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AGRBEMÐNT FOR'I'ITANS$IIIì AND EXCHANGE OTI WAT'ITII
'l'his Aglcenlcttt for'fransf'er ancl Exchange o('Water ("Agreement") is rlacle ancl
ell'ective as of May 30,2013 by ancl betn'een (i) the Cit¡, i11'l;l.csno. a Califúnria nrunicipal
cot'poration ("City") ancl (ii) the Fresllo Irligation District, a Califbrnia Irrigation DistLict (,,F'ID,')
rvith Lefèrence to fhe lbllou,ing fàcts:
A. Tlte CitS'has tire tiglrt to receive Class I \\/âter fi'oru thc þ'riant Division ol-the
Cellll'al Valley Project ("CVP") tirtclel Contlact No. 14-06-200-B90tD ("CVp Co¡tract \\/ater")
rvith thc unitccl states llurcau of l{cclanration ("r{cclamatiou").
B, Reclar:r¿rtion has fol'ecast the Cit¡'u,ill have access to Lr¡r to 21.A00 acre-feet("4F") of'CVP Cotrtr¿rct Wafer tletr.r'een lvlarch 1,2013 ancl February iS, Z0l4 (the.,20l3 Sy'ater
Year").
C' F'll) has the right 1o leceive water frour the Kings Iìivcr pulsnant to certirin
agreemetrls rl'ilh the Kings Rivcr TVater' .,\ssociation ancl ils me¡rbe¡ agã¡cies ("I{i¡gs l{iver.
Water"').
D. Ëntilies othe¡'than lìlD also h¿lve access to I(ings River W¿itcr.
E. Water Year 2Û13 is a critical dly (dror"rght) year'. r\s a lesult, certain legional
\\'ater tlsers have ûccess to insr"rfÏcient su¡rplies tù nleet theil rniliiural g,ater rec¡trirernents.
lleclalll¿itiott lttts rec¡uested that thc- Cit1, and FID aüernpt to cour.clitrate lheir ,,nt*, cluring tlris
clrotrglit ¡'car to make available certain su¡rplies to these olher legional users.
lì. Togetltet', the CIVP Contl'act Watera¡rcl the l(ings Rivel Watel pr.ovide tlre City ancl
l;lD rvith flexibitity in taking clelivery of'rvatel supplie"- sullìcielr( to ureet thôir.r.cs¡rccti'e
ctlstonteLs' delttattds and ¡troi,icle other lcgional rvater user.s u'ith access to clroughf year sgpplies,
G, The Citl'and FID are patties 1o the'oCooperative Agreeurent lletvi,een lil'esno
h'r'igation DistLict ancl Cit¡'olFlesno fbr Water tjtilization ancl Conr,,e),ance,,' datecl May 25,
1976 ("Coopelalive Agreetnent") that plovicles a rricchanisnl fol thc Cilt, ancl FID to access CVp
Contt'act Watcr ancl Kings Iliver: Watcr'. along u,ith acccss to ccfiain
"n,,,."y,.,1.. tacilities ancj
othel rvater supplies,
FI, Through tlris Agreenrent, lhe Cit1, ¿u,1 FID illtellcl to cnot.clinatc their.use of a
portion c¡l'tlie CVP Conllacl. Water and Kings Rivcr \\/atcr so that the y can provicle other
regional usel's nitlt accçss to drouglrt ¡'eal' r,i'ater sgpplies,
TI{EREFORE, the palties ¿ìgree as i'ollorvs:
l. Sker Transtefs qnd e$, 'fhe City ancl F'tD stra[ coorcliuate thcir.use of
the CVP Water and l(ings ltivel Watcr'. ¿rncl uuclcrtakc all reasoliablc efforls necess¿lry to
com¡rlete the follorving tr:ansfèrs of rvater:
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up to I0,000 Aì] of LIVP Co¡rtract Watel sliall be translèr'r'ecl by the Ciry ancl
ntacle available to Madet'a IrLigation DistLict. of'ryhich 9,000 ¡\F ar.e ayailable
