On June 30, 2025, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California held that the conversion of temporary to permanent contracts for the Central Valley Project (CVP) water does not require additional environmental review. … The challenged provision of the WIIN Act allowed holders of temporary water service contracts to request that the Reclamation convert their contracts into permanent “repayment” contracts, with accelerated repayment of construction costs. … The Court agreed with Reclamation’s decision that these WIIN-mandated conversions do not trigger additional environmental review under NEPA or the ESA, despite other water contract renewals being subject to those environmental review requirements under provisions of the 1992 Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA).