[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 27 (Monday, February 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6005-6011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3142]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation


Quarterly Status Report of Water Service and Repayment Contract 
Negotiations

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of proposed contractual actions pending 
through December 31, 1996, and contract actions that have been 
completed or discontinued since the last publication of this notice on 
October 28, 1996. From the date of this publication, future quarterly 
notices during this calendar year will be limited to modified, new, 
completed or discontinued contract actions. This annual notice should 
be used as a point of reference to identify changes in future notices. 
This notice is one of a variety of means used to inform the public 
about proposed contractual actions for capital recovery and management 
of project resources and facilities. Additional Bureau of Reclamation 
(Reclamation) announcements of individual contract actions may be 
published in the Federal Register and in newspapers of general 
circulation in the areas determined by Reclamation to be affected by 
the proposed action. Announcements may be in the form of news releases, 
legal notices, official letters, memorandums, or other forms of written 
material. Meetings, workshops, and/or hearings may also be used, as 
appropriate, to provide local publicity. The public participation 
procedures do not apply to proposed contracts for sale of surplus or 
interim irrigation water for a term of 1 year or less. Either of the 
contracting parties may invite the public to observe contract 
proceedings. All public participation procedures will be coordinated 
with those involved in complying with the National Environmental Policy 
Act.

ADDRESSES: The identity of the approving officer and other information 
pertaining to a specific contract proposal may be obtained by calling 
or writing the appropriate regional office at the address and telephone 
number given for each region in the supplementary information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alonzo Knapp, Manager, Reclamation 
Law, Contracts, and Repayment Office, Bureau of Reclamation, PO Box 
25007, Denver, Colorado 80225-0007; telephone 303-236-1061 extension 
224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 226 of the Reclamation 
Reform Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 1273) and 43 CFR 426.20 of the rules and 
regulations published in 52 FR 11954, Apr. 13, 1987, Reclamation will 
publish notice of the proposed or amendatory contract actions for any 
contract for the delivery of project water for authorized uses in 
newspapers of general circulation in the affected area at least 60 days 
prior to contract execution. Pursuant to the ``Final Revised Public 
Participation Procedures'' for water resource-related contract 
negotiations, published in 47 FR 7763, Feb. 22, 1982, a tabulation is 
provided of all proposed contractual actions in each of the five 
Reclamation regions. Each proposed action is, or is expected to be, in 
some stage of the contract negotiation process in 1997. When contract 
negotiations are completed, and prior to execution, each proposed 
contract form must be approved by the Secretary of the Interior, or 
pursuant to delegated or redelegated authority, the Commissioner of 
Reclamation or one of the regional directors. In some instances, 
congressional review and approval of a report, water rate, or other 
terms and conditions of the contract may be involved.
    Public participation in and receipt of comments on contract 
proposals will be facilitated by adherence to the following procedures:
    1. Only persons authorized to act on behalf of the contracting 
entities may negotiate the terms and conditions of a specific contract 
proposal.
    2. Advance notice of meetings or hearings will be furnished to 
those parties that have made a timely written request for such notice 
to the appropriate regional or project office of Reclamation.
    3. Written correspondence regarding proposed contracts may be made 
available to the general public pursuant to the terms and procedures of 
the Freedom of Information Act (80 Stat. 383), as amended.
    4. Written comments on a proposed contract or contract action must 
be submitted to the appropriate regional officials at the locations and 
within the time limits set forth in the advance public notices.
    5. All written comments received and testimony presented at any 
public hearings will be reviewed and summarized by the appropriate 
regional office for use by the contract approving authority.
    6. Copies of specific proposed contracts may be obtained from the 
appropriate regional director or his designated public contact as they 
become available for review and comment.
    7. In the event modifications are made in the form of a proposed 
contract, the appropriate regional director shall determine whether 
republication of the notice and/or extension of the comment period is 
necessary.
    Factors considered in making such a determination shall include, 
but are not limited to: (i) The significance of the modification, and 
(ii) the degree of public interest which has been expressed over the 
course of the negotiations. As a minimum, the regional director shall 
furnish revised contracts to all parties who requested the contract in 
response to the initial public notice.

Acronym Definitions Used Herein

(BCP)  Boulder Canyon Project
(CAP)  Central Arizona Project
(CUP)  Central Utah Project
(CVP)  Central Valley Project
(CRSP)  Colorado River Storage Project
(D&MC)  Drainage and Minor Construction
(FR)  Federal Register

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(IDD)  Irrigation and Drainage District
(ID)  Irrigation District
(M&I)  Municipal and Industrial
(O&M)  Operation and Maintenance
(P-SMBP)  Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program
(R&B)  Rehabilitation and Betterment
(PPR)  Present Perfected Right
(RRA)  Reclamation Reform Act
(NEPA)  National Environmental Policy Act
(SRPA)  Small Reclamation Projects Act
(WCUA)  Water Conservation and Utilization Act
(WD)  Water District

    Pacific Northwest Region: Bureau of Reclamation, 1150 North Curtis 
Road, Boise, Idaho 83706-1234, telephone 208-378-5346.
    1. Irrigation, M&I, and Miscellaneous Water Users; Columbia Basin, 
Crooked River, Deschutes, Minidoka, Rathdrum Prairie, Rogue River 
Basin, and Umatilla Projects; Idaho, Oregon, and Washington: Temporary 
or interim repayment and water service contracts for irrigation or M&I 
use to provide up to 10,000 acre-feet of water annually for terms up to 
5 years; long-term contracts for similar service for up to 1,000 acre-
feet of water annually.
