SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation has updated the water supply for Friant Division Central Valley Project contractors for the 2018 contract year, and as such is increasing the Class 1 allocation by 3 percent, going from 85 percent to 88 percent.
Reclamation considered many factors in making the allocation adjustment, including the latest forecast information, operational conditions in both the Upper San Joaquin River Basin and at Millerton, as well as canal demands from Friant Division contractors and projected post Oct. 1 runoff.
“Based on hydrology, this allocation increase will allow Friant Division contractors to stretch their CVP surface water supplies into the fall and alleviate a measure of subsidence concerns due to overdraft pumping of the groundwater basin that occurred during the drought," said Michael Jackson, manager of Reclamation’s South-Central California Area Office.
As the water year progresses, changes in hydrology and opportunities to deliver additional water influence future allocations. Water supply updates are posted at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvp-water/index.html.
For additional information, please contact Reclamation’s Public Affairs Office at 916-978-5100 (TTY 800-877-8339) or email mppublicaffairs@usbr.gov.
Source: Bureau of Reclamation
