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Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Increase of State Water Project 2024 Allocation to 40 Percent (NTC 24-04)
Date:Tuesday, April 23, 2024 12:01:49 PM
Attachments:NTC_24-04_SWP_2024Alloc_40%_20240423.pdf
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Subject: FW: Increase of State Water Project 2024 Allocation to 40 Percent (NTC 24-04)
Table A Allocation increase to 40 Percent.
Kamie
Kamela N. Loeser, M.A.
Director
Dept. of Water and Resource Conservation
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Cell: 530.680.7222
From: Luzuriaga, Patrick@DWR <Patrick.Luzuriaga@water.ca.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2024 10:00 AM
To: White, Molly@DWR <Molly.White@water.ca.gov>
Subject: Increase of State Water Project 2024 Allocation to 40 Percent (NTC 24-04)
Notice To State Water Project Contractors:
On behalf of John Yarbrough, Acting Deputy Director, State Water Project, attached is the
Notice to State Water Project Contractors No. 24-04 “Increase of State Water Project 2024
Allocation to 40 Percent.”
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Molly White,
Assistant Division Manager, Water Management, SWP Division of Operations and
Maintenance, at (916) 574-2722.
Thank you.
Patrick Luzuriaga, P.E.SWP Contracts and AgreementsDivision of Operations and Maintenance1516 Ninth StreetSacramento, CA 95814
State of California DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES California Natural Resources Agency
CALIFORNIA STATE WATER PROJECT
DWR 9625 (Rev. 3/12) Page 1 of 2
NOTICE TO STATE WATER PROJECT CONTRACTORS
Date: April 23, 2024
Number: 24-04
Subject: Increase of State Water Project 2024 Allocation to 40 Percent
From: ______________________________
John Yarbrough
Acting Deputy Director, State Water Project
Department of Water Resources
With continued accumulation of precipitation and snowpack through the winter and early
spring, 2024 water supply and snowpack conditions throughout California remain
around historical averages. After considering the updated improved water supply
forecast along with an estimate of increased summer export capabilities, the
Department of Water Resources (DWR) is increasing the State Water Project (SWP)
allocation from 30 to 40 percent of SWP contractors’ requested Table A amounts for
2024 for most contractors, as shown in Attachment A – 2024 SWP Allocation, updated
April 23, 2024.
Although water year 2024 is currently classified as an Above Normal year, the ability to
move water supply south through the system this spring continues to be impacted by
the presence of threatened and endangered fish species near SWP pumping facilities in
the south Delta. The presence of these fish species has triggered state and federal
regulations that significantly reduce the pumping from the Delta into the California
Aqueduct, which limits the SWP’s ability to move and store water in San Luis Reservoir.
This reduced pumping is expected to continue into late spring. The SWP is prepared to
increase pumping as soon as the fishery conditions and state and federal operating
permits allow.
To determine the available SWP water supplies, DWR considers several factors
including SWP contractors’ 2023 carryover supplies into 2024, projected 2024
demands, existing storage in SWP conservation facilities, estimates of future runoff,
SWP operational and regulatory requirements under the Federal Endangered Species
Act and California Endangered Species Act, and water rights obligations under the
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State of California DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES California Natural Resources Agency
CALIFORNIA STATE WATER PROJECT
DWR 9625 (Rev. 3/12) Page 2 of 2
State Water Resources Control Board’s authority. This allocation increase takes into
account snow survey measurements and data through April 1 as reflected in the runoff
forecasts outlined in Bulletin 120. DWR may revise the SWP allocation if hydrologic
conditions change.
To schedule SWP water deliveries under this allocation, DWR will develop the 40-
percent water delivery schedules by prorating schedules submitted by SWP contractors
in October 2023 (as part of initial requests) or as revised with any subsequent updates.
If a contractor foresees any changes to their water delivery schedule, please
communicate such changes to DWR in a timely manner.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Molly White,
Assistant Division Manager, Water Management, SWP Division of Operations and
Maintenance, at (916) 574-2722.
Attachment A: 2024 SWP Allocation, updated April 23, 2024
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Attachment A
2024 STATE WATER PROJECT ALLOCATION
Updated
April 23, 2024
SWP Contractors
Maximum Table A
Amount
(Acre-Feet)
Initial Table A
Request Amount
(Acre-Feet)
Approved Table A
Allocation
(Acre-Feet)
Approved
Allocation as a
Percentage of
Initial Request
(1) (2) (3) (4) = (3)/(2)
FEATHER RIVER
County of Butte 27,500 27,500 19,250 70%
Plumas County FC&WCD 2,700 2,700 1,080 40%
City of Yuba City 9,600 9,600 6,240 65%
Subtotal 39,800 39,800 26,570
NORTH BAY
Napa County FC&WCD 29,025 29,025 18,867 65%
Solano County WA 47,756 47,756 31,042 65%
Subtotal 76,781 76,781 49,909
SOUTH BAY
Alameda County FC&WCD, Zone 7 80,619 80,619 32,248 40%
Alameda County WD 42,000 42,000 16,800 40%
Santa Clara Valley WD 100,000 100,000 40,000 40%
Subtotal 222,619 222,619 89,048
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
Oak Flat WD 5,700 5,700 2,280 40%
County of Kings 9,305 9,305 3,722 40%
Dudley Ridge WD 41,350 41,350 16,540 40%
Empire West Side ID 3,000 3,000 1,200 40%
Kern County WA 982,730 982,730 393,092 40%
Tulare Lake Basin WSD 87,471 87,471 34,989 40%
Subtotal 1,129,556 1,129,556 451,823
CENTRAL COASTAL
San Luis Obispo County FC&WCD 25,000 25,000 10,000 40%
Santa Barbara County FC&WCD 45,486 45,486 18,195 40%
Subtotal 70,486 70,486 28,195
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Antelope Valley-East Kern WA 144,844 144,844 57,938 40%
Santa Clarita Valley WA 95,200 95,200 38,080 40%
Coachella Valley WD 138,350 138,350 55,340 40%
Crestline-Lake Arrowhead WA 5,800 5,800 2,320 40%
Desert WA 55,750 55,750 22,300 40%
Littlerock Creek ID 2,300 2,300 920 40%
Metropolitan WDSC 1,911,500 1,911,500 764,600 40%
Mojave WA 89,800 89,800 35,920 40%
Palmdale WD 21,300 21,300 8,520 40%
San Bernardino Valley MWD 102,600 102,600 41,040 40%
San Gabriel Valley MWD 28,800 28,800 11,520 40%
San Gorgonio Pass WA 17,300 17,300 6,920 40%
Ventura County WPD 20,000 20,000 8,000 40%
Subtotal 2,633,544 2,633,544 1,053,418
TOTAL 4,172,786 4,172,786 1,698,963 ~40%
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