as of the date ol this Agreenlent arrcl an aclclitional I .00û Ap r.r,ill be available
if tlre 2013-2014 allocatioti of Class I rvatel fì'onr the ['r.iant Division of't]re
c\¡P is inclcasecl by 5% or nrolc aftel the clate ol'this Agr.eemcnt; ancl
Up fo 5,000 Alr of CVP Contlact Water shall be transtèrrecl by the City ancl
tnade available 1o Kern-Tulare'watcr Districl, of r.r,hich 4,000 AF are
avail¿rble as of the datc of this Agrccnrenl ancr an adcritional 1,000 AF q,ill 5c
available if the ?013-2014 allocation of Cìlass I u,atel fiorr the F'r:iant l)ivision
of tire CVP is ittcleasecl by SYo or nrore after the clate of this Agr.eenrent; alcl
Up to 15,000 AF o1'l(ings Rivel Watcr availablc in 2013 1o FID shall be made
avaiìable to fhe Citf i¡.t exchartge tbl tlie lransfels set lixth in Sections l.a ald
1.b_abovc in tlie aggrcgate anrount of the tlansfcls that acttrally occ¡l' pru.sr"¡¿rnt
[<¡ Sections l.a ancl 1.b aboi,e, 'l'his inclenrent olKings River.Watcr silall be
nrade av¿rilable to the City in addition to any ancl all âlrourlts of Kings Riyer
Water to rvhich the City is entitled ¡rursuaut to the Cooperative Agreê¡reut;
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d' 10,000 AF of'CVP Cìonilact Watcr shall be Îr'ansferleclby tlie City anclmacle
available tcl LovvcL Trile Rivel lrrigation l)istlict; arrcl
e. FID shall al'mnge f'or'5,000,,\F of'Kings Rivel Vy'atel'to be tr.ansferrecl liorn"l'ulare Lake Basin Watel Stolage Districl (or another elllilv u,hiclr has lcgal
accessarld riglrt to franslèr Kings Rive¡'Waler) to FID. to be lnacle ayailable
to the City in excltattge f'cx'Îhe tlansl'er sct f'rlrth in Scction l,cl ¿rbove. This
increttrelú of Kings I{ivcr Water transt'errecl to IìlD shall be nracle availablc fo
tlic City irl addition 1o any and all amounts of Kings Rivel Watel.to rvhich the
City is errtitlecl pursuauf to the Coopelative z\gteenrent; ancl
lì 4,000 AF of CVP Contlact Watet'shall be transfelrecl by the Cit5, ancl macle
availalrle to otle ot'ltìore Iìliant Division CIVP Contlactors,
2- Deliverv of Watcr. The C!1¡, ¿'t¿ FID shall: a) proviclc notice auclar¡thorization to
Rcclarnation anci other entities necessar)/ fo faciliÍate the u,ater tl.ansfers plovicled in this
Agt'eetnent; and tr) lrake available unused ca¡racity in their corl\'e)/ar,ce {ircilities, o'any portion
thereolì to facilitate the water trartsf'ers aud cleliverics ploviclecl ìn this Agreement i¡ a ma''er
consistent r'vitli the requiretnents of thc recì¡rient agencies, 'l'he delivel'y of fittgr lliye¡ Water to
the City by FID uncler this Agleenrcnt shall at all tirnes renrain subject io the agi.eeme¡ts
governitrg the allocation ancl delivcry of Kings l{iver Watcr to u'hicli IrlD is * po,ty,
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a, I"lD shall nrake pa5'nrent to Ci11, of $60 per.AF for.each AIr i¡cluclecl in t¡e
lrausfer(s) ap¡rt'oved by Reclanration desclibccliu Sectious l.a ancl 1.b. Sgch payme¡t(s) shallbe
made rvithin 30 clays of Reclarnation appr.oval of the subjecf tr.ansf'er(s).
