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CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT (CVP)
Studies are underway by the U.S. Department of Interior to
determine the feasibility of raising the height of Shasta Dam. Shasta Reservoir currently features a
capacity of 4.5 million acre-feet of water and that water is delivered to
nearly one-third of all irrigated acres in California, or 3 million acres. The CVP also provides 600,000 acre-feet of
water to homes and businesses, including 1 million households.
Construction of the CVP water storage facilities stretched
across 42 years, from 1937 to 1979. The
CVP annually generates enough electrical power to supply the needs of 2 million
people. CVP facilities also host more
than 3.5 million visitors each year for boating, fishing, camping and
swimming. Educational tours are
conducted each year at CVP facilities for 50,000 school children.
Source: Mid-Pacific Region/Bureau of Reclamation;
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Statement by Dan Nelson, Executive Director, San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority “The San Joaquin Valley secured a small measure of relief following a judge’s decision to allow an increase in pumping water to storage facilities south of the Delta during the next two weeks. The judge determined that no risk exists for salmon from the increased pumping. |
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