United States Department of the Interior

— — — - BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

South-Central California Area Office

Tracy Office (Cvi’)

RR1 Box 35

IN REPLY

__ REFER TO: Byron, California 94514-9614

TO-440 JAN 2 6 1999

WTR-4 .00

Board of Directors

(See Attached List)

Subject: Guidelines for Rescheduling of 1998 Central Valley

Central Valley Project

Enclosed for your use and information is a

Guidelines — San Luis Reservoir.

Contractors must submit a written request to reschedule undelivered 1998 CVP

water to the San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority (Authority) for the

Delta—Mendota Canal, Mendota Pool, San Luis Canal and San Felipe Unit

Contractors. The Authority will coordinate and compile all contractor’s

requests in a single written request to be forwarded to the South—Central

California Area Office, Tracy. The Authority’s request will identify, by

contractor, the quantity of water undelivered from their 1998 Water allocation

and the quantity of such water the contractor is requesting to be rescheduled.

Contractors must submit a delivery schedule for all rescheduled 1998 water to

the South-Central Area Office, Tracy, Attention: Buddy Smith for review by

February 28, 1999.

All rescheduled 1998 Water is •subject to available conveyance and storage

capacity and will be second in priority to 1999 contract year water deliveries

scheduled by others. Rescheduled 1998 Water must be the first water scheduled

and used in the 1999 contract year. Rescheduled 1998 Water may be transferred

in accordance with the transfer provisions of the Central Valley Project

Improvement Act. Transferred rescheduled 1998 Water is subject to all other

provisions of rescheduled water.

The Tracy Office will be responsible for reviewing and approving all water

schedules incorporating rescheduled water. Revisions to an approved schedule

must be submitted no later than 24 hours prior to the proposed changes.

If you have any questions or problems regarding the rescheduling process,

please call Buddy Smith of the South—Central Area Office in Tracy at

(209) 836—6279 or (209) 836—6282 for the hearing impaired.

Sincerely,

=~ae14L~ Buddy J. Smith

Supervisory Repayment Specialist

Enclosure

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bc: d./egional Director

Attention: MP—440

Central Valley Operations Office

Attention: CVO—400 (Fujitani)

Area Manager, South—Central California Area Office

Attention: SCC—440 (EL)
MENDOTA POOL

San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors

Coelho Tnist

Fresno Slough Water District

Melvin Hughes

James Irrigation District

Laguna Water District

Reclamation District No. 1606

Tranquillity Irrigation District

Delta-Mendota Canal

Banta-Carbona Irrigation District

Broadview Water District

Centinella Water District

Del Puerto Water District

Eagle Field Water District

Mercy Springs Water District

Oro Lorna Water District

Pacheco Water District

Panoche Water District

Patterson Water District

Plain View Water District

San Luis Water District

The West Side Irrigation District

West Stanislaus Irrigation District

Widren Water District

City of Tracy

Dos Palos Area Joint Powers Agency

San Luis Canal

City ofAvenal

City ofCoalinga

City ofHuron

Westlands Water District

San Felipe

San Benito County Water District

Santa Clara Valley Water District

Others

San Luis and Delta-Mendota

Water Authority
RESCHEDULING GUIDELINES

SAN LUIS RESERVOIR - MID-PACIFIC REGION

GENERAL

:

These guidelines (hereafter referred to as the 1998 Rescheduling Guidelines) apply to the

rescheduling ofCentral Valley Project(CVP) water in the San Luis Reservoir only.

Rescheduling of water in the Friant Division will be accomplished pursuant to the Friant

Division Carryover Policy, which incorporates the general principles ofthe 1998 Rescheduling

Guidelines while providing forthe unique nature ofthe Friant Division.

The 1998 Rescheduling Guidelines will continue until rescinded or amended. Only the annual

dates, rates and charges will be changed to correspond to the new years involved in future

resehedulings. The principles and procedures included in the 1998 Rescheduling Guidelines will

continue in force until formally rescinded or amended through newrescheduling guidelines.

Contractors who have rescheduled 1998 Irrigation water (Irrigation Water) or 1998 Municipal

and Industrial water (M&I Water) and have not taken delivery ofsuch water will not be allowed

to enterinto temporary contracts with the United States for non-storable or unmanageable flood

flows ofshort duration (Section 215 water) should such water become available. All rescheduled

water will be the first water delivered to the contractor and must be delivered prior to delivery of

any available non-storable water.

APPROVAL AND SChEDULING

:

1. Request. The San Luis and Delta Mendota Water Authority (Authority) must submit a

written request identifying the estimated total quantity ofundelivered Irrigation Water and M&I

Water to be rescheduled. The Authority shall submit this written request to the South Central

California Area Office in Tracy (Tracy Office) no later than February 15, 1999.

