Reclamation bolsters Central Valley Project 2023 water supply allocations
April 20, 2023
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Today, the Bureau of Reclamation is increasing Central Valley Project 2023 water supply allocations for irrigation water service and repayment contractors. Both north- and south-of-Delta contractors are increased to 100% from 80%. All other CVP water supply allocations remain the same as noted in the March 28 announcement.
Initial allocations were announced in February and an update was made on March 28. Current status of all CVP allocations are:
North-of-Delta Contractors
Sacramento River
- Irrigation water service and repayment contractors north-of-Delta are allocated 100% of their contract supply.
- Municipal and industrial water service and repayment contractors north-of-Delta are allocated 100% of their contract supply.
- Sacramento River Settlement Contractors’ water supply is based upon settlement of claimed senior water rights. The 2023 water year is determined as non-critical, as defined in their Settlement Contracts, which allows for 100% of their contract supply.
American River
- M&I water service and repayment contractors north-of-Delta who are serviced by Folsom Reservoir on the American River are allocated 100% of their contract supply.
In-Delta Contractors
- M&I water service and repayment contractors who are serviced directly from the Delta are allocated 100% of their contract supply.
South-of-Delta Contractors
- Irrigation water service and repayment contractors south-of-Delta are allocated 100% of their contract total.
- M&I water service and repayment contractors south-of-Delta are allocated 100% of their contract supply
- San Joaquin River Settlement Contractors and San Joaquin Exchange Contractors’ water supply is based upon settlement/exchange of claimed senior water rights. The 2023 water year is determined as non-critical, as defined in their contracts, which allows for 100% of their contract supply.
Eastside Water Contractors
- Eastside water service contractors (Central San Joaquin Water Conservation District and Stockton East Water District) are allocated 100% of their contract total.
Wildlife Refuges
- The 2023 water year is currently determined as non-critical, as defined in their contracts, which allows for 100% of contract supply for wildlife refuges (Level 2), both north- and south-of-Delta.
Friant Division Contractors
- Friant Division contractors’ water supply is delivered from Millerton Reservoir on the upper San Joaquin River via the Madera and Friant-Kern canals. The first 800,000 acre-feet of available water supply is considered Class 1; Class 2 is considered the next amount of available water supply up to 1.4 million acre-feet. Given the current hydrologic conditions, the Friant Division water supply allocation is 100% of Class 1 and 70% of Class 2 (from the initial 20% allocation).
Friant Dam is currently being operated for flood control purposes. As long as these conditions exist contractors may take delivery of all available water from Friant Dam to the maximum extent of their respective contracts.
As the water year progresses, changes in hydrology, actions that impact operations, and opportunities to deliver additional water will influence future allocations. Water supply updates and past year’s allocations are posted on Reclamation California-Great Basin Region’s website.
