of this Contract during 
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227 the term of this Contract or the Contractor has not requested conversion of this Contract within such 

228 term, the parties shall incorporate in any subsequent renewal contract as described in subdivision (c) 

229 of this Article a provision that carries forth in substantially identical terms the provisions of this 

230 subdivision. 

231 WATER TO BE MADE AVAILABLE AND DELIVERED TO THE CONTRACTOR

232 3. (a) During each Year, consistent with all applicable State water rights, permits and 

233 licenses, Federal law, and subject to the provisions set forth in Articles 11 and 12 of this Contract, the 

234 Contracting Officer shall make available for delivery to the Contractor 2,500 acre-feet of Class 1 

235 Water for M&I purposes. Water Delivered to the Contractor in accordance with this subdivision 

236 shall be scheduled and paid for pursuant to the provisions of Articles 4 and 7 of this Contract. 

237 (b) Omitted. 

238 (c) The Contractor shall utilize the Project Water in accordance with all applicable 

239 legal requirements. 

240 (d) The Contractor shall make reasonable and beneficial use of all water furnished 

241 pursuant to this Contract. Groundwater recharge programs (direct, indirect, or in lieu), groundwater 

242 banking programs, surface water storage programs, and other similar programs utilizing Project 

243 Water or other water furnished pursuant to this Contract conducted within the Contractor=s Service 

244 Area which are consistent with applicable State law and result in use consistent with Federal 

245 Reclamation law will be allowed; Provided, That any direct recharge program(s) is (are) described in 

246 the Contractor=s water conservation plan submitted pursuant to Article 26 of this Contract; Provided

247 further, That such water conservation plan demonstrates sufficient lawful uses exist in the 
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248 Contractor=s Service Area so that using a long-term average, the quantity of Delivered Water is 

249 demonstrated to be reasonable for such uses and in compliance with Federal Reclamation law. 

250 Groundwater recharge programs, groundwater banking programs, surface water storage programs, 

251 and other similar programs utilizing Project Water or other water furnished pursuant to this Contract 

252 conducted outside the Contractor=s Service Area may be permitted upon written approval of the 

253 Contracting Officer, which approval will be based upon environmental documentation, Project Water 

254 rights, and Project operational concerns. The Contracting Officer will address such concerns in 

255 regulations, policies, or guidelines. 

256 (e) The Contractor shall comply with requirements applicable to the Contractor in 

257 biological opinion(s) prepared as a result of a consultation regarding the execution of this Contract 

258 undertaken pursuant to Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), as amended, that are 

259 within the Contractor=s legal authority to implement. The Existing Contract, which evidences in 

260 excess of 19 years of diversions for M&I purposes of the quantities of water provided in subdivision 

261 (a) of Article 3 of this Contract, will be considered in developing an appropriate baseline for the 

262 biological assessment(s) prepared pursuant to the ESA, and any other needed environmental review. 

263 Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the Contractor from challenging or seeking judicial 

264 relief in a court of competent jurisdiction with respect to any biological opinion or other 

265 environmental documentation referred to in this Article. 

266 (f) Subject to subdivisions (l) and (n) of Article 3, following the declaration of 

267 Water Made Available under Article 4 of this Contract, the Contracting Officer will make a 

268 determination whether Project Water, or other water available to the Project, can be made available to 
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269 the Contractor in addition to the Contract Total under Article 3 of this Contract during the Year 

270 without adversely impacting other Project Contractors. At the request of the Contractor, the 

271 Contracting Officer will consult with the Contractor prior to making such a determination. Subject to 

272 subdivisions (l) and (n) of Article 3 of this Contract, if the Contracting Officer determines that 

273 Project Water, or other water available to the Project, can be made available to the Contractor, the 

274 Contracting Officer will announce the availability of such water and shall so notify the Contractor as 

275 soon as practicable. The Contracting Officer will thereafter meet with the Contractor and other 

276 Project Contractors capable of taking such water to determine the most equitable and efficient 

277 allocation of such water. If the Contractor requests the delivery of any quantity of such water, the 

278 Contracting Officer shall make such water available to the Contractor in accordance with applicable 

279 statutes, regulations, guidelines, and policies. 

280 (g) The Contractor may request permission to reschedule for use during the 

281 subsequent Year some or all of the Water Made Available to the Contractor during the current Year 

282 referred to as Acarryover.@ The Contractor may request permission to use during the current Year a 

283 quantity of Project Water which may be made available by the United States to the Contractor during 

284 the subsequent Year referred to as Apreuse.@ The Contracting Officer=s written approval may permit 

285 such uses in accordance with applicable statutes, regulations, guidelines, and policies. 

286 (h) The Contractor=s right pursuant to Federal Reclamation law and applicable 

287 State law to the reasonable and beneficial use of Water Delivered pursuant to this Contract during the 

288 term thereof and any subsequent renewal contracts, as described in Article 2 of this Contract, during 

289 the terms thereof shall not be disturbed so long as the Contractor shall fulfill all of its obligations 
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290 under this Contract and any renewals thereof. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall affect the 

291 Contracting Officer=s ability to impose shortages under Article 11 or subdivision (b) of Article 12 of 

292 this Contract or applicable provisions of any subsequent renewal contracts. 

293 (i) Project Water furnished to the Contractor pursuant to this Contract may be 

294 delivered for other than M&I purposes upon written approval by the Contracting Officer in 

295 accordance with the terms and conditions of such approval. 

296 (j) The Contracting Officer shall make reasonable efforts to protect the water 

297 rights and other rights described in the third Explanatory Recital of this Contract necessary for the 

298 Project and to provide the water available under this Contract. The Contracting Officer shall not 

299 object to participation by the Contractor, in the capacity and to the extent permitted by law, in 

300 administrative proceedings related to the water rights and other rights described in the third 

301 Explanatory Recital of this Contract; Provided, That the Contracting Officer retains the right to 

302 object to the substance of the Contractor=s position in such a proceeding; Provided further, That in 

303 such proceedings the Contracting Officer shall recognize the Contractor has a legal right under the 

304 terms of this Contract to use Project Water. 

305 (k) Project Water furnished to the Contractor during any month designated in a 

306 schedule or revised schedule submitted by the Contractor and approved by the Contracting Officer 

307 shall be deemed to have been accepted by the Contractor as Class 1 Water to the extent that Class 1 

308 Water is called for in such schedule for such month and shall be deemed to have been accepted as 

309 Class 2 Water to the extent Class 2 Water is called for in such schedule for such month. If in any 

310 month the Contractor diverts a quantity of water in addition to the total amount of Class 1 Water and 
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311 Class 2 Water set forth in the Contractor's approved schedule or revised schedule for such month, 

312 such additional diversions shall be charged first against the Contractor's remaining Class 2 Water 

313 supply available in the current Year. To the extent the Contractor's remaining Class 2 Water supply 

314 available in the current Year is not sufficient to account for such additional diversions, such 

315 additional diversions shall be charged against the Contractor's remaining Class 1 Water supply 

316 available in the current Year. To the extent the Contractor's remaining Class 1 Water and Class 2 

317 Water supplies available in the current Year are not sufficient to account for such additional 

318 diversions, such additional diversions shall be charged first against the Contractor's available Class 2 

319 Water supply and then against the Contractor's available Class 1 Water supply, both for the following 

320 Year. Payment for all additional diversions of water shall be made in accordance with Article 7 of 

321 this Contract. 

322 (l) If the Contracting Officer determines there is a Project Water supply available 

323 at Friant Dam as the result of an unusually large water supply not otherwise storable for Project 

324 purposes or infrequent and otherwise unmanaged flood flows of short duration, such water will be 

325 made available to the Contractor and others under Section 215 of the RRA pursuant to the priorities 

326 specified below if the Contractor enters into a temporary contract with the United States not to 

327 exceed one year for the delivery of such water or, as otherwise provided for in Federal Reclamation 

328 law and associated regulations. Such water may be identified by the Contractor either (i) 

329 as additional water to supplement the supply of Class 1 Water and/or Class 2 Water made available to 

330 it pursuant to this Contract or, (ii) upon written notification to the Contracting Officer, as water to be 

331 credited against the Contractor's Class 2 Water supply available pursuant to this Contract. The 
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332 Contracting Officer shall make water determined to be available pursuant to this subsection 

333 according to the following priorities: first, to long-term contractors for Class 1 Water and/or Class 2 

334 Water within the Friant Division; second, to long-term contractors in the Cross Valley Division of the 

335 Project. The Contracting Officer will consider and seek to accommodate requests from other parties 

336 for Section 215 Water for use within the area identified as the Friant Division service area in the 

337 environmental assessment developed in connection with the execution of this Contract. 

