Federal Register: July 10, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 132)
DOCID: FR Doc 01-16925
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Reclamation Bureau
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of availability.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Central Valley Project Improvement Act, Criteria for Evaluating Water Management Plans
DATES: All public comments must be received by August 9, 2001.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
To meet the requirements of the Central Valley Project
Improvement Act (CVPIA) of 1992 and the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982,
the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) developed and published the
Criteria for Evaluating Water Conservation Plans (Criteria). Contra
Costa Water District has developed a Water Management Plan (Plan),
which Reclamation has evaluated and preliminarily determined to meet
the requirements of these Criteria. Reclamation is publishing this notice to allow the public to comment on the preliminary
determinations. Public comment on Reclamation's preliminary (i.e.,
draft) determination of Contra Costa Water District's Plan is invited
at this time.
SUMMARY:
Central Valley Project Improvement Act; Conta Costa Water District; water management plans; evaluation criteria,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
We are inviting the public to comment on our preliminary (i.e., draft) determination of the adequcy of Contra Costa Water District's Plan. Section 3405(e) of the CVPIA (Title 34 Public Law 102575), requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish and administer an office on Central Valley Project water conservation best management practices that shall * * * develop criteria for evaluating the adequacy of all water conservation plans developed by project contractors, including those plans required by section 210 of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982. ``Also, according to section 3405 (e)(1), these criteria will be developed * * * with the purpose of promoting the highest level of water use efficiency reasonably achievable by project contractors using best available costeffective technology and best management practices.''
These Criteria states that all parties (Contractors) that contract with
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Reclamation for water supplies (municipal and industrial contracts over
2,000 acrefeet and agricultural contracts over 2,000 irrigable acres) must prepare Plans that contain the following information:
1. Description of the District
2. Inventory of Water Resources
3. Best Management Practices (BMPs) for Agricultural Contractors
4. BMP's for Urban Contractors
5. Plan Implementation
6. Exemption Process
7. Regional Criteria
8. Five Year Revisions
Reclamation will evaluate Contra Costa Water District's Plan based on these Criteria. Our practice is to make comments, including names and home addresses of respondents, available for public review. Individual respondents may request that we withhold their home address from public disclosure, which we will honor to the extent allowable by law. There also may be circumstances in which we would withhold a respondent's identity from public disclosure, as allowably by law. If you wish us to withhold your name and/or address, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your comment. We will make all submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, available for public disclosure in their entirety.
A copy of the Plan will be available for review at Reclamation's
MidPacific (MP) Regional Office located in Sacramento, California, and
MP's SouthCentral California Area Office located in Fresno,
California. If you wish to review a copy of the plan, please contact Ms. Billingsley to find the office nearest you.
Dated: May 30, 2001.
John F. Davis,
Regional Resources Manager.
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