    2. Rogue River Basin Water Users, Rogue River Basin Project, 
Oregon: Water service contracts; $8 per acre-foot per annum.
    3. Willamette Basin Water Users, Willamette Basin Project, Oregon: 
Water service contracts; $8 per acre-foot per annum.
    4. Clark and Edwards Canal and Irrigation Company, Enterprise Canal 
Company, Ltd., Lenroot Canal Company, Liberty Park Canal Company, 
Parsons Ditch Company, Poplar ID, Wearyrick Ditch Company, all in the 
Minidoka Project, Idaho; Juniper Flat ID, Wapinitia Project, Oregon; 
Roza ID, Yakima Project, Washington: Amendatory repayment and water 
service contracts; purpose is to conform to the Reclamation Reform Act 
of 1982 (Pub. L. 97-293).
    5. Bridgeport ID, Chief Joseph Dam Project, Washington: Warren Act 
contract for the use of an irrigation outlet in Chief Joseph Dam.
    6. Ochoco ID and Various Individual Spaceholders, Crooked River 
Project, Oregon: Repayment contract for reimbursable cost of dam safety 
repairs to Arthur R. Bowman Dam.
    7. Sidney Irrigation Cooperative, Willamette Basin Project, Oregon: 
Irrigation water service contract for approximately 2,300 acre-feet.
    8. Douglas County, Milltown Hill Project, Oregon: SRPA loan 
repayment contract; proposed combination loan and grant obligation of 
approximately $31 million.
    9. Palmer Creek Water District Improvement Company, Willamette 
Basin Project, Oregon: Irrigation water service contract for 
approximately 13,000 acre-feet.
    10. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Boise Project, Idaho: 
Irrigation water service contract for the use of approximately 200 
acre-feet of storage space annually in Anderson Ranch Reservoir. Water 
to be used on crops for wildlife mitigation purposes.
    11. North Unit ID, Deschutes Project, Oregon: Long-term municipal 
water service contract for provision of approximately 125 acre-feet 
annually from the project water supply to the city of Madras.
    12. Willamette Basin water users, Willamette Basin Project, Oregon: 
Two water service contracts for the exchange of up to 225 acre-feet of 
water for diversion above project reservoirs.
    13. Lewiston Orchards ID, Lewiston Orchards Project, Idaho: 
Repayment contract for reimbursable cost of dam safety repairs to 
Reservoir ``A.''
    14. North Unit ID, Deschutes Project, Oregon: Repayment contract 
for reimbursable cost of dam safety repairs to Wickiup Dam.
    15. Stanfield and Westland IDs and 69 individual contractors, 
Umatilla Project, Oregon: Repayment contracts for reimbursable cost of 
dam safety repairs to McKay Dam.
    16. North Unit ID, Deschutes Project, Oregon: Warren Act contract 
with cost of service charge to allow for use of project facilities to 
convey nonproject water.
    17. South Boise Mutual Irrigation Company, Ltd., and United Water 
Idaho, Boise Project, Idaho: Agreement amending contracts to approve 
the acquisition and municipal use of Anderson Ranch Reservoir water by 
United Water Idaho, and the transfer of Luck Peak Reservoir water to 
the United States.
    18. Baker Valley ID, Baker Project, Oregon: Warren Act contract 
with cost of service charge to allow for use of project facilities to 
store nonproject water.
    19. Okanogan ID, Okanogan Project, Washington: Safety of dams 
contract to repay districts' share of cost to install an Early Warning 
System.
    20. Rogue River Valley and Medford IDs, Rogue River Basin Project, 
Oregon: Safety of dams contract to repay each districts' share of cost 
to repair Fish Lake Dam.
    21. Hermiston, Stanfield, Westland, and West Extension IDs, 
Umatilla Project, Oregon: Temporary contracts to provide water service 
for 1997 to lands lying outside of their boundaries.
    22. Burley ID, Minidoka Project, Idaho: Warren Act contract with 
cost of service charge to allow for use of project facilities to convey 
nonproject water.
    23. JELD-WEN, Inc., Yakima Project, Washington: Long-term water 
exchange contract for assignment of Teanaway River water rights to 
Reclamation for instream flow use in exchange for annual use of up to 
1,840 acre-feet of water from Cle Elum Reservoir for a proposed resort 
development.
    24. J. R. Simplot Company, Boise Project, Idaho: Long-term contract 
for 3,000 acre-feet of Anderson Ranch Reservoir storage for M&I use.
    25. Eagle Island Water Users Association, Inc., Boise Project, 
Idaho: Amendment and partial recision of water service contract to 
reduce the Association's spaceholding in Lucky Peak Reservoir by up to 
5,300 acre-feet, thereby allowing use of this space by Reclamation for 
flow augmentation.
    26. Milner ID, Minidoka-Palisades Projects, Idaho: Amendment and 
partial recision of storage contracts to reduce the districts' 
spaceholding in Palisades Reservoir by up to 5,162 acre-feet, thereby 
allowing use of this space by Reclamation for flow augmentation.
    Mid-Pacific Region: Bureau of Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, 
Sacramento, California 95825-1898, telephone 916-979-2401.
    1. Tuolumne Utility District (formerly Tuolumne Regional WD), CVP, 
California: Water service contract for up to 9,000 acre-feet from New 
Melones Reservoir.