338 (m) Nothing in this Contract, nor any action or inaction of the Contractor or 

339 Contracting Officer in connection with the implementation of this Contract, is intended to override, 

340 modify, supersede or otherwise interfere with any term or condition of the water rights and other 

341 rights referred in the third Explanatory Recital of this Contract. 

342 (n) The rights of the Contractor under this Contract are subject to the terms of the 

343 contract for exchange waters, dated July 27, 1939, between the United States and the San Joaquin and 

344 Kings River Canal and Irrigation Company, Incorporated, et al., (hereinafter referred to as the 

345 Exchange Contractors), Contract No. I1r-1144, as amended. The United States agrees that it will not 

346 deliver to the Exchange Contractors thereunder waters of the San Joaquin River unless and until 

347 required by the terms of said contract, and the United States further agrees that it will not voluntarily 

348 and knowingly determine itself unable to deliver to the Exchange Contractors entitled thereto from 

349 water that is available or that may become available to it from the Sacramento River and its 

350 tributaries or the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta those quantities required to satisfy the obligations of 

351 the United States under said Exchange Contract and under Schedule 2 of the Contract for Purchase of 

352 Miller and Lux Water Rights (Contract I1r-1145, dated July 27, 1939). 
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353 TIME FOR DELIVERY OF WATER

354 4. (a) On or about February 20 of each Calendar Year, the Contracting Officer shall 

355 announce the Contracting Officer=s expected declaration of the Water Made Available. Such

356 declaration will be expressed in terms of both Water Made Available and the Long Term Historic 

357 Average and will be updated monthly and more frequently if necessary, based on then-current 

358 operational and hydrologic conditions and a new declaration with changes, if any, to the Water Made 

359 Available will be made. The Contracting Officer shall provide forecasts of Project operations and the 

360 basis of the estimate, with relevant supporting information, upon the written request of the 

361 Contractor. Concurrently with the declaration of the Water Made Available, the Contracting Officer 

362 shall provide the Contractor with the updated Long Term Historic Average. 

363 (b) On or before each March 1 and at such other times as necessary, the Contractor 

364 shall submit to the Contracting Officer a written schedule, satisfactory to the Contracting Officer, 

365 showing the monthly quantities of Project Water to be delivered by the United States to the 

366 Contractor pursuant to this Contract for the Year commencing on such March 1. The Contracting 

367 Officer shall use all reasonable means to deliver Project Water according to the approved schedule 

368 for the Year commencing on such March 1. 

369 (c) The Contractor shall not schedule Project Water in excess of the quantity of 

370 Project Water the Contractor intends to put to reasonable and beneficial use within the Contractor's 

371 Service Area or to sell, transfer or exchange pursuant to Article 9 of this Contract during any Year. 

372 (d) Subject to the conditions set forth in subdivision (a) of Article 3 of this 
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373 Contract, the United States shall deliver Project Water to the Contractor in accordance with the initial 

374 schedule submitted by the Contractor pursuant to subdivision (b) of this Article, or any written 

375 revision(s), satisfactory to the Contracting Officer, thereto submitted within a reasonable time prior 

376 to the date(s) on which the requested change(s) is/are to be implemented; Provided, That the total 

377 amount of water requested in that schedule or revision does not exceed the quantities announced by 

378 the Contracting Officer pursuant to the provisions of subdivision (a) of Article 3, and the Contracting 

379 Officer determines that there will be sufficient capacity available in the appropriate Friant Division 

380 facilities to deliver the water in accordance with that schedule; Provided further, That the Contractor 

381 shall not schedule the delivery of any water during any period as to which the Contractor is notified 

382 by the Contracting Officer or Operating Non-Federal Entity that Project facilities required to make 

383 deliveries to the Contractor will not be in operation because of scheduled O&M. 

384 (e) The Contractor may, during the period from and including November 1 of each 

385 Year through and including the last day of February of that Year, request delivery of any amount of 

386 the Class 1 Water estimated by the Contracting Officer to be made available to it during the 

387 following Year. The Contractor may, during the period from and including January 1 of each Year 

388 (or such earlier date as may be determined by the Contracting Officer) through and including the last 

389 day of February of that Year, request delivery of any amount of Class 2 Water estimated by the 

390 Contracting Officer to be made available to it during the following Year. Such water shall 

391 hereinafter be referred to as preuse water. Such request must be submitted in writing by the 

392 Contractor for a specified quantity of preuse and shall be subject to the approval of the Contracting 

393 Officer. Payment for preuse water so requested shall be at the appropriate rate(s) for the following 
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394 Year in accordance with Article 7 of this Contract and shall be made in advance of delivery of any 

395 preuse water. The Contracting Officer shall deliver such preuse water in accordance with a schedule 

396 or any revision thereof submitted by the Contractor and approved by the Contracting Officer, to the 

397 extent such water is available and to the extent such deliveries will not interfere with the delivery of 

398 Project Water entitlements to other Friant Division contractors or the physical maintenance of the 

399 Project facilities. The quantities of preuse water delivered pursuant to this subdivision shall be 

400 deducted from the quantities of water that the Contracting Officer would otherwise be obligated to 

401 make available to the Contractor during the following Year; Provided, That the quantity of preuse 

402 water to be deducted from the quantities of either Class 1 Water or Class 2 Water to be made 

403 available to the Contractor in the following Year shall be specified by the Contractor at the time the 

404 preuse water is requested or as revised in its first schedule for the following Year submitted in 

405 accordance with subdivision (b) of this Article, based on the availability of the following Year water 

406 supplies as determined by the Contracting Officer. 

407 POINT OF DIVERSION AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR DISTRIBUTION OF WATER

408 5. (a) Project Water scheduled pursuant to subdivision (b) of Article 4 of this 

409 Contract shall be delivered to the Contractor at a point or points of delivery either on Project facilities 

410 or another location or locations mutually agreed to in writing by the Contracting Officer and the 

411 Contractor. 

412 (b) The Contracting Officer, either directly or through its written agreement(s) 

413 with the Operating Non-Federal Entity, shall make all reasonable efforts to maintain sufficient flows 

414 and levels of water in the Friant-Kern Canal to deliver Project Water to the Contractor at specific 
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415 turnouts established pursuant to subdivision (a) of this Article. 

416 (c) The Contractor shall not deliver Project Water to land outside the Contractor's 

417 Service Area unless approved in advance by the Contracting Officer. 

418 (d) All Water Delivered to the Contractor pursuant to this Contract shall be 

419 measured and recorded with equipment furnished, installed, operated, and maintained by the United 

420 States or the Operating Non-Federal Entity at the point or points of delivery established pursuant to 

421 subdivision (a) of this Article. Upon the request of either party to this Contract, the Contracting 

422 Officer shall investigate, or cause to be investigated by the appropriate Operating Non-Federal 

423 Entity, the accuracy of such measurements and shall take any necessary steps to adjust any errors 

424 appearing therein. For any period of time when accurate measurements have not been made, the 

425 Contracting Officer shall consult with the Contractor and the responsible Operating Non-Federal 

426 Entity prior to making a final determination of the quantity delivered for that period of time. 

427 (e) Neither the Contracting Officer nor any Operating Non-Federal Entity shall be 

428 responsible for the control, carriage, handling, use, disposal, or distribution of Water Delivered to the 

429 Contractor pursuant to this Contract beyond the delivery points specified in subdivision (a) of this 

430 Article. The Contractor shall indemnify the United States, its officers, employees, agents, and 

431 assigns on account of damage or claim of damage of any nature whatsoever for which there is legal 

432 responsibility, including property damage, personal injury, or death arising out of or connected with 

433 the control, carriage, handling, use, disposal, or distribution of such Water Delivered beyond such 

434 delivery points, except for any damage or claim arising out of: (i) acts or omissions of the 

435 Contracting Officer or any of its officers, employees, agents, or assigns, including the Operating 
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436 Non-Federal Entity, with the intent of creating the situation resulting in any damage or claim; 

437 (ii) willful misconduct of the Contracting Officer or any of its officers, employees, agents, or assigns, 

438 including the Operating Non-Federal Entity; (iii) negligence of the Contracting Officer or any of its 

439 officers, employees, agents, or assigns including the Operating Non-Federal Entity; or (iv) damage or 

440 claims resulting from a malfunction of facilities owned and/or operated by the United States or 

441 responsible Operating Non-Federal Entity. 

