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Coraparison with H.R- 1906: 



H.R. 1906 would amend the CVPIA by removing the ability of the Hoopa 

 Valley Tribe and the Secretary to increase Trinity River reserved flows without a public 

 process separate from the environmental review process. The Urban Coalition supports 

 stakeholder input in a full public process. 



Conservation 



• Water conserved by contractors or refuges should accrue to the benefit of the contractor 

 or refuge implementing the conservation measures, to the extent consistent with State law, 

 and provided that refuge supplies do not exceed Level 4. 



• Water management measures required by the CVPIA should be based on measures that 

 have demonstrated significant water conservation benefits and efiBcient management of 

 water resources similar to those in the efiBcient water management program without 

 unreasonably burdening contractors, and with appropriate consideration of each 

 contractor's applicable circumstances. 



• Tiered water rates are not an appropriate water management tool for all contractors, and 

 the requirement of tiered water rates in new long-term contracts should be eliminated. 

 Tiered water rates should be eliminated as a mandated program but retained as a 

 conservation option available to meet conservation requirements. Decreases in revenue to 

 the Restoration Fund should be offset by increases in other Restoration Fund payments 



• Conservation and water management requirements should apply equally to contract and to 

 environmental water deliveries. 



• Conservation plans should be reviewed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation expeditiously. 



Comparison with H.R. 1906: 



H.R. 1906 would amend the CVPIA by eliminating mandatory tiered water 

 rates. The Urban Coalition agrees that tiered water rates should be an optional conservation 

 measure for districts where they are an efifective water management tool, provided that 

 resulting reductions in Restoration Fund revenues are compensated. 



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