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R. O. Final CVP-Wide Draft 6/18-2004 

Clear Creek Draft 3/01-2004 

Clear Creek Draft 6/16-2003 

Shasta/Trinity Division Draft 6/16-2003 

CVP-Wide Draft 5/23-2003 

Contract No. 

14-06-200-489-A-LTR1 

UNITED STATES 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 

Central Valley Project, California 

LONG-TERM RENEWAL CONTRACT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 

AND

CLEAR CREEK COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT

PROVIDING FOR PROJECT WATER SERVICE

FROM TRINITY RIVER DIVISION

Table of Contents

Article No. Title Page No.

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

Explanatory Recitals ................................................................................ 1-4 

1 Definitions................................................................................................ 4-8 

2 Term of Contract.................................................................................... 8-11 

3 Water to be Made Available and Delivered to the Contractor............. 11-14 

4 Time for Delivery of Water ................................................................. 14-15 

5 Point of Diversion and Responsibility for 

 Distribution of Water ........................................................................... 15-16 

6 Measurement of Water Within the Contractor’s Service Area............ 17-18 

7 Rates and Method of Payment for Water............................................. 18-24 

8 Non-Interest Bearing Operation and Maintenance Deficits.......................24 

9 Sales, Transfers, or Exchanges of Water ............................................. 24-25 

10 Application of Payments and Adjustments................................................26 

11 Temporary Reductions--Return Flows ................................................ 26-27 

12 Constraints on the Availability of Water ............................................. 27-28 

13 Unavoidable Ground-water Percolation ....................................................28 

14 Rules and Regulations................................................................................29 

15 Water and Air Pollution Control................................................................29 

16 Quality of Water ........................................................................................29 

17 Water Acquired by the Contractor Other Than 

 From the United States...................................................................... 30-32 

18 Opinions and Determinations ....................................................................32 

19 Coordination and Cooperation............................................................. 32-34 
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Article No. Title Page No. 

20 Charges for Delinquent Payments .............................................................34 

21 Equal Opportunity................................................................................ 35-36 

22 General Obligation--Benefits Conditioned Upon Payment .......................36 

23 Compliance With Civil Rights Laws and Regulations ..............................36 

24 Privacy Act Compliance ............................................................................37 

25 Contractor to Pay Certain Miscellaneous Costs................................... 37-38 

26 Water Conservation ............................................................................. 38-39 

27 Existing or Acquired Water or Water Rights.............................................39 

28 Operation and Maintenance by Operating Non-Federal Entity .................39 

29 Contingent on Appropriation or 

 Allotment of Funds ........................................................................... 39-40 

30 Books, Records, and Reports.....................................................................40 

31 Assignment Limited--Successors and Assigns Obligated .........................40 

32 Severability ................................................................................................41 

33 Resolution of Disputes...............................................................................41 

34 Officials Not to Benefit..............................................................................42 

35 Changes in Contractor’s Service Area.......................................................42 

36 Federal Laws..............................................................................................42 

37 Notices .......................................................................................................43 

38 Confirmation of Contract...........................................................................43 

39 Amendatory Contract.................................................................................43 

Signature Page ...........................................................................................44 

Exhibit A Map – Description of Contractor’s Service Area 

Exhibit B Water Rates and Charges 

Exhibit C Guidelines for Determining if Project Water 

 Is Put to Use as Irrigation Water 
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R. O. Final CVP-Wide Draft 6/18-2004 

Clear Creek Draft 3/01-2004 

Clear Creek Draft 6/16-2003 

Shasta/Trinity Division Draft 6/16-2003 

CVP-Wide Draft 5/23-2003 

Contract No. 

14-06-200-489-A-LTR1 

1 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

2 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 

3 Central Valley Project, California 

4 LONG-TERM RENEWAL CONTRACT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 

5 AND

6 CLEAR CREEK COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT

7 PROVIDING FOR PROJECT WATER SERVICE

8 FROM TRINITY RIVER DIVISION

9 THIS CONTRACT, made this _____ day of ____________________, 20___, in 

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

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

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

13 1956 (70 Stat. 483), June 21, 1963 (77 Stat. 68), October 12, 1982 (96 Stat. 1263), October 27, 1986 

14 (100 Stat. 3050), as amended, and Title XXXIV of the Act of October 30, 1992 (106 Stat. 4706), all 

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

16 OF AMERICA, hereinafter referred to as the United States, and CLEAR CREEK COMMUNITY 

17 SERVICES DISTRICT, hereinafter referred to as the Contractor, a public agency of the State of 

18 California, duly organized, existing, and acting pursuant to the laws thereof; 

19 WITNESSETH, That: 

20 EXPLANATORY RECITALS

 [1st 21 ] WHEREAS, the United States has constructed and is operating the Central Valley 

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

23 flood control, irrigation, municipal, domestic, industrial, fish and wildlife mitigation, protection and 

24 restoration, generation and distribution of electric energy, salinity control, navigation and other 
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25 beneficial uses, of waters of the Sacramento River, the American River, the Trinity River, and the 

26 San Joaquin River and their tributaries; and 

 [2nd 27 ] WHEREAS, the United States constructed the Clear Creek South Unit facilities, 

28 which will be used in part for the furnishing of water to the Contractor pursuant to the terms of this 

29 Contract; and 

 [3rd 30 ] WHEREAS, the rights to Project Water were acquired by the United States pursuant 

31 to California law for operation of the Project; and 

 [4th 32 ] WHEREAS, the Contractor and the United States entered into Contract 

33 No. 14-06-200-489-A, as amended, dated May 14, 1963, as amended by an amendatory contract 

34 dated June 30, 1965, and by a letter agreement from the Bureau of Reclamation to the Contractor 

35 dated December 14, 1971, which letter agreement was accepted and countersigned by the 

36 Contractor on December 21, 1971, which contracts and letter agreement established terms for the 

37 delivery to the Contractor of Project Water from the Clear Creek South Unit from May 14, 1963, 

38 through December 31, 1994; and 

 [5th 39 ] WHEREAS, pursuant to subsection 3404(c)(1) of the Central Valley Project 

40 Improvement Act (CVPIA), the Contractor and the United States have, beginning on December 28, 

41 1994, entered into successive interim renewal contract(s) identified as Contract No(s). 14-06-200-

42 489-A-IR1, 14-06-200-489-A-IR2, 14-06-200-489-A-IR3, 14-06-200-489-A-IR4, 14-06-200-489-

43 A-IR5, 14-06-200-489-A-IR6, 14-06-200-489-A-IR7, 14-06-200-489-A-IR8, and 14-06-200-489-

44 A-IR9,which individually and successively amended and replaced the water service component, 

45 Part A, of Contract No. 14-06-200-489-A, the current form of which is hereinafter referred to as the 

46 Existing Contract, providing for continued water service to the Contractor from March 1, 2004, 

47 through February 28, 2006; and 

 [6th 48 ] WHEREAS, Section 3404(c) of the CVPIA provides for long-term renewal of the 

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

50 programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) pursuant to the National Environmental 
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51 Policy Act (NEPA), analyzing the direct and indirect impacts and benefits of implementing the 

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

 [7th 53 ] WHEREAS, the United States has completed the PEIS and all other appropriate 

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

 [8th 55 ] WHEREAS, the Contractor has requested the long-term renewal of the Existing 

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

57 the State of California, for water service from the Project; and 

 [9th 58 ] WHEREAS, the United States has determined that the Contractor has fulfilled all of 

59 its obligations, including its responsibility to ascertain whether Project Water delivered by it is put 

60 to use as Irrigation Water or M&I Water, under the Existing Contract; and 

 [10th 61 ] WHEREAS, the Contractor has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Contracting 

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

63 beneficial use and, based upon a needs analysis cooperatively prepared by the Contracting Officer 

64 and the Contractor, has demonstrated project future demand for water use that exceeds the Contract 

65 Total to be made available to it pursuant to this Contract; and 

 [11th 66 ] WHEREAS, water obtained from the Project has been relied upon by urban and 

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

68 an essential portion of its water supply; and 

 [12th 69 ] WHEREAS, the economies of regions within the Project, including the Contractor’s, 

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

71 [12.1] WHEREAS, Contractor has made and will continue to make substantial capital 

72 investments in diversion and treatment facilities, and requires a consistent, predictable quality of 

73 raw water in order to meet Safe Drinking Water Act requirements for its municipal customers, and 

74 to provide a consistent and predictable quality of water for its industrial customers; and 
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 [13th 75 ] WHEREAS, the Secretary intends through coordination, cooperation, and 

76 partnerships to pursue measures to improve water supply, water quality, and reliability of the 

77 Project for all Project purposes; and 

78 [13.1] WHEREAS, the Contractor is located in the region of the Redding Groundwater 

79 Basin, and it is the desire of both the United States and the Contractor to facilitate the cooperative 

80 efforts of local water service agencies to develop the Redding Groundwater Basin for conjunctive 

81 management and use with Project Water supplies, to maximize the reasonable beneficial use of 

82 water for the water service agencies and their customers in the region; and 

 [14th 83 ] WHEREAS, the mutual goals of the United States and the Contractor include: to 

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

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

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

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

88 relative to the Project; and 

 [15th 89 ] WHEREAS, the parties intend by this Contract to develop a more cooperative 

90 relationship in order to achieve their mutual goals; and 

 [16th 91 ] WHEREAS, the United States and the Contractor are willing to enter into this 

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

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

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

95 DEFINITIONS

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

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

98 (a) “Calendar Year” shall mean the period January 1 through December 31, both 

99 dates inclusive; 
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100 (b) “Charges” shall mean the payments required by Federal Reclamation law in 

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

102 annually by the Contracting Officer pursuant to this Contract; 

103 (c) “Condition of Shortage” shall mean a condition respecting the Project during 

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

105 Total; 

106 (d) “Contracting Officer” shall mean the Secretary of the Interior’s duly 

107 authorized representative acting pursuant to this Contract or applicable Federal Reclamation law or 

