1 Irrigation and M&I

2 R.O. 10/31-2001

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

4 Rev. R.O. 11/05-2001

5 Rev. R.O. 11/13-2001

6 Contract No.

7 14-06-200-3365A-IR6-B

8 UNITED STATES

9 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

10 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

11 Central Valley Project, California

12 INTERIM RENEWAL CONTRACT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES

13 AND

14 PAJARO VALLEY WATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY, WESTLANDS WATER DISTRICT

15 DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT NO. 1 AND SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT

16 PROVIDING FOR PROJECT WATER SERVICE

THIS CONTRACT, made this 28th 17 day of February 2002, in

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

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

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

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

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

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

24 to as the United States, and PAJARO VALLEY WATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY,

25 WESTLANDS WATER DISTRICT DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT NO. 1, AND SANTA CLARA

26 VALLEY WATER DISTRICT, hereinafter referred to as the Contractors, public agencies of the

27 State of California, duly organized, existing, and acting pursuant to the laws thereof;

28 WITNESSETH, That:
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29 EXPLANATORY RECITALS

30 WHEREAS, the United States and the Contractors entered into interim renewal

31 contract identified as Contract No. 14-06-200-3365A-IR5-B, hereinafter referred to as the Existing

32 Interim Renewal Contract, which provided for the continued water service to the Contractors from 

33 March 1, 2001, through February 28, 2002; and

34 WHEREAS, the United States and the Contractors believe that further negotiations

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

36 to seek to reach agreement, or the required environmental review necessary to execute a long-term

37 renewal contract has not been completed, and the Contractors have requested a subsequent interim

38 renewal contract pursuant to Article 2 (b) (1) of the Existing Interim Renewal Contract; and 

39 WHEREAS, the United States has determined that the Contractors have to date

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

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

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

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

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

45 INCORPORATION AND REVISION OF EXISTING INTERIM RENEWAL CONTRACT

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

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

48 in full text with the exception of Article 2 thereof, which is revised as follows:

49 (a) The first sentence in Subdivision (a) of Article 2 of the Existing Interim

50 Renewal Contract is deleted, and the following is inserted in lieu thereof: “This interim renewal 
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51 contract shall be effective from March 1, 2002, and shall remain in effect through February 28, 

52 2003, and thereafter will be renewed as described in this Article if a long-term renewal contract has

53 not been executed with an effective commencement date of March 1, 2003.”

54 (b) Subdivision (b)(1) of Article 2 of the Existing Interim Renewal Contract is

55 amended by deleting the date “November 30, 2001," and replacing same with the date “February 15,

56 2003.” 

57 (c) Subdivision (b)(2) of Article 2 of the Existing Interim Renewal Contract is

58 amended by deleting the dates “February 1, 2002," “February 15, 2002," and “February 28, 2002,"

59 and replacing same with the dates “February 1, 2003," “February 15, 2003," and “February 28,

60 2003," respectively.
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61 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this interim renewal

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

63 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

64 By: /s/ Kirk C. Rodgers 

65 Acting Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region

66 Bureau of Reclamation

67 (SEAL) PAJARO VALLEY WATER 

68 MANAGEMENT AGENCY

69 Attest:

70 Blank By: /s/ Charles McNiesh 

71 Secretary General Manager

72 (SEAL) SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT

73 Attest:

74 /s/ Lauren L. Keder By: /s/ Stanley M. Williams 

75 Secretary General Manager

76 (SEAL) WESTLANDS WATER DISTRICT

77 DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT NO. 1

78 Attest:

79 /s/ Dave Ciapponi By: /s/ Al Dingle 

80 Secretary