    2. Irrigation Water Districts, Individual Irrigators, M&I and 
Miscellaneous Water Users, Mid-Pacific Region Projects other than CVP: 
Temporary (interim) water service contracts for available project water 
for irrigation, M&I, or fish and wildlife purposes providing up to 
10,000 acre-feet of water annually for terms up to 5 years; temporary 
Warren Act contracts for use of project facilities for terms up to 1 
year; long-term contracts for similar service for up to 1,000 acre-feet 
annually. Note. Copies of the standard forms of temporary water service 
contracts for the various types of service are available upon written 
request from the Regional Director at the address shown above.
    3. Contractors from the American River Division, Buchanan Division, 
Cross Valley Canal, Delta Division, Friant Division, Hidden Division, 
Sacramento River Division, Shasta Division, and Trinity River Division, 
CVP, California: Renewal of existing

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long-term water service contracts with contractors whose contracts 
expire between 1997 and 1998; water quantities for these contracts 
total in excess of 1.7M acre-feet. These contract actions will be 
accomplished through interim renewal contracts pursuant to Pub. L. 102-
575.
    4. Redwood Valley County WD, SRPA, California: District is 
considering restructuring the repayment schedule pursuant to Public Law 
100-516 or initiating new legislation to prepay the loan at a 
discounted rate. Prepayment option under Public Law 102-575 has 
expired.
    5. Truckee Carson ID, Newlands Project, Nevada: New contract for 
the O&M of Newlands Project facilities. The United States terminated 
the original contract, and this was upheld by the U.S. District Court 
in Nevada on August 17, 1983.
    6. Sacramento River Water Rights Contractors, CVP, California: 
Contract amendment for assignment under voluntary land ownership 
transfers to provide for the current CVP water rates and update 
standard contract articles.
    7. Naval Air Station and Truckee Carson ID, Newlands Project, 
Nevada: Amend water service agreement No. 14-06-400-1024 for the use of 
project water on Naval Air Station land.
    8. El Dorado County Water Agency, San Juan WD, and Sacramento 
County Water Agency, CVP, California: M&I water service contract to 
supplement existing water supply: 15,000 acre-feet for El Dorado County 
Water Agency, 13,000 acre-feet for San Juan WD, and 22,000 acre-feet 
for Sacramento County Water Agency, authorized by Pub. L. 101-514.
    9. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish 
and Game, Grassland WD, CVP, California: Water service contracts to 
provide water supplies for refuges and private wetlands within the CVP 
pursuant to Federal Reclamation Laws; exchange agreements and wheeling 
contracts to deliver some of the increased refuge water supplies; 
quantity to be contracted for is approximately 450,000 acre-feet.
    10. Mountain Gate Community Services District, CVP, California: 
Amendment of existing long-term water service contract to include right 
to renew. This amendment will also conform the contract to current 
Reclamation law, including Pub. L. 102-575.
    11. Santa Barbara County Water Agency: Repayment contract for 
safety of dams work on Bradbury Dam.
    12. Central Valley Project Service Area, California: Temporary 
water purchase agreements for acquisition of 20,000 to 200,000 acre-
feet of water for fish and wildlife purposes as authorized by the 
Central Valley Project Improvement Act for terms of up to 3 years.
    13. Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, 
Solano Project, California: Amend water service contract to decrease 
quantity.
    14. City of Roseville, CVP, California: Execution of long-term 
Warren Act contract for conveyance of nonproject water provided from 
the Placer County Water Agency. This contract will allow CVP facilities 
to be used to deliver nonproject water to the City of Roseville for use 
within their service area.
    15. Sacramento Municipal Utility District, CVP, California: 
Amendment of existing water service contract to allow for additional 
points of diversion, and assignment of up to 15,000 acre-feet of 
project water to the Sacramento County Water Agency. The amended 
contract will conform to current Reclamation law.
    16. Solano County Water Agency and Solano ID, Solano Project, 
California: Contract to transfer responsibility for O&M of Monticello 
Dam, Putah Diversion Dam, Headworks of Putah South Canal, and Parshall 
Flume at Milepost 0.18 of Putah South Canal to Solano ID and provide 
that the Solano County Water Agency shall provide the funds necessary 
for O&M of the facilities.
    17. Mercy Springs WD, CVP, California: Assignment of Mercy Springs 
WD's water service contract to Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency. 
The assignment will provide for delivery of up to 13,300 acre-feet 
annually of water to the Agency from the CVP for agricultural purposes.
    18. Santa Clara Valley WD, CVP, California: Agreement for the 
conditional reallocation of a portion of Santa Clara Valley WD's annual 
CVP contract water supply to San Luis and Delta-Mendota Water Authority 
members. The purpose of the conditional reallocation is to improve 
overall management and establishment of more reliable water supplies 
without imposing additional demands or operation changes upon the CVP.
    19. Central Coast Water Authority, Cachuma Project, California: 
Amendment to the Warren Act contract to change the definition of 
contract year. This amendment will make the Warren Act contract 
consistent with the contract year in the Santa Barbara County Water 
Agency's renewed water service contract.
    20. Santa Barbara County Water Agency, Cachuma Project, California: 
Contract to transfer responsibility for O&M and funding of certain 
Cachuma Project facilities to the member units.
    21. Black Butte Dam and Lake, Sacramento River Diversion, CVP, 
California: A proposed amendment of Stony Creek WD's water service 
contract, No. 2-07-20-W0261, to allow the contractor to change from 
paying for all Project water, whether used or not, to paying only for 
Project water scheduled or delivered.
    22. Sacramento River Water Rights Contractors, CVP, California: A 
proposed exchange agreement with M&T, Inc., to take its Butte Creek 
water rights from the Sacramento River.
    The following contract actions have been completed in the Mid-
Pacific Region since this notice was last published on October 28, 
1996.