Prior to February 25, 1999, the Tracy Office shall inform the Authority ofthe maximum

quantity ofrescheduled 1998 water that can be accommodated as ofFebruary 28, 1999. On the

basis ofthat data and the rescheduling requests received, the Authority willsubmit any changes

necessary to finalize the estimated rescheduled quantitiesto the Tracy Office, along with the total

payments due forrescheduling, prior to February 28, 1999. The Authority’s finalrequest will

identify by contractor the quantity of 1998 Irrigation and M&I Water to be rescheduled.

2. Limitation on M&I Water. Irrigation Water shall have a priority over M&I Water.

M&I Water will only be accepted forrescheduling, ifthere is sufficient capacity to accommodate

it in San Luis Reservoir after all Irrigation Waterrequests have been accommodated.

Additionally, and pursuant to 6. below, M&I Water will be the first water evacuated in instances

where there is insufficient storage space in San Luis Reservoir or in the event ofspill conditions.
3. Schedule. The Tracy Qffice will review and provide written approval or disapproval of

any water delivery schedule for rescheduled Irrigation Water and M&I Water. Any revisions to

an approved schedule must be submitted no later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the

proposed changes. The Tracy Office shall provide pertinent information to Central Valley

Operations (CVO-l00), Economics and Ratesetting (MP-3400), and Water Rights and Contracts

(MP-440). MP-440 and CVO-l00 will provide oversight and consultation on rescheduling

questions and problems.

4. 1999 Water Supplies. Rescheduling shall not affect 1999 water supplies. The amount

ofrescheduled Irrigation Water and M&I Water stored in San Luis Reservoir shall be reduced by

the impact to CVP export pumping, if that impact results in an adverse effect on 1999 supplies,

as determined by Reclamation.

5. Priority. All rescheduled water is subject to available conveyance and storage capacity

and will not interferewith 1999 contract year water deliveries scheduled by others. Rescheduled

Irrigation Water and M&I Water must be the first water sch~duled and used by the applicable

contractors in the 1999 contract year. Rescheduled Irrigation Water and M&I Water may be

transferred in accordance with the transfer provisions ofthe Central Valley Project Improvement

Act. Transferred rescheduled Irrigation Water and M&I Water is subject to all ofthe provisions

ofrescheduled water.

6. First Water Evacuated. If there is insufficient storage space in San Luis Reservoir to

store the Irrigation Water and M&I Water in addition to the CVP water being stored for the 1999

water year, the rescheduled water must be evacuated as soon as possible upon receipt by the

Authority of proper notice from Reclamation.

In the event ofa necessary evacuation, rescheduled water will be the first water released,

with M&I Water released first and then Irrigation Water. Reclamation will attempt to provide a

30-day notice ofthe necessity for evacuation ofrescheduled Irrigation Water and M&I Water. If

more than one contractor has rescheduled Irrigation Water and/or M&I Water in storage, the

rescheduled water lost due to spill conditions will be prorated based on the total rescheduled

amounts in storage when the loss occurred.

7. Reservation. Reclamation reserves the right to reject any request forrescheduling due to

factors beyond Reclamation’s control or due to circumstances not contemplated ot foreseen when

these guidelines were prepared.

PAYMENT

:

8. Water Rate for Scheduled Water, For 1998 waterrescheduled into the 1999 contract

year, the contractor must pay the appropriate 1998 water rate when the contractor schedules

delivery ofrescheduled Irrigation Water or M&I Water. Payment ofthe appropriate 1998 water

rate must be made in advance ofwater delivery. Ifrescheduled water is subsequently not

delivered, the contractor will not be charged forthe costs ofsaid water. The amounts advanced
will not be refunded, but will be applied to the contractor’s other water service obligations.

9. Rescheduling Charge. For 1998 water rescheduled into the 1999 contract year, the

contractor must pay the rescheduling charge of $8.27 per acre-foot for all Irrigation Water

rescheduled and $14.00 per acre-foot for all M&I Water rescheduled. The rescheduling charge

consists ofthe 1998 storage capital rate ($3.36 for Irrigation Water and $7.01 for M&I Water)

and storage O&M rate ($4.91 forIrrigation Water and $6.99 for M&I Water) and will be paid by

the contractor at the time the contractor submits their report ofthe final quantity ofwater to be

rescheduled (prior to February 28, 1999). Ifrescheduled water is subsequently not delivered, the

contractor will not be charged forthe rescheduling charges applicable to said water. The

rescheduling charges advanced will not be refunded, but will be applied to the contractor’s

other water service obligations.

10. Restoration Fund Charge. For 1998 water rescheduled into the 1999 contract year, the

contractor must pay the fiscal year 1999 Restoration Fund charge of$6.98 per acre-foot for

Irrigation Water and $13.96 per acre-foot for M&I Water by the end ofthe month following the

month in which the rescheduled water was delivered. The Restoration Fund charge will not

be incurred unless the rescheduled water is (Iclivered to the contractor at the contractor’s

designated delivery I)Oint.

11. Contractor Payments to be Made to Authority. All payments for water rescheduled in

the San Luis Reservoir shall be made to the Authority pursuant to their capacity as fiscal agent

forthe United States.