1 Irrigation and M&I 

2 R.O. 10/31-2001 

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

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

5 Rev. R.O. 01/22-2003 

6 Contract No.

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8 UNITED STATES 

9 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

10 BUREAU OF RECLAMATION 

11 Central Valley Project, California 

12 INTERIM RENEWAL CONTRACT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 

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14 PATTERSON IRRIGATION DISTRICT 

15 PROVIDING FOR PROJECT WATER SERVICE 

16 THIS CONTRACT, made this 21st day of February , 2003, in 

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

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

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

20 1956 (70 Stat. 483), June 21, 1963 (77 Stat. 68), October 12, 1982 (96 Stat. 1263), as amended and 

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

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

23 to as the United States, and PATTERSON IRRIGATION DISTRICT, hereinafter referred to as the 

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

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

26 WITNESSETH, That: 

27 EXPLANATORY RECITALS 

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

29 contract identified as Contract No. 14-06-200-3598A-IR6, hereinafter referred to as the Existing 

30 Interim Renewal Contract, which provides for the continued water service to the Contractor from 

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WHEREAS, Contract No. 14-06-200-3598A, the original contract that was renewed 

through the interim renewal contracts including the Existing Interim Renewal Contract, provided 

that the United States would furnish to the Contractor, each year, 6,000 acre-feet of replacement 

water in addition to the16,500 acre-feet each year of Project Water to reach a full and complete 

settlement and complete release of the United States from liability of any nature with respect to any 

and all of the Contractor’s claims that the construction and operation of the Central Valley Project 

has interfered with its right in and the use of the waters of the San Joaquin River; and, 

WHEREAS, interim renewal contracts Nos. 14-06-200-3598A-IR1, 

14-06-200-3598A-IR2, 14-06-200-3598A-IR3, provided that the United States would continue to 

provide both the Project Water and replacement water to the Contractor from March 1, 1995, 

through November 30, 2000; and 

WHEREAS, for unknown reasons, interim renewal contracts Nos. 14-06-200-

3598A-IR4, 14-06-200-3598A-IR5, and 14-06-200-3598A-IR6 provided that the United States 

would continue to provide Project Water to the Contractor but not reference replacement water; and 

WHEREAS, the parties intend to clarify, through execution of this Interim Contract 

No. 14-06-200-3598A-IR7 that it was their mutual intent to continue uninterrupted service of 

6,000 acre-feet annually of replacement water to Contractor from the Delta-Mendota Canal free of 

charge through all of their preceding interim renewal contracts; and 

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

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

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

renewal contract has not been completed, and the Contractor has requested a subsequent interim 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

61 INCORPORATION AND REVISION OF EXISTING INTERIM RENEWAL CONTRACT 

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

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

64 in full text with the exception of Articles1, 3, and 12, thereof, which are revised as follows: 

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

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

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

68 as described in Article 2(a) of Interim Renewal Contract No. 14-06-200-3598A-IR5 if a long-term 

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

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

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

72 “February 15, 2004.” 

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

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

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

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77 (d) Subdivision (h) is added to Article 3 as follows: 

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78 3. (h) In addition to water to be provided under subdivision (a) of this 

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80 each year the United States shall furnish from the Delta-Mendota Canal, free of charge to the 

81 Contractor (including free from obligation to pay Rates or Charges hereinafter provided for), and in 

82 accordance with the schedule submitted pursuant to Article 4, 6,000 acre-feet of water, hereinafter 

83 referred to as “replacement water.” For purposes of this subdivision, the United States shall 

84 consider replacement water to be the first 6,000 acre-feet furnished to the Contractor in any given 

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86 4. Subdivision (e) is added to Article 12 as follows: 

87 12. (e) Notwithstanding other provisions of this Contract, replacement water 

88 will bear shortages and be reduced during times of reduced water supplies based on the same 

89 percentage of reduction of supplies implemented by the Second Amended Contract for Exchange of 

90 Waters, dated February 14, 1968, between the United States and the Central California Irrigation 

91 District, Columbia Canal Company, San Luis Canal Company, and Firebaugh Canal Company, 

92 Contract No. I1r-1144. 

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

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

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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

By: /s/ Kirk C. Rodgers 

Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region 

Bureau of Reclamation 

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PATTERSON IRRIGATION DISTRICT 

By: /s/ John Barbaste 

President 

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