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Central Valley Project

The Central Valley Project (CVP) is a federal power and water management project in the U.S. state of California under the supervision of the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR). It was devised in 1933 in order to provide irrigation and municipal water to much of California's Central Valley—by regulating and storing water in reservoirs in the northern half of the state (once considered water-rich but suffering water-scarce conditions more than half the year in most years), and transporting it to the water-poor San Joaquin Valley and its surroundings by means of a series of canals, aqueducts and pump plants, some shared with the California State Water Project (SWP). Many CVP water users are represented by the Central Valley Project Water Association.

In addition to water storage and regulation, the system has a hydroelectric capacity of over 2,000 megawatts, and provides recreation and flood control with its twenty dams and reservoirs. It has allowed major cities to grow along Valley rivers which previously would flood each spring, and transformed the semi-arid desert environment of the San Joaquin Valley into productive farmland. Freshwater stored in Sacramento River reservoirs and released downriver during dry periods prevents salt water from intruding into the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta during high tide. There are eight divisions of the project and ten corresponding units, many of which operate in conjunction, while others are independent of the rest of the network. California agriculture and related industries now directly account for 7% of the gross state product for which the CVP supplied water for about half.

Many CVP operations have had considerable environmental consequences, including a decline in the salmon population of four major California rivers in the northern state, and the reduction of riparian zones and wetlands. Many historical sites and Native American tribal lands have been flooded by CVP reservoirs. In addition, runoff from intensive irrigation has polluted rivers and groundwater. The Central Valley Project Improvement Act, passed in 1992, intends to alleviate some of the problems associated with the CVP with programs like the Refuge Water Supply Program.

In recent years, a combination of drought and regulatory decisions passed based on the Endangered Species Act of 1973 have forced Reclamation to turn off much of the water for the west side of the San Joaquin Valley in order to protect the fragile ecosystem in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and keep alive the dwindling fish populations of Northern and Central California rivers. In 2017 the Klamath and Trinity rivers witnessed the worst fall run Chinook salmon return in recorded history, leading to a disaster declaration in California and Oregon due to the loss of the commercial fisheries. The recreational fall Chinook salmon fishery in both the ocean and the Trinity and Klamath rivers was also closed in 2017. Only 1,123 adult winter Chinook salmon returned to the Sacramento Valley in 2017, according to a report sent to the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). This is the second lowest number of returning adult winter run salmon since modern counting techniques were implemented in 2003. By comparison, over 117,000 winter Chinooks returned to spawn in 1969.

Overview

Operations

The CVP stores about 13 million acre-feet (16 km) of water in 20 reservoirs in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, the Klamath Mountains and the California Coast Ranges, and passes about 7.4 million acre-feet (9.1 km) of water annually through its canals. Of the water transported, about 5 million acre-feet (6.2 km) goes to irrigate 3,000,000 acres (1,200,000 ha) of farmland, 600,000 acre-feet (0.74 km) supplies municipal uses, and 800,000 acre-feet (0.99 km) is released into rivers and wetlands in order to comply with state and federal ecological standards.

Two large reservoirs, Shasta Lake and Trinity Lake, are formed by a pair of dams in the mountains north of the Sacramento Valley. Water from Shasta Lake flows into the Sacramento River which flows to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and water from Trinity Lake flows into the Trinity River which leads to the Pacific Ocean. Both lakes release water at controlled rates. There, before it can flow on to San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean, some of the water is intercepted by a diversion channel and transported to the Delta-Mendota Canal, which conveys water southwards through the San Joaquin Valley, supplying water to San Luis Reservoir (a SWP-shared facility) and the San Joaquin River at Mendota Pool in the process, eventually reaching canals that irrigates farms in the valley. Friant Dam crosses the San Joaquin River upstream of Mendota Pool, diverting its water southwards into canals that travel into the Tulare Lake area of the San Joaquin Valley, as far south as the Kern River. Finally, New Melones Lake, a separate facility, stores water flow of a San Joaquin River tributary for use during dry periods. Other smaller, independent facilities exist to provide water to local irrigation districts.

Background

The Central Valley Project was the world's largest water and power project when undertaken during Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal public works agenda. The Project was the culmination of eighty years of political fighting over the state's most important natural resource - Water. The Central Valley of California lies to the west of the Sierra Nevada Mountains with its annual run-off draining into the Pacific Ocean through the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. It is a large receding geological floodplain moderated by its Mediterranean climate of dry summers and wet winters that includes regular major drought cycles. At the time of its construction, the project was at the center of a political and cultural battle over the state's future. It intersected with the state's ongoing war over land use, access to water rights, impacts on indigenous communities, large vs. small farmers, the state's irrigation districts and public vs. private power. Its proponents ignored environmental concerns over its impacts, other than the outcome not damage the major stakeholders at that time.

