Bureau Boosts CVP South of Delta Allocations to 50% by ACWA Staff Apr 28, 2025 Water News SACRAMENTO – Continuing to focus on maximizing California’s water supplies, the Bureau of Reclamation has announced another increase in water supply allocations for the Central Valley Project for south-of-Delta agricultural contractors. 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 today being increased from 40% to 50%. All other Central Valley Project contract allocations remain the same per the March 27 water supply update. Initial Central Valley Project contract allocations were announced on Feb. 25. “Today’s increase in allocations reinforces our commitment to achieving the objectives outlined in Executive Order 14181, which seeks to maximize water supplies within the Central Valley Project,” stated Acting California-Great Basin Regional Director Adam Nickels in a Bureau news release. “We are pleased that today’s optimization of available water supplies will continue to support California farmers and the communities we serve.” The further increase on top of those announced in March came as welcome news to Westlands Water District, which issued a statement from General Manager Allison Febbo. “While we are grateful for the improved hydrology and the Bureau’s dedication to maximizing water supply, this year again reinforces the critical and urgent need to fix California’s broken water system and restore balance,” Febbo stated in a news release. “We must do a better job of securing, storing, and managing water during relatively wet periods like these so that it’s available in dry years.”
