BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:Title
Public Hearing on the 2022 Central Valley Project Improvement Act Water Management Plan for the Central Valley Project; and Adopt a Resolution Adopting the 2022 Central Valley Project Improvement Act Water Management Plan.
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RECOMMENDATION:Recommendation
A. Conduct Public Hearing on Santa Clara Valley Water District's Draft 2022 Central Valley Project Improvement Act Water Management Plan; and
B. Adopt the Resolution ADOPTING THE 2022 CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT IMPROVEMENT ACT WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN.
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SUMMARY:
Every five years, Central Valley Project (CVP) contractors are required by the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) to prepare a Water Management Plan (WMP) to meet requirements of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (RRA) and the Central Valley Project Improvement Act of 1992 (CVPIA). Failure to comply with this legal requirement could jeopardize a contractor's CVP water deliveries. Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) as a CVP contractor is subject to this requirement and has last prepared a WMP in 2017.
Valley Water completed its draft 2022 WMP in accordance with the criteria published by Reclamation. Valley Water's 2022 WMP documents the operations and management of its system, provides an inventory of current water resources, and summarizes the water conservation and demand management efforts during the past five years. The plan demonstrates Valley Water's best management practices to efficiently manage its system and resources to reduce reliance on CVP water.
Management of Valley Water's Water System
Valley Water manages a large, complex water system that includes reservoirs, pipelines, pump stations, recharge facilities, and water treatment facilities. Currently, the total restricted capacity of Valley Water's 10 reservoirs is 62,592 acre-feet (AF). Valley Water's distribution system includes approximately 139 miles of pipelines to deliver both urban and agricultural water supplies. CVP wa...
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