The Central Valley of California has gone through two distinct culturally driven land use eras. The first was the indigenous tribal period that lasted for thousands of years. Then came the arrival of Europeans, first by the Spanish colonial model of Catholic missions and ranchos (1772–1846) was then followed by the current United States era. Due to its Mediterranean climate, the first cultural period was hunter-gatherer based. The Spanish missions' ranching and tanning business was based on the forced labor of Las Californias tribes. Spain's model of land use with the grazing of livestock for meat, wool and leather started along Alta California's coast eventually spreading inland. The U.S. era evolved from primarily ranching to large-scale plantations or more commonly known today as corporate farming that turned the Central Valley into the breadbasket of the U.S.

Following the 1848 California Gold Rush, large numbers of U.S. citizens came into the region and made attempts to practice rainfed agriculture, but most of the Central Valley land was taken up by large cattle ranchers like Henry Miller who eventually controlled 22,000 square miles of land. The large-scale levee construction by Chinese workers along the Delta was where limited irrigation for orchards first started.

Following the arrival of the Transcontinental railroad, immigration from Asia and the rest of the U.S. led to growing numbers of settlers in the region. Despite the rich soils and favorable weather of the 42,000-square-mile (110,000 km) Central Valley, immigrants to the valley who were unfamiliar with its seasonal patterns of rainfall and flooding began to take up irrigation practices. Farmers soon found themselves troubled by frequent floods in the Sacramento Valley and a general lack of water in the San Joaquin Valley. The Sacramento River, which drains the northern part, receives between 60 and 75% of the precipitation in the Valley, despite the Sacramento Valley covering less area than the much larger San Joaquin Valley, drained by the San Joaquin River, which receives only about 25% of the rainfall. Furthermore, cities drawing water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta faced problems in dry summer and autumn months when the inflowing water was low. In order to continue to sustain the valley's economy, there needed to be systems to regulate flows in the rivers and equally distribute water among the north and south parts of the valley.

History

In 1873, Barton S. Alexander completed a report for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that was the first attempt at creating a Central Valley Project. In 1904, the Bureau of Reclamation (then the Reclamation Service) first became interested in creating such a water project, but did not get far involved until a series of droughts and related disasters occurred in the early 1920s. The State of California passed the Central Valley Project Act in 1933, which authorized Reclamation to sell revenue bonds in order to raise about $170 million for the project. Unfortunately, because of insufficient money in the state's treasury and the coincidence with the Great Depression, California turned to the national government for funding to build the project. This resulted in several transfers of the project between California and the federal government, and between Reclamation and the Army Corps of Engineers. The first dams and canals of the project started going up in the late 1930s, and the last facilities were completed in the early 1970s. Other features of the project were never constructed, some lie partly finished, or are still awaiting authorization.