108 regulation; 

109 (e) “Contract Total” shall mean the maximum amount of water to which the 

110 Contractor is entitled under subdivision (a) of Article 3 of this Contract; 

111 (f) “Contractor's Service Area” shall mean the area to which the Contractor is 

112 permitted to provide Project Water under this Contract as described in Exhibit “A” attached 

113 hereto, which may be modified from time to time in accordance with Article 35 of this Contract 

114 without amendment of this Contract; 

115 (g) “CVPIA” shall mean the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, Title 

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

117 (h) “Eligible Lands” shall mean all lands to which Irrigation Water may be 

118 delivered in accordance with Section 204 of the Reclamation Reform Act of October 12, 1982 (96 

119 Stat. 1263), as amended, hereinafter referred to as RRA; 

120 (i) “Excess Lands” shall mean all lands in excess of the limitations contained in 

121 Section 204 of the RRA, other than those lands exempt from acreage limitation under Federal 

122 Reclamation law; 

123 (j) “Full Cost Rate” shall mean an annual rate as determined by the Contracting 

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

125 irrigation or M&I functions, as appropriate, of facilities in service including all O&M deficits 
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126 funded, less payments, over such periods as may be required under Federal Reclamation law, or 

127 applicable contract provisions. Interest will accrue on both the construction expenditures and 

128 funded O&M deficits from October 12, 1982, on costs outstanding at that date, or from the date 

129 incurred in the case of costs arising subsequent to October 12, 1982, and shall be calculated in 

130 accordance with subsections 202(3)(B) and (3)(C) of the RRA. The Full Cost Rate includes actual 

131 operation, maintenance, and replacement costs consistent with Section 426.2 of the Rules and 

132 Regulations for the RRA; 

133 (k) “Ineligible Lands” shall mean all lands to which Irrigation Water may not be 

134 delivered in accordance with Section 204 of the RRA; 

135 (l) “Irrigation Full Cost Water Rate” shall mean the Full Cost Rate applicable to 

136 the delivery of Irrigation Water; 

137 (m) “Irrigation Water” shall mean water made available from the Project that is 

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

139 thereto, and watering of livestock; 

140 (n) “Landholder” shall mean a party that directly or indirectly owns or leases 

141 nonexempt land, as provided in 43 CFR 426.2; 

142 (o) “Municipal and Industrial (M&I) Water” shall mean Project Water, other 

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

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

145 which are kept for personal enjoyment or water delivered to landholdings operated in units of less 

146 than five acres unless the Contractor establishes to the reasonable satisfaction of the Contracting 

147 Officer that the use of water delivered to any such landholding is a use described in subdivision (m) 

148 of this Article. The determination of whether Project Water is used as Irrigation Water or M&I 

149 Water shall be in accordance with the guidelines set forth in Exhibit “C” attached hereto, which 

150 guidelines may be modified by mutual agreement of the parties to this Contract without amending 

151 the Contract: Provided, That if during the term of this Contract, a Reclamation-wide rule or
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152 regulation is promulgated that defines M&I Water or Irrigation Water or if Congress should enact a 

153 law which defines M&I Water or Irrigation Water, such rule, regulation, or law shall supercede this 

154 Article 1(o); 

155 (p) “M&I Full Cost Water Rate” shall mean the Full Cost Rate applicable to the 

156 delivery of M&I Water; 

157 (q) “Operation and Maintenance” or “O&M” shall mean normal and reasonable 

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

159 Project facilities or the Transferred Works; 

160 (r) Omitted; 

161 (s) “Project” shall mean the Central Valley Project owned by the United States 

162 and managed by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation; 

163 (t) “Project Contractors” shall mean all parties who have water service contracts 

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

165 (u) “Project Water” shall mean all water that is developed, diverted, stored, or 

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

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

168 (v) “Rates” shall mean the payments determined annually by the Contracting 

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

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

171 (w) “Recent Historic Average” shall mean the most recent five-year average of 

172 the final forecast of Water Made Available to the Contractor pursuant to this Contract or its 

173 preceding contract(s); 

174 (x) “Secretary” shall mean the Secretary of the Interior, a duly appointed 

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

176 through any agency of the Department of the Interior; 

177 (y) “Tiered Pricing Component” shall be the incremental amount to be paid for 

178 each acre-foot of Water Delivered as described in subdivision (j) of Article 7 of this Contract; 
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179 (z) “Water Delivered” or “Delivered Water” shall mean Project Water diverted 

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

181 (aa) “Water Made Available” shall mean the estimated amount of Project Water 

182 that can be delivered to the Contractor for the upcoming Year as declared by the Contracting 

183 Officer, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Article 4 of this Contract; 

184 (bb) “Water Scheduled” shall mean Project Water made available to the 

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

186 Contracting Officer, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Article 4 of this Contract; 

187 (cc) “Year” shall mean the period from and including March 1 of each Calendar 

188 Year through the last day of February of the following Calendar Year; 

189 (dd) “Distribution System” shall mean the general distribution and lateral system, 

190 and related works or portions thereof, constructed by the United States pursuant to Contract 

191 No. 14-06-200-489-A, as amended, title to which was transferred by the United States to the 

192 Contractor pursuant to Contract No. 8-07-20-L6975; 

193 (ee) “Project Works” shall mean the Muletown Conduit extending from the 

194 downstream side of the bifurcation valve at the outlet works of Whiskeytown Dam to the terminus 

195 of the conduit at the existing pressure regulating tank located at the Contractor’s northern boundary, 

196 together with all necessary federal lands and related facilities and structures located thereon; and 

197 (ff) “Transferred Works” shall mean “Project Works” or “Distribution System” 

198 or both, as defined herein, or portions thereof which have been transferred to the Contractor for 

199 operation and maintenance, pursuant to the terms of Contract No. 14-06-200-489-A, as amended. 

200 TERM OF CONTRACT 

201 2. (a) This Contract shall be effective March 1, 20___, through February 28, 

202 20___, and supercedes the Existing Contract. In the event the Contractor wishes to renew this 

203 Contract beyond February 28, 20___, the Contractor shall submit a request for renewal in writing to 

204 the Contracting Officer no later than two years prior to the date this Contract expires. The renewal 
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205 of this Contract insofar as it pertains to the furnishing of Irrigation Water to the Contractor shall be 

206 governed by subdivision (b) of this Article, and the renewal of this Contract insofar as it pertains to 

207 the furnishing of M&I Water to the Contractor shall be governed by subdivision (c) of this Article. 

208 (b) (1) Under terms and conditions of a renewal contract that are mutually 

209 agreeable to the parties hereto, and upon a determination by the Contracting Officer that at the time 

210 of contract renewal the conditions set forth in subdivision (b)(2) of this Article are met, and subject 

211 to Federal and State law, this Contract, insofar as it pertains to the furnishing of Irrigation Water to 

212 the Contractor, shall be renewed for a period of 25 years. 

213 (2) The conditions which must be met for this Contract to be renewed 

214 are: (i) the Contractor has prepared a water conservation plan that has been determined by the 

215 Contracting Officer in accordance with Article 26 of this Contract to meet the conservation and 

216 efficiency criteria for evaluating such plans established under Federal law; (ii) the Contractor is 

217 implementing an effective water conservation and efficiency program based on the Contractor’s 

218 water conservation plan as required by Article 26 of this Contract; (iii) the Contractor is maintaining 

219 all water measuring devices and implementing all water measurement methods as approved by the 

220 Contracting Officer pursuant to Article 6 of this Contract; (iv) the Contractor has reasonably and 

221 beneficially used the Project Water supplies made available to it and, based on projected demands, 

222 is reasonably anticipated and expects to fully utilize for reasonable and beneficial use the quantity 

223 of Project Water to be made available to it pursuant to such renewal; (v) the Contractor is 

224 complying with all terms and conditions of this Contract; and (vi) the Contractor has the physical 

225 and legal ability to deliver Project Water. 

226 (3) The terms and conditions of the renewal contract described in 

227 subdivision (b)(1) of this Article and any subsequent renewal contracts shall be developed 

228 consistent with the parties’ respective legal rights and obligations, and in consideration of all 

229 relevant facts and circumstances, as those circumstances exist at the time of renewal, including, 

230 without limitation, the Contractor’s need for continued delivery of Project Water; environmental 

231 conditions affected by implementation of the Contract to be renewed, and specifically changes in 
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232 those conditions that occurred during the life of the Contract to be renewed; the Secretary’s progress 

233 toward achieving the purposes of the CVPIA as set out in Section 3402 and in implementing the 

234 specific provisions of the CVPIA; and current and anticipated economic circumstances of the region 

235 served by the Contractor. 

236 (c) This Contract, insofar as it pertains to the furnishing of M&I Water to the 

237 Contractor, shall be renewed for successive periods of up to 40 years each, which periods shall be 

238 consistent with then-existing Reclamation-wide policy, under terms and conditions mutually 

239 agreeable to the parties and consistent with Federal and State law. The Contractor shall be afforded 

240 the opportunity to comment to the Contracting Officer on the proposed adoption and application of 

241 any revised policy applicable to the delivery of M&I Water that would limit the term of any 

242 subsequent renewal contract with the Contractor for the furnishing of M&I Water to less than 40 

243 years. 