    1. (5) Truckee Carson ID, Newlands Project, Nevada: New contract 
for the O&M of Newlands Project facilities. The United States 
terminated the original contract, and this was upheld by the U.S. 
District Court in Nevada on August 17, 1983. Action: Contract No. 7-07-
20-X0348 executed on November 25, 1996.
    2. (20) Solano County Water Agency and Solano ID, Solano Project, 
California: Contract to transfer responsibility for O&M of Monticello 
Dam, Putah Diversion Dam, Headworks of Putah South Canal, and Parshall 
Flume at Milepost 0.18 of Putah South Canal to Solano ID and provide 
that the Solano County Water Agency shall provide the funds necessary 
for O&M of the facilities. Action: Contract No. 7-07-20-X0347 executed 
on November 20, 1996.
    Lower Colorado Region: Bureau of Reclamation, PO Box 61470 (Nevada 
Highway and Park Street), Boulder City, Nevada 89006-1470, telephone 
702-293-8536.
    1. Milton and Jean Phillips, Kenneth or Ann Easterday, Robert E. 
Harp, Cameron Brothers Construction Co., Ogram Farms, Bruce Church, 
Inc., Sturges Farms, Inc., Sunkist Growers, Inc., Clayton Farms, BCP, 
Arizona: Water service contracts, as recommended by Arizona Department 
of Water Resources, with agricultural entities located near the 
Colorado River for up to an additional 15,557 acre-feet per year total.
    2. Arizona State Land Department, State of Arizona, BCP, Arizona: 
Contract for 6,607 acre-feet per year of Colorado River water for 
agricultural use and related purposes on State-owned land. This 
contract action reflects an increase in a prior contract recommendation 
in the amount of 6,292 acre-feet per year.
    3. Armon Curtis, Arlin Dulin, Jacy Rayner, Glen Curtis, Jamar 
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Corporation, and Ansel T. Hall, BCP, Arizona: Water service contracts; 
purpose is to amend their contracts to exempt them from the Reclamation 
Reform Act of 1982.
    4. Cibola Valley IDD, BCP, Arizona: Cibola Valley IDD is looking at 
the possibility of transferring, leasing, selling, or banking its 
entitlement of 22,560 acre-feet, for use in Arizona, California, or 
Nevada.
    5. Brooke Water Co., Havasu Water Co., City of Quartzsite, 
McAllister Subdivision, City of Parker, and Arizona State Land 
Department, BCP, Arizona: Contracts for additional M&I allocations of 
Colorado River water to entities located along the Colorado River in 
Arizona for up to 3,759 acre-feet per year as recommended by the 
Arizona Department of Water Resources.
    6. National Park Service for Lake Mead National Recreation Area, 
Supreme Court Decree in Arizona v. California, and BCP in Arizona and 
Nevada: Memorandum of Understanding for delivery of Colorado River 
water for the National Park Service's Federal Establishment PPR of 500 
acre-feet of diversions annually, and the National Park Service's 
Federal Establishment perfected right pursuant to Executive Order No. 
5125 (April 25, 1930).
    7. Mohave Valley ID, BCP, Arizona: Amendment of current contract 
for additional Colorado River water, change in service areas, diversion 
points, and RRA exemption.
    8. Miscellaneous PPR Entitlement Holders, BCP, Arizona and 
California: New contracts for entitlements to Colorado River water as 
decreed by the U.S. Supreme Court in Arizona v. California, as 
supplemented or amended, and as required by section 5 of the Boulder 
Canyon Project Act. Miscellaneous PPR holders are listed in the Arizona 
v. California settlement. Also, conversion of PPR entitlements for 
irrigation water to M&I water entitlements.
    9. Julia Soto Zozaya and Steve M. Zozaya, Mohave County, BCP, 
Arizona: Miscellaneous PPR contract for 720 acre-feet of irrigation 
water.
    10. Holpal Miscellaneous Perfected Right, BCP, Arizona: Assign a 
portion of the PPR to Mr. McNutly.
    11. Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company, BCP, California: 
The company intends to transfer its miscellaneous PPR for the diversion 
of 1,260 acre-feet and consumptive use of 273 acre-feet of Colorado 
River water to the City of Needles.
    12. Federal Establishment PPR Entitlement Holders, BCP: Individual 
contracts for administration of Colorado River water entitlements of 
the Colorado River, Fort Mojave, Quechan, Chemehuevi, and Cocopah 
Indian Tribes.
    13. United States facilities, BCP, Arizona, California, and Nevada: 
Reservation of Colorado River Water for use at Federal facilities and 
lands administered by Reclamation.
    14. Windsor Beach State Park, Lake Havasu City, BCP, Arizona: 
Contract for 90 acre-feet entitlement to Colorado River domestic water.
    15. Crystal Beach Water Conservation District, BCP, Arizona: 
Contract for delivery of 132 acre-feet per year of Colorado River water 
for domestic use, as recommended by the Arizona Department of Water 
Resources.
    16. Bureau of Land Management, BCP, Arizona: Contract for 1,176 
acre-feet per year, for irrigation use, of Arizona's Colorado River 
water that is not used by higher priority Arizona entitlement holders.
    17. Curtis Family Trust et al., BCP, Arizona: Contract for 2,100 
acre-feet per year of Colorado River water for agricultural water.
    18. Beattie Farms SW, BCP, Arizona: Contract for 1,890 acre-feet 
per year of unused Arizona entitlement for agricultural use.
    19. Section 10 Backwater, BCP, Arizona: Contract for 250 acre-feet 
per year of unused Arizona entitlement for environmental use until a 
permanent water supply can be obtained.