Timeline

CVP timeline prior to 1920
pre-western arrival – Tribal culture - seasonal migratory locations between the Tulares and Sierra foothills 1493 – The Papal Bull known as the Discovery Doctrine, in Latin titled the "Inter Caetera", gave Spain the right to take land and convert the indigenous occupants to Christianity in areas west of the Inter Caetera's line of demarcation, which divided the Western Hemisphere 1769–76 – The arrival of Spain and its Spanish missions in California - Indians promised sovereign control 1822 - Republic of Mexico formed - breaks with Spain's sovereign promise to California Mission Indians 1823 - The Papal Bulls that made up the Discovery doctrine from 1455 and 1493 becomes part of U.S. Law 1833 - Secularization Act closes California Missions and sells off church properties The act initiated the transfer of 64 million acres of tribal lands via land grants or Ranchos to former Spanish citizens of Californio 1846 Bear Flag Rebellion - as part of the Mexican–American War and U.S. invasion of California - Republic of California 1846 - John Fremont kills original owner of the largest North American mercury mine at New Almaden after failing to buy it 1846 - Yerba Buena land grant takes its name from local Catholic mission and becomes San Francisco 1848 - Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo promises Mexican-Americans ownership of their Ranchos (ranches) and water rights 1849 - Influx of 80,000 immigrants during Gold Rush includes riots and land theft by squatter movement Sept-Oct - Californians meets in Monterrey for the first California Constitutional Convention 1850 - California admitted to Union 1850s - Hydraulic mining in gold region contaminates Sacramento Delta with silt and mercury 1850 - California Indian Protection Act removes Indian's civil rights and enslaves them, starting the mass genocide of many of the state's 300 tribes 1850 - California adopts British Common Law causing 70 years of disputes over water rights 1850 - Squatters cut down the world's largest Blossom Rock Redwoods and clearcut the groves on Peralta and Moraga's ranchos in Oakland hills 1851-90 California Lands Commission - Mexican-American Ranchos lost to whites 1851 - Catholic Church attempts to get land for Mission tribes from California Lands Commission but fails 1851-1890 - Indians populations decimated 1851 - Tribes Rounded up by U.S. Army and forced to sign 18 treaties 1850 Swamp Act - Enables Henry Miller to eventually own over 1 million acres of land in the Central valley 1853 - Americans cut Mother of the Forest causing international uproar The history of Clearcutting in the Sierra Nevada Mountains resulted in expanded flooding and environmental degradation 1853 - First documented American irrigation ditch constructed in Visalia, Tulare County 1855 - Van Ness ordinance - State adopts illegal grab of San Francisco lands 1860 - San Francisco beats U.S. Government in Supreme Court over land claims 1861 - Chinese build Sacramento Delta levees 1862 - Sacramento and levees destroyed by flooding - levees rebuilt 1862 - Lincoln passes Transcontinental Railroad Act giving away 140 million acres to railroad barons 1862 - Homestead Act allows adults who never took up arms against the government the right to claim 160 acres May 14 - California legislation permits the formation of canal construction companies 1866 - San Francisco wins Supreme Court case and all illegal land takings 1866 - The University of California formed as Land-grant university with the right to take public lands 1866 - Mining Act included the right of miners to take public lands for ditches and dams 1869 - Transcontinental railroad completed - new immigration rush 1869 - First systematic Irrigation was in Anaheim and Riverside 1872 - Desert Land Act allows irrigation and lands in the west 1872 - California Irrigation Act passed by the state legislature allowing for cooperative water irrigation development. 1872 - US Mining Act 1873 - Congress sets up the Alexander Commission to design an irrigation system for the Central Valley. 1874 - Alexander Commission report sent to congress in March 1878 - Workingmen's Party takes control of state government on an anti-railroad campaign 1878 - William Hammond Hall obtains $100,000 to produce statewide irrigation plan - project collapses 1879 - New Constitution for state passed by workingmen bans Southern Pacific R.R. lobbying 1880 - Formation of California Railroad Commission known today as the California Public Utilities Commission 1884 - The use of Hydraulic mining in gold mining of the Sierra's damages Sacramento watershed and is forced to stop 1886 - Miller-Lux Cattle Ranch v. Tevis-Haggins water wars: Riparian v. Prior-appropriation water rights 1887 - State of California establishes the Modesto Irrigation District Mar 7 - California Wright Act okays the formation of irrigation districts. It was renamed as the California Irrigation District Act in 1917. 1890 - Canal Act reserved federal authority for right of way to canals on public lands 1898 - San Francisco passes Charter that calls for public ownership of transit, telephones, water and power 1899 - Elwood Mead is appointed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to carry out irrigation surveys 1901 - Right to Construct Reservoirs by corporations on public lands 1902 - National Reclamation Act passed that created the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) 1902 - Tulare Irrigation District v. Shepard irrigation district legal dispute 1905 - Owens valley water plan okayed by Los Angeles Water Commission 1905 - $40 million statewide irrigation plan fails to due to lack of financing support 1905 - Salton Sea created by irrigation diversion of Colorado River 1907 - City of San Francisco votes to construct a water and power supply known as Hetch Hetchy that is located Yosemite 1911 - Constitutional Act - California Railroad Commission takes over regulatory role of cities for electric rates 1913 - Water Commission Act attempts to sort out the state's water rights 1913 - The Raker Act passes, permitting San Francisco to build a public water and power system at Hetch Hetchy 1915 - State Water Problems Conference set up holding hearings the following year - decision Riparian rights the problem 1915 - California Irrigation Act declared unconstitutional by state supreme court 1917 - California Hawson Bill provides relief to water appropriator claims from Riparian Rights lawsuits 1918-20 - State suffers severe drought 1919 - Chief Hydrographer of the USGS Robert Bradford Marshall sends report titled the "Irrigation of Twelve Million Acres in the Valley of California" to Governor William Stephens Marshall is considered the father of the Central Valley Project Jan 14 - The city of Oroville Ca. moves ahead with plan to purchase PG&E gas and power operations Feb 3 - U.S. presidential candidate Senator Hiram Johnson is in favor of public ownership of electric utilities Feb 18 - Glenn County Ca. considers formation of an Irrigation district to take advantage of planned Iron Mountain dam

