…approach to announcing CVP water allocations,” said Acting Mid-Pacific Regional Director Pablo Arroyave. “In February, we notified the Refuge Contractors, San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors, and Sacramento River Settlement Contractors…
NASA Report: San Joaquin Valley Land Continues to Sink
…the Central Valley Project (CVP), operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The CVP supplies water to approximately three million acres of farmland and more than two million Californians. Also…
State Water Project Allocation Increased
…the federal Central Valley Project’s (CVP) largest reservoir, was holding 3,640,765 acre-feet, 80 percent of its 4.5 million acre-foot capacity and 123 percent of its historical average. Folsom Lake near…
State Water Project Allocation Increased to 45 Percent
…(CVP) largest reservoir, was holding 3,327,257 acre-feet, 73 percent of its 4.5 million acre-foot capacity and 120 percent of its historical average. San Luis Reservoir, a critical south-of-Delta storage facility…
State Water Project Starts at 20 Percent
…acre-foot capacity and 70 percent of its historical average for the date. Shasta Lake north of Redding, California’s and the federal Central Valley Project’s (CVP) largest reservoir, was holding 2,896,484…
Smelt Plan Calls for More Water Release
…above D-1641 requirements. A variety of methods may be used to augment outflow, including transfers from willing sellers, changes in export or other CVP/SWP Delta operations, and/or storage releases. These…
Drought Alert: Call to Re-examine ‘Harmful Actions’
…will significantly limit releases from Shasta Reservoir through the summer and into fall, costing the Central Valley Project (CVP) approximately 400,000 acre-feet of water. The letter can be viewed in…
CVP Water Allocation Limiting Big Cotton Year
…be available for delivery to CVP water users and reflects current reservoir storages, precipitation and snowpack in the Central Valley and Sierra Nevada. This initial CVP allocation is also based…
SWP Allocations Reach 60 Percent
…Reservoir levels reflect restrictions on SWP and CVP pumping plants in the Delta in order to protect threatened and endangered fish. Folsom Lake, a CVP reservoir near Sacramento, has risen…
Response to CVP Water Allocation Announcement
Statement of Westlands Water District on Bureau of Reclamation’s Allocation Announcement for CVP water allocation Despite above average runoff into the Sacramento-San Joaquin Rivers Delta and near average snowpack in…
Water Supply Allocation Announced for CVP
The Bureau of Reclamation announced the initial 2016 water supply allocation for Central Valley Project (CVP) contractors. This allocation is based on a cautious estimate of the amount of water…
DWR Reaches Agreement Related to California WaterFix
…flows caused by pumping and give operators of the State Water Project (SWP) and Central Valley Project (CVP) more opportunities to capture and store water at times of peak flow….
Water Allocations Increased Again
…major water project, the Central Valley Project (CVP), is expected to announce later this month its initial allocation to farms and cities. The SWP and CVP have different legal and…
State Water Project Allocations Doubled
…percent of its historical average for the date. Shasta Lake north of Redding, California’s and the federal Central Valley Project’s (CVP) largest reservoir, was holding 2,690,554 acre-feet, 59 percent of…