    20. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Lower Colorado River Refuge 
Complex, BCP, Arizona: Proposed agreement to pool existing Arizona 
refuge water rights, resolve water rights coordination issues, and to 
provide for nonconsumptive use flow through water.
    21. Yuma Mesa IDD, Gila Project, Arizona: Amendment to provide for 
increase in domestic water allocation (from 10,000 to 20,000 acre-feet) 
within its overall use in the district.
    22. Hilander C ID, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Project, 
Arizona: Water delivery contract for 4,500 acre-feet.
    23. Maricopa-Stanfield IDD, CAP, Arizona: District has requested 
the United States to defer payments and restructure its $78 million 
distribution system repayment obligation.
    24. Agricultural and M&I Water Users, CAP, Arizona: Water service 
subcontracts for percentages of available supply reallocated in 1992 
for irrigation entities and up to 640,000 acre-feet per year allocated 
in 1983 for M&I use.
    25. Indian and Non-Indian Agricultural and M&I Water Users, CAP, 
Arizona: New and amendatory contracts for repayment of Federal 
expenditures for construction of distribution systems.
    26. Gila River Indian Community, CAP, Arizona: Master repayment/O&M 
contract for CAP funded distribution system to serve up to 
approximately 77,000 acres of existing land.
    27. McMicken ID/Avondale, CAP, Arizona: Amend McMicken's CAP 
subcontract to reduce its entitlement by 647 acre-feet and amend 
Avondale's CAP water service subcontract to increase its entitlement by 
647 acre-feet of CAP water.
    28. City of Scottsdale and Other M&I Water Subcontractors, CAP, 
Arizona: Subcontract amendments associated with assignment of M&I water 
service subcontracts from Camp Verde Water System, Inc., Cottonwood 
Water Works, Inc., Mayer Domestic Water Improvement District, City of 
Nogales, Rio and Rico Utilities', Inc., to provide the City of 
Scottsdale with an additional 17,823 acre-feet of CAP water.
    29. Tohono O'dham Nation, SRPA, Arizona: Repayment contract for a 
$7.3 million loan for the Schuk Toak District.
    30. San Tan ID, CAP, Arizona: Amend distribution system repayment 
contract No. 6-07-30-W0120 to increase the repayment obligation 
approximately $168,000.
    31. Chandler Heights Citrus ID, CAP, Arizona: Amend distribution 
system repayment contract No. 6-07-30-W0119 to increase the repayment 
obligation approximately $114,000.
    32. Central Arizona IDD, CAP, Arizona: Amend distribution system 
repayment contract No. 4-07-30-W0048 to reschedule repayment terms 
pursuant to U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Arizona.
    33. Arizona Sierra Utility Company, CAP, Arizona: Assignment to the 
Town of Florence of 407 acre-feet of CAP M&I water allocation under 
subcontract from Central Arizona Water Conservation District.
    34. San Diego County Water Authority, California, San Diego 
Project: Title transfer to the San Diego Aqueduct composed of over 70 
miles of pipeline 4.5 to 8 feet in diameter and related facilities and 
rights of way.
    35. City of Needles/Bureau of Land Management and/or Nonagriculture 
Water Users in California Adjacent to the Colorado River, Lower 
Colorado Water Supply Project, California: Either amend contract No. 2-
07-30-W0280 with the City of Needles for up to 5,000 acre-feet with 
subcontracting authority extended to the Counties of Imperial and 
Riverside, or enter into water service contract and repayment contracts 
with BLM and nonagricultural water users in California adjacent to the

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Colorado River for an aggregate annual consumptive use of the project's 
well field capacity in exchange for an equivalent amount of water to be 
pumped into the All-American Canal from the project well field.
    36. Imperial ID/Coachella Valley WD and/or The Metropolitan WD of 
Southern California, BCP, California: Contract to fund the Department 
of the Interior's expenses to conserve All-American Canal seepage water 
in accordance with Title II of the San Luis Rey Indian Water Rights 
Settlement Act, dated November 17, 1988.
    37. Coachella Valley WD and/or The Metropolitan WD of Southern 
California, BCP, California: Contract to fund the Department of the 
Interior's expenses to conserve seepage water from the Coachella Branch 
of the All-American Canal in accordance with Title II of the San Luis 
Rey Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, dated November 17, 1988.
    38. United States Navy, BCP, California: Contract for 23 acre-feet 
of surplus Colorado River water for domestic use delivered through the 
Coachella Canal.
    39. Southern Nevada Water Authority, BCP, Nevada: Contract to use 
Federal facilities and land to divert water from Lake Mead at non-
Federal expense.
    40. Colorado River Commission of Nevada, Robert B. Griffith Water 
Project, BCP, Nevada: Amend the repayment contract to provide for 
funding of additional facilities by Southern Nevada Water Authority to 
divert, treat, and convey water out of Lake Mead.
    41. Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community, CAP, Arizona: O&M 
contract for its CAP water distribution system.
    42. Salt River Project, Inc., Salt River Project, Arizona: Funding 
agreement for safety of dams construction activities at Horse Mesa and 
Mormon Flat Dams.
    43. McMicken ID/Goodyear, CAP, Arizona: Amend McMicken's CAP 
subcontract to reduce its entitlement by 507 acre-feet and Goodyears' 
water/service subcontract to increase its entitlement by 507 acre-feet.
    44. Community Water Company of Green Valley/New Pueblo Water Co., 
CAP, Arizona: Execute an assignment assigning 237 acre-feet of New 
Pueblos CAP water entitlement to Community. Amend Community's CAP 
subcontract to increase its entitlement by 237 acre-feet and upon 
execution of the assignment from New Pueblo to Community, New Pueblos 
CAP water service subcontract terminates.