CVP timeline prior to 1920

pre-western arrival – Tribal culture - seasonal migratory locations between the Tulares and Sierra foothills
1493 – The Papal Bull known as the Discovery Doctrine, in Latin titled the "Inter Caetera", gave Spain the right to take land and convert the indigenous occupants to Christianity in areas west of the Inter Caetera's line of demarcation, which divided the Western Hemisphere
1769–76 – The arrival of Spain and its Spanish missions in California - Indians promised sovereign control
1822 - Republic of Mexico formed - breaks with Spain's sovereign promise to California Mission Indians
1823 - The Papal Bulls that made up the Discovery doctrine from 1455 and 1493 becomes part of U.S. Law
1833 - Secularization Act closes California Missions and sells off church properties
The act initiated the transfer of 64 million acres of tribal lands via land grants or Ranchos to former Spanish citizens of Californio
1846 Bear Flag Rebellion - as part of the Mexican–American War and U.S. invasion of California - Republic of California
1846 - John Fremont kills original owner of the largest North American mercury mine at New Almaden after failing to buy it
1846 - Yerba Buena land grant takes its name from local Catholic mission and becomes San Francisco
1848 - Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo promises Mexican-Americans ownership of their Ranchos (ranches) and water rights
1849 - Influx of 80,000 immigrants during Gold Rush includes riots and land theft by squatter movement
Sept-Oct - Californians meets in Monterrey for the first California Constitutional Convention
1850 - California admitted to Union
1850s - Hydraulic mining in gold region contaminates Sacramento Delta with silt and mercury
1850 - California Indian Protection Act removes Indian's civil rights and enslaves them, starting the mass genocide of many of the state's 300 tribes
1850 - California adopts British Common Law causing 70 years of disputes over water rights
1850 - Squatters cut down the world's largest Blossom Rock Redwoods and clearcut the groves on Peralta and Moraga's ranchos in Oakland hills
1851-90 California Lands Commission - Mexican-American Ranchos lost to whites
1851 - Catholic Church attempts to get land for Mission tribes from California Lands Commission but fails
1851-1890 - Indians populations decimated
1851 - Tribes Rounded up by U.S. Army and forced to sign 18 treaties
1850 Swamp Act - Enables Henry Miller to eventually own over 1 million acres of land in the Central valley
1853 - Americans cut Mother of the Forest causing international uproar
The history of Clearcutting in the Sierra Nevada Mountains resulted in expanded flooding and environmental degradation
1853 - First documented American irrigation ditch constructed in Visalia, Tulare County
1855 - Van Ness ordinance - State adopts illegal grab of San Francisco lands
1860 - San Francisco beats U.S. Government in Supreme Court over land claims
1861 - Chinese build Sacramento Delta levees
1862 - Sacramento and levees destroyed by flooding - levees rebuilt
1862 - Lincoln passes Transcontinental Railroad Act giving away 140 million acres to railroad barons
1862 - Homestead Act allows adults who never took up arms against the government the right to claim 160 acres
May 14 - California legislation permits the formation of canal construction companies
1866 - San Francisco wins Supreme Court case and all illegal land takings
1866 - The University of California formed as Land-grant university with the right to take public lands
1866 - Mining Act included the right of miners to take public lands for ditches and dams
1869 - Transcontinental railroad completed - new immigration rush
1869 - First systematic Irrigation was in Anaheim and Riverside
1872 - Desert Land Act allows irrigation and lands in the west
1872 - California Irrigation Act passed by the state legislature allowing for cooperative water irrigation development.
1872 - US Mining Act
1873 - Congress sets up the Alexander Commission to design an irrigation system for the Central Valley.
1874 - Alexander Commission report sent to congress in March
1878 - Workingmen's Party takes control of state government on an anti-railroad campaign
1878 - William Hammond Hall obtains $100,000 to produce statewide irrigation plan - project collapses
1879 - New Constitution for state passed by workingmen bans Southern Pacific R.R. lobbying
1880 - Formation of California Railroad Commission known today as the California Public Utilities Commission
1884 - The use of Hydraulic mining in gold mining of the Sierra's damages Sacramento watershed and is forced to stop
1886 - Miller-Lux Cattle Ranch v. Tevis-Haggins water wars: Riparian v. Prior-appropriation water rights
1887 - State of California establishes the Modesto Irrigation District
Mar 7 - California Wright Act okays the formation of irrigation districts. It was renamed as the California Irrigation District Act in 1917.
1890 - Canal Act reserved federal authority for right of way to canals on public lands
1898 - San Francisco passes Charter that calls for public ownership of transit, telephones, water and power
1899 - Elwood Mead is appointed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to carry out irrigation surveys
1901 - Right to Construct Reservoirs by corporations on public lands
1902 - National Reclamation Act passed that created the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
1902 - Tulare Irrigation District v. Shepard irrigation district legal dispute
1905 - Owens valley water plan okayed by Los Angeles Water Commission
1905 - $40 million statewide irrigation plan fails to due to lack of financing support
1905 - Salton Sea created by irrigation diversion of Colorado River
1907 - City of San Francisco votes to construct a water and power supply known as Hetch Hetchy that is located Yosemite
1911 - Constitutional Act - California Railroad Commission takes over regulatory role of cities for electric rates
1913 - Water Commission Act attempts to sort out the state's water rights
1913 - The Raker Act passes, permitting San Francisco to build a public water and power system at Hetch Hetchy
1915 - State Water Problems Conference set up holding hearings the following year - decision Riparian rights the problem
1915 - California Irrigation Act declared unconstitutional by state supreme court
1917 - California Hawson Bill provides relief to water appropriator claims from Riparian Rights lawsuits
1918-20 - State suffers severe drought
1919 - Chief Hydrographer of the USGS Robert Bradford Marshall sends report titled the "Irrigation of Twelve Million Acres in the Valley of California" to Governor William Stephens Marshall is considered the father of the Central Valley Project
Jan 14 - The city of Oroville Ca. moves ahead with plan to purchase PG&E gas and power operations
Feb 3 - U.S. presidential candidate Senator Hiram Johnson is in favor of public ownership of electric utilities
Feb 18 - Glenn County Ca. considers formation of an Irrigation district to take advantage of planned Iron Mountain dam