442 MEASUREMENT OF WATER WITHIN THE CONTRACTOR’S SERVICE AREA

443 6. (a) The Contractor has established a measurement program satisfactory to the 

444 Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall ensure that all surface water delivered for M&I purposes is 

445 measured at each M&I service connection. The water measuring devices or water measuring 

446 methods of comparable effectiveness must be acceptable to the Contracting Officer. The Contractor 

447 shall be responsible for installing, operating, and maintaining and repairing all such measuring 

448 devices and implementing all such water measuring methods at no cost to the United States. The 

449 Contractor shall use the information obtained from such water measuring devices or water measuring 

450 methods to ensure its proper management of the water, to bill water users for water delivered by the 

451 Contractor; and, if applicable, to record water delivered for M&I purposes by customer class as 

452 defined in the Contractor=s water conservation plan provided for in Article 26 of this Contract. 

453 Nothing herein contained, however, shall preclude the Contractor from establishing and collecting 

454 any charges, assessments, or other revenues authorized by California law. The Contractor shall 

455 include a summary of all its annual surface water deliveries in the annual report described in 

456 subdivision (c) of Article 26. 
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457 (b) To the extent the information has not otherwise been provided, upon execution 

458 of this Contract, the Contractor shall provide to the Contracting Officer a written report describing 

459 the measurement devices or water measuring methods being used or to be used to implement 

460 subdivision (a) of this Article and identifying the M&I service connections or alternative 

461 measurement programs approved by the Contracting Officer, at which such measurement devices or 

462 water measuring methods are being used, and, if applicable, identifying the locations at which such 

463 devices and/or methods are not yet being used including a time schedule for implementation at such 

464 locations. The Contracting Officer shall advise the Contractor in writing within 60 days as to the 

465 adequacy, and necessary modifications, if any, of the measuring devices or water measuring methods 

466 identified in the Contractor=s report and if the Contracting Officer does not respond in such time, they 

467 shall be deemed adequate. If the Contracting Officer notifies the Contractor that the measuring 

468 devices or methods are inadequate, the parties shall within 60 days following the Contracting 

469 Officer>s response, negotiate in good faith the earliest practicable date by which the Contractor shall 

470 modify said measuring devices and/or measuring methods as required by the Contracting Officer to 

471 ensure compliance with subdivision (a) of this Article. 

472 (c) All new surface water delivery systems installed within the Contractor's 

473 Service Area after the effective date of this Contract shall also comply with the measurement 

474 provisions described in subdivision (a) of this Article. 

475 (d) The Contractor shall inform the Contracting Officer and the State of California 

476 in writing by April 30 of each Year of the monthly volume of surface water delivered within the 
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477 Contractor=s Service Area during the previous Year. 

478 (e) The Contractor shall inform the Contracting Officer and the Operating 

Non-Federal Entity on or before the 20th 479 calendar day of each month of the quantity of M&I Water 

480 taken during the preceding month. 

481 RATES AND METHOD OF PAYMENT FOR WATER

482 7. (a) The Contractor shall pay the United States as provided in this Article for all 

483 Delivered Water at Rates, Charges, and the Tiered Pricing Component established in accordance with

484 (i) the Secretary=s then-existing ratesetting policy for M&I Water. Such ratesetting policies shall be 

485 amended, modified, or superseded only through a public notice and comment procedure; (ii) 

486 applicable Federal Reclamation law and associated rules and regulations, or policies; and (iii) other 

487 applicable provisions of this Contract. Payments shall be made by cash transaction, electronic funds 

488 transfer, or any other mechanism as may be agreed to in writing by the Contractor and the 

489 Contracting Officer. The Rates, Charges, and Tiered Pricing Component applicable to the Contractor 

490 upon execution of this Contract are set forth in Exhibit AB@, as may be revised annually. 

491 (b) The Contracting Officer shall notify the Contractor of the Rates, Charges, and 

492 Tiered Pricing Component as follows: 

493 (1) Prior to July 1 of each Calendar Year, the Contracting Officer shall 

494 provide the Contractor an estimate of the Charges for Project Water that will be applied to the period 

495 October 1, of the current Calendar Year, through September 30, of the following Calendar Year, and 

496 the basis for such estimate. The Contractor shall be allowed not less than two months to review and 

497 comment on such estimates. On or before September 15 of each Calendar Year, the Contracting 
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498 Officer shall notify the Contractor in writing of the Charges to be in effect during the period 

499 October 1 of the current Calendar Year, through September 30, of the following Calendar Year, and 

500 such notification shall revise Exhibit AB.@

501 (2) Prior to October 1 of each Calendar Year, the Contracting Officer shall 

502 make available to the Contractor an estimate of the Rates and Tiered Pricing Component for Project 

503 Water for the following Year and the computations and cost allocations upon which those Rates are 

504 based. The Contractor shall be allowed not less than two months to review and comment on such 

505 computations and cost allocations. By December 31 of each Calendar Year, the Contracting Officer 

506 shall provide the Contractor with the final Rates and Tiered Pricing Component to be in effect for the 

507 upcoming Year, and such notification shall revise Exhibit AB.@

508 (c) At the time the Contractor submits the initial schedule for the delivery of 

509 Project Water for each Year pursuant to subdivision (b) of Article 4 of this Contract, the Contractor 

510 shall make an advance payment to the United States equal to the total amount payable pursuant to the 

511 applicable Rate(s) set under subdivision (a) of this Article, for the Project Water scheduled to be 

512 delivered pursuant to this Contract during the first two calendar months of the Year. Before the end 

513 of the first month and before the end of each calendar month thereafter, the Contractor shall make an 

514 advance payment to the United States, at the Rate(s) set under subdivision (a) of this Article, for the 

515 Water Scheduled to be delivered pursuant to this Contract during the second month immediately 

516 following. Adjustments between advance payments for Water Scheduled and payments at Rates due 

517 for Water Delivered shall be made before the end of the following month; Provided, That any revised 

518 schedule submitted by the Contractor pursuant to Article 4 of this Contract which increases the 
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519 amount of Water Delivered pursuant to this Contract during any month shall be accompanied with 

520 appropriate advance payment, at the Rates then in effect, to assure that Project Water is not delivered 

521 to the Contractor in advance of such payment. In any month in which the quantity of Water 

522 Delivered to the Contractor pursuant to this Contract equals the quantity of Water Scheduled and paid 

523 for by the Contractor, no additional Project Water shall be delivered to the Contractor unless and 

524 until an advance payment at the Rates then in effect for such additional Project Water is made. Final 

525 adjustment between the advance payments for the Water Scheduled and payments for the quantities 

526 of Water Delivered during each Year pursuant to this Contract shall be made as soon as practicable 

527 but no later than April 30th of the following Year, or 60 days after the delivery of Project Water 

528 carried over under subdivision (g) of Article 3 of this Contract if such water is not delivered by the 

529 last day of February. 

530 (d) The Contractor shall also make a payment in addition to the Rate(s) in 

531 subdivision (c) of this Article to the United States for Water Delivered, at the Charges and the 

532 appropriate Tiered Pricing Component then in effect, before the end of the month following the 

533 month of delivery. The payments shall be consistent with the quantities of M&I Water Delivered as 

534 shown in the water delivery report for the subject month prepared by the Operating Non-Federal 

535 Entity or, if there is no Operating Non-Federal Entity, by the Contracting Officer. Such water 

536 delivery report shall be the basis for payment of Charges and Tiered Pricing Component by the 

537 Contractor, and shall be provided to the Contractor by the Operating Non-Federal Entity or the 

538 Contracting Officer (as applicable) within five days after the end of the month of delivery. The water 

539 delivery report shall be deemed a bill for the payment of Charges and the applicable Tiered Pricing 
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540 Component for Water Delivered. Adjustment for overpayment or underpayment of Charges shall be 

541 made through the adjustment of payments due to the United States for Charges for the next month. 

542 Any amount to be paid for past due payment of Charges and the Tiered Pricing Component shall be 

543 computed pursuant to Article 20 of this Contract. 

544 (e) The Contractor shall pay for any Water Delivered under subdivision (a), (f), or 

545 (g) of Article 3 of this Contract as determined by the Contracting Officer pursuant to applicable 

546 statutes, associated regulations, any applicable provisions of guidelines or ratesetting policies; 

547 Provided, That the Rate for Water Delivered under subdivision (f) of Article 3 of this Contract shall 

548 be no more than the otherwise applicable Rate for M&I Water under subdivision (a) of this Article. 

549 (f) Payments to be made by the Contractor to the United States under this 

550 Contract may be paid from any revenues available to the Contractor. 

551 (g) All revenues received by the United States from the Contractor relating to the 

552 delivery of Project Water or the delivery of non-Project water through Project facilities shall be 

553 allocated and applied in accordance with Federal Reclamation law and the associated rules or 

554 regulations, and the then-current Project ratesetting policies for M&I Water. 