b, 'l'he Ctìty shall nrake linrcl¡, paynrent to lìcclamation fbr the CVp Contracl
\\¡atcr subject to the lransfers seT fìlrth irr Seclions I,¿r ancl 0 alrove, The City shall be rcsponsible
for these costs as lhotrgh the Cit¡'zrcce¡rtccl cleliver ol'thatportíon ol'its CVP Colitfact \Vater lbr
use rvithin FID or the Cit¡,. FID shall lre r.esponsibje tbr an¡, ancl all aclclitional costs that nray lre
associalcd rvith tt'ansl'er ancl delir,Ðl'¡, o¡lliis poltion of the C-lVIr çonttact Water (,'Acìclitionai
Costs") to the actual ¡:oirtts of delivery. 'l'o lhc cxtetrf the City pa¡,s Reclarnatiori Aclclitional
Cosfs, the Cit¡' shall llrovicle an invoice to FID ftrr such Aclclitional Costs fbr the transfcr.ancl
tleliver¡' ol this poltion of the CVP Lloutlacf Water. and FID shall ¡¡akc llaylnerlt to t¡e City lÌrr
such Adclitional costs within 30 clai's of the clate of the irlvoice.
0, 'l'hc Cily shall be iesponsible t'or any ancl all costs associatecl rvit| t¡e
transf'ers set l'olth in Sections I .ci. I ,e, and I .f above. Tcl the extent FID pays alì), of such costs,
FID shall plovide an invoíce to the City therctbr ancl the City shall rnakg. payp.irt to FID foL
snch costs u'ithin 30 clays ol'the ciate of the invoice
cl. 1l'he City shall be lesponsible tbr: any anrl all costs associatecl rvith the
actions cle scrilred in Sections I , c altcl I . e atrclvc such thal u1r to 20,000 AF o1'Kiugs Riyer \\/ater
shall be lnacle available to IìlD within Pirre F'lat Reselvuir. FID sliall be respousit l. t-ot any ancl
all costs associatecl r.l'ith its use ol srich rvatel once ít is ruacle available to þ'io at pine lrlat
Rcservoir. FID shall ttot inrpose anl'adclitionarl charge foldelivery aucluse of'this up to 20"000
AF of King Rivel Watcr abote and beyond thosc chalges thal rvoulcl be in4rosecl otrìh" Ciry
thilotrgh the Cooper:ative Agleement, as though the r.rp tc¡ 20.000 AF ol'adciitional Kings I{i*cr
Water \\'as not made available or tr:anstèrr.ecl to FII).
e, l'he City shall pay l'-lÐ a one-time storagc f-ee of $25 pcrAF f'or.the 5.000
AF of Kings llivel Water to be tlansf'ellecl pursuant to Section l.e lì'on: Tular.e Lake Basin Water
Storage Dish'ict (or anotlrer entit¡',ur4rich has legal acccss ancl r.iglrt to transtèr Kings Ri1,er
Water) to FID in Pine Ilat Reseri'oir. Such fee shall be paicl rvithin 30 clays aller tire Cit¡'
receit'es rvritten notilìcation fi'orn IID that the transf'er has occun'ecl; pr.oviclccl, that il'the City
con{il'nts ìn u'riting thal st:ch 5,000 ÂF ale not to be helcl for the Cily in srorage but nray instóacl
be utilizccl byFID, the fèe describecl in this Sectiorr 3.c shallltol lre cluc.
f' 'I'he City and FID acknori4eclge ancl agree tliat each entity rvill or.haye
euterecl itlto .separate agleemenfs rvith all or some o1'the reci¡iients of the r.r,âter c¡nte¡r¡tlatecl b1,
this Agleerrent, put'suant to r,vhich the City oI FID nr;ry leccive adclitional consideratìon
(financial ancl/or il,ater exchange rights) ("other Agreernents"). The cit¡, ¿¡1,1 FID eac.h
acknou,leclge ancl agree that neithcr.par.ty has an¡, rigl.rt of cJ¿rinr to thc otirer's aclclitional
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cotlsideration tltat is proviclecl itncler â sepârate agreenrcr.rt u,ith eacli or arìy of the r.ecil:icnls
provided in Sectiori I aboi,e.
4. Tratlslèr Inslructions. To int¡llerncnt this Agleerncnt. the City ancl FID s¡aìl
alr¿ìnge to cotnplete appropriate Notices <rl''l'ransl'et in a lblnr subst¿rntially sirnilar to
Altachriefits A artcl R, attachetlhet'eto, As a conclition lrrececlcnt to the i¡rpìentc¡tatic¡li of the
Other Agreetnents lìesessary f-ol FID 1o irnplcmeltt the tlansfbls proyiclecl in Sectio¡s l.a a.cl l.b.
F'ID shall cleliver to thc City the executecl vclsiorrs ol'appropriate Attach¡rcnts A ancl Iì, sig'ecl
by Madela h'r'igation Distlict anc{ I(ern-'I'ulare Water District, The City shall t¡en pronrptiy sig'
ancl clelivel'to Reclaniatiott the lully executecl versions of ¡\ttachtnents A a¡cl B.T¡L City ancl
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FID sllall provicle any other clocutncuts, applovals ancl consents as rnay be l.easonably r.éc1¡ir.ecl to
irrrpletnetil fhis Agreenient, tf the 2013-2014 allocation ol'Class 1 rvater fi.otn ths F'ri¿rnt
Divìsion of the CVP is iuct'easecl l>y SVo or rìtole aftel the clatc of this Agreenrent, all parties shall
execute a¡rd delivet'supplenrental Noticcs of TransJbr f'or the applop¡iafe aclclitional trlausfct
\r'ater in the tblnr of Attachrnents A ancl B.
5. Counterpal'ts. This Agreettient may lre executecl in counterparts by the trlar.ties,Facsinrile signatures shall be bincìitrg.
6. Elrlire Agrecmcnt. Tliis Agt'eenreut constitutes tlie entire agreemenl betrvecn the
palties r't'ith respect to the subject ttraltel hereof. z\ll prior agleerncnts vi,itli r.esltect 1o tlut s¡lrject
tnâtteu, rvhcther velbal ot' rvt'i{tetr, are helclr¡, supel'seclecl it: their cntiret¡, lly this Agreepre¡t aircl
at'e of uo ftrther fblce or ef fect. Allrcnclmcnts to this Agree rncnt shall be élfectilc-ouly if i'
rvriting, aucl theli only tl4ren signccl by the authorizecl reprcscntatives of'the r.es¡rectìr,eilartìes,
7. Tinle of the Essensc. Time is ol.thc csscrlce ancl the pcrl'ornance b1, fhe parlies ol
this Agr:eernent.
8. Soecific Perf'orlltance . l'he palties acl<nclu,lcclge that tlte u¿atel'to be transf'errecl
atlcl exclrangeti uncler this Agleerlrent is unique, alrcl that the failure of'the City or.FID to ¡rcrformturcler fhis Agreetìlent lìlay not be readily cortrpeusablc in monetary clanrages. T¡erefbre, itr
acltlitiolr lo arty other remeclics avail¿rble at law ol in equity, irr thc cvent oi'a 6r.eac¡ ol thr.eatelrecl
breaclr olthis Aglcetnetrt. the City and FlD sliall each be entitlccl to specifìc ¡terlol¡ance of t¡is
Agreement.
9. Severability. If attl' prrivisio:r of this Agleenrent is clctcnlrinecl by a court of
conlpeteltt juriscliction to [:e void or unenfot'ceable, arrcl that ¡rror,ìsiou cannot be ref-olne¿ to be
eltlblceab.lc co¡rsisfent rl¡ith the ovcrall intent ol'this Àgrccment, lhe entire z\greenrerrl shall be
void altcl unenfcl'ceable.
