Title page
Contents
Summary 2
Introduction 5
Recent Developments 5
Background 6
Overview of the CVP and California Water Infrastructure 7
Central Valley Project Water Contractors and Allocations 10
CVP Allocations 13
State Water Project Allocations 13
Combined CVP/SWP Operations 15
CVP/SWP Exports 16
Constraints on CVP Deliveries 16
Water Quality Requirements: Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan 18
Bay-Delta Plan Update 18
Endangered Species Act 21
Biological Opinion Consultation and Legal Activity 21
Central Valley Project Improvement Act 25
Ecosystem Restoration Efforts 26
Trinity River Restoration Program 26
San Joaquin River Restoration Program 27
California Bay-Delta Restoration Program 28
New Storage and Conveyance 29
New and Augmented Water Storage Projects 29
Delta Conveyance Project 32
Congressional Interest 32
CVP Operations Under the WIIN Act and Other Authorities 33
New Water Storage Projects 34
Concluding Observations 34
Appendix. CVP Water Contractors 35
Author Information 37
Disclaimer 38
Table 1. Central Valley Project (CVP) Contractor Water Allocations by Water Year, 2013-2024 14
Table 2. California State Water Project Allocations by Water Year, 2013-2024 15
Table 3. Coordinated Operations Agreement (COA) Regulatory Requirements for CVP/SWP In-Basin Storage Withdrawals 16
Table 4. Allocations for WIIN Act Section 4007 Water Storage Projects in California, 2018-2023 30
Figure 1. Central Valley Project (CVP) and Related Facilities 9
Figure 2. Shasta Dam and Reservoir 10
Figure 3. Central Valley Project (CVP): Maximum Contract Amounts 12
Figure 4. Central Valley Project (CVP) and State Water Project (SWP) Exports 17