Bureau of Reclamation Bolsters CVP Water Supply Allocations by ACWA Staff Apr 20, 2023 Water News SACRAMENTO – 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%, the Bureau announced in a news release. “We are exceedingly grateful to Reclamation, and its dedicated and hard-working staff, for the increased water allocation. Following two years of 0% allocations, this announcement will provide much needed water to support the district’s communities, family-owned farms, and hard-working families in the San Joaquin Valley. This water supply will assist growers in Westlands with putting the land to work to grow the food that feeds the world,” stated Westlands Water District Interim General Manager Jose Gutierrez in a news release. The Bureau’s announcement was made on the same day that the Department of Water Resources announced that it planned to increase State Water Project allocations to 100%. “We are thankful to DWR for maintaining California’s water infrastructure to accommodate all of the water that we have seen through the heavy storm events earlier in the year, allowing for this much-needed increase in water supplies,” stated Jennifer Pierre, General Manager of the State Water Contractors, in a news release. “This is the first time since 2006 that public water agencies will receive the full allocation of contracted water supplies from the SWP. California’s climate whiplash shows how critical it is to build and maintain the water infrastructure that makes the system work.”