555 (h) The Contracting Officer shall keep its accounts pertaining to the administration 

556 of the financial terms and conditions of its long-term contracts, in accordance with applicable Federal 

557 standards, so as to reflect the application of Project costs and revenues. The Contracting Officer 

558 shall, each Year upon request of the Contractor, provide to the Contractor a detailed accounting of all 

559 Project and Contractor expense allocations, the disposition of all Project and Contractor revenues, 

560 and a summary of all water delivery information. The Contracting Officer and the Contractor shall 
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561 enter into good faith negotiations to resolve any discrepancies or disputes relating to accountings, 

562 reports, or information. 

563 (i) The parties acknowledge and agree that the efficient administration of this 

564 Contract is their mutual goal. Recognizing that experience has demonstrated that mechanisms, 

565 policies, and procedures used for establishing Rates, Charges, and Tiered Pricing Components, 

566 and/or for making and allocating payments, other than those set forth in this Article may be in the 

567 mutual best interest of the parties, it is expressly agreed that the parties may enter into agreements to 

568 modify the mechanisms, policies, and procedures for any of those purposes while this Contract is in 

569 effect without amending this Contract. 

570 (j) (1) Beginning at such time as the total of the deliveries of Class 1 Water 

571 and Class 2 Water in a Year exceed 80 percent of the Contract Total, then before the end of the 

572 month following the month of delivery the Contractor shall make an additional payment to the United 

573 States equal to the applicable Tiered Pricing Component. The Tiered Pricing Component for the total 

574 of the deliveries of Class 1 Water and Class 2 Water in excess of 80 percent of the Contract Total, but 

575 less than or equal to 90 percent of the Contract Total, shall equal one-half of the difference between 

576 the Rate established under subdivision (a) of this Article and the M&I Full Cost Water Rate. The 

577 Tiered Pricing Component for the total of the deliveries of Class 1 Water and Class 2 Water which 

578 exceeds 90 percent of the Contract Total shall equal the difference between (i) the Rate established 

579 under subdivision (a) of this Article and (ii) the M&I Full Cost Water Rate. 

580 (2) Omitted. 
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581 (3) For purposes of determining the applicability of the Tiered Pricing 

582 Component pursuant to this Article, Water Delivered shall include Project Water that the Contractor 

583 transfers to others but shall not include Project Water transferred and delivered to the Contractor. 

584 (k) For the term of this Contract, Rates under the respective ratesetting policies 

585 will be established to recover only reimbursable O&M (including any deficits) and capital costs of 

586 the Project, as those terms are used in the then-current Project ratesetting policies, and interest, where 

587 appropriate, except in instances where a minimum Rate is applicable in accordance with the relevant 

588 Project ratesetting policy. Changes of significance in practices which implement the Contracting 

589 Officer=s ratesetting policies will not be implemented until the Contracting Officer has provided the 

590 Contractor an opportunity to discuss the nature, need, and impact of the proposed change. 

591 (l) Except as provided in subsections 3405(a)(1)(B) and 3405(f) of the CVPIA, 

592 the Rates for Project Water transferred by the Contractor shall be the Contractor=s Rates adjusted 

593 upward or downward to reflect the changed costs, if any, incurred by the Contracting Officer in the 

594 delivery of the transferred Project Water to the transferee=s point of delivery in accordance with the 

595 then-applicable Project ratesetting policy. 

596 (m) Omitted. 

597 (n) The Contractor asserts that it is not legally obligated to pay any Project deficits 

598 claimed by the United States to have accrued as of the date of this Contract or deficit-related interest 

599 charges thereon. By entering into this Contract, the Contractor does not waive any legal rights or 

600 remedies that it may have with respect to such disputed issues. Notwithstanding the execution of this 
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601 Contract and payments made hereunder, the Contractor may challenge in the appropriate 

602 administrative or judicial forums: (1) the existence, the computation, or imposition of any deficit 

603 charges accruing during the term of the Existing Contract; (2) interest accruing on any such deficits; 

604 (3) the inclusion of any such deficit charges or interest in the Rates; (4) the application by the United 

605 States of payments made by the Contractor under its Existing Contract; and (5) the application of 

606 such payments in the Rates. The Contracting Officer agrees that the Contractor shall be entitled to 

607 the benefit of any administrative or judicial ruling in favor of any other Project M&I contractor on 

608 any of these issues, and credits for payments heretofore made; Provided, That the basis for such 

609 ruling is applicable to the Contractor. 

610 8. Omitted. 

611 SALES, TRANSFERS, OR EXCHANGES OF WATER

612 9. (a) The right to receive Project Water provided for in this Contract may be sold, 

613 transferred, or exchanged to others for reasonable and beneficial uses within the State of California if 

614 such sale, transfer, or exchange is authorized by applicable Federal and State laws, and applicable 

615 guidelines or regulations then in effect. No sale, transfer, or exchange of Project Water under this 

616 Contract may take place without the prior written approval of the Contracting Officer, except as 

617 provided for in subdivision (b) of this Article, and no such sales, transfers, or exchanges shall be 

618 approved absent all appropriate environmental documentation including, but not limited to, 

619 documents prepared pursuant to the NEPA and ESA. Such environmental documentation should 

620 include, as appropriate, an analysis of groundwater impacts and economic and social effects, 

621 including environmental justice, of the proposed water transfers on both the transferor and transferee. 
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622 (b) In order to facilitate efficient water management by means of water transfers of 

623 the type historically carried out among Project Contractors located within the same geographical area 

624 and to allow the Contractor to participate in an accelerated water transfer program during the term of 

625 this Contract, the Contracting Officer shall prepare, as appropriate, all necessary environmental 

626 documentation including, but not limited to, documents prepared pursuant to NEPA and ESA, 

627 analyzing annual transfers within such geographical areas, and the Contracting Officer shall 

628 determine whether such transfers comply with applicable law. Following the completion of the 

629 environmental documentation, such transfers addressed in such documentation shall be conducted 

630 with advance notice to the Contracting Officer, but shall not require prior written approval by the 

631 Contracting Officer. Such environmental documentation and the Contracting Officer=s compliance 

632 determination shall be reviewed every five years and updated, as necessary, prior to the expiration of 

633 the then-existing five-year period. All subsequent environmental documentation shall include an 

634 alternative to evaluate not less than the quantity of Project Water historically transferred within the 

635 same geographical area. 

636 (c) For a water transfer to qualify under subdivision (b) of this Article, such water 

637 transfer must: (i) be for irrigation purposes for lands irrigated within the previous three years, for 

638 M&I use, groundwater recharge, water banking, or fish and wildlife resources; not lead to land 

639 conversion; and be delivered to established cropland, wildlife refuges, groundwater basins or M&I 

640 use; (ii) occur within a single Year; (iii) occur between a willing seller and a willing buyer; (iv) 

641 convey water through existing facilities with no new construction or modifications to facilities and be 
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642 between existing Project Contractors and/or the Contractor and the United States, Department of the 

643 Interior; and (v) comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local or tribal laws and requirements 

644 imposed for protection of the environment and Indian Trust Assets, as defined under Federal law. 

645 APPLICATION OF PAYMENTS AND ADJUSTMENTS

646 10. (a) The amount of any overpayment by the Contractor of the Contractor=s O&M, 

647 capital, and deficit (if any) obligations for the Year shall be applied first to any current liabilities of 

648 the Contractor arising out of this Contract then due and payable. Overpayments of more than $1,000 

649 shall be refunded at the Contractor=s request. In lieu of a refund, any amount of such overpayment at 

650 the option of the Contractor, may be credited against amounts to become due to the United States by 

651 the Contractor. With respect to overpayment, such refund or adjustment shall constitute the sole 

652 remedy of the Contractor or anyone having or claiming to have the right to the use of any of the 

653 Project Water supply provided for herein. All credits and refunds of overpayments shall be made 

654 within 30 days of the Contracting Officer obtaining direction as to how to credit or refund such 

655 overpayment in response to the notice to the Contractor that it has finalized the accounts for the Year 

656 in which the overpayment was made. 

