DRAFT

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT

FOR THE

2004 RENEWAL OF INTERIM WATER SERVICE CONTRACTS

THROUGH FEBRUARY 28, 2006 

CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT 

CALIFORNIA 

Recommended:___________________________________________________________ 

 Environmental Specialist Date 

 Mid-Pacific Regional Office 

Approved:_______________________________________________________________ 

 Regional Resources Manager Date 

 Mid-Pacific Regional Office 

FONSI No. 00-00-MP 

Bureau of Reclamation 

Mid-Pacific Region 

2800 Cottage Way 

Sacramento, California 95825-1898 
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DRAFT

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT 

FOR THE

2004 RENEWAL OF INTERIM WATER SERVICE CONTRACTS

THROUGH FEBRUARY 28, 2006 

CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT 

CALIFORNIA 

The Mid-Pacific Regional Office of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) has 

found that an environmental impact statement is not required for the proposed execution 

of Interim Renewal Water Service Contracts for up to a two-year period from March 1, 

2004 through February 28, 2006. The Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment 

(EA) that is incorporated by reference supports this Draft Finding of No Significant 

Impact (FONSI). 

Section 3409 of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA) stipulates that 

Reclamation must prepare appropriate environmental review for renewal of long-term 

water service contracts. In accordance with Section 3404(c) of the CVPIA, water 

contracts may be renewed for an interim period not to exceed three years and for 

successive interim periods not to exceed two years prior to execution of new long term 

contracts. Because the existing interim contracts will expire in February 2004, before 

long-term contracts can be executed, this action is needed to provide continued water 

delivery to existing Central Valley Project (CVP) interim contractors. 

Reclamation initially prepared an EA in December 1994 to evaluate potential impacts of 

interim renewal of 67 water service contracts from December 1994 through February 

1998. The 67 contracts considered in the 1994 EA were reduced to 54 through 

consolidation, termination, or assignment. A FONSI for that action was issued in 

December 1994. 

 

Reclamation completed supplemental EAs in February 1998, February 2000, February 

2001, and February 2002 to evaluate potential impacts from interim renewal contracts for 

an additional two years from March 1998 through February 2000, an additional one-year 

from March 2000 to February 2001, and an additional 2 years from March 2002 to 

February 2004. FONSIs for the 1998, 2000, and 2001 interim contracts renewals, were 

approved. 

The proposed action is the execution of interim contracts between the United States and 

the interim contractors for up to two years. The terms and conditions of the Existing 

Interim Renewal Contract are incorporated by reference into this proposed contract with 

the exception of the revision to Article 2. A list of the proposed interim contracts 

addressed in this environmental documentation is included in this Draft FONSI. 
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As stated previously, Reclamation has found that implementation of the proposed action 

will result in no significant impact to the quality of the human environment. This finding 

is supported by the following factors: 

1. Water resources - Renewal of the interim contracts will not change contract water 

quantities from the quantities in existing contracts and will therefore not cause any 

increased use. Therefore, there will be no effect on surface water supplies or quality. For 

the same reason, renewal of interim contracts will not result in any growth-inducing 

impacts that will increase water demand during the up to two-year time frame of this 

renewal. 

2. Land use - The renewal of contracts will not provide for additional water supplies that 

could act as an incentive for conversion of native habitat for increased acreage of 

agricultural production, municipal and industrial development, or other activities. The 

amount and types of crops will vary according to the annual water allocation and farming 

practices, and a small quantity of irrigation use may be changed to M&I purposes where 

the existing contract and governing laws and regulations allow. Given the two-year time 

frame of this renewal, there will be no net effect on land use. 

3. Biological resources - The amount and timing of storage at CVP reservoirs and flows 

in rivers and streams that convey CVP water during the two-year contract renewal period 

are expected to be similar to the amount and timing of storage and flows under historic 

CVP operations and will be in conformance with all existing biological opinions and with 

regulatory requirements. Renewal of the interim contracts will not cause changes in 

existing programs to protect biological resources, and programs will continue to be 

implemented to ensure that no significant impacts to biological resources will occur. 

