2005-2008 State Water Project Delta Facility Increased Diversion to Recover Reduced Exports Taken to Benefit Fish Resources

2005-2008 State Water Project Delta Facility Increased Diversion to Recover Reduced Exports Taken to Benefit Fish Resources

The maximum allowable daily diversion rate into Clifton Court Forebay (CCF) during the months of July, August, and September would be increased from 13,870 acre-feet to 14,860 acre-feet and three-day average diversions will be increased from 13,250 acre-feet (990 acre-feet equals 500 cfs). The Department of Water Resources has applied to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a Department of the Army permit for four consecutive years beginning in the year 2005, in the event that export modifications are necessary during this period. This increased diversion over the three-month period would result in an amount not to exceed 90,000 acre-feet each year. The increased diversions would not be greater than the amount of reduced diversion to protect fisheries resources within a calendar year.

Byron

Contra Costa

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights

Water Facilities (Type SWP Harvey O. Ba)

Hydrology/Water Quality, Fisheries