244 (d) The Contracting Officer shall make a determination ten years after the date of 

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

246 whether a conversion of the relevant portion of this Contract to a contract under subsection 9(d) of 

247 the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 can be accomplished pursuant to the Act of July 2, 1956 (70 

248 Stat. 483). The Contracting Officer shall also make a determination ten years after the date of 

249 execution of this Contract and every five years thereafter during the term of this Contract of 

250 whether a conversion of the relevant portion of this Contract to a contract under subsection 9(c)(1) 

251 of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 can be accomplished. Notwithstanding any provision of 

252 this Contract, the Contractor reserves and shall have all rights and benefits under the Act of July 2, 

253 1956 (70 Stat. 483). The Contracting Officer anticipates that during the term of this Contract, all 

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

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

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

257 satisfaction of the condition set out in this subdivision, this Contract shall, at the request of the 

258 Contractor, be converted to a contract under subsection 9(d) or 9(c)(1), whichever is applicable, of 
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259 the Reclamation Project Act of 1939, subject to applicable Federal law and under stated terms and 

260 conditions mutually agreeable to the Contractor and the Contracting Officer. A condition for such 

261 conversion to occur shall be a determination by the Contracting Officer that, account being taken of 

262 the amount credited to return by the Contractor as provided for under Federal Reclamation law, the 

263 remaining amount of construction costs assignable for ultimate return by the Contractor can 

264 probably be repaid to the United States within the term of a contract under subsection 9(d) or 

265 9(c)(1), whichever is applicable. If the remaining amount of costs that are properly assignable to 

266 the Contractor cannot be determined during the term of this Contract, the Contracting Officer shall 

267 notify the Contractor, and provide the reason(s) why such a determination could not be made. 

268 Further, the Contracting Officer shall make such a determination as soon thereafter as possible so as 

269 to permit, upon request of the Contractor and satisfaction of the condition set out above, conversion 

270 to a contract under subsection 9(d) or 9(c)(1), whichever is applicable. In the event such 

271 determination of costs has not been made at a time which allows conversion of this Contract during 

272 the term of this Contract or the Contractor has not requested conversion of this Contract within such 

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

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

275 subdivision. 

276 WATER TO BE MADE AVAILABLE AND DELIVERED TO THE CONTRACTOR

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

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

279 Contract, the Contracting Officer shall make available for delivery to the Contractor 15,300 acre280 feet of Project Water for irrigation and M&I purposes. Water Delivered to the Contractor in 

281 accordance with this subdivision shall be scheduled and paid for pursuant to the provisions of 

282 Articles 4 and 7 of this Contract. 

283 (b) Because the capacity of the Project to deliver Project Water has been 

284 constrained in recent years and may be constrained in the future due to many factors including 
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285 hydrologic conditions and implementation of Federal and State laws, the likelihood of the 

286 Contractor actually receiving the amount of Project Water set out in subdivision (a) of this Article 

287 in any given Year is uncertain. The Contracting Officer’s modeling referenced in the PEIS 

288 projected that the Contract Total set forth in this Contract will not be available to the Contractor in 

289 many years. During the most recent five years, the Recent Historic Average of water made 

290 available to the Contractor was 14,076 acre-feet of Irrigation and M&I Water. Nothing in 

291 subdivision (b) of this Article shall affect the rights and obligations of the parties under any 

292 provision of this Contract. 

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

294 applicable legal requirements. 

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

296 furnished pursuant this Contract. Ground-water recharge programs (direct, indirect, or in lieu), 

297 ground-water banking programs, surface water storage programs, and other similar programs 

298 utilizing Project Water or other water furnished pursuant to this Contract conducted within the 

299 Contractor’s Service Area which are consistent with applicable State law and result in use 

300 consistent with Federal Reclamation law will be allowed; Provided, That any direct recharge 

301 program(s) is (are) described in the Contractor’s water conservation plan submitted pursuant to 

302 Article 26 of this Contract; Provided, further, that such water conservation plan demonstrates 

303 sufficient lawful uses exist in the Contractor’s Service Area so that using a long-term average, the 

304 quantity of Delivered Water is demonstrated to be reasonable for such uses and in compliance with 

305 Federal Reclamation law. Ground-water recharge programs, ground-water banking programs, 

306 surface water storage programs, and other similar programs utilizing Project Water or other water 

307 furnished pursuant to this Contract conducted outside the Contractor’s Service Area may be 

308 permitted upon written approval of the Contracting Officer, which approval will be based upon 

309 environmental documentation, Project Water rights, and Project operational concerns. The 

310 Contracting Officer will address such concerns in regulations, policies, or guidelines. 
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311 (e) The Contractor shall comply with requirements applicable to the Contractor 

312 in biological opinion(s) prepared as a result of a consultation regarding the execution of this 

313 Contract undertaken pursuant to Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), as 

314 amended, that are within the Contractor’s legal authority to implement. The Existing Contract, 

315 which evidences in excess of 38 years of diversions for irrigation and/or M&I purposes of the 

316 quantities of water provided in subdivision (a) of Article 3 of this Contract, will be considered in 

317 developing an appropriate baseline for biological assessment(s) prepared pursuant to the ESA, and 

318 any other needed environmental review. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the 

319 Contractor from challenging or seeking judicial relief in a court of competent jurisdiction with 

320 respect to any biological opinion or other environmental documentation referred to in this Article. 

321 (f) As soon as possible following each declaration of Water Made Available 

322 under Article 4 of this Contract, the Contracting Officer will make a determination whether Project 

323 Water, or other water available to the Project, can be made available to the Contractor in addition to 

324 the Contract Total under Article 3 of this Contract during the Year without adversely impacting 

325 other Project Contractors. At the request of the Contractor, the Contracting Officer will consult 

326 with the Contractor prior to making such a determination. If the Contracting Officer determines 

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

328 the Contracting Officer will announce the availability of such water and shall so notify the 

329 Contractor as soon as practical. The Contracting Officer will thereafter meet with the Contractor 

330 and other Project Contractors capable of taking such water to determine the most equitable and 

331 efficient allocation of such water. If the Contractor requests the delivery of any quantity of such 

332 water, the Contracting Officer shall make such water available to the Contractor in accordance with 

333 applicable statutes, regulations, guidelines, and policies. 

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

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

336 referred to as “carryover.” The Contractor may request permission to use during the current Year a 
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337 quantity of Project Water which may be made available by the United States to the Contractor 

338 during the subsequent Year, referred to as “preuse.” The Contracting Officer’s written approval 

339 may permit such uses in accordance with applicable statutes, regulations, guidelines, and policies. 

340 (h) The Contractor’s right pursuant to Federal Reclamation law and applicable 

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

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

343 during the terms thereof shall not be disturbed so long as the Contractor shall fulfill all of its 

344 obligations under this Contract and any renewals thereof. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall 

345 affect the Contracting Officer’s ability to impose shortages under Article 11 or subdivision (b) of 

346 Article 12 of this Contract or applicable provisions of any subsequent renewal contracts. 

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

348 delivered for purposes other than those described in subdivisions (m) and (o) of Article 1 of this 

349 Contract upon written approval by the Contracting Officer in accordance with the terms and 

350 conditions of such approval. 

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

352 rights necessary for the Project and to provide the water available under this Contract. The 

353 Contracting Officer shall not object to participation by the Contractor, in the capacity and to the 

354 extent permitted by law, in administrative proceedings related to the Project Water rights; Provided,

355 That the Contracting Officer retains the right to object to the substance of the Contractor’s position 

356 in such a proceeding; Provided further, That in such proceedings the Contracting Officer shall 

357 recognize the Contractor has a legal right under the terms of this Contract to use Project Water. 

358 TIME FOR DELIVERY OF WATER

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

360 announce the Contracting Officer’s expected declaration of the Water Made Available. Such 

361 declaration will be expressed in terms of both Water Made Available and the Recent Historic 

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

363 operational and hydrologic conditions and a new declaration with changes, if any, to the Water 
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364 Made Available will be made. The Contracting Officer shall provide forecasts of Project operations 

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

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

367 Officer shall provide the Contractor with the updated Recent Historic Average. 

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

369 Contractor shall submit to the Contracting Officer a written schedule, satisfactory to the Contracting 

370 Officer, showing the monthly quantities of Project Water to be delivered by the United States to the 

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

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

373 for the Year commencing on such March 1. 

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

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

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

377 (d) Subject to the conditions set forth in subdivision (a) of Article 3 of this 

378 Contract, the United States shall deliver Project Water to the Contractor in accordance with the 

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

380 written revision(s), satisfactory to the Contracting Officer, thereto submitted within a reasonable 

381 time prior to the date(s) on which the requested change(s) is/are to be implemented. 

382 POINT OF DIVERSION AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR DISTRIBUTION OF WATER

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

384 Contract shall be delivered to the Contractor at the downstream side of the bifurcation valve at the 

385 Whiskeytown Dam outlet works and any additional point or points of delivery either on Project 

386 facilities or another location or locations mutually agreed to in writing by the Contracting Officer 

387 and the Contractor. 

388 (b) The Contracting Officer shall make all reasonable efforts to deliver Project 

389 Water to the Contractor at the full design head of the aforementioned bifurcation valve less any 
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390 reductions in capacity or head caused by devices or systems owned installed, or utilized by the 

391 Contractor which are not part of the Project Works. 

392 (c) The Contractor shall deliver Irrigation Water in accordance with any 

393 applicable land classification provisions of Federal Reclamation law and the associated regulations. 

394 The Contractor shall not deliver Project Water to land outside the Contractor's Service Area unless 

395 approved in advance by the Contracting Officer. 

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

397 measured and recorded with equipment originally furnished and installed by the United States, and 

398 operated, maintained, and replaced as necessary by the Contractor at the point or points of delivery 

399 established pursuant to subdivision (a) of this Article. Upon the request of either party to this 

400 Contract, the Contracting Officer shall investigate the accuracy of such measurements and shall take 

401 any necessary steps to adjust any errors appearing therein. For any period of time when accurate 

402 measurements have not been made, the Contracting Officer shall consult with the Contractor prior 

403 to making a final determination of the quantity delivered for that period of time. 