657 (b) All advances for miscellaneous costs incurred for work requested by the 

658 Contractor pursuant to Article 25 of this Contract shall be adjusted to reflect the actual costs when 

659 the work has been completed. If the advances exceed the actual costs incurred, the difference will be 

660 refunded to the Contractor. If the actual costs exceed the Contractor's advances, the Contractor will 

661 be billed for the additional costs pursuant to Article 25. 
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662 TEMPORARY REDUCTIONS--RETURN FLOWS

663 11. (a) Subject to: (i) the authorized purposes and priorities of the Project and the 

664 requirements of Federal law and (ii) the obligations of the United States under existing contracts, or 

665 renewals thereof, providing for water deliveries from the Project, the Contracting Officer shall make 

666 all reasonable efforts to optimize Project Water deliveries to the Contractor as provided in this 

667 Contract. 

668 (b) The Contracting Officer or Operating Non-Federal Entity may temporarily 

669 discontinue or reduce the quantity of Water Delivered to the Contractor as herein provided for the 

670 purposes of investigation, inspection, maintenance, repair, or replacement of any of the Project 

671 facilities or any part thereof necessary for the delivery of Project Water to the Contractor, but so far 

672 as feasible the Contracting Officer or Operating Non-Federal Entity will give the Contractor due 

673 notice in advance of such temporary discontinuance or reduction, except in case of emergency, in 

674 which case no notice need be given; Provided, That the United States shall use its best efforts to 

675 avoid any discontinuance or reduction in such service. Upon resumption of service after such 

676 reduction or discontinuance, and if requested by the Contractor, the United States will, if possible, 

677 deliver the quantity of Project Water which would have been delivered hereunder in the absence of 

678 such discontinuance or reduction. 

679 (c) The United States reserves the right to all seepage and return flow water 

680 derived from Water Delivered to the Contractor hereunder which escapes or is discharged beyond the 

681 Contractor's Service Area; Provided, That this shall not be construed as claiming for the United 
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682 States any right to seepage or return flow being put to reasonable and beneficial use pursuant to this 

683 Contract within the Contractor=s Service Area by the Contractor or those claiming by, through, or 

684 under the Contractor. 

685 CONSTRAINTS ON THE AVAILABILITY OF WATER

686 12. (a) In its operation of the Project, the Contracting Officer will use all reasonable 

687 means to guard against a Condition of Shortage in the quantity of water to be made available to the 

688 Contractor pursuant to this Contract. In the event the Contracting Officer determines that a 

689 Condition of Shortage appears probable, the Contracting Officer will notify the Contractor of said 

690 determination as soon as practicable. 

691 (b) If there is a Condition of Shortage because of errors in physical operations of 

692 the Project, drought, other physical causes beyond the control of the Contracting Officer or actions 

693 taken by the Contracting Officer to meet legal obligations then, except as provided in subdivision (a) 

694 of Article 18 of this Contract, no liability shall accrue against the United States or any of its officers, 

695 agents, or employees for any damage, direct or indirect, arising therefrom. 

696 (c) The United States shall not execute contracts which together with this 

697 Contract, shall in the aggregate provide for furnishing during the life of this Contract or any renewals 

698 hereof Class 1 Water in excess of 800,000 acre-feet per Year or Class 2 Water in excess of 1,401,475 

699 acre-feet per Year; Provided, That, subject to subdivision (l) of Article 3 of this Contract, the 

700 limitation placed on Class 2 Water contracts shall not prohibit the United States from entering into 

701 temporary contracts of one year or less in duration for delivery of Project Water to other entities if 

702 such water is not necessary to meet the schedules as may be submitted by all Friant Division long-
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703 term water service contractors entitled to receive Class 1 Water and/or Class 2 Water under their 

704 water service contracts. Nothing in this subdivision shall limit the Contracting Officer=s ability to 

705 take actions that result in the availability of new water supplies to be used for Project purposes and 

706 allocating such new supplies; Provided, That the Contracting Officer shall not take such actions until 

707 after consultation with the Friant Division Project Contractors. 

708 (d) The Contracting Officer shall not deliver any Class 2 Water pursuant to this or 

709 any other contract for water service heretofore or hereafter entered into any Year unless and until the 

710 Contracting Officer determines that the cumulative total quantity of Class 1 Water specified in 

711 subdivision (c) of this Article will be available for delivery in said Year. If the Contracting Officer 

712 determines there is or will be a shortage in any Year in the quantity of Class 1 Water available for 

713 delivery, the Contracting Officer shall apportion the available Class 1 Water among all contractors 

714 entitled to receive such water that will be made available at Friant Dam in accordance with the 

715 following: 

716 (1) A determination shall be made of the total quantity of Class 1 Water at 

717 Friant Dam which is available for meeting Class 1 Water contractual commitments, the amount so 

718 determined being herein referred to as the available supply. 

719 (2) The total available Class 1 supply shall be divided by the Class 1 Water 

720 contractual commitments, the quotient thus obtained being herein referred to as the Class 1 

721 apportionment coefficient. 

722 (3) The total quantity of Class 1 Water under Article 3 of this Contract 

723 shall be multiplied by the Class 1 apportionment coefficient and the result shall be the quantity of 
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724 Class 1 Water required to be delivered by the Contracting Officer to the Contractor for the respective 

725 Year, but in no event shall such amount exceed the total quantity of Class 1 Water specified in 

726 subdivision (a) of Article 3 of this Contract. 

727 (e) If the Contracting Officer determines there is less than the quantity of Class 2 

728 Water which the Contractor otherwise would be entitled to receive pursuant to Article 3 of this 

729 Contract, the quantity of Class 2 Water which shall be furnished to the Contractor by the Contracting 

730 Officer will be determined in the manner set forth in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), of subdivision (d) of 

731 this Article substituting the term AClass 2@ for the term AClass 1.@

732 (f) In the event that in any Year there is made available to the Contractor, by 

733 reason of any shortage or apportionment as provided in subdivisions (a), (d) or (e) of this Article, or 

734 any discontinuance or reduction of service as set forth in subdivision (a) of Article 11 of this 

735 Contract, less than the quantity of water which the Contractor otherwise would be entitled to receive 

736 hereunder, there shall be made an adjustment on account of the amounts already paid to the 

737 Contracting Officer by the Contractor for Class 1 Water and Class 2 Water for said Year in 

738 accordance with Article 10 of this Contract. 

739 13. Omitted. 

740 RULES AND REGULATIONS

741 14. (a) The parties agree that the delivery of Project Water or use of Federal facilities 

742 pursuant to this Contract is subject to Federal Reclamation law, as amended and supplemented, and 

743 the rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior under Federal Reclamation 

744 law. 
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745 (b) The terms of this Contract are subject to any enforceable order, judgment 

746 and/or settlement in NRDC v. Patterson, No. CIVS 88-1658-LKK-EM and shall be timely modified 

747 as necessary to effectuate or facilitate any final order, judgment or settlement in said litigation. 

748 (c) Omitted. 

749 WATER AND AIR POLLUTION CONTROL

750 15. The Contractor, in carrying out this Contract, shall comply with all applicable water 

751 and air pollution laws and regulations of the United States and the State of California, and shall 

752 obtain all required permits or licenses from the appropriate Federal, State, or local authorities. 

753 QUALITY OF WATER

754 16. (a) Project facilities used to deliver Project Water to the Contractor pursuant to 

755 this Contract shall be operated and maintained to enable the United States to deliver Project Water to 

756 the Contractor in accordance with the water quality standards specified in subsection 2(b) of the Act 

757 of August 26, 1937 (50 Stat. 865), as added by Section 101 of the Act of October 27, 1986 (100 Stat. 

758 3050) or other existing Federal laws. The United States is under no obligation to construct or furnish 

759 water treatment facilities to maintain or to improve the quality of Water Delivered to the Contractor 

760 pursuant to this Contract. The United States does not warrant the quality of Water Delivered to the 

761 Contractor pursuant to this Contract. 

762 (b) The O&M of Project facilities shall be performed in such manner as is 

763 practicable to maintain the quality of raw water made available through such facilities at the highest 

764 level reasonably attainable as determined by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall be 
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765 responsible for compliance with all State and Federal water quality standards applicable to surface 

766 and subsurface agricultural drainage discharges generated through the use of Federal or Contractor 

767 facilities or Project Water provided by the Contractor within the Contractor=s Service Area. 

768 WATER ACQUIRED BY THE CONTRACTOR

769 OTHER THAN FROM THE UNITED STATES

770 17. (a) Omitted. 

771 (b) Water or water rights now owned or hereafter acquired by the Contractor, 

772 other than from the United States, may be stored, conveyed and/or diverted through Project facilities, 

773 subject to the completion of appropriate environmental documentation, with the approval of the 

774 Contracting Officer and the execution of any contract determined by the Contracting Officer to be 

775 necessary, consistent with the following provisions: 

776 (1) The Contractor may introduce non-Project water into Project facilities 

777 and deliver said water to lands within the Contractor=s Service Area subject to payment to the United 

778 States and/or to any applicable Operating Non-Federal Entity of an appropriate rate as determined by 

779 the applicable Project ratesetting policy, the RRA, and the Project use power policy, if such Project 

780 use power policy is applicable, each as amended, modified or superseded from time to time. 