CVP Timeline - 1920
1920 Jan 4 - Sacramento Valley Irrigation Association calls for water congress at the Capital Jan 10 - The U.S. Corps of Engineers proposes 3 dams and a series of locks on the Sacramento River Jan 14 - Western States request $250 million for irrigation projects Jan 23 - The Yuba-Nevada-Sutter Water and Power Association established for 80,000 acre water and power project Jan 23 - Santa Barbara plan to add powerhouse as way to pay for the city's Gibraltar dam project Jan 24 - Eureka Chamber of Commerce opposes proposed dam across Eel River others opposed due to fishing impacts Jan 29 - PG&E which relies heavily on hydro-electricity prepares emergency power plans due to lack of rainfall Feb 8 - Interior Secretary Franklin Lane requests $12.8 million for annual western irrigation funding Feb 8 - The Sacramento Union asks public to "Pray for rain" on the front page of its newspaper Feb 11 - Nevada County farmers protest PG&E's attempt to divert their water supplies at California Railroad Commission Feb 24 - Miller & Lux legal fight against the Madera Irrigation District to take water from the San Joaquin River Feb 25 - Major Water and Power rationing announced due to Northern California drought Feb 26 - The Sacramento Valley water and irrigation congress asks governor to call a special legislative session on drought Mar 13 - Proposal to build three powerhouses and divert American River water for irrigation in Placer County Mar 25 - Ninety California power companies meet and agree to let state power administrator manage power during crisis April 21 - PG&E announces plans to spend $15 Million in next two years on new power development April 30 - Sacramento politicians call for takeover of PG&E's electric and transit system May - The National Electric Light Association releases its National Water power report May 1 - PG&E announces $10 million plan to construct hydro-electric dams on Pit River May 11 - The California Railroad Commission (CPUC) emergency plan opposed by the Association of Irrigation Districts of Northern California May 13 - PG&E acknowledged during hearings that it used ratepayer money for political campaigns May 17 - Yolo County announces plan to create 100,000 acre irrigation district May 18 - Proposal to construct dam across the Carquinez Strait to stop saltwater incursions May 27 - Impacts of Clearcutting Sierra Nevada's Forests and flooding Central Valley made public June 7 - Water wars between Northern California irrigation districts and Contra Costa and Delta farmers over salt water incursions June 10 - 1920 Federal Water Power Act Signed into law that allows for expediting nationwide development of hydro-electric projects on U.S. rivers June 20 - PG&E applies to state railroad commission for rule changes to protect itself during power and water shortage July 4 - U.S. War Department begