1 Irrigation and M&I 

2 R.O. 10/31-2001 

3 Rev. R.O. 11/01-2001 

4 Rev. R.O. 11/12-2002 

5 Contract No. 

6 7-07-20-W0045-IR7 

7 UNITED STATES 

8 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

9 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 

10 Central Valley Project, California 

11 INTERIM RENEWAL CONTRACT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 

12 AND 

13 THE WEST SIDE IRRIGATION DISTRICT 

14 PROVIDING FOR PROJECT WATER SERVICE 

15 THIS CONTRACT, made this 14th day of February , 2003, in 

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

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

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

19 1956 (70 Stat. 483), June 21, 1963 (77 Stat. 68), October 12, 1982 (96 Stat. 1263), as amended and 

20 Title XXXIV of the Act of October 30, 1992 (106 Stat. 4706), all collectively hereinafter referred to 

21 as Federal Reclamation law, between THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, hereinafter referred 

22 to as the United States, and THE WEST SIDE IRRIGATION DISTRICT, hereinafter referred to as 

23 the Contractor, a public agency of the State of California, duly organized, existing, and acting 

24 pursuant to the laws thereof, with its principal place of business in Tracy, California; 

25 WITNESSETH, That: 

26 EXPLANATORY RECITALS 

27 WHEREAS, the United States and the Contractor entered into an interim renewal 

28 contract identified as Contract No. 7-07-20-W0045-IR6, hereinafter referred to as the Existing 
29 Interim Renewal Contract, which provided for the continued water service to the Contractor from 

30 March 1, 2002, through February 28, 2003; and 

31 WHEREAS, the United States and the Contractor believe that further negotiations on 

32 the long-term renewal contract would be beneficial and mutually commit to continue to negotiate to 

33 seek to reach agreement, and the Contractor has requested a subsequent interim renewal contract 

34 pursuant to Article 2 (b)(1) of Interim Renewal Contract No. 7-07-20-W0045-IR5; and 

35 WHEREAS, the United States has determined that the Contractor has to date 

36 fulfilled all of its obligations under the Existing Interim Renewal Contract; and 

37 WHEREAS, the United States is willing to renew the Existing Interim Renewal 

38 Contract pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth below; 

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

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

41 INCORPORATION AND REVISION OF EXISTING INTERIM RENEWAL CONTRACT 

42 1. The terms and conditions of the Existing Interim Renewal Contract are hereby 

43 incorporated by reference into this Contract with the same force and effect as if they were included 

44 in full text with the exception of Article1 thereof, which is revised as follows: 

45 (a) The first sentence in Subdivision (a) of Article 1 of the Existing Interim 

46 Renewal Contract is modified as follows: “This interim renewal contract shall be effective from 

47 March 1, 2003, and shall remain in effect through February 29, 2004, and thereafter will be renewed 

48 as described in Article 2(a) of Interim Renewal Contract No. 7-07-20-W0045-IR5 if a long-term 

49 renewal contract has not been executed with an effective commencement date of March 1, 2004.” 

50 (b) Subdivision (b) of Article 1 of the Existing Interim Renewal Contract is 

51 amended by deleting the date “February 15, 2003,” and replacing same with the date 

52 “February 15, 2004.” 

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53 (c) Subdivision (c) of Article 1 of the Existing Interim Renewal Contract is 

54 amended by deleting the dates “February 1, 2003,” “February 15, 2003,” and “February 28, 2003,” 

55 and replacing same with the dates “February 1, 2004,” “February 15, 2004,” and “February 29, 

56 2004,” respectively. 

57 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this interim renewal 

58 contract as of the day and year first above written. 

59 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

60 By: /s/ Kirk C. Rodgers 

61 Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region 

62 Bureau of Reclamation 

63 (SEAL) THE WEST SIDE IRRIGATION DISTRICT 

64 By: /s/ Jack Alvarez 

65 President 

66 Attest: 

67 /s/ Barbara Kleinert 

68 Secretary 

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