CVP Contracts
"I'd also state that this isn't just about the Delta, but the health and preservation of all riverine ecosystems below CVP reservoirs that flow to the Delta."
Good perspective. It's easy to forget that the Delta isn't a stand alone body. Water enters the Delta from its major tributaries, at least one of which is supplemented with water from the Trinity River. The volume of water reported as included in these contracts is substantially more than is allowed now. The state has contract deliveries, as well. The combined volumes (CVP/SWP) required might mean that increased water will be diverted from The Trinity to the Sacramento for delivery downstream.
If I understood what was reported, in order to keep the volume of water flowing through the Delta at current levels (under State Water Resources Control Board rules), the SWP would be required to reduce the volume pumped to offset the increased CVP volume pumped. Anticipated water for the increased amount required by the CVP contracts would have to be supplied from federal reservoirs. If all of this is true, how does the SWP honor it's contract deliveries??? Both, CVP/SWP require the pumps at Tracy to divert/pump water for deliveries. Seems like the timing of negotiating the governors Voluntary Agreements may be premature....
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