Reclamation announces public comment period for long-term Warren Act contract with Placer County Water Agency

FOLSOM, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation and Placer County Water Agency have completed negotiation of the Long-Term Contract Between the United States and Placer County Water Agency Providing for Storage and Conveyance of Non-Project Water. The agreement was negotiated and completed pursuant to the Warren Act of 1911 and is available for public review and comment.

This long-term Warren Act contract would continue the conveyance and temporary storage of up to 47,000 acre-feet of non-Central Valley Project water per year using excess capacity in Folsom Reservoir and the Folsom South Canal. This contract would support PCWA commitments made in the American River Basin Water Forum Agreement and facilitate transfer of water through the Lower American River to East Bay Municipal Utility District.

Written comments on this draft contract must be received by 3 p.m. PST on Dec. 18, and sent to Chanthea Khoun, Repayment Specialist, Central California Area Office, Bureau of Reclamation, 7794 Folsom Dam Road, Folsom, CA 95630, or emailed to [email protected].

For more information or to request a copy of the draft long-term Warren Act contract, contact Khoun at 916-537-7052 (TTY 800-877-8339) or [email protected].