404 (e) The Contracting Officer shall not be responsible for the control, carriage, 

405 handling, use, disposal, or distribution of Water Delivered to the Contractor pursuant to this 

406 Contract beyond the delivery points specified in subdivision (a) of this Article. The Contractor 

407 shall indemnify the United States, its officers, employees, agents, and assigns on account of damage 

408 or claim of damage of any nature whatsoever for which there is legal responsibility, including 

409 property damage, personal injury, or death arising out of or connected with the control, carriage, 

410 handling, use, disposal, or distribution of such Water Delivered beyond such delivery points, except 

411 for any damage or claim arising out of (i) acts or omissions of the Contracting Officer or any of its 

412 officers, employees, agents, or assigns with the intent of creating the situation resulting in any 

413 damage or claim, (ii) willful misconduct of the Contracting Officer or any of its officers, 

414 employees, agents, or assigns, (iii) negligence of the Contracting Officer or any of its officers, 

415 employees, agents, or assigns or (iv) damage or claims resulting from a malfunction of facilities 

416 owned and/or operated by the United States. 
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417 MEASUREMENT OF WATER WITHIN THE CONTRACTOR’S SERVICE AREA

418 6. (a) The Contractor has established a measuring program satisfactory to the 

419 Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall ensure that all surface water delivered for irrigation 

420 purposes within the Contractor’s Service Area is measured at each agricultural turnout and such 

421 water delivered for M&I purposes is measured at each M&I service connection. The water 

422 measuring devices or water measuring methods of comparable effectiveness must be acceptable to 

423 the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall be responsible for installing, operating, and 

424 maintaining and repairing all such measuring devices and implementing all such water measuring 

425 methods at no cost to the United States. The Contractor shall use the information obtained from 

426 such water measuring devices or water measuring methods to ensure its proper management of the 

427 water, to bill water users for water delivered by the Contractor; and, if applicable, to record water 

428 delivered for M&I purposes by customer class as defined in the Contractor’s water conservation 

429 plan provided for in Article 26 of this Contract. Nothing herein contained, however, shall preclude 

430 the Contractor from establishing and collecting any charges, assessments, or other revenues 

431 authorized by California law. The Contractor shall include a summary of all its annual surface 

432 water deliveries in the annual report described in subdivision (c) of Article 26. 

433 (b) To the extent the information has not otherwise been provided, upon 

434 execution of this Contract, the Contractor shall provide to the Contracting Officer a written report 

435 describing the measurement devices or water measuring methods being used or to be used to 

436 implement subdivision (a) of this Article and identifying the agricultural turnouts and the M&I 

437 service connections or alternative measurement programs approved by the Contracting Officer, at 

438 which such measurement devices or water measuring methods are being used, and, if applicable, 

439 identifying the locations at which such devices and/or methods are not yet being used including a 

440 time schedule for implementation at such locations. The Contracting Officer shall advise the 

441 Contractor in writing within 60 days as to the adequacy and necessary modifications, if any, of the 

442 measuring devices or water measuring methods identified in the Contractor’s report and if the 
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443 Contracting Officer does not respond in such time, they shall be deemed adequate. If the 

444 Contracting Officer notifies the Contractor that the measuring devices or methods are inadequate, 

445 the parties shall within 60 days following the Contracting Officer‘s response, negotiate in good faith 

446 the earliest practicable date by which the Contractor shall modify said measuring devices and/or 

447 measuring methods as required by the Contracting Officer to ensure compliance with subdivision 

448 (a) of this Article. 

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

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

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

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

453 California in writing by April 30 of each Year of the monthly volume of surface water delivered 

454 within the Contractor’s Service Area during the previous Year. 

 (e) The Contractor shall inform the Contracting Officer on or before the 20th 455 

456 calendar day of each month of the quantity of Irrigation and M&I Water taken during the preceding 

457 month. 

458 RATES AND METHOD OF PAYMENT FOR WATER

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

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

461 with (i) the Secretary’s ratesetting policy for Irrigation Water adopted in 1988 and the Secretary’s 

462 then-existing ratesetting policy for M&I Water. Such ratesetting policies shall be amended, 

463 modified, or superceded only through a public notice and comment procedure; (ii) applicable 

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

465 provisions of this Contract. Payments shall be made by cash transaction, electronic funds transfer, 

466 or any other mechanism as may be agreed to in writing by the Contractor and the Contracting 

467 Officer. The Rates, Charges, and Tiered Pricing Component applicable to the Contractor upon 

468 execution of this Contract are set forth in Exhibit “B,” as may be revised annually. 
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469 (b) The Contracting Officer shall notify the Contractor of the Rates, Charges, and 

470 Tiered Pricing Component as follows: 

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

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

473 period October 1, of the current Calendar Year, through September 30, of the following Calendar 

474 Year, and the basis for such estimate. The Contractor shall be allowed not less than two months to 

475 review and comment on such estimates. On or before September 15 of each Calendar Year, the 

476 Contracting Officer shall notify the Contractor in writing of the Charges to be in effect during the 

477 period October 1 of the current Calendar Year, through September 30, of the following Calendar 

478 Year, and such notification shall revise Exhibit “B.” 

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

480 shall make available to the Contractor an estimate of the Rates and Tiered Pricing Component for 

481 Project Water for the following Year and the computations and cost allocations upon which those 

482 Rates are based. The Contractor shall be allowed not less than two months to review and comment 

483 on such computations and cost allocations. By December 31 of each Calendar Year, the 

484 Contracting Officer shall provide the Contractor with the final Rates and Tiered Pricing Component 

485 to be in effect for the upcoming Year, and such notification shall revise Exhibit “B.” 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

495 due for Water Delivered shall be made before the end of the following month; Provided, That any 
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496 revised schedule submitted by the Contractor pursuant to Article 4 of this Contract which increases 

497 the amount of Water Delivered pursuant to this Contract during any month shall be accompanied 

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

499 delivered to the Contractor in advance of such payment. In any month in which the quantity of 

500 Water Delivered to the Contractor pursuant to this Contract equals the quantity of Water Scheduled 

501 and paid for by the Contractor, no additional Project Water shall be delivered to the Contractor 

502 unless and until an advance payment at the Rates then in effect for such additional Project Water is 

503 made. Final adjustment between the advance payments for the Water Scheduled and payments for 

504 the quantities of Water Delivered during each Year pursuant to this Contract shall be made as soon 

505 as practicable, but no later than April 30th of the following Year, or 60 days after the delivery of 

506 Project Water carried over under subdivision (g) of Article 3 of this Contract if such water is not 

507 delivered by the last day of February. 

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

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

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

511 month of delivery; Provided, That the Contractor may be granted an exception from the Tiered 

512 Pricing Component pursuant to subdivision (j)(2) of this Article. The payments shall be consistent 

513 with the quantities of Irrigation Water and M&I Water Delivered as shown in the water delivery 

514 report for the subject month prepared by the Contracting Officer. The water delivery report shall be 

515 deemed a bill for the payment of Charges and the applicable Tiered Pricing Component for Water 

516 Delivered. Adjustment for overpayment or underpayment of Charges shall be made through the 

517 adjustment of payments due to the United States for Charges for the next month. Any amount to be 

518 paid for past due payment of Charges and the Tiered Pricing Component shall be computed 

519 pursuant to Article 20 of this Contract. 

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

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

522 statutes, associated regulations, any applicable provisions of guidelines or ratesetting policies; 
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523 Provided, That the Rate for Water Delivered under subdivision (f) of Article 3 of this Contract shall 

524 be no more than the otherwise applicable Rate for Irrigation Water or M&I Water under subdivision 

525 (a) of this Article. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

533 administration of the financial terms and conditions of its long-term contracts, in accordance with 

534 applicable Federal standards, so as to reflect the application of Project costs and revenues. The 

535 Contracting Officer shall, each Year upon request of the Contractor, provide to the Contractor a 

536 detailed accounting of all Project and Contractor expense allocations, the disposition of all Project 

537 and Contractor revenues, and a summary of all water delivery information. The Contracting Officer 

538 and the Contractor shall enter into good faith negotiations to resolve any discrepancies or disputes 

539 relating to accountings, reports, or information. 

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

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

542 policies, and procedures used for establishing Rates, Charges, and the Tiered Pricing Component, 

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

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

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

546 in effect without amending this Contract. 

547 (j) (1) Beginning at such time as deliveries of Project Water in a Year 

548 exceed 80 percent of the Contract Total, then before the end of the month following the month of 

549 delivery the Contractor shall make an additional payment to the United States equal to the 
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550 applicable Tiered Pricing Component. The Tiered Pricing Component for the amount of Water 

551 Delivered in excess of 80 percent of the Contract Total, but less than or equal to 90 percent of the 

552 Contract Total, shall equal one-half of the difference between the Rate established under 

553 subdivision (a) of this Article and the Irrigation Full Cost Water Rate or M&I Full Cost Water Rate, 

554 whichever is applicable. The Tiered Pricing Component for the amount of Water Delivered which 

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

556 under subdivision (a) of this Article and (ii) the Irrigation Full Cost Water Rate or M&I Full Cost 

557 Water Rate, whichever is applicable. For all Water Delivered pursuant to subdivision (a) of Article 

558 3 of this Contract which is in excess of 80 percent of the Contract Total, this increment shall be 

559 deemed to be divided between Irrigation Water and M&I Water in the same proportion as actual 

560 deliveries of each bear to the cumulative total Water Delivered. 

561 (2) Subject to the Contracting Officer’s written approval, the Contractor 

562 may request and receive an exemption from such Tiered Pricing Component for Project Water 

563 delivered to produce a crop which the Contracting Officer determines will provide significant and 

564 quantifiable habitat values for waterfowl in fields where the water is used and the crops are 

565 produced; Provided, That the exemption from the Tiered Pricing Component for Irrigation Water 

566 shall apply only if such habitat values can be assured consistent with the purposes of the CVPIA 

567 through binding agreements executed with or approved by the Contracting Officer prior to use of 

568 such water. 

569 (3) For purposes of determining the applicability of the Tiered Pricing 

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

571 Contractor transfers to others but shall not include Project Water transferred to the Contractor, nor 

572 shall it include the additional water provided to the Contractor under the provisions of subdivision 

573 (f) of Article 3 of this Contract. 
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574 (k) For the term of this Contract, Rates under the respective ratesetting policies 

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

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

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

578 relevant Project ratesetting policy. Changes of significance in practices which implement the 

579 Contracting Officer’s ratesetting policies will not be implemented until the Contracting Officer has 

580 provided the Contractor an opportunity to discuss the nature, need, and impact of the proposed 

581 change. 

