California-Great Basin

Central Valley Project Municipal & Industrial Water Shortage Policy

The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) prepared the Central Valley Project (CVP) Municipal and Industrial (M&I) Water Shortage Policy (WSP) Environmental Impact Statement to evaluate the potential impacts of CVP M&I WSP alternatives. A Record of Decision was signed on November 13, 2015, to implement Alternative 4, Updated M&I WSP (preferred alternative).

After the Record of Decision was signed, Reclamation developed additional guidelines (Central Valley Project Municipal and Industrial Water Shortage Policy Guidelines and Procedures) to ensure consistent and equitable implementation of the M&I WSP throughout the CVP for those Contractors subject to the M&I WSP. These guidelines primarily focus on the administrative process and calculations of public health and safety and possible adjustments to a Contractor’s Historical Use.

Documents

• Central Valley Project Municipal and Industrial Water Shortage Policy Guidelines and Procedures (PDF - 1 MB)
  (Including Alternative 4, and listing of Contractors subject to the M&I WSP.)
• Comments and Responses to Draft Central Valley Project Municipal and Industrial Water Shortage Policy Guidelines and Procedure (PDF - 594 KB)
• M&I Shortage Policy Presentation (PDF - 594 KB)

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