[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 19 (Thursday, January 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4317-4318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-1902]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Reclamation
Central Valley Project Improvement Act, Regional Criteria For
Evaluating the Water Management Plan for the Sacramento River
Contractors
AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The ``Regional Criteria for Evaluating Water Management Plans
for the Sacramento River Contractors'' (Regional Criteria) are
available for public comment. The Regional Criteria were developed by
the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) under the authority of the
Central Valley Project Improvement Act of 1992 (CVPIA) and in
accordance with the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (RRA).
The development and implementation of these Regional Criteria for
the Sacramento Valley Contractors is an alternative ``experimental''
pilot
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program to the current ``Standard Criteria for Evaluating Water
Management Plans'' (Standard Criteria). The Sacramento River
Contractors that participate in the development of a Regional Water
Management Plan (Plan) will have 5 years in which to successfully
implement their Plan under these approved Regional Criteria. If the
Contracting Officer deems this pilot program to be unsuccessful, these
Regional Criteria will be discontinued. All subsequent Plans would then
be evaluated under the then current Standard Criteria.
DATES: All public comments must be received by March 1, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Please mail comments to Leslie Barbre, Bureau of
Reclamation, 2800 Cottage Way, Sacramento, California 95825, 916-978-
5232 (TDD 978-5608), or e-mail at lbarbre@mp.usbr.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To be placed on a mailing list for any
subsequent information, please contact Leslie Barbre at the e-mail
address or telephone number above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These Regional Criteria were developed by
Reclamation under the authority of the CVPIA and in accordance with the
RRA. These Regional Criteria state that all Participating Contractors
that take delivery of Municipal and Industrial (Urban) water in excess
of 2,000 acre-feet and/or Agricultural water to serve over 2,000
irrigable acres will be evaluated based on the required information
detailed in the sections listed below.
1. Description of the Region Covered by the Plan
2. Inventory of Water Resources
3. Identify Regional Water Measurement Program
4. Analyze Water Management Quantifiable Objectives (QOs)
5. Identify Actions to Implement and Achieve Proposed QOs
6. Establish Monitoring Program
7. Budget and Allocation of Regional Costs
8. Regional Plan Coordination
9. Five-Year Plan Revision Procedure
Reclamation will evaluate the Plan based on these Regional
Criteria.
Public comments for the Regional Criteria for the Sacramento River
Contractors are now being accepted.
Dated: December 1, 2003.
Donna E. Tegelman,
Regional Resources Manager, Mid-Pacific Region.
[FR Doc. 04-1902 Filed 1-28-04; 8:45 am]
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