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

583 the Rates for Project Water transferred by the Contractor shall be the Contractor’s Rates adjusted 

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

585 delivery of the transferred Project Water to the transferee’s point of delivery in accordance with the 

586 then applicable Project ratesetting policy. If the Contractor is receiving lower Rates and Charges 

587 because of inability to pay and is transferring Project Water to another entity whose Rates and 

588 Charges are not adjusted due to inability to pay, the Rates and Charges for transferred Project Water 

589 shall be the Contractor’s Rates and Charges and will not be adjusted to reflect the Contractor’s 

590 inability to pay. 

591 (m) Pursuant to the Act of October 27, 1986 (100 Stat. 3050), the Contracting 

592 Officer is authorized to adjust determinations of ability to pay every five years. 

593 (n) With respect to the Rates for M&I Water the Contractor asserts that it is not 

594 legally obligated to pay any Project deficits claimed by the United States to have accrued as of the 

595 date of this Contract or deficit-related interest charges thereon. By entering into this Contract, the 

596 Contractor does not waive any legal rights or remedies that it may have with respect to such 

597 disputed issues. Notwithstanding the execution of this Contract and payments made hereunder, the 

598 Contractor may challenge in the appropriate administrative or judicial forums: (1) the existence, 

599 computation, or imposition of any deficit charges accruing during the term of the Existing Contract 

600 and any preceding interim renewal contracts, if applicable; (2) interest accruing on any such 
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601 deficits; (3) the inclusion of any such deficit charges or interest in the Rates; (4) the application by 

602 the United States of payments made by the Contractor under its Existing Contract and any 

603 preceding interim renewal contracts, if applicable; and (5) the application of such payments in the 

604 Rates. The Contracting Officer agrees that the Contractor shall be entitled to the benefit of any 

605 administrative or judicial ruling in favor of any Project M&I contractor on any of these issues, and 

606 credits for payments heretofore made, Provided, That the basis for such ruling is applicable to the 

607 Contractor. 

608 NON-INTEREST BEARING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DEFICITS

609 8. The Contractor and the Contracting Officer concur that, as of the effective date of 

610 this Contract, the Contractor has no non-interest bearing O&M deficits and shall have no further 

611 liability therefor. 

612 SALES, TRANSFERS, OR EXCHANGES OF WATER

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

621 include, as appropriate, an analysis of ground-water impacts and economic and social effects, 

622 including environmental justice, of the proposed water transfers on both the transferor and 

623 transferee. 

624 (b) In order to facilitate efficient water management by means of water transfers 

625 of the type historically carried out among Project Contractors located within the same geographical 

626 area and to allow the Contractor to participate in an accelerated water transfer program during the 

627 term of this Contract, the Contracting Officer shall prepare, as appropriate, all necessary 
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628 environmental documentation including, but not limited to, documents prepared pursuant to NEPA 

629 and ESA, analyzing annual transfers within such geographical areas, and the Contracting Officer 

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

631 the environmental documentation, such transfers addressed in such documentation shall be 

632 conducted with advance notice to the Contracting Officer, but shall not require prior written 

633 approval by the Contracting Officer. Such environmental documentation and the Contracting 

634 Officer’s compliance determination shall be reviewed every five years and updated, as necessary, 

635 prior to the expiration of the then-existing five-year period. All subsequent environmental 

636 documentation shall include an alternative to evaluate not less than the quantity of Project Water 

637 historically transferred within the same geographical area. 

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

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

640 for M&I use, ground-water recharge, water banking, similar ground-water activities, surface water 

641 storage, or fish and wildlife resources; not lead to land conversion; and be delivered to established 

642 cropland, wildlife refuges, ground-water basins or M&I use; (ii) occur within a single Year; (iii) 

643 occur between a willing seller and a willing buyer; (iv) convey water through existing facilities with 

644 no new construction or modifications to facilities and be between existing Project Contractors 

645 and/or the Contractor and the United States, Department of the Interior; and (v) comply with all 

646 applicable Federal, State, and local or tribal laws and requirements imposed for protection of the 

647 environment and Indian Trust Assets, as defined under Federal law. 

648 (d) For the purpose of determining whether Section 3405(a)(1)(M) of the CVPIA 

649 applies to the Contractor as a transferor or transferee of Project Water, the Contracting Officer 

650 acknowledges that the Contractor is within a county, watershed, or other area of origin, as those 

651 terms are utilized under California law, of water that constitutes the natural flow of the Sacramento 

652 River and its tributaries above the confluence of the American and Sacramento Rivers. 
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653 APPLICATION OF PAYMENTS AND ADJUSTMENTS 

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

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

656 the Contractor arising out of this Contract then due and payable. Overpayments of more than 

657 $1,000 shall be refunded at the Contractor’s request. In lieu of a refund, any amount of such 

658 overpayment, at the option of the Contractor, may be credited against amounts to become due to the 

659 United States by the Contractor. With respect to overpayment, such refund or adjustment shall 

660 constitute the sole remedy of the Contractor or anyone having or claiming to have the right to the 

661 use of any of the Project Water supply provided for herein. All credits and refunds of overpayments 

662 shall be made within 30 days of the Contracting Officer obtaining direction as to how to credit or 

663 refund such overpayment in response to the notice to the Contractor that it has finalized the 

664 accounts for the Year in which the overpayment was made. 

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

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

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

668 be refunded to the Contractor. If the actual costs exceed the Contractor's advances, the Contractor 

669 will be billed for the additional costs pursuant to Article 25. 

670 TEMPORARY REDUCTIONS--RETURN FLOWS

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

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

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

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

675 Contract. 

676 (b) The Contracting Officer may temporarily discontinue or reduce the quantity 

677 of Water Delivered to the Contractor as herein provided for the purposes of investigation, 

678 inspection, maintenance, repair, or replacement of any of the Project facilities or any part thereof 
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679 necessary for the delivery of Project Water to the Contractor, but so far as feasible the Contracting 

680 Officer will give the Contractor due notice in advance of such temporary discontinuance or 

681 reduction, except in case of emergency, in which case no notice need be given; Provided, That the 

682 United States shall use its best efforts to avoid any discontinuance or reduction in such service. 

683 Upon resumption of service after such reduction or discontinuance, and if requested by the 

684 Contractor, the United States will, if possible, deliver the quantity of Project Water which would 

685 have been delivered hereunder in the absence of such discontinuance or reduction. 

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

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

688 the Contractor's Service Area; Provided, That this shall not be construed as claiming for the United 

689 States any right to seepage or return flow being put to reasonable and beneficial use pursuant to this 

690 Contract within the Contractor’s Service Area by the Contractor or those claiming by, through, or 

691 under the Contractor. 

692 CONSTRAINTS ON THE AVAILABILITY OF WATER

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

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

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

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

697 determination as soon as practicable. 

698 (b) If there is a Condition of Shortage because of errors in physical operations of the Project, 

699 drought, other physical causes beyond the control of the Contracting Officer or actions taken by the 

700 Contracting Officer to meet legal obligations then, except as provided in subdivision (a) of 
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701 Article 18 of this Contract, no liability shall accrue against the United States or any of its officers, 

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

703 (c) In any Year in which there may occur a shortage for any of the reasons 

704 specified in subdivision (b) above, the Contracting Officer shall apportion Project Water among the 

705 Contractor and others entitled, under existing contracts and future contracts (to the extent such 

706 future contracts are permitted under subsections (a) and (b) of Section 3404 of the CVPIA) and 

707 renewals thereof, to receive Irrigation Water consistent with the contractual obligations of the 

708 United States. 

709 (d) Project Water furnished under this Contract will be allocated in accordance 

710 with the then-existing Project M&I Water Shortage Policy. Such policy shall be amended, 

711 modified, or superceded only through a public notice and comment procedure. 

712 (e) By entering into this Contract, the Contractor does not waive any legal rights 

713 or remedies it may have to file or participate in any administrative or judicial proceeding contesting 

714 (i) the sufficiency of the manner in which any Project M&I Water Shortage Policy adopted after the 

715 effective date of this Contract was promulgated; (ii) the substance of such a policy; or (iii) the 

716 applicability of such a policy. By agreeing to the foregoing, the Contracting Officer does not waive 

717 any legal defenses or remedies that it may then have to assert in such a proceeding. 

718 UNAVOIDABLE GROUND-WATER PERCOLATION

719 13. To the extent applicable, the Contractor shall not be deemed to have delivered 

720 Irrigation Water to Excess Lands or Ineligible Lands within the meaning of this Contract if such 

721 lands are irrigated with groundwater that reaches the underground strata as an unavoidable result of 

722 the delivery of Irrigation Water by the Contractor to Eligible Lands.
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723 RULES AND REGULATIONS

724 14. The parties agree that the delivery of Irrigation Water or use of Federal facilities 

725 pursuant to this Contract is subject to Federal Reclamation law, including but not limited to the 

726 Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C.390aa et seq.), as amended and supplemented, and the 

727 rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior under Federal Reclamation law. 