781 (2) Delivery of such non-Project water in and through Project facilities 

782 shall only be allowed to the extent such deliveries do not: (i) interfere with other Project purposes as 

783 determined by the Contracting Officer; (ii) reduce the quantity or quality of water available to other 

784 Project Contractors; (iii) interfere with the delivery of contractual water entitlements to any other 

785 Project Contractors; or (iv) interfere with the physical maintenance of the Project facilities. 
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786 (3) Neither the United States nor the Operating Non-Federal Entity shall be 

787 responsible for control, care or distribution of the non-Project water before it is introduced into or 

788 after it is delivered from the Project facilities. The Contractor hereby releases and agrees to defend 

789 and indemnify the United States and the Operating Non-Federal Entity, and their respective officers, 

790 agents, and employees, from any claim for damage to persons or property, direct or indirect, resulting 

791 from the acts of the Contractor its officers’, employees’, agents’ or assigns’, act(s) in (i) extracting or 

792 diverting non-Project water from any source or (ii) diverting such non-Project water into Project 

793 facilities.

794 (4) Diversion of such non-Project water into Project facilities shall be 

795 consistent with all applicable laws, and if involving groundwater, consistent with any groundwater 

796 management plan for the area from which it was extracted. 

797 (5) After Project purposes are met, as determined by the Contracting 

798 Officer, the United States and the Contractor shall share priority to utilize the remaining capacity of 

799 the facilities declared to be available by the Contracting Officer for conveyance and transportation of 

800 non-Project water prior to any such remaining capacity being made available to non-Project 

801 contractors. 

802 OPINIONS AND DETERMINATIONS

803 18. (a) Where the terms of this Contract provide for actions to be based upon the 

804 opinion or determination of either party to this Contract, said terms shall not be construed as 

805 permitting such action to be predicated upon arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonable opinions or 

806 determinations. Both parties, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Contract, expressly 
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807 reserve the right to seek relief from and appropriate adjustment for any such arbitrary, capricious, or 

808 unreasonable opinion or determination. Each opinion or determination by either party shall be 

809 provided in a timely manner. Nothing in subdivision (a) of Article 18 of this Contract is intended to 

810 or shall affect or alter the standard of judicial review applicable under Federal law to any opinion or 

811 determination implementing a specific provision of Federal law embodied in statute or regulation. 

812 (b) The Contracting Officer shall have the right to make determinations necessary 

813 to administer this Contract that are consistent with the expressed and implied provisions of this 

814 Contract, the laws of the United States and of the State of California, and the rules and regulations 

815 promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior. Such determinations shall be made in consultation with 

816 the Contractor to the extent reasonably practicable. 

817 COORDINATION AND COOPERATION

818 19. (a) In order to further their mutual goals and objectives, the Contracting Officer 

819 and the Contractor shall communicate, coordinate, and cooperate with each other, and with other 

820 affected Project Contractors, in order to improve the O&M of the Project. The communication, 

821 coordination, and cooperation regarding operations and management shall include, but not be limited 

822 to, any action which will or may materially affect the quantity or quality of Project Water supply, the 

823 allocation of Project Water supply, and Project financial matters including, but not limited to, budget 

824 issues. The communication, coordination, and cooperation provided for hereunder shall extend to all 

825 provisions of this Contract. Each party shall retain exclusive decision making authority for all 

826 actions, opinion, and determinations to be made by the respective party. 
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827 (b) Within 120 days following the effective date of this Contract, the Contractor, 

828 other affected Project Contractors, and the Contracting Officer shall arrange to meet with interested 

829 Project Contractors to develop a mutually agreeable, written Project-wide process, which may be 

830 amended as necessary separate and apart from this Contract. The goal of this process shall be to 

831 provide, to the extent practicable, the means of mutual communication and interaction regarding 

832 significant decisions concerning Project operation and management on a real-time basis. 

833 (c) In light of the factors referred to in subdivision (b) of Article 3 of this 

834 Contract, it is the intent of the Secretary to improve water supply reliability. To carry out this intent: 

835 (1) The Contracting Officer will, at the request of the Contractor, assist in 

836 the development of integrated resource management plans for the Contractor. Further, the 

837 Contracting Officer will, as appropriate, seek authorizations for implementation of partnerships to 

838 improve water supply, water quality, and reliability. 

839 (2) The Secretary will, as appropriate, pursue program and project 

840 implementation and authorization in coordination with Project Contractors to improve the water 

841 supply, water quality, and reliability of the Project for all Project purposes. 

842 (3) The Secretary will coordinate with Project Contractors and the State of 

843 California to seek improved water resource management. 

844 (4) The Secretary will coordinate actions of agencies within the 

845 Department of the Interior that may impact the availability of water for Project purposes. 
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846 (5) The Contracting Officer shall periodically, but not less than annually, 

847 hold division level meetings to discuss Project operations, division level water management 

848 activities, and other issues as appropriate. 

849 (d) Without limiting the contractual obligations of the Contracting Officer under 

850 the other Articles of this Contract, nothing in this Article shall be construed to limit or constrain the 

851 Contracting Officer=s ability to communicate, coordinate, and cooperate with the Contractor or other 

852 interested stakeholders or to make decisions in a timely fashion as needed to protect health, safety, or

853 the physical integrity of structures or facilities. 

854 CHARGES FOR DELINQUENT PAYMENTS

855 20. (a) The Contractor shall be subject to interest, administrative and penalty charges 

856 on delinquent installments or payments. When a payment is not received by the due date, the 

857 Contractor shall pay an interest charge for each day the payment is delinquent beyond the due date. 

858 When a payment becomes sixty (60) days delinquent, the Contractor shall pay an administrative 

859 charge to cover additional costs of billing and processing the delinquent payment. When a payment 

860 is delinquent ninety (90) days or more, the Contractor shall pay an additional penalty charge of six 

861 (6%) percent per year for each day the payment is delinquent beyond the due date. Further, the 

862 Contractor shall pay any fees incurred for debt collection services associated with a delinquent 

863 payment. 

864 (b) The interest charge rate shall be the greater of the rate prescribed quarterly in 

865 the Federal Register by the Department of the Treasury for application to overdue payments, or the 

866 interest rate of one-half of one (0.5%) percent per month prescribed by Section 6 of the Reclamation 

867 Project Act of 1939 (Public Law 76-260). The interest charge rate shall be determined as of the due 

868 date and remain fixed for the duration of the delinquent period. 

869 (c) When a partial payment on a delinquent account is received, the amount 

870 received shall be applied, first to the penalty, second to the administrative charges, third to the 

871 accrued interest, and finally to the overdue payment. 

872 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

873 21. During the performance of this Contract, the Contractor agrees as follows: 
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874 (a) The Contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for 

875 employment because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The Contractor will take 

876 affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during 

877 employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Such action shall 

878 include, but not be limited to, the following: Employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; 

879 recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination, rates of payment or other forms of 

880 compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The Contractor agrees to post in 

881 conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by 

882 the Contracting Officer setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause. 

883 (b) The Contractor will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed 

884 by or on behalf of the Contractor, state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for 

885 employment without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. 

886 (c) The Contractor will send to each labor union or representative of workers with 

887 which it has a collective bargaining agreement or other contract or understanding, a notice, to be 

888 provided by the Contracting Officer, advising the said labor union or workers' representative of the 

889 Contractor's commitments under Section 202 of Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, and 

890 shall post copies of the notice in conspicuous places available to employees and applicants for 

891 employment. 

892 (d) The Contractor will comply with all provisions of Executive Order 

893 No. 11246 of September 24, 1965, as amended, and of the rules, regulations, and relevant orders of 

894 the Secretary of Labor. 

895 (e) The Contractor will furnish all information and reports required by said 

896 amended Executive Order and by the rules, regulations, and orders of the Secretary of Labor, or 

897 pursuant thereto, and will permit access to its books, records, and accounts by the Contracting Officer 

898 and the Secretary of Labor for purposes of investigation to ascertain compliance with such rules, 

899 regulations, and orders. 

900 (f) In the event of the Contractor's noncompliance with the nondiscrimination 

901 clauses of this Contract or with any of the said rules, regulations, or orders, this Contract may be 

902 canceled, terminated, or suspended, in whole or in part, and the Contractor may be declared ineligible 

903 for further Government contracts in accordance with procedures authorized in said amended 

904 Executive Order, and such other sanctions may be imposed and remedies invoked as provided in said 

905 Executive Order, or by rule, regulation, or order of the Secretary of Labor, or as otherwise provided 

906 by law. 