10. ¡\mbigt¡ities, This Agt'eettieut shall be interpletccl as if it hacl been jointiy clrafiecl
by both pafiios. Thelefbre, tlte not'ural ¡:ulc of consllr¡ction that anrbigqitìes al.e con.strLrãcl agai'st
tlre clraliel is hereby naivecl,
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I l. Notices, All notices unclerthis Agleeuienl sliall be etlbctive (i) rvhen ¡rer.sonallydclìvcrcd to thc Cit¡' or FlD. as tlte case ttray be. (ii) rvherr sent Lry facsipile oil a business clay
betq'ccn fhe hottrs of I a,m. attd 5 11.m, (u,ith rvlitten confinnatiou of flansnrissign) to thc City oL
FID, as thc case uray be, at llie truntber'$ set f'orth [:clorv, pro.r,irlecl thal ¿¡ copy is mailccl as
índicatecl belorv, or (iii) three business clays afìel clcposit in the t]nitecl States nrail, r'egistereclor
certitìecl, pclstage fully prepaicl and aclclres.sccl to thc respective ¡rarlies as follos,s:
To Cit¡,:lvlaltin A. Quclin, PE. Assislant I)irectol of public utiritie.s
Cit1, of Fresno, Delrartnteììt ol'l)ublic Utilities
2600 Fresllo Stleet
Fres:ro, CA 93721
Facsirnile No.: {559) 488-l024
'1'e lephone No.: (559) 621-8600
Gar1, 5.,'t'r,to, Geueral N4anager.
Fresno Tlligritiorr l)istri ct
2907 South Nrlaplc Ar'0
Frcsno, CA93125-2218
Facsirnile No.: (559) 223-8227
'l-eleplrorre No.: (559) 223-7 161
To FID:
or sttch othcr acldrcss or lhesintilc rlun¡ber'írs thc partics rnay lì'oni lime to ti¡re clesiguate ilr
rl'riting. ¡\s a lDattet'of convenience, ho\r,evel', conlrnt¡ni.catiolrs bctrvee¡ t|e Cit¡'ancl FID shall,
to tlie extetlt feasible. l¡e conducted orall¡, Lry lclephr-rne or in persou, anci/or thLoúgh tlre pa'ties'
res¡lectiYe counsel, rvith such cotnurunications to be couiinnecl ancl ¡riade effèctivé i¡ o,,rìti¡g u,
set furth above providecl lto suclt ol'al notice or üonlììullication shall bc eff-cctive unless st.l
confi rmecl in r.vriting.
l6' Frtfiher Action. The parties agree to perfonn all Íi¡r'tlrel acls, ancl lo exccuter
ackllol'r'ledge, ancl delivet'any clocttnrents that nray be reasonably lìecess¿try, a¡rpropr.iate or
clesirable to carry oul the pürpo;:^€s ol'this Agreemenl.
17 ' No 'l'hirc[ Party Berreficialies. ]'his Aglecment cloes not cl'eäte, ancl shall not be
construed to create, au'rights enforceable by any pel'solr, ¡rarlnelslrip, corpolation, joi¡t yeutgre,
linlitecl liability conlp¿ìrly or olher fbrnl ol'organization or association of any kincl tlrat is ¡ot a
palty to this Agleer:rent.
l8' Environllretrtal Contpliunce, The obligatiols cll the palties unclcl this Agreement
are explessly conclitionecl upou: (i) conrpliartce,with the Califonlia Ëuvilonnlental Q¡ality Act
("ClìQA") ancl all othet applicable cnvilorulental laws r.i,ith respecl to the actions conterriplatecl
by this Âgrecment, and (ii) tlte rcccillt of all ucccssary go\/elnmeutal ancl third part¡,colrscnts ancl
appilovals t'ot tliosc actious, Eaclr palty shall prortr¡ltly preltale all a¡llrlopriate envir.ol:¡lcutal
doctlnlents, ilarry are reqitirecl, for it to undcrfake the acticns c<lnlerlplatecl i1this z\gr.eeure¡1.