728 WATER AND AIR POLLUTION CONTROL

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

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

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

732 QUALITY OF WATER

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

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

735 to the Contractor in accordance with the water quality standards specified in subsection 2(b) of the 

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

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

738 furnish water treatment facilities to maintain or to improve the quality of Water Delivered to the 

739 Contractor pursuant to this Contract. The United States does not warrant the quality of Water 

740 Delivered to the Contractor pursuant to this Contract. 

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

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

743 level reasonably attainable as determined by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall be 

744 responsible for compliance with all State and Federal water quality standards applicable to surface 

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

746 facilities or Project Water provided by the Contractor within the Contractor's Service Area. 
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747 WATER ACQUIRED BY THE CONTRACTOR

748 OTHER THAN FROM THE UNITED STATES

749 17. (a) Water or water rights now owned or hereafter acquired by the Contractor 

750 other than from the United States and Irrigation Water furnished pursuant to the terms of this 

751 Contract may be simultaneously transported through the same distribution facilities of the 

752 Contractor subject to the following: (i) if the facilities utilized for commingling Irrigation Water 

753 and non-Project water were constructed without funds made available pursuant to Federal 

754 Reclamation law, the provisions of Federal Reclamation law will be applicable only to the 

755 Landholders of lands which receive Irrigation Water; (ii) the eligibility of land to receive Irrigation 

756 Water must be established through the certification requirements as specified in the Acreage 

757 Limitation Rules and Regulations (43 CFR Part 426); (iii) the water requirements of Eligible Lands 

758 within the Contractor's Service Area can be established and the quantity of Irrigation Water to be 

759 utilized is less than or equal to the quantity necessary to irrigate such Eligible Lands; and (iv) except 

760 for the Distribution System owned by the Contractor, if the facilities utilized for commingling 

761 Irrigation Water and non-Project water are/were constructed with funds made available pursuant to 

762 Federal Reclamation law, the non-Project water will be subject to the acreage limitation provisions 

763 of Federal Reclamation law, unless the Contractor pays to the United States the incremental fee 

764 described in 43 CFR 426.15. In determining the incremental fee, the Contracting Officer will 

765 calculate annually the cost to the Federal Government, including interest, on storing or delivering 

766 non-Project water, which for purposes of this Contract shall be determined as follows: The quotient 

767 shall be the unpaid Distribution System costs divided by the total irrigable acreage within the 

768 Contractor's Service Area. The incremental fee per acre is the mathematical result of such quotient 

769 times the interest rate determined using Section 202 (3) of the Act of October 12, 1982 (96 Stat. 

770 1263). Such incremental fee will be charged to each acre of excess or full cost land within the 

771 Contractor’s Service Area that receives non-Project water through Federally financed or constructed 

772 facilities. The incremental fee calculation methodology will continue during the term of this 

773 Contract absent the promulgation of a contrary Reclamation-wide rule, regulation, or policy adopted 
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774 after the Contractor has been afforded the opportunity to review and comment on the proposed rule, 

775 regulation, or policy. If such rule, regulation, or policy is adopted it shall supercede this provision. 

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

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

778 facilities, subject to the completion of appropriate environmental documentation, with the approval 

779 of the Contracting Officer and the execution of any contract determined by the Contracting Officer 

780 to be necessary, consistent with the following provisions: 

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

782 and deliver said water to lands within the Contractor’s Service Area, including Ineligible Lands, 

783 subject to payment to the United States of an appropriate rate as determined by the applicable 

784 Project ratesetting policy, the RRA, and the Project use power policy, if such Project use power 

785 policy is applicable, each as amended, modified, or superceded from time to time. 

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

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

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

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

790 other Project Contractors; or (iv) interfere with the physical maintenance of the Project facilities. 

791 (3) The United States shall not be responsible for control, care, or 

792 distribution of the non-Project water before it is introduced into or after it is delivered from the 

793 Project facilities. The Contractor hereby releases and agrees to defend and indemnify the United 

794 States and its respective officers, agents, and employees, from any claim for damage to persons or 

795 property, direct or indirect, resulting from the acts of the Contractor, or its officers’, employees’, 

796 agents’ or assigns’, act(s) in (i) extracting or diverting non-Project water from any source, or (ii) 

797 diverting such non-Project water into Project facilities. 

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

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

800 ground-water management plan for the area from which it was extracted. 
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801 (5) After Project purposes are met, as determined by the Contracting 

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

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

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

805 contractors. 

806 OPINIONS AND DETERMINATIONS

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

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

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

810 determinations. Both parties, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Contract, expressly 

811 reserve the right to seek relief from and appropriate adjustment for any such arbitrary, capricious, or 

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

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

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

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

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

817 necessary to administer this Contract that are consistent with the provisions of this Contract, the 

818 laws of the United States and of the State of California, and the rules and regulations promulgated 

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

820 Contractor to the extent reasonably practicable. 

821 COORDINATION AND COOPERATION

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

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

824 affected Project Contractors, in order to improve the operation and management of the Project. The 

825 communication, coordination, and cooperation regarding operations and management shall include, 

826 but not be limited to, any action which will or may materially affect the quantity or quality of 

827 Project Water supply, the allocation of Project Water supply, and Project financial matters 
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828 including, but not limited to, budget issues. The communication, coordination, and cooperation 

829 provided for hereunder shall extend to all provisions of this Contract. Each party shall retain 

830 exclusive decision making authority for all actions, opinions, and determinations to be made by the 

831 respective party. 

832 (b) Within 120 days following the effective date of this Contract, the Contractor, 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

840 intent: 

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

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

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

844 improve water supply, water quality, and reliability. 

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

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

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

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

849 of California to seek improved water resource management. 

850 (3.1) The Secretary and the Contractor desire to work together to maximize 

851 the reasonable beneficial use of water for their mutual benefit. As a consequence, the Secretary and 

852 the Contractor will work in partnership and with others in the region of the Redding Groundwater 

853 Basin, including other Contractors in the Shasta and Trinity Divisions of the Project, to facilitate the 

854 better integration with the region of the Redding Groundwater Basin of all water supplies including, 
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855 but not limited to, the better management and integration of surface water and groundwater, 

856 transfers and exchanges of water, the development and better utilization of surface water storage, 

857 the effective utilization of waste, seepage and return flow water, and other operational and 

858 management options that may be identified in the future. 

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

860 Department of the Interior that may impact the availability of water for Project purposes. 

861 (5) The Contracting Officer shall periodically, but not less than annually, 

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

863 activities, and other issues as appropriate. 

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

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

866 Contracting Officer’s ability to communicate, coordinate, and cooperate with the Contractor or 

867 other interested stakeholders or to make decisions in a timely fashion as needed to protect health, 

868 safety, or the physical integrity of structures or facilities. 

869 CHARGES FOR DELINQUENT PAYMENTS

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

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

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

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

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

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

876 (6%) percent per year for each day the payment is delinquent beyond the due date. Further, the 

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

878 payment. 

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

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

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

882 Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (Public Law 76-260). The interest charge rate shall be determined 

883 as of the due date and remain fixed for the duration of the delinquent period. 

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

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

886 accrued interest, and finally to the overdue payment. 
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887 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

888 21. During the performance of this Contract, the Contractor agrees as follows: 

889 (a) The Contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

897 by the Contracting Officer setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause. 

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

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

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

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

902 with which it has a collective bargaining agreement or other contract or understanding, a notice, to 

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

904 the Contractor's commitments under Section 202 of Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, 

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

906 employment. 

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

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

909 the Secretary of Labor. 

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

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

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

913 Officer and the Secretary of Labor for purposes of investigation to ascertain compliance with such 

914 rules, regulations, and orders. 

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

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

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

918 ineligible for further Government contracts in accordance with procedures authorized in said 

919 amended Executive Order, and such other sanctions may be imposed and remedies invoked as 

920 provided in said Executive Order, or by rule, regulation, or order of the Secretary of Labor, or as 

921 otherwise provided by law. 

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

923 every subcontract or purchase order unless exempted by the rules, regulations, or orders of the 

924 Secretary of Labor issued pursuant to Section 204 of said amended Executive Order, so that such 

925 provisions will be binding upon each subcontractor or vendor. The Contractor will take such action 
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926 with respect to any subcontract or purchase order as may be directed by the Secretary of Labor as a 

927 means of enforcing such provisions, including sanctions for noncompliance: Provided, however, 

928 That in the event the Contractor becomes involved in, or is threatened with, litigation with a 

929 subcontractor or vendor as a result of such direction, the Contractor may request the United States 

930 to enter into such litigation to protect the interests of the United States. 

931 GENERAL OBLIGATION--BENEFITS CONDITIONED UPON PAYMENT

932 22. (a) The obligation of the Contractor to pay the United States as provided in this 

933 Contract is a general obligation of the Contractor notwithstanding the manner in which the 

934 obligation may be distributed among the Contractor's water users and notwithstanding the default of 

935 individual water users in their obligations to the Contractor. 

936 (b) The payment of charges becoming due hereunder is a condition precedent to 

937 receiving benefits under this Contract. The United States shall not make water available to the 

938 Contractor through Project facilities during any period in which the Contractor may be in arrears in 

939 the advance payment of water rates due the United States. The Contractor shall not furnish water 

940 made available pursuant to this Contract for lands or parties which are in arrears in the advance 

941 payment of water rates levied or established by the Contractor. 

942 (c) With respect to subdivision (b) of this Article, the Contractor shall have no 

943 obligation to require advance payment for water rates which it levies. 

944 COMPLIANCE WITH CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS AND REGULATIONS

945 23. (a) The Contractor shall comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 

946 (42 U.S.C. 2000d), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1975 (P.L. 93-112, as amended), the 

947 Age Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101, et seq.) and any other applicable civil rights laws, 

948 as well as with their respective implementing regulations and guidelines imposed by the U.S. 

949 Department of the Interior and/or Bureau of Reclamation. 

950 (b) These statutes require that no person in the United States shall, on the 

951 grounds of race, color, national origin, handicap, or age, be excluded from participation in, be 

952 denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity 

953 receiving financial assistance from the Bureau of Reclamation. By executing this Contract, the 

954 Contractor agrees to immediately take any measures necessary to implement this obligation, 

955 including permitting officials of the United States to inspect premises, programs, and documents. 

956 (c) The Contractor makes this agreement in consideration of and for the purpose 

957 of obtaining any and all Federal grants, loans, contracts, property discounts, or other Federal 

958 financial assistance extended after the date hereof to the Contractor by the Bureau of Reclamation, 

959 including installment payments after such date on account of arrangements for Federal financial 

960 assistance which were approved before such date. The Contractor recognizes and agrees that such 

961 Federal assistance will be extended in reliance on the representations and agreements made in this 

962 Article, and that the United States reserves the right to seek judicial enforcement thereof. 
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963 PRIVACY ACT COMPLIANCE

964 24. (a) The Contractor shall comply with the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a) 

965 (the Act) and the Department of the Interior rules and regulations under the Act (43 CFR 2.45 et 

966 seq.) in maintaining Landholder acreage certification and reporting records, required to be 

967 submitted to the Contractor for compliance with Sections 206 and 228 of the Reclamation Reform 

968 Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 1266), and pursuant to 43 CFR 426.18. 