    45. Arizona State Land Department/City of Scottsdale, CAP, Arizona: 
Amend Arizona State Department agreement to decrease CAP water 
entitlement by 530 acre-feet.
    46. Brooke Water Co., LLC, CAP Arizona: Assignment of subcontract 
for M&I water service to City of Apache Junction.
    47. Canada Hills Water Co., CAP Arizona: Assignment of subcontract 
for M&I water service to Town of Oro Valley.
    48. Bullhead City, BCP, Arizona: Assignment of 1,800 acre-feet of 
water and associated service area from Mohave County Water Conservation 
District to Bullhead City, Arizona.
    49. Santa Ana Project Water Shed Authority, SRPA, California: Amend 
current contract with United States to shorten repayment schedule from 
30 to 20 years.
    50. Elsinore Valley Municipal WD, SRPA, California: Amend current 
contract with United States to transfer certain project facilities and 
certain O&M responsibilities from District to City of Lake Elsinore.
    51. Mr. Robert H. Chesney, BCP, Arizona: Proposed amendatory 
contract to amend contract No. 5-07-30-W0321, to increase the cubic 
feet per second and install a lowlift pump.
    52. U.S. Army Proving Ground, BCP, Arizona: Proposed permanent 
allocation of 1,883 acre-feet of Colorado River water.
    53. Arizona Public Service, BCP, Arizona: Colorado River water 
diversion contract for 1,500 acre-feet for domestic use at Yucca Power 
Plant near Yuma, Arizona.
    54. Arizona State Lands, BCP, Arizona: Approval of assignment of 
water delivery contract with Lakeview City for 400 acre-feet of 
Colorado River water for domestic use.
    55. Murphy Broadcasting, Inc., BCP, California: Change of use and 
assignment of the Schroeder's PPR entitlement for 12.0068 acre-feet.
    56. City of Yuma, BCP, Arizona: Proposed supplemental and 
amendatory water delivery contract to amend the city's 50,000 acre-feet 
of Colorado River water diversion entitlement to a 50,000 acre-feet 
consumptive use entitlement.
    The following contract actions have been completed in the Lower 
Colorado Region since this notice was last published on October 28, 
1996.
    1. (23) Yuma County Water Users' Association, Yuma Project, 
Arizona: Supplementary contract to convert irrigation use water to 
domestic use water within the Valley Division of the Yuma Project. 
Action: Executed.
    2. (32) McMicken ID/City of Surprise, Arizona: Amend McMicken's CAP 
subcontract to reduce its entitlement by 4,500 acre-feet and execute a 
CAP water service subcontract with the City of Surprise for 4,500 acre-
feet of CAP water. Action: Executed.
    3. (41) Lower Colorado Water Supply Project, California: Water 
service and repayment contracts with nonagricultural water users in 
California adjacent to the Colorado River for an aggregate consumptive 
use of up to 10,000 acre-feet of Colorado River water per year in 
exchange for an equivalent amount of water to be pumped into the All-
American Canal from a well field to be constructed adjacent to the 
canal. Action: Modification.
    4. (42) The Southern California Gas Company, BCP, California: 
Short-term water delivery contract for 125 acre-feet of surplus 
Colorado River water for domestic and industrial water use near the 
City of Needles, California. Action: Executed.
    5. (49) Pacific Gas and Electric Company, BCP, California: Short-
term delivery contract for surplus and/or unused apportionment Colorado 
River water for domestic and industrial use at the Topock Compressor 
Station California. Action: Executed.
    6. (43) County of San Bernardino, San Sevaine Creek Water Project, 
SRPA, California: Project and loan repayment contracts are under 
reformulation. Action: Executed.
    Upper Colorado Region: Bureau of Reclamation, 125 South State 
Street, Room 6107, Salt Lake City, Utah 84138-1102, telephone 801-524-
4419.
    1. Individual irrigators, M&I, and miscellaneous water users, 
Initial Units, CRSP; Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico: Temporary 
(interim) water service contracts for surplus project water for 
irrigation or M&I use to provide up to 10,000 acre-feet of water 
annually for terms up to 10 years; long-term contracts for similar 
service for up to 1,000 acre-feet of water annually.
    (a) Castle Mountain Ranches L.L.C., Wayne N. Aspinall Unit, CRSP, 
Colorado: Contract for 30 acre-feet of M&I water from Blue Mesa 
Reservoir for domestic, municipal, and irrigation (including irrigation 
of laws and golf courses).
    (b) VanDeHey, Vernon and Linda, Wayne N. Aspinall Unit, CRSP, 
Colorado: Contract for 1 acre-foot for augmentation plan to replace the 
consumptive use of water for domestic and industrial use only.
    2. Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Animas-La Plata Project, Colorado: 
Repayment contract for 26,500 acre-feet per year for M&I use and 2,600 
acre-feet per year for irrigation use in Phase One and 700 acre-feet in 
Phase Two; contract terms to be consistent with binding cost-sharing

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agreement and water rights settlement agreement.
    3. Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Animas-Law Plata Project, Colorado and 
New Mexico: Repayment contract; 6,000 acre-feet per year for M&I use in 
Colorado; 26,400 acre-feet per year for irrigation use in Colorado; 900 
acre-feet per year for irrigation use in New Mexico; contract terms to 
be consistent with binding cost-sharing agreement and water rights 
settlement agreement.
    4. Pine River ID, Pine River Project, Colorado: Contract to allow 
the District to convert up to 3,000 acre-feet of project irrigation 
water to municipal, domestic, and industrial uses.
