Bureau Announces Additional CVP Allocation Increases by ACWA Staff May 28, 2025 Water News SACRAMENTO – The Bureau of Reclamation this week announced further increases in water supply allocations for Central Valley Project contractors south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay-Delta. While all north-of-Delta Central Valley Project contractors are currently at 100% of their supplies, south-of-Delta irrigation water service and repayment contractors are increased to 55% from 50%, and municipal and industrial water service and repayment contractors are increased to 80% from 75% of their historical use, or public health and safety needs, whichever is greater. “As California’s primary precipitation season concludes, we now have greater certainty about water availability for the remainder of the water year,” stated Acting California-Great Basin Regional Director Adam Nickels in a Bureau news release. “This allows us to responsibly adjust Central Valley Project allocations to better meet the needs of our water users while continuing to support environmental requirements.” Westlands Water District General Manager Allison Febbo described the increase from 50% to 55% as “disappointing” in a district news release. “While an increase is appropriate, given current reservoir levels and snowpack, a 5 % increase is disappointing and highlights a critical reality: even in average hydrological years, California’s outdated water system falls short of delivering the water our communities require. As a state, we are failing the family farms and rural communities in the San Joaquin Valley that depend on CVP water to grow food, provide jobs, and sustain the economy. We can and must do better,” Febbo stated, in calling for modernized water infrastructure.
