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Irrigation and M&I 

R.O. 10/31-2001 

Rev. R.O. 11/01-2001 

Rev. R.O. 11/12-2002 

Contract No. 

 7-07-20-W0056-IR7 

UNITED STATES 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 

Central Valley Project, California 

INTERIM RENEWAL CONTRACT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 

AND 

KIRKWOOD WATER DISTRICT 

PROVIDING FOR PROJECT WATER SERVICE 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to as the United States, and KIRKWOOD WATER DISTRICT, hereinafter referred to as the 

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

to the laws thereof, with its principal place of business in Corning, California; 

WITNESSETH, That: 

EXPLANATORY RECITALS 

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

contract identified as Contract No. 7-07-20-W0056-IR6, hereinafter referred to as the Existing 
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Interim Renewal Contract, which provided for the continued water service to the Contractor from 

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

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

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

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

pursuant to Article 2 (b)(1) of Interim Renewal Contract No. 7-07-20-W0056-IR5; and 

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

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

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

Contract pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth below; 

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

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

INCORPORATION AND REVISION OF EXISTING INTERIM RENEWAL CONTRACT 

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

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

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

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

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

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

as described in Article 2(a) of Interim Renewal Contract No. 7-07-20-W0056-IR5 if a long-term 

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

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

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

“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. 

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

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65 KIRKWOOD WATER DISTRICT 

66 By: /s/ Dennis Bentz 

67 President 

68 Attest: 

69 /s/ Albert C. Langtate 

70 Secretary 

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60 By: /s/ John F. Davis 

61 for Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region 

62 Bureau of Reclamation