    5. San Juan-Chama Project, New Mexico: San Juan Pueblo--Repayment 
contract for up to 2,000 of project water for irrigation purposes. Taos 
area--The Taos area Aceqias, the Town and County of Taos are forming a 
joint powers agreement to form an organization to enter into a 
repayment contract for up to 2,990 acre-feet of project water to be 
used for irrigation and M&I in the Taos, New Mexico area.
    6. City of El Paso, Rio Grande Project, Texas and New Mexico: 
Amendment to the 1941 and 1962 contracts to expand acreage owned by the 
City to 3,000 acres; extend terms of water rights assignments; and 
allow assignments outside City limits under authority of the Public 
Service Board.
    7. The National Park Service, Colorado Water Conservation Board, 
Wayne N. Aspinall Unit, CRSP, Colorado: Contract to provide specific 
river flow patterns in the Gunnison River through the Black Canyon of 
the Gunnison National Monument.
    8. Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District, Wayne N. 
Aspinall Unit, CRSP, Colorado: Long-term water service contract for 
municipal, domestic, and irrigation use.
    9. Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District, Wayne N. 
Aspinall Unit, CRSP, Colorado: Substitute supply plan for the 
administration of the Gunnison River.
    10. Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association, Upper Gunnison 
River Water Conservancy District, Colorado River Water Conservation 
District, Uncompahgre Project, Colorado: Water management agreement for 
water stored at Taylor Park Reservoir and the Wayne N. Aspinall Storage 
Units to improve water management.
    11. Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Florida Project, Colorado: 
Supplement to contract No. 14-06-400-3038, dated May 7, 1963, for an 
additional 181 acre-feet of project water, plus 563 acre-feet of water 
pursuant to the 1986 Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Final Settlement 
Agreement.
    12. Salt Lake County Water Conservancy District and Central Utah 
Water Conservancy District, CUP, Utah: Contract to provide the Bureau 
of Reclamation with perpetual use of 7,900 acre-feet of water annually 
for storage in the Jordanelle Reservoir.
    13. Grand Valley Water Users Association, Orchard Mesa ID, and 
Public Service Company of Colorado, Grand Valley Project, Colorado: 
Water service contract for the utilization of project water for cooling 
purposes for a steam electric generation plant.
    14. Public Service Company of New Mexico, CRSP, Navajo Unit, New 
Mexico: Amendatory water service contract for diversion of 20,200 acre-
feet, not to exceed a depletion of 16,200 acre-feet of project water 
for cooling purposes for a steam electric generation plant.
    15. Provo Reservoir Water Users Company, Wasatch Irrigation 
Company, Timpanogas Irrigation Company, Exchange Irrigation Company, 
Washington Irrigation Company, and the City of Provo; CUP, Utah: Water 
exchange contracts, water rights in several mountain lakes and 
reservoirs are being exchanged for equivalent contract water rights in 
Jordanelle Reservoir.
    16. Sanpete County Water Conservancy District, Narrows Project, 
Utah: Application for a SRPA loan and grant to construct a dam, 
reservoir, and pipeline to annually supply approximately 5,000 acre-
feet of water through a transmountain diversion from Upper Gooseberry 
Creek in the Price River Drainage (Colorado River Basin) to the San 
Pitch--Sever River (Great Basin).
    17. Highland Conservation District, Provo River Project, Utah: 
Water transfer agreement between District and Highland City involving 
change of use from irrigation to M&I.
    18. Strawberry Water Users Association, Strawberry Valley Project, 
Utah: Contract to authorize the conversion of up to 71,000 acre-feet of 
irrigation water to M&I use, the replacement of some project 
facilities, and participation in construction of the Spanish Fork 
System with the Central Utah Water Conservancy District.
    19. Department of Energy, San Juan-Chama Project, New Mexico: 
Reassignment of rights under contract No. 7-07-51-X0883 from the 
Department of Energy to the County of Los Alamos for 1,200 acre-feet of 
San Juan-Chama Project water to be used for municipal, commercial, 
residential, and scientific purposes.
    20. City of Albuquerque, San Juan-Chama Project, New Mexico: Amend 
water storage contract No. 3-CS-53-01510 to exempt the City of 
Albuquerque for acreage limitation and reporting provisions.
    Great Plains Region: Bureau of Reclamation, PO Box 36900, Federal 
Building, 316 North 26th Street, Billings, Montana 59107-6900, 
telephone 406-247-7730.
    1. Individual Irrigators, M&I, and Miscellaneous Water Users; 
Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South 
Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming: Temporary (interim) water service contracts 
for the sale, conveyance, storage, and exchange of surplus project 
water and nonproject water for irrigation or M&I use to provide up to 
10,000 acre-feet of water annually for a term up to 1 year; long-term 
contracts for similar service for up to 1,000 acre-feet of water 
annually.
    2. Green Mountain Reservoir, Colorado-Big Thompson Project, 
Colorado: Water service contracts for irrigation and M&I; contract 
negotiations for sale of water from the marketable yield to water users 
within the Colorado River Basin of Western Colorado.
    3. Ruedi Reservoir, Fryingpan-Arkansas Project, Colorado: Repayment 
contracts; second round contract negotiations for municipal, domestic, 
and industrial water from the regulatory capacity of Ruedi Reservoir.
    4. Garrison Diversion Unit, P-SMBP, North Dakota: Renegotiation of 
the master repayment contract with Garrison Diversion Conservancy 
District to conform with the Garrison Diversion Unit Reformulation Act 
of 1986; negotiation of repayment contracts with irrigators and M&I 
users.
