Review of the long-term operations of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project
The CVP and SWP (referred to collectively as “the Projects”) rarely deliver their full contracted amount of water. … [I]n late 2023 USBR contracted with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) to form an expert committee that could serve as an independent review for the CVP and SWP as they operate into the future. … The three actions chosen for the study—the Shasta Coldwater Pool Management Action, the Old and Middle River Flow Management Action, and the Summer-Fall Habitat Action for Delta Smelt— are perceived as consequential for species survival and controversial for their effects on water deliveries to contractors.
Other water project news:
- Northern Arizona University: How NAU and SRP are protecting Arizona’s natural resources