907 (g) The Contractor will include the provisions of paragraphs (a) through (g) in 

908 every subcontract or purchase order unless exempted by the rules, regulations, or orders of the 
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909 Secretary of Labor issued pursuant to Section 204 of said amended Executive Order, so that such 

910 provisions will be binding upon each subcontractor or vendor. The Contractor will take such action 

911 with respect to any subcontract or purchase order as may be directed by the Secretary of Labor as a 

912 means of enforcing such provisions, including sanctions for noncompliance: Provided, however, 

913 That in the event the Contractor becomes involved in, or is threatened with, litigation with a 

914 subcontractor or vendor as a result of such direction, the Contractor may request the United States to 

915 enter into such litigation to protect the interests of the United States. 

916 GENERAL OBLIGATION--BENEFITS CONDITIONED UPON PAYMENT

917 22. (a) The obligation of the Contractor to pay the United States as provided in this 

918 Contract is a general obligation of the Contractor notwithstanding the manner in which the obligation 

919 may be distributed among the Contractor's water users and notwithstanding the default of individual 

920 water users in their obligations to the Contractor. 

921 (b) The payment of charges becoming due hereunder is a condition precedent to 

922 receiving benefits under this Contract. The United States shall not make water available to the 

923 Contractor through Project facilities during any period in which the Contractor may be in arrears in 

924 the advance payment of water rates due the United States. The Contractor shall not furnish water 

925 made available pursuant to this Contract for lands or parties which are in arrears in the advance 

926 payment of water rates levied or established by the Contractor. 

927 (c) With respect to subdivision (b) of this Article, the Contractor shall have no 

928 obligation to require advance payment for water rates which it levies. 

929 COMPLIANCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS AND REGULATIONS

930 23. (a) The Contractor shall comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 

931 (42 U.S.C. 2000d), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1975 (P.L. 93-112, as amended), the 

932 Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101, et seq.) and any other applicable civil rights 

933 laws, as well as with their respective implementing regulations and guidelines imposed by the 

934 U.S. Department of the Interior and/or Bureau of Reclamation. 

935 (b) These statutes require that no person in the United States shall, on the grounds 

936 of race, color, national origin, handicap, or age, be excluded from participation in, be denied the 

937 benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving 

938 financial assistance from the Bureau of Reclamation. By executing this Contract, the Contractor 

939 agrees to immediately take any measures necessary to implement this obligation, including 

940 permitting officials of the United States to inspect premises, programs, and documents. 

941 (c) The Contractor makes this agreement in consideration of and for the purpose 
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942 of obtaining any and all Federal grants, loans, contracts, property discounts, or other Federal financial 

943 assistance extended after the date hereof to the Contractor by the Bureau of Reclamation, including 

944 installment payments after such date on account of arrangements for Federal financial assistance 

945 which were approved before such date. The Contractor recognizes and agrees that such Federal 

946 assistance will be extended in reliance on the representations and agreements made in this Article, 

947 and that the United States reserves the right to seek judicial enforcement thereof. 

948 24. Omitted. 

949 CONTRACTOR TO PAY CERTAIN MISCELLANEOUS COSTS

950 25. In addition to all other payments to be made by the Contractor pursuant to this 

951 Contract, the Contractor shall pay to the United States, within 60 days after receipt of a bill and 

952 detailed statement submitted by the Contracting Officer to the Contractor for such specific items of 

953 direct cost incurred by the United States for work requested by the Contractor associated with this 

954 Contract plus indirect costs in accordance with applicable Bureau of Reclamation policies and 

955 procedures. All such amounts referred to in this Article shall not exceed the amount agreed to in 

956 writing in advance by the Contractor. This Article shall not apply to costs for routine contract 

957 administration. 

958 WATER CONSERVATION

959 26. (a) Prior to the delivery of water provided from or conveyed through Federally 

960 constructed or Federally financed facilities pursuant to this Contract, the Contractor shall be 

961 implementing an effective water conservation and efficiency program based on the Contractor's water 

962 conservation plan that has been determined by the Contracting Officer to meet the conservation and 

963 efficiency criteria for evaluating water conservation plans established under Federal law. The water 

964 conservation and efficiency program shall contain definite water conservation objectives, appropriate 

965 economically feasible water conservation measures, and time schedules for meeting those objectives. 
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966 Continued Project Water delivery pursuant to this Contract shall be contingent upon the Contractor=s 

967 continued implementation of such water conservation program. In the event the Contractor's water 

968 conservation plan or any revised water conservation plan completed pursuant to subdivision (d) of 

969 Article 26 of this Contract have not yet been determined by the Contracting Officer to meet such 

970 criteria, due to circumstances which the Contracting Officer determines are beyond the control of the 

971 Contractor, water deliveries shall be made under this Contract so long as the Contractor diligently 

972 works with the Contracting Officer to obtain such determination at the earliest practicable date, and 

973 thereafter the Contractor immediately begins implementing its water conservation and efficiency 

974 program in accordance with the time schedules therein. 

975 (b) Should the amount of M&I Water delivered pursuant to subdivision (a) of 

976 Article 3 of this Contract equal or exceed 2,000 acre-feet per Year, the Contractor shall implement 

977 the Best Management Practices identified by the time frames issued by the California Urban Water 

978 Conservation Council for such M&I Water unless any such practice is determined by the Contracting 

979 Officer to be inappropriate for the Contractor. 

980 (c) The Contractor shall submit to the Contracting Officer a report on the status of 

981 its implementation of the water conservation plan on the reporting dates specified in the then-existing 

982 conservation and efficiency criteria established under Federal law. 

983 (d) At five-year intervals, the Contractor shall revise its water conservation plan to 

984 reflect the then-current conservation and efficiency criteria for evaluating water conservation plans 

985 established under Federal law and submit such revised water management plan to the Contracting 

986 Officer for review and evaluation. The Contracting Officer will then determine if the water 
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987 conservation plan meets Reclamation=s then-current conservation and efficiency criteria for 

988 evaluating water conservation plans established under Federal law. 

989 (e) If the Contractor is engaged in direct groundwater recharge, such activity shall 

990 be described in the Contractor=s water conservation plan. 

991 EXISTING OR ACQUIRED WATER OR WATER RIGHTS

992 27. Except as specifically provided in Article 17 of this Contract, the provisions of this 

993 Contract shall not be applicable to or affect non-Project water or water rights now owned or hereafter 

994 acquired by the Contractor or any user of such water within the Contractor's Service Area. Any such 

995 water shall not be considered Project Water under this Contract. In addition, this Contract shall not 

996 be construed as limiting or curtailing any rights which the Contractor or any water user within the 

997 Contractor's Service Area acquires or has available under any other contract pursuant to Federal 

998 Reclamation law. 

999 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BY OPERATING NON-FEDERAL ENTITY

1000 28. (a) The O&M of a portion of the Project facilities which serve the Contractor, and 

1001 responsibility for funding a portion of the costs of such O&M, have been transferred to the Operating 

1002 Non-Federal Entity by separate agreement between the United States and the Operating Non-Federal 

1003 Entity. That separate agreement shall not interfere with or affect the rights or obligations of the 

1004 Contractor or the United States hereunder. 

1005 (b) The Contracting Officer has previously notified the Contractor in writing that 

1006 the O&M of a portion of the Project facilities which serve the Contractor has been transferred to the 

1007 Operating Non-Federal Entity, and therefore, the Contractor shall pay directly to the Operating 
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1008 Non-Federal Entity, or to any successor approved by the Contracting Officer under the terms and 

1009 conditions of the separate agreement between the United States and the Operating Non-Federal Entity 

1010 described in subdivision (a) of this Article, all rates, charges or assessments of any kind, including 

1011 any assessment for reserve funds, which the Operating Non-Federal Entity or such successor 

1012 determines, sets or establishes for (i) the O&M of the portion of the Project facilities operated and 

1013 maintained by the Operating Non-Federal Entity or such successor, or (ii) the Friant Division=s share 

1014 of the operation, maintenance and replacement costs for physical works and appurtenances associated 

1015 with the Tracy Pumping Plant, the Delta-Mendota Canal, the O'Neill Pumping/Generating Plant, the 

1016 federal share of the O'Neill Forebay, the Mendota Pool, and the federal share of San Luis Unit joint 

1017 use conveyance and conveyance pumping facilities. Such direct payments to the Operating 

1018 Non-Federal Entity or such successor shall not relieve the Contractor of its obligation to pay directly 

1019 to the United States the Contractor=s share of the Project Rates, Charges, and Tiered Pricing 

1020 Component(s) except to the extent the Operating Non-Federal Entity collects payments on behalf of 

1021 the United States in accordance with the separate agreement identified in subdivision (a) of this 

1022 Article. 

1023 (c) For so long as the O&M of any portion of the Project facilities serving the 

1024 Contractor is performed by the Operating Non-Federal Entity, or any successor thereto, the 

1025 Contracting Officer shall adjust those components of the Rates for Water Delivered under this 

1026 Contract representing the cost associated with the activity being performed by the Operating 

1027 Non-Federal Entity or its successor. 
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1028 (d) In the event the O&M of the Project facilities operated and maintained by the 

1029 Operating Non-Federal Entity is re-assumed by the United States during the term of this Contract, the 

1030 Contracting Officer shall so notify the Contractor, in writing, and present to the Contractor a revised 

1031 Exhibit AB@ which shall include the portion of the Rates to be paid by the Contractor for Project 

1032 Water under this Contract representing the O&M costs of the portion of such Project facilities which 

1033 have been re-assumed. The Contractor shall, thereafter, in the absence of written notification from 

1034 the Contracting Officer to the contrary, pay the Rates, Charges, and Tiered Pricing Component(s) 

1035 specified in the revised Exhibit AB@ directly to the United States in compliance with Article 7 of this 

1036 Contract. 

1037 CONTINGENT ON APPROPRIATION OR ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS

1038 29. The expenditure or advance of any money or the performance of any obligation of the 

1039 United States under this Contract shall be contingent upon appropriation or allotment of funds. 

1040 Absence of appropriation or allotment of funds shall not relieve the Contractor from any obligations 

1041 under this Contract. No liability shall accrue to the United States in case funds are not appropriated 

1042 or allotted. 

1043 BOOKS, RECORDS, AND REPORTS

1044 30. (a) The Contractor shall establish and maintain accounts and other books and 

1045 records pertaining to administration of the terms and conditions of this Contract, including: the 

1046 Contractor's financial transactions, water supply data, and Project land and right-of-way agreements; 

1047 water use data; and other matters that the Contracting Officer may require. Reports thereon shall be 

1048 furnished to the Contracting Officer in such form and on such date or dates as the Contracting Officer 

1049 may require. Subject to applicable Federal laws and regulations, each party to this Contract shall 

1050 have the right during office hours to examine and make copies of the other party's books and records 

1051 relating to matters covered by this Contract. 

1052 (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (a) of this Article, no books, 

1053 records, or other information shall be requested from the Contractor by the Contracting Officer unless 

1054 such books, records, or information are reasonably related to the administration or performance of 
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1055 this Contract. Any such request shall allow the Contractor a reasonable period of time within which 

1056 to provide the requested books, records, or information. 

1057 (c) At such time as the Contractor provides information to the Contracting Officer 

1058 pursuant to subdivision (a) of this Article, a copy of such information shall be provided to the 

1059 Operating Non-Federal Entity. 

1060 ASSIGNMENT LIMITED--SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS OBLIGATED

1061 31. (a) The provisions of this Contract shall apply to and bind the successors and 

1062 assigns of the parties hereto, but no assignment or transfer of this Contract or any right or interest 

1063 therein shall be valid until approved in writing by the Contracting Officer. 

1064 (b) The assignment of any right or interest in this Contract by either party shall not 

1065 interfere with the rights or obligations of the other party to this Contract absent the written 

1066 concurrence of said other party. 

1067 (c) The Contracting Officer shall not unreasonably condition or withhold approval 

1068 of any proposed assignment. 

1069 SEVERABILITY

1070 32. In the event that a person or entity who is neither (i) a party to a Project contract, nor 

1071 (ii) a person or entity that receives Project Water from a party to a Project contract, nor (iii) an 

1072 association or other form of organization whose primary function is to represent parties to Project 

1073 contracts, brings an action in a court of competent jurisdiction challenging the legality or 

1074 enforceability of a provision included in this Contract and said person, entity, association, or 

1075 organization obtains a final court decision holding that such provision is legally invalid or 

1076 unenforceable and the Contractor has not intervened in that lawsuit in support of the plaintiff(s), the 
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1077 parties to this Contract shall use their best efforts to (i) within 30 days of the date of such final court 

1078 decision identify by mutual agreement the provisions in this Contract which must be revised and (ii) 

1079 within three months thereafter promptly agree on the appropriate revision(s). The time periods 

1080 specified above may be extended by mutual agreement of the parties. Pending the completion of the 

1081 actions designated above, to the extent it can do so without violating any applicable provisions of 

1082 law, the United States shall continue to make the quantities of Project Water specified in this 

1083 Contract available to the Contractor pursuant to the provisions of this Contract which were not found 

1084 to be legally invalid or unenforceable in the final court decision. 

1085 RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES

1086 33. Should any dispute arise concerning any provisions of this Contract, or the parties=

1087 rights and obligations thereunder, the parties shall meet and confer in an attempt to resolve the 

1088 dispute. Prior to the Contractor commencing any legal action, or the Contracting Officer referring 

1089 any matter to Department of Justice, the party shall provide to the other party 30 days= written notice 

1090 of the intent to take such action; Provided, That such notice shall not be required where a delay in 

1091 commencing an action would prejudice the interests of the party that intends to file suit. During the 

1092 30-day notice period, the Contractor and the Contracting Officer shall meet and confer in an attempt 

1093 to resolve the dispute. Except as specifically provided, nothing herein is intended to waive or abridge 

1094 any right or remedy that the Contractor or the United States may have. 

 

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1096 34. No Member of or Delegate to Congress, Resident Commissioner, or official of the 

1097 Contractor shall benefit from this Contract other than as a water user or landowner in the same 

1098 manner as other water users or landowners. 

1099 CHANGES IN CONTRACTOR=S SERVICE AREA

1100 35. (a) While this Contract is in effect, no change may be made in the Contractor's 

1101 Service Area, by inclusion or exclusion of lands, dissolution, consolidation, merger, or otherwise, 

1102 except upon the Contracting Officer's written consent. 

1103 (b) Within 30 days of receipt of a request for such a change, the Contracting 

1104 Officer will notify the Contractor of any additional information required by the Contracting Officer 

1105 for processing said request, and both parties will meet to establish a mutually agreeable schedule for 

1106 timely completion of the process. Such process will analyze whether the proposed change is likely 

1107 to: (i) result in the use of Project Water contrary to the terms of this Contract; (ii) impair the ability 

1108 of the Contractor to pay for Project Water furnished under this Contract or to pay for any Federally1109 constructed facilities for which the Contractor is responsible; and (iii) have an impact on any Project 

1110 Water rights applications, permits, or licenses. In addition, the Contracting Officer shall comply with 

1111 the NEPA and the ESA. The Contractor will be responsible for all costs incurred by the Contracting 

1112 Officer in this process, and such costs will be paid in accordance with Article 25 of this Contract. 

1113 FEDERAL LAWS

1114 36. By entering into this Contract, the Contractor does not waive its rights to contest the 

1115 validity or application in connection with the performance of the terms and conditions of this 

1116 Contract of any Federal law or regulation; Provided, That the Contractor agrees to comply with the 

1117 terms and conditions of this Contract unless and until relief from application of such Federal law or 

1118 regulation to the implementing provision of the Contract is granted by a court of competent 
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1119 jurisdiction. 

1120 NOTICES

1121 37. Any notice, demand, or request authorized or required by this Contract shall be 

1122 deemed to have been given, on behalf of the Contractor, when mailed, postage prepaid, or delivered 

1123 to the Area Manager, South-Central California Area Office, 1243 AN@ Street, Fresno, California 

1124 93721, and on behalf of the United States, when mailed, postage prepaid, or delivered to the City 

1125 Council of the City of Lindsay, 251 East Honolulu, Lindsay, California 93247. The designation of 

1126 the addressee or the address may be changed by notice given in the same manner as provided in this 

1127 Article for other notices. 

1128 CONFIRMATION OF CONTRACT

1129 38. The Contractor, after the execution of this Contract, shall furnish to the Contracting 

1130 Officer evidence that pursuant to the laws of the State of California the Contractor is a legally 

1131 constituted entity and the contract is lawful, valid, and binding on the Contractor. This Contract shall 

1132 not be binding on the United States until such evidence has been provided to the Contracting 

1133 Officer’s satisfaction. 
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1134 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Contract as of the day 

1135 and year first above written. 

1136 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

1137 By: _________________________________ 

1138 Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region 

1139 Bureau of Reclamation 

1140 (SEAL) 

1141 CITY OF LINDSAY 

1142 By: ________________________________ 

1143 City Manager 

1144 Attest: 

1145 By: _______________________________ 

1146 City Clerk 

1147 Approved as to form: 

1148 ___________________________________ 

1149 City Attorney 

1150 (I:\LTRC\Draft LTRC\08-07-2004 City of Lindsay R. O. Final Draft.doc)
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EXHIBIT A

Reserved for Contractor’s 

 Service Area/Sphere of Influence Map 
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EXHIBIT B

Reserved for Water Rates Spreadsheet