Process Information - Contracting Policies

I. Bureauwide Reclamation Policies
No. Date Title File Type/Size
1 08-13-99 Directives and Standards for Periodic Review of Irrigation Ability-to-Pay Analyses PDF - 442 KB
2 07-07-99 Ability-to-Pay Policy PDF - 139 KBB
3 11-09-98 Contracts and Repayment Policy PDF - 419 KB
4 09-03-98 Policy for Guidance on Interpretation of the Act of July 2, 1956, "Administration of Contracts Under Section 9, Reclamation Project Act of 1939" PDF - 675 KB
5 05-22-98 Guidance for Submitting a Request for a Variance from the 25-year Term of Contract Policy PDF - 804 KB
6 02-27-98 Supplemental Information - Policy for Collecting Operation and Maintenance Costs Associated with the Administration of Water-Related Contracting Activities PDF - 1.0 MB
7 12-10-97 Water Measurement Policy PDF - 1.2 MB
8 11-13-97 Policy for Pricing Water Converting from Irrigation to Municipal and Industrial Service PDF - 1.5 MB
9 09-26-97 Policy for Collecting Operation and Maintenance Costs Associated with the Administration of Water-Related Contracting Activities PDF - 1.7 MB
10 09-11-97 Policy for Terms of Contract PDF - 1.9 MB
11 12-17-96 Policy for Funding Future Capital Improvements on Reclamation Projects PDF - 2.1 MB
12 07-20-94 Contracts and Repayment Policy PDF - 2.4 MB
13 03-25-94 Office of Inspector General Audit--Repayment of Irrigation Investments by Water Districts, 93-I-468, Issued February 8, 1993 (Frequency of Payment) PDF - 2.5 MB
14 05-19-93 Policy for Terms of Contracts PDF - 2.6 MB
15 04-08-92 Implementation of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (Act) - P.L. 102-250 (Drought) PDF - 2.8 MB
16 11-15-83 Bureauwide Municipal and Industrial Water Marketing Policy PDF - 3.1 MB
17 12-23-82 Policy for Providing Service to Small Agricultural Tracts and Suburban Lands PDF - 3.2 MB
18 12-06-82 Policy for Providing Service to Small Agricultural Tracts and Suburban Lands PDF - 3.5 MB
19 08-19-82 Policy on Renegotiation of Existing Water Service and Repayment Contracts as a Condition for Receiving New or Additional Federal Benefits PDF - 1.6 MB
20 05-05-81 Municipal and Industrial Water Marketing and Repayment Policy PDF - 4.3 MB
21 06-24-80 Irrigation Contracting Policies PDF - 4.8 MB
22 12-29-78 Irrigation Contracting Policies PDF - 5.1 MB
23 07-28-76 Water Resources--Use and Management PDF - 5.2 MB
24 07-10-75 Final Report of Task Force on Water Marketing PDF - 8.6 MB
25 06-05-73 Compliance with Requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act for Certain Water Service Contracts and Repayment Contracts PDF - 8.3 MB
26 04-15-63 Drainage Policy PDF - 8.4 MB
II. Reclamation Reform Act (RRA)
No. Date Title File Type/Size
1 12-18-96 Part 426--Acreage Limitation Rules and Regulations PDF - 5.6 MB
2 01-12-95 Commingling Article PDF - 216 KB
3 06-29-94 Application of the Acreage Limitation Provisions in Districts Utilizing Commingled Irrigation Water PDF - 1.1 MB
III. Central Valley Project Policies
No. Date Title File Type/Size
1 02-22-99 Update on Informational Needs, Water Needs Analysis, Long-Term CVP Contract Renewal (two separate letters sent to irrgation and M&I contractors) PDF - 725 KB
2 01-26-99 Guidelines for Rescheduling of 1998 Central Valley Project Water PDF - 1.0 MB
3 12-30-98 Informational Needs, Water Needs Analysis, Long-Term CVP Contract Renewal PDF - 2.1 MB
4 12-01-98 Proposed Water Need Methodologies for Long-Term Contract Renewal PDF - 3.0 MB
5 12-18-96 Release of Interim Guidelines for the Land Retirement Program PDF - 3.7 MB
6 09-96 Final "Criteria for Evaluating Water Management Plans" PDF - 4.8 MB
7 06-02-94 1994 Evaluation Criteria to Identify Critical Need Water Requirements PDF - 5.0 MB
8 05-20-94 Bureau of Reclamation's Final Interim Guidelines for Implementation of Interim Renewal Contracts Pursuant to Section 3404(c) Under Title XXXIV of Public Law 102-575 PDF - 5.4 MB
9 02-17-94 Draft Municipal and Industrial Water Shortage Policy for the Central Valley Project PDF - 5.5 MB
10 12-93 Proposed Interim Ratesetting Policy--Municipal and Industrial Water--Central Valley Project, California PDF - 7.0 MB
11 10-93 Revised Interim Guidelines: Restoration Fund Payments and Charges PDF - 10.0 MB
12 02-25-93 Bureau of Reclamation's Interim Guidelines for Implementation of Water Transfers Under Title XXXIV of Public Law 102-575 PDF - 854 KB
13 10-08-92 Central Valley Project Water Users Compliance with Endangered Species Act (Endangered Species) PDF - 978 KB
14 1988 Irrigation Ratesetting Document - Central Valley Project, California PDF - 2.4 MB
IV. Central Valley Project Improvement Act Administrative Proposals
No. Date Title File Type/Size
1 04-16-98 Contracting Policies PDF - 873 KB
2 04-16-98 Refuge Water Supplies PDF - 2.3 MB
3 06-09-97 Urban Water Supply Reliability PDF - 3.0 MB
4 03-20-97 Water Conservation PDF - 3.8 MB
5 04-16-98 Water Transfers PDF - 6.8 MB
V. Standard Contract Articles
No. Date Title File Type/Size
1 Contents Standard Contract Articles PDF - 123 KB
2 Rev 09-20-99 Standard Article 17 Pertaining to Contracts Conveying Irrigation Benefits (i.e., Rules and Regulations Article) PDF - 123 KB
3 Rev 11-84 Assignment Limited--Successors and Assigns Obligated PDF - 123 KB
4 Rev 11-84 Books, Records and Reports PDF - 123 KB
5 Rev 11-84 Changes in Contractor's Organization PDF - 123 KB
6 Rev 11-84 Compliance with Civil Rights Laws and Regulations PDF - 123 KB
7 Rev 11-84 Confirmation of Contract PDF - 123 KB
8 Rev 11-84 Contingent on Appropriation or Allotment of Funds PDF - 123 KB
9 Rev 11-84 Equal Opportunity PDF - 123 KB
10 Rev 11-84 General Obligation--Benefits Conditioned Upon Payment PDF - 123 KB
11 Rev 11-84 Notices PDF - 123 MB
12 Rev 11-84 Officials Not to Benefit PDF - 123 KB
13 Rev 10-87 Privacy Act Compliance PDF - 123 KB
14 Rev 11-84 Water and Air Pollution Control PDF - 123 KB

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Last Updated: 5/14/21