    5. Tom Green County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1, 
San Angelo Project, Texas: Pursuant to section 501 of Public Law 101-
434, negotiate amendatory contract to increase irrigable acreage within 
the project. Also negotiate contract amendment with the District to 
defer its annual 1997 construction installment.
    6. Lakeview ID, Shoshone Project, Wyoming: New long-term water 
service contract for up to 3,200 acre-feet of firm water supply 
annually and up to 11,800 acre-feet of interim water from Buffalo Bill 
Reservoir. Pursuant to section 9(e) of the Reclamation Project Act of 
1939 and Public Law 100-516.
    7. City of Rapid City and Rapid Valley Water Conservancy District, 
Rapid Valley Unit, P-SMBP, South Dakota: Contract renewal for up to 
55,000 acre-feet of storage capacity in Pactola Reservoir.

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    8. North Platte Project, Pathfinder ID, Nebraska: Negotiation of 
contract regarding Safety of Dams Program modification of Lake Alice 
Dam No. 1.
    9. Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana: In accordance 
with section 9 of the Northern Cheyenne Reserved Water Rights 
Settlement Act of 1992, the United States and the Northern Cheyenne 
Indian Tribe are proposing to contract for 30,000 acre-feet per year of 
stored water from Bighorn Reservoir, Yellowtail Unit, Lower Bighorn 
Division, P-SMBP, Montana. The Tribe will pay the United States both 
capital and O&M costs associated with each acre-foot of water the Tribe 
sells from this storage for M&I purposes.
    10. Mid-Dakota Rural Water System, Inc., South Dakota: Pursuant to 
the Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992, the 
Secretary of the Interior is authorized to make grants and loans to 
Mid-Dakota Rural Water System, Inc., a nonprofit corporation for the 
planning and construction of a rural water supply system.
    11. Angostura ID, Angostura Unit, P-SMBP, South Dakota: The 
District's current contract for water service expired on December 31, 
1995. An interim 3-year contract provides for the District to operate 
and maintain the dam and reservoir. The proposed long-term contract 
would provide a continued water supply for the District and the 
District's continued O&M of the facility.
    12. Enders Dam, Frenchman-Cambridge Division, Frenchman Unit, 
Nebraska: Repayment contract for proposed Safety of Dams modifications 
to Enders Dam for repair of seeping drainage features. Estimated cost 
of the repairs is $632,000.
    13. Cities of Loveland and Berthoud, Colorado, Colorado-Big 
Thompson Project, Colorado: Long-term contracts for conveyance of 
nonproject M&I water through Colorado-Big Thompson Project facilities 
pursuant to the Town Sites and Power Development Act of 1906.
    14. P-SMBP, Kansas and Nebraska: Initiate negotiations for renewal 
of long-term water supply contracts with Kansas-Bostwick, Nebraska-
Bostwick, Frenchman Valley, and Frenchman-Cambridge IDs.
    15. Northwest Area Water Supply, North Dakota: Long-term contract 
for water supply from Garrison Diversion Unit facilities.
    16. Fort Shaw and Greenfields IDs, Sun River Project, Montana: 
Contract for Safety of Dams cost for repairs to Willow Creek Dam.
    17. Canyon Ferry Unit, P-SMBP, Montana: Water service contract with 
Montana Tunnels Mining, Inc., expires June 1997. Working with area 
office to develop criteria for NEPA compliance and basis of 
negotiation. Renewal of existing contract for an additional 5 years.
    18. P-SMBP, Kansas: Water service contracts with the Kirwin and 
Webster IDs in the Solomon River Basin in Kansas will be extended for a 
period of 4 years in accordance with Pub. L. 104-326 enacted October 
19, 1996.
    19. P-SMBP, Nebraska: Water service contracts with the Loup Basin 
Reclamation District for the Sargent and Farwell IDs in the Middle Loup 
River Basin in Nebraska will be extended for a period of 4 years in 
accordance with Public Law 104-326 enacted October 19, 1996.
    20. City of Cheyenne, Kendrick Project, Wyoming: Negotiation of 
contract to renew for an additional term of 5 years. Contract for up to 
10,000 acre feet of storage space for replacement water on a yearly 
basis in Seminoe Reservoir.
    21. Highland-Hanover ID, P-SMBP, Hanover-Bluff Unit, Wyoming: 
Renegotiation of long-term water service contract; includes provisions 
for repayment of construction costs.
    22. Upper Bluff ID, P-SMBP, Hanover-Bluff Unit, Wyoming: 
Renegotiation of long-term water service contract; includes provisions 
for repayment of construction costs.
    23. Fort Clark ID, P-SMBP, North Dakota: Negotiate an interim water 
service contract to continue delivery of project water pending renewal 
of a long-term water service-repayment contract.
    24. Canadian River Project, Texas: Recalculate existing contract 
repayment schedule to conform with the provisions of the Emergency 
Drought Relief Act of 1996. The revised schedule is to reflect a 
consideration for project land transferred to the National Park 
Service, and a 3-year deferment of payments.
    25. Nueces River Project, Texas: Recalculate existing contract 
repayment schedule to conform with the provisions of the Emergency 
Drought Relief Act of 1996. The revised schedule is to reflect a 5-year 
deferment of payments.
    26. Western Heart River ID, P-SMBP, Heart Butte Unit, North Dakota: 
Negotiation of water service contract to continue delivery of project 
water the District.

    Dated: January 31, 1997.
J. Austin Burke,
Director, Program Analysis Office.
[FR Doc. 97-3142 Filed 2-7-97; 8:45 am]
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