Statements and Releases

Public water agencies across California are joining Governor Gavin Newsom and statewide leaders to applaud the forward progress by the State Water Board for advancing an innovative approach to create Healthy Rivers and Landscapes throughout the Central Valley.

“The Water Authority has long advocated that the most impactful approach to balancing fisheries needs and water supply reliability is to address all stressors impacting the species. The Healthy Rivers and Landscapes Program has the potential to do just that,” said Federico Barajas, Executive Director of the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority.

Today, the United States Bureau of Reclamation (“Reclamation”) announced the initial 2025 Central Valley Project water supply allocation. In response, Federico Barajas, Executive Director of the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority (“Authority”), released the following statement:

The Bureau of Reclamation and the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority signed a cost share agreement for the B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project, advancing water supply

Today, the United States Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) announced that it executed a Record of Decision on the Reinitiation of Consultation on the Coordinated Long-Term Operations of the Central Valley

The Bureau of Reclamation and the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority today announced a negotiated consensus has been met for the B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project.

A new five-year pilot study to place solar panels on the water in the Delta-Mendota Canal is just the beginning of a formal working relationship between UC Merced and the

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announced publication of a final rule listing the San Francisco Bay’s population of longfin smelt as endangered under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA).

The United States Bureau of Reclamation (“Reclamation”) updated the Central Valley Project 2024 water supply allocation today. Since the last allocation update in April, water conditions in California have improved, and export restrictions associated with the implementation of the Endangered Species Act and the 2024 Interim Operations Plan have lessened.

As the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (“Reclamation”) considers modifications to Central Valley Project (CVP) water allocations for south-of-Delta agricultural water service and repayment contractors, we write to urge you to provide a substantial increase in water allocations. As temperatures rise, the current water allocations have the potential to reduce crop productivity, as well as reduce the flexible use of all available water types to Central Valley residents and communities. To maximize agricultural productivity and the flexible use of water contractor portfolios, we request that Reclamation provide an update in June that increases allocations.

The Bureau of Reclamation has awarded the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority (“Water Authority”) $75 million in funding from the 2021 federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill for the enhancement of off-stream water storage.