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CALFED Implementation The Role of the Napa
Proposal
September 2003
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Overview

• Integration of CVP SWP operationsas described
  in the CALFED Record of Decision
• Mediated discussions July 14-18
• Primary negotiators
• State Department of Water Resources
• US Bureau of Reclamation
• SWP Contractors
• South-of-Delta CVP Contractors
• Other participants
• Association of California Water Agencies
• Contra Costa Water District
• Cross Valley Canal Contractors
• CVP Water Users Association
• Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District
• Santa Clara Valley Water District

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Water Supply Improvements identified in the
CALFED ROD

• Implement a Joint Point of Diversion
• Increase State Water Project pumping to 8,500 cfs
• Construct an CVP/SWP intertie
• Increase CVP south-of-Delta agriculture water
  supply by 15 percent (or greater)
• Establish an Environmental Water Account
• Commitment to no reductions, beyond the
  regulatory baseline, from measures to protect
  fish
• Others . . .

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Conflicts Impeding Water Supply Improvements in
the CALFED ROD

• CVP SWP operators on different paths
• CVP Operational Criteria Plan (OCAP) process
• SWP Conveyance expansion (8,500 cfs) process
• Produced conflicts on implementing CALFED water
  supply improvements
• Napa proposal resolves conflicts aligns
  interests

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Proposal SummaryOverview
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Proposal SummaryConveyance
SWP Pumping Plant
CVP-SWP Intertie
CVP Pumping Plant

• Cooperate to achieve 8,500 cfs at Banks ASAP
• Include 8,500 cfs in federal biological opinion
  ops plan
• Convey up to 100,000 AF of CVP refuge supply by
  SWP

• Cooperate to achieve 400 cfs CVP/SWP intertie

• Increase capacity of intertie with shared benefits

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Proposal SummaryWater Supply

• CVP will assume a shift in water quality
  obligations up to 75,000 af/yr

• Phase 8 water shared -- 60 SWP, 40 CVP

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Proposal SummaryStorage
Shasta Reservoir

• Up to 200,000 AF of CVP storage loans to SWP
• Hydrologic criteria to protect Sac Valley water
  users and fish species
• Storage of SWP transfer supplies in CVP
  reservoirs based on certain criteria

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Proposal SummaryStorage
San Luis Reservoir

• SWP will maintain storage minimums
• Allows earlier CVP supply allocation
• Payment to SWP contractors for source shifting

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Proposal SummaryWater Quality

• Implementation of proposal will not impact water
  quality
• Committed to cooperating on implementation of
  CALFED water quality actions

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Proposal SummaryEnvironmental

• Environmental Water Account (EWA) past 2004
• Long-term EWA with adequate assets financial
  plan
• Multi-year, multi-species ESA assurances plan

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Proposal SummaryCoordinated Ops Agmt Adjustments

• Resolution of COA accounting issues
• East Bay MUD Freeport Project
• North Bay Aqueduct
• Enhanced coordination efficiency
• Joint CVP/SWP annual operation plan operations
  coordination team

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Proposal SummaryTerms

• Long-term agreement
• Performance evaluation every 5 years
• May be terminated after 10-yrs upon 1-yr notice
• Must be consistent with State federal laws

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Proposal SummaryNext Steps

• Sep 2003
• Refine Napa proposal based on outreach comments
• Draft long-term EWA package
• Jan 2004
• Final OCAP/biological assessment
• Final environmental docs on EWA CVP/SWP
  intertie
• Jun 2004
• Final biological opinions on OCAP South Delta
• Final agreement on long-term EWA
• Aug 2004
• Final South Delta Record of Decision