969 (b) With respect to the application and administration of the criminal penalty 

970 provisions of the Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(i)), the Contractor and the Contractor's employees responsible 

971 for maintaining the certification and reporting records referenced in (a) above are considered to be 

972 employees of the Department of the Interior. See 5 U.S.C. 552a(m). 

973 (c) The Contracting Officer or a designated representative shall provide the 

974 Contractor with current copies of the Interior Department Privacy Act regulations and the Bureau of 

975 Reclamation Federal Register Privacy Act System of Records Notice (Acreage Limitation--Interior, 

976 Reclamation-31) which govern the maintenance, safeguarding, and disclosure of information 

977 contained in the Landholder's certification and reporting records. 

978 (d) The Contracting Officer shall designate a full-time employee of the Bureau of 

979 Reclamation to be the System Manager who shall be responsible for making decisions on denials 

980 pursuant to 43 CFR 2.61 and 2.64 amendment requests pursuant to 43 CFR 2.72. The Contractor is 

981 authorized to grant requests by individuals for access to their own records. 

982 (e) The Contractor shall forward promptly to the System Manager each proposed 

983 denial of access under 43 CFR 2.64; and each request for amendment of records filed under 43 CFR 

984 2.71; notify the requester accordingly of such referral; and provide the System Manager with 

985 information and records necessary to prepare an appropriate response to the requester. These 

986 requirements do not apply to individuals seeking access to their own certification and reporting 

987 forms filed with the Contractor pursuant to 43 CFR 426.18, unless the requester elects to cite the 

988 Privacy Act as a basis for the request. 

989 CONTRACTOR TO PAY CERTAIN MISCELLANEOUS COSTS

990 25. In addition to all other payments to be made by the Contractor pursuant to this 

991 Contract, the Contractor shall pay to the United States, within 60 days after receipt of a bill and 

992 detailed statement submitted by the Contracting Officer to the Contractor for such specific items of 

993 direct cost incurred by the United States for work requested by the Contractor associated with this 

994 Contract plus indirect costs in accordance with applicable Bureau of Reclamation policies 

995 
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996 and procedures. All such amounts referred to in this Article shall not exceed the amount agreed 

997 to in writing in advance by the Contractor. This Article shall not apply to costs for routine 

998 contract administration. 

999 WATER CONSERVATION

1000 26. (a) Prior to the delivery of water provided from or conveyed through 

1001 Federally constructed or Federally financed facilities pursuant to this Contract, the Contractor 

1002 shall be implementing an effective water conservation and efficiency program based on the 

1003 Contractor's water conservation plan that has been determined by the Contracting Officer to meet 

1004 the conservation and efficiency criteria for evaluating water conservation plans established under 

1005 Federal law. The water conservation and efficiency program shall contain definite water 

1006 conservation objectives, appropriate economically feasible water conservation measures, and 

1007 time schedules for meeting those objectives. Continued Project Water delivery pursuant to this 

1008 Contract shall be contingent upon the Contractor’s continued implementation of such water 

1009 conservation program. In the event the Contractor's water conservation plan or any revised water 

1010 conservation plan completed pursuant to subdivision (d) of Article 26 of this Contract have not 

1011 yet been determined by the Contracting Officer to meet such criteria, due to circumstances which 

1012 the Contracting Officer determines are beyond the control of the Contractor, water deliveries 

1013 shall be made under this Contract so long as the Contractor diligently works with the Contracting 

1014 Officer to obtain such determination at the earliest practicable date, and thereafter the Contractor 

1015 immediately begins implementing its water conservation and efficiency program in accordance 

1016 with the time schedules therein. 

1017 (b) Should the amount of M&I Water delivered pursuant to subdivision (a) of 

1018 Article 3 of this Contract equal or exceed 2,000 acre-feet per Year, the Contractor shall 

1019 implement the Best Management Practices identified by the time frames issued by the California 

1020 Urban Water Conservation Council for such M&I Water unless any such practice is determined 

1021 by the Contracting Officer to be inappropriate for the Contractor. 
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1022 (c) The Contractor shall submit to the Contracting Officer a report on the 

1023 status of its implementation of the water conservation plan on the reporting dates specified in the 

1024 then existing conservation and efficiency criteria established under Federal law. 

1025 (d) At five-year intervals, the Contractor shall revise its water conservation 

1026 plan to reflect the then-current conservation and efficiency criteria for evaluating water 

1027 conservation plans established under Federal law and submit such revised water management 

1028 plan to the Contracting Officer for review and evaluation. The Contracting Officer will then 

1029 determine if the water conservation plan meets Reclamation’s then-current conservation and 

1030 efficiency criteria for evaluating water conservation plans established under Federal law. 

1031 (e) If the Contractor is engaged in direct ground-water recharge, such activity 

1032 shall be described in the Contractor’s water conservation plan. 

1033 EXISTING OR ACQUIRED WATER OR WATER RIGHTS

1034 27. Except as specifically provided in Article 17 of this Contract, the provisions of 

1035 this Contract shall not be applicable to or affect non-Project water or water rights now owned or 

1036 hereafter acquired by the Contractor or any user of such water within the Contractor's Service 

1037 Area. Any such water shall not be considered Project Water under this Contract. In addition, 

1038 this Contract shall not be construed as limiting or curtailing any rights which the Contractor or 

1039 any water user within the Contractor's Service Area acquires or has available under any other 

1040 contract pursuant to Federal Reclamation law. 

1041 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE BY OPERATING NON-FEDERAL ENTITY

1042 28. Omitted. 

1043 CONTINGENT ON APPROPRIATION OR ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS

1044 29. The expenditure or advance of any money or the performance of any obligation of 

1045 the United States under this Contract shall be contingent upon appropriation or allotment of 
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1046 funds. Absence of appropriation or allotment of funds shall not relieve the Contractor from any 

1047 obligations under this Contract. No liability shall accrue to the United States in case funds are 

1048 not appropriated or allotted. 

1049 BOOKS, RECORDS, AND REPORTS

1050 30. (a) The Contractor shall establish and maintain accounts and other books and 

1051 records pertaining to administration of the terms and conditions of this Contract, including: the 

1052 Contractor's financial transactions, water supply data, and Project land and right-of-way 

1053 agreements; the water users' land-use (crop census), land ownership, land-leasing and water use 

1054 data; and other matters that the Contracting Officer may require. Reports thereon shall be 

1055 furnished to the Contracting Officer in such form and on such date or dates as the Contracting 

1056 Officer may require. Subject to applicable Federal laws and regulations, each party to this 

1057 Contract shall have the right during office hours to examine and make copies of the other party's 

1058 books and records relating to matters covered by this Contract. 

1059 (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (a) of this Article, no books, 

1060 records, or other information shall be requested from the Contractor by the Contracting Officer 

1061 unless such books, records, or information are reasonably related to the administration or 

1062 performance of this Contract. Any such request shall allow the Contractor a reasonable period of 

1063 time within which to provide the requested books, records, or information. 

1064 (c) Omitted. 

1065 ASSIGNMENT LIMITED--SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS OBLIGATED

1066 31. (a) The provisions of this Contract shall apply to and bind the successors and 

1067 assigns of the parties hereto, but no assignment or transfer of this Contract or any right or interest 

1068 therein shall be valid until approved in writing by the Contracting Officer. 

1069 (b) The assignment of any right or interest in this Contract by either party 

1070 shall not interfere with the rights or obligations of the other party to this Contract absent the 

1071 written concurrence of said other party. 

1072 (c) The Contracting Officer shall not unreasonably condition or withhold his 

1073 approval of any proposed assignment. 
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1074 SEVERABILITY

1075 32. In the event that a person or entity who is neither (i) a party to a Project contract, 

1076 nor (ii) a person or entity that receives Project Water from a party to a Project contract, nor (iii) 

1077 an association or other form of organization whose primary function is to represent parties to 

1078 Project contracts, brings an action in a court of competent jurisdiction challenging the legality or 

1079 enforceability of a provision included in this Contract and said person, entity, association, or 

1080 organization obtains a final court decision holding that such provision is legally invalid or 

1081 unenforceable and the Contractor has not intervened in that lawsuit in support of the plaintiff(s), 

1082 the parties to this Contract shall use their best efforts to (i) within 30 days of the date of such 

1083 final court decision identify by mutual agreement the provisions in this Contract which must be 

1084 revised, and (ii) within three months thereafter promptly agree on the appropriate revision(s). 

1085 The time periods specified above may be extended by mutual agreement of the parties. Pending 

1086 the completion of the actions designated above, to the extent it can do so without violating any 

1087 applicable provisions of law, the United States shall continue to make the quantities of Project 

1088 Water specified in this Contract available to the Contractor pursuant to the provisions of this 

1089 Contract which were not found to be legally invalid or unenforceable in the final court decision. 

1090 RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES

1091 33. Should any dispute arise concerning any provisions of this Contract, or the 

1092 parties’ rights and obligations thereunder, the parties shall meet and confer in an attempt to 

1093 resolve the dispute. Prior to the Contractor commencing any legal action, or the Contracting 

1094 Officer referring any matter to Department of Justice, the party shall provide to the other party 

1095 30 days’ written notice of the intent to take such action; Provided, That such notice shall not be 

1096 required where a delay in commencing an action would prejudice the interests of the party that 

1097 intends to file suit. During the 30-day notice period, the Contractor and the Contracting Officer 

1098 shall meet and confer in an attempt to resolve the dispute. Except as specifically provided, 

1099 nothing herein is intended to waive or abridge any right or remedy that the Contractor or the 

1100 United States may have. 
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1101 OFFICIALS NOT TO BENEFIT

1102 34. No Member of or Delegate to Congress, Resident Commissioner, or official of the 

1103 Contractor shall benefit from this Contract other than as a water user or landowner in the same 

1104 manner as other water users or landowners. 