 

4. Threatened and endangered species – [Reclamation is in consultation with the NOAA 

Fisheries and the Fish and Wildlife Service on the proposed action. The results of those 

consultations, along with implementation of all applicable requirements, ensure that 

there will be no significant effect to threatened or endangered species]. 

 

5. Cultural resources - The proposed action will not cause activities that could affect 

cultural resources, such as permanent changes in reservoir elevations, development of 

native habitat for agricultural or M&I use, or the construction of any new facilities. No 

impacts to cultural resources are expected. 

6. Recreation resources - The proposed action will not cause changes in historic CVP 

operations that determine reservoir storage or the amount or timing of water deliveries. 

Therefore, no impacts to recreational resources are anticipated. 

7. Demographics and environmental justice - The proposed action will not cause changes 

in historical water supplies or CVP operations and, as a result, no changes in population 

and the various indicators of social well being will result from the contract renewal. The 

proposed action will support continued agricultural production and therefore will not 

cause changes to employment of minority and low-income populations. No 
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disproportionate impacts to minority or low-income populations are expected to occur as 

a result of renewing these contracts. 

8. Indian Trust Assets - Continued delivery of project water to the existing contracts will 

not affect any Indian Trust Assets because existing rights will not be affected, no physical 

changes to existing facilities are proposed, and no new facilities are proposed. 

9. Economic resources - The renewal of interim CVP contracts will not cause changes 

from existing contracts in deliveries or pricing of CVP water, CVP facilities operations, 

CVP power generation and use, or recreation use, and will therefore not cause economic 

impacts. 

Information about the Draft Supplemental EA prepared for the proposed action or this 

Draft FONSI may be obtained from Frank Michny, Bureau of Reclamation, (916) 978-

5025. 
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Table 1. Central Valley Project 2004 Interim Renewal Contractors, IRC contract quantities, and the 

 proposed contract number. 

CVP Contractor 

Contract 

Quantity 

(A/F) 

 2004 Proposed Contract No. 

American River Division 

Folsom Lake Unit: 

El Dorado Irrigation District* 7,500 14-06-200-1357A 

El Dorado Irrigation District (Lake Hills Estates) 50 14-06-200-7312-IR7 

San Juan Water District 11,200 14-06-200-152A-IR8 

Sly Park Unit: 

El Dorado Irrigation District (Transferring title to EID, but will 

include in this impact analysis) 23,000 14-06-200-949-IR8 

Delta Division 

Delta-Mendota Canal: 

Banta-Carbona Irrigation District 20,000 14-06-200-4305A-IR8-A 

Broadview Water District 27,000 14-06-200-8092-IR8 

Centinella Water District 2,500 7-07-20-W0055-IR8 

Coelho Family Trust* (Formerly Traction Ranch) 2,080 14-06-200-7859A-IR2 

Del Puerto Water District, 140,210 14-06-200-922-IR10 

Eagle Field Water District 4,550 14-06-200-7754-IR8 

Fresno Slough Water District* 4,000 14-06-200-4019A-IR2 

James Irrigation District* 35,300 14-06-200-700-A-IR2 

Laguna Water District 800 2-07-20-W0266-IR8 

Mercy Springs Water District 2,842 14-06-200-3365A-IR8-A 

Pajaro Valley Water Management Area, Westlands 

Water District (District # 1) and Santa Clara Valley Water 

District. 

