The Bureau of Reclamation announced an increase in California’s Central Valley Project 2024 water supply allocations.
Reclamation announced an initial water supply allocation in late February but has boosted allocation levels after storms have increased water supplies.
“While the series of storms in Northern California improved the water supply outlook, a number of factors, particularly anticipated regulatory constraints throughout the spring, continue to limit the water supply allocation for south-of-Delta agriculture,” noted California-Great Basin Regional Director Karl Stock.
Water contractors north of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta had their allocations increased from 75% to 100%.
Irrigation water service and repayment contractors south-of-Delta had allocations increased to 35% from 15%, and municipal and industrial water service and repayment contractors south-of-Delta had allocations boosted to 75% of historical use or public health and safety, whichever is greater, up from 65%.
Friant Division contractors’ Class 1 allocations increased to 65% from 60% and Class 2 remains at zero.