1105 CHANGES IN CONTRACTOR’S SERVICE AREA

1106 35. (a) While this Contract is in effect, no change may be made in the 

1107 Contractor's Service Area, by inclusion or exclusion of lands, dissolution, consolidation, merger, 

1108 or otherwise, except upon the Contracting Officer's written consent. 

1109 (b) Within 30 days of receipt of a request for such a change, the Contracting 

1110 Officer will notify the Contractor of any additional information required by the Contracting 

1111 Officer for processing said request, and both parties will meet to establish a mutually agreeable 

1112 schedule for timely completion of the process. Such process will analyze whether the proposed 

1113 change is likely to: (i) result in the use of Project Water contrary to the terms of this Contract; 

1114 (ii) impair the ability of the Contractor to pay for Project Water furnished under this Contract or 

1115 to pay for any Federally-constructed facilities for which the Contractor is responsible; and (iii) 

1116 have an impact on any Project Water rights applications, permits, or licenses. In addition, the 

1117 Contracting Officer shall comply with the NEPA and the ESA. The Contractor will be 

1118 responsible for all costs incurred by the Contracting Officer in this process, and such costs will 

1119 be paid in accordance with Article 25 of this Contract. 

1120 FEDERAL LAWS

1121 36. By entering into this Contract, the Contractor does not waive its rights to contest 

1122 the validity or application in connection with the performance of the terms and conditions of this 

1123 Contract of any Federal law or regulation; Provided, That the Contractor agrees to comply with 

1124 the terms and conditions of this Contract unless and until relief from application of such Federal 

1125 law or regulation to the implementing provision of the Contract is granted by a court of 

1126 competent jurisdiction.
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1127 NOTICES

1128 37. Any notice, demand, or request authorized or required by this Contract shall be 

1129 deemed to have been given, on behalf of the Contractor, when mailed, postage prepaid, or 

1130 delivered to the Area Manager, Bureau of Reclamation, Northern California Area Office, 16349 

1131 Shasta Dam Boulevard, Shasta Lake, California 96019, and on behalf of the United States, when 

1132 mailed, postage prepaid, or delivered to the Board of Directors of the Clear Creek Community 

1133 Services District, 5880 Oak Street, Anderson, California 96007. The designation of the 

1134 addressee or the address may be changed by notice given in the same manner as provided in this 

1135 Article for other notices. 

1136 CONFIRMATION OF CONTRACT

1137 38. The Contractor, after the execution of this Contract, shall promptly seek to secure 

1138 a decree of a court of competent jurisdiction of the State of California, confirming the execution 

1139 of this Contract. The Contractor shall furnish the United States a certified copy of the final 

1140 decree, the validation proceedings, and all pertinent supporting records of the court approving 

1141 and confirming this Contract, and decreeing and adjudging it to be lawful, valid, and binding on 

1142 the Contractor. 

1143 AMENDATORY CONTRACT

1144 39. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that Part A (i.e., Articles 2 through 10) 

1145 of Contract No. 14-06-200-489-A, is replaced by this Contract. The respective duties, covenants 

1146 and obligations of the parties in Contract No. 14-06-200-489-A which are not replaced by this 

1147 Contract be unaffected as if Part A had not been replaced. By mutual agreement of the parties 

1148 the remainder of Contract No. 14-06-200-489-A, exclusive of Part A thereof, may be amended 

1149 by negotiation and execution of an amendatory contract, if any..
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1150 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Contract as of 

1151 the day and year first above written. 

1152 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

1153 By: ______________________________________ 

1154 Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region 

1155 Bureau of Reclamation 

1156 CLEAR CREEK COMMUNITY 

1157 SERVICES DISTRICT 

1158 By: ______________________________________ 

1159 President of the Board of Directors 

1160 Attest: 

1161 By: _____________________________ 

1162 Secretary of the Board of Directors 

1163 (I:\LTRC\DRAFT LTRC’S\Clear Creek 06-18-2004 Clear Creek Final LTRC Draft 

1164 Contract.doc) 
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EXHIBIT A

[Map or Description of Contractor’s Service Area]
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EXHIBIT B 

[Initial Rates and Charges] 

2004 Water Rates and Charges for Interim Renewal Contract No. 14-06-200-489-A-IR9

 Clear Creek Community Services District - Clear Creek Unit

Calculated 

 Cost of Service Payment Capacity 1/ 

 Irrigation M&I Irrigation

COST OF SERVICE RATES:

Capital Rates $ 9.48 $18.04 $ 0.00 

O&M Rates: 

Water Marketing 7.59 5.01 7.59 

Storage 5.83 6.38 5.83 

Deficit Rates: 

Interest Bearing 0.00 16.75 0.00 

CFO/PFR Adjustment Rate 3/ 2.01 2.15 2.01

TOTAL $24.91 $48.33 $15.43

IRRIGATION FULL-COST RATES:

Section 202(3) Rate is applicable to 

 a Qualified Recipient or to a Limited 

 Recipient receiving irrigation water 

 on or before October 1, 1981. $33.88 $33.88

Section 205(a)(3) Rate is applicable 

 to a Limited Recipient that did not

 receive irrigation water on or before 

 October 1, 1981. $41.48 $41.48

M&I FULL COST RATE: $62.14

CHARGES UNDER P.L. 102-575 TO THE

RESTORATION FUND 2/ 

 Restoration Payments (3407(d)(2)(A)) $ 7.82 $15.64 $ 0.00

1/ Established pursuant to the results of the Payment Capacity Analysis for the Clear Creek CSD and Bella Vista WD as 

announced by letter dated October 2, 1996. 

2/ Restoration fund charges are payments in addition to the water rates and were determined pursuant to Title XXXIV of Public 

Law 102-575. Restoration fund charges are on a fiscal year basis (10/1 - 9/30). 

3/ Chief Financial Officer (CFO) adjustment and Provision for Replacement (PFR) expense is being distributed over a 5-year 

period beginning in FY 2003 for those contractors that requested those costs be deferred.
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EXHIBIT C 

GUIDELINES FOR DETERMINING IF PROJECT WATER

IS PUT TO USE AS IRRIGATION WATER

A. Objective: 

1. Achieve the proper use of Project Water irrespective of landholding size. 

2. Obtain reimbursement to the Reclamation Fund for Project Water at the appropriate Rates. 

B. Focus: 

 

1. Usually, the Rates for Irrigation Water are significantly less than the Rates for M&I Water. Contractors 

that have both irrigation and M&I as purposes of use in their contracts have to determine the appropriate 

Rates to charge their customers for Project Water. That determination becomes more difficult for smaller 

landholdings because activities on a rural residence may appear to be similar to activities on a farm or ranch. 

2. To qualify as Irrigation Water, Project Water must be used primarily in the production of crops or 

livestock for sale or barter beyond the quantity needed for personal use. 

C. Criteria to consider: 

1. Existence of a business or development plan; and 

2. Crop or livestock sales or barter; and/or 

3. Improvements to land, including but not limited to buildings (barns, storage facilities, workshop, 

livestock shed), irrigation system, leveling, corrals, fencing, fruit or nut trees, vines, etc.); and 

4. Related enterprises involving the landholder. For example, Project Water diverted to irrigate pasture for 

horses used in a cattle operation would be at the Rates for Irrigation Water in contrast to Project Water 

diverted to irrigate pasture for horses used only for personal enjoyment which would be at the Rates for 

M&I Water. 

D. Decision: 

1. The Contractor shall be responsible for ascertaining whether Project Water delivered by it is put to use 

as Irrigation Water or M&I Water. In the past, Reclamation’s focus has been on landholdings operated in 

units of less than two acres. More recently, that focus has been on landholdings operated in units of less 

than five acres. 

2. The guidelines recognize that the Contractor surveyed all landholdings between two and five acres 

during the term of its first interim renewal contract to determine if those landholders were paying the 

appropriate Rates for Project Water. If the purpose of use has not changed since that survey was completed, 

those landholders will not be required to submit a new application to the Contractor to receive Project Water 
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at the Rates for Irrigation Water. If the landholder but not the purpose of use has changed after the survey 

was completed but prior to execution of this Contract, those landholders will not be required to submit a 

new application requesting Project Water at the Rates for Irrigation Water. The Contractor will require a 

new application requesting Project Water at the Rates for Irrigation Water when there is a change in 

ownership of any of those landholdings after the date of execution of this Contract. 

E. Review: 

 A decision made by the Contractor may be reviewed by Reclamation. If Reclamation does not agree 

with the Contractor’s decision, Reclamation shall provide notification, in writing, to the Contractor 

explaining specifically why Reclamation believes the decision made by the Contractor to deliver Irrigation 

Water to the landholding was not done so in accordance with these guidelines. Within 30 days of receipt of 

such notification, Reclamation and the Contractor shall meet and confer to determine what corrective 

actions should be taken to resolve the disagreement in accordance with these guidelines. If Reclamation and 

the Contractor cannot resolve the disagreement within 90 days of that notification, Reclamation shall, 

thereafter, provide its final determination, in writing to the Contractor. The Contractor retains the right to 

appeal up to and including the Commissioner of Reclamation any final decision they are in disagreement 

with.

F. Documentation: 

 These guidelines presume a landholding is only eligible to receive Project Water at the Rates for M&I 

Water unless documentation is provided to the Contractor to show it qualifies for Irrigation Water or an 

application by a landholder requesting new service for Irrigation Water is approved by the Contractor. The 

Contractor shall retain such documentation for a period of six years after the initial determination is made 

that Project Water is being used for irrigation purposes or after a landholder no longer is using Project Water 

for irrigation purposes, whichever is longer.