6,260 14-06-200-3365A-IR8-B 

Westlands Water District Distr. District # 2* (assignment 

final) 4,198 14-06-200-3365A-IR8-C (assign from Mercy Springs WD

Oro Loma Water District 4,600 14-06-200-7823-IR8 

Patterson Irrigation District 16,500 14-06-200-3598A-IR8 

Plain View Water District 20,600 14-06-200-785-IR-10 

Reclamation District 1606* 228 14-06-200-3802A-IR2 

The West Side Irrigation District 5,000 7-07-20-W0045-IR8-A 

Tracy, City Of* (assignment pending) 5,000 14-06-200-4305A-IR8-B (partial 

assign. from Banta Carbona ID) 

Tracy, City Of* (assignment pending) 2,500 7-07-20-W0045-IR8-B (partial 

assign. from The West Side ID) 

Tranquillity Irrigation District* 13,800 14-06-200-701-A-IR2 

Tranquillity Public Utility District* (Formerly Hughes, Melvin) 70 14-06-200-3537A-IR2 

US Department of Veterans Affairs* (San Joaquin National 

Cemetery) 450 3-07-20-W1124-IR1 

West Stanislaus Irrigation District 50,000 14-06-200-1072-IR10 

Widren Water District 2,990 14-06-200-8018-IR8 

Friant Division 

Friant-Kern Canal: 

Lewis Creek Water District* (Did not renew, but will include 

action in this impact analysis) 1,450 14-06-200-1911A-IR2 
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CVP Contractor 

Contract 

Quantity 

(A/F) 

 2004 Proposed Contract No. 

Sacramento River Division 

Corning Canal Unit: 

Corning Water District 23,000 14-06-200-6575-IR8 

Proberta Water District 3,500 14-06-200-7311-IR8 

Thomes Creek Water District 6,400 14-06-200-5271A-IR8 

Tehama-Colusa Canal Unit: 

Colusa County Water District 62,200 14-06-200-304-A-IR8 

Colusa, County Of (Subs: Colusa County WD, Cortina WD, 4-

M WD, Glenn Valley WD, Holthouse WD, La Grande WD, MyersMarsh MWC)

60,000 14-06-200-8310A-IR8 

Davis Water District 4,000 14-06-200-6001A-IR8 

Dunnigan Water District 19,000 14-06-200-399A-IR8 

Glide Water District 10,500 7-07-20-W0040-IR8 

Kanawha Water District 45,000 14-06-200-466-A-IR8 

Kirkwood Water District 2,100 7-07-20-W0056-IR8 

La Grande Water District 5,000 7-07-20-W0022-IR8 

Orland-Artois Water District 53,000 14-06-200-8382A-IR8 

Westside Water District 25,000 14-06-200-8222-IR8 

Westside Water District* (assignment final) 40,000 14-06-200-8310X-IR2assignment 

from Co. of Colusa 

Feather River Division: 

Feather Water District 20,000 14-06-200-171A-IR9 

Shasta Division 

Shasta Lake, City Of 2,750 4-07-20-W1134-IR10 

Mountain Gate County Service District* 350 14-06-200-6998-IR2 

Shasta County Water Authority* 5,000 14-06-200-3367A 

Trinity River Division 

Bella Vista Water District 24,000 14-06-200-851A-IR9 

Clear Creek CSD 15,300 14-06-200-489-A-IR9 

Shasta County Service District* 1,000 14-06-200-862A-IR2 

Miscellaneous 

Colusa Basin Drain: 

Colusa Drain MWC (New Contract - 1988)* 100,000 8-07-20-W0693 

Cross Valley Canal: 

Fresno, County Of 3,000 14-06-200-8292A-IR8 

Hills Valley Irrigation District-Amendatory 3,346 14-06-200-8466A-IR8 

Kern-Tulare Water District 40,000 14-06-200-8601A-IR8 

Lower Tule River Irrigation District 31,102 14-06-200-8237A-IR8 

Pixley Irrigation District 31,102 14-06-200-8238A-IR8 

Rag Gulch Water District 13,300 14-06-200-8367A-IR8 

Tri-Valley Water District 1,142 14-06-200-8565A-IR8 

Tulare, County Of 5,308 14-06-200-8293A-IR8 

 * IRC was not included in 2002 Supplemental EA 
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