The paIÏies shall cooperate to diligently com¡llete all envimrnrlrental reyicrç r.cqtrirecl in orcler.tcr
implement this Agleement. and shall use reasonable el'lbrts to rcclucc any ouetiup iu a¡alyzi.g,
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nlitigatillg, ol'studyirlg envirolrìÌental irnpacts associatecl ivith the actions 1:r'oposecl in this
Agreetlent. No1'uvithslancling ân1, ç11,". provision oflfhis Agreetnent. no action shall be taken to
etfect the acliclns contemplaled by this Agreeuient, iìnd r.ro olher action shall be taken that
coltrmils any matet'ial resoutces of any part¡', untiì all lec¡trirecl envil'onmelltal r.evierv is
colnpletecl and all llalties have inclepenclently uracle all lìrrclings leciuileil by Cìl-.ìQÄ arrcl other
applicable euviLonnrental l¿rr,t's. ll, upon corn¡rletion of'such enviroltnlc.ntal lcvicrv, a par.ty frncls
one or mole significant. untrtìtigatecl envitonulçntal inr¡racts lcsulting fronl the actions
conteniplated by this z\greertrent alid cannot makc a tìnding tliat thc benefits of the proposec{
prcrject otrt'iveigh the impaet ol impacts, or tliat the im¡racts cau be nritigatecl to a level Ùelorv
signifìcance,lltett thi.s Agt'eetnenl shallterminate rvithout further obligation or liabitity of'arry
pat'ty, ancl an¡'pityments tl-rel'etofbre rrracle by FID shall be inlrnecliately relumed to FlD. Ncithcr
the execution of this Agleernenl. Ilor arìy plelinrinar,v stells taken lo inr¡rlernent this z\grccrne¡t.
shall be taken into accottttt itr detertniuing rvlrether miligating or: ayoicling a¡y, siglifrcant irr¡lact
is tèasible.
19, Attot'¡reIs'Fees. In the event of any action betneen the palties seeki¡g
enfoLceilent or interpretation ol'any ol'the ternrs antl c,onditions ol'lhis Agr,eement, tlte
prevailingparty in such action shall be arvarclecl its leasonable costs ancl expcnscs, iuclucling, bgt
trol lirrritecl fo, taxable costs aud reasonablc atfor.nevs' fics.
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lN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parlies have executecl this Agrecment as of the date fìrst
above rvritten.
The parties have executecl this Agreernent on the day and year first above rvritten.
CITY OF FIìESNO,
a California municipal corporation
Patlick N. Wierniller
Director of Public Utilities
ATTEST:
YVONNE SPENCE, CMC
City Clerk, City of Fresno
APPROVBD AS TO FORM:
DOUGI,AS SLOAN
City Attorney /
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Print Na
Title: Special Counsel to the City Attorney
Watcr Exclrange Agree nrent CITY- l;lt)
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FRtrSNO IRRIGATION DISTIUCT
a Califouria irrigation district
Gary Serrat
B)':
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ATTACHMENTI\
NOTICE OF U/ATER TRANSFER 2OI3-2OI4 WATER YEAR
THIS NOTICE OF\ryATER TRANSFER 2013-2O14WATER YEAR ('Notiæ') is
provided as of May 30,20l3,by the CITY OF FRESNO, hereinafterrefe¡red to as 'Cit¡r", and
MADERA IRRIGAION DISTRICT, hereinafterreferred to æ "MID"'with reference to the
followingfacts:
A- The United States Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation') has fuecast that the City will
be allocated up to 27,0(X) acre-feet C'et1 of Class I water from the ltiant Division of the Central
Valley Pr,oject in the 2013 water year (the 'CVP Contræt ìÀ¡atet')- The City has acress to
aHitional su¡rylies ñlom the Kings River, its water ¡eclamation plant and rcgional groundwater
supplies.
B- Ihesno lrrigation District ("TD") holds rigþts to Kings River water ("Kings River rùIatefl),
along wilh otherregional and local supplies-
C. Reclamation has declared the 2013 rrratcr year to be a crirically dry year. As a result"
Reclamation has requested the City and FID work together to make available a material portion of
CVP Contract'Water to other entities in the rcgion lhat ìilü not be capable of meeting their water
dernands without assistance firom other entities.
D- The City and FID have agreed to collaborate in their use of CVP Contr¿ct Water and Kings
River'lYater to make available almost the entirety of thc CVP Contract Water water ¡rear 2013-
2OI4 Ìo certain other entities in the region, along with tlrc exchange of certain Kings River rffater
and other water supplies.
TIIEREFORE subject to Reclamation's appmval, the partiæ intend to effectuate the following
transfer of CVP Contract \\¡ater:
l. To Madera hrigation District:
a. The City d hereby hansfer to MID up to 10"üÐ AF of CVP Cont¡act lVater
allocated to City by Rælamation, for use byMadera Irrigation Dishict in the 2013-
2014 water yearpu ant to the schedule attached lrereto as Exhibit l.
b. The City shall pay alt lamation rates and ctrarges associated with delivery of the
CVP ConÍact tobe delivered toMlD's reqrËted point(s) of delìvery.
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IN WTIIIIBSS TIIEREOF, the parties, though their duly authorizerl representatives, have
executed this Notice as of the day and year first above unitten.
CITY OF FRESNO MADERA IßRIGATIONDISITRICT
a California municipal corporation a California irrigatim districr
PatrickN. \Viemiller
Director of Public Utilities
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NOTrcE OF WATER TRANSFER 2013-2014 VTATER YEAR
THIS NOTICE OF V/ATER TRANSFER 2Ol3-2O14 WATER YEAR ('Notice") is
prcvided as of May 30,2n13, by the CITY OF FRESNO, hereinafterreferred to as 'City", and
KERN TLILARE WATER DISTRICT, hereinafter referred to as "KT'IVD" with reference to the
following facts:
A. The United Staþs Bureau of Reclamation ('Reclamation") has forecast that the City will
be allocated up to 27,fi)0 acre-feet (*AF) of Class I water ftom the Friant Division of the Centr¿l
Yalley Project in tlrc 2013 water year (the 'CVP Contract Water''). The City has access to
additional supplies from the Kinp River, its water rcçlamation plant and regional groundwater
srpplies
B. Fresno Inigation Disrict ("FID") holds rights ûo Kings River water ("Kings RiverWate/'),
along with other r€glonal and local supplies.
C. Reclarnation has declared the 2013 watÊr year to be a critically dry year. As a result,
Reclamation has requested ü€ Ctty and FID work together to make available a material portion of
CVP Contract'lVaær to other entities in the rcgion that will not be capable of rneeting their water
demands without assistance from other entities.
D. The City and FID b¡ve agreed to collaborate in their use of CVP Contract'Water and Kings
River Water to make available almost the entirety of the CVP Contract Water water year 2013-
?fr14 to certain other entitìes in the regrorl along with the exchange of certain Kingx River Water
and other waûer supplies.
TI#REFORE, subject to Rælanation's approval, the parties intend to effectuate tlrc following
transfer of CVP Contract Water:
1. To KernTulæe Water Districr
a. The City does hereby hansfer to KTWD 5,000 AF of CVP Contract Water
allocat€d to City by Reclamation, for use by KTWD in the 2013-2014 water year
pursuant to the schedule attached hereto as Exhibit 1.
b. ThÊ City shall pay all Reclarnation rafes and charges associated with delivery of the
CVP Contræt ÌVater to be delivered to KTWD's rcquested poin(s) of delivery.
2. IilWD shall ensure that the hansferred CVP Contract ll'ater is put to reasonable and
beneficial use in accordance with State and Federal law, including Reclamation law.
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IN WTIIIIESS TIIEREOF, the parties, through their duly authorized representatives, have
executed this Notice as of the day and year first above written.
CITY OF FRßSNO KERN TIJLARE \üATER DISTRICT
a Califomia municipal co.rporation a California water district
Steven C. Dalke
General Manager
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PatrickN. Wiemiller
Di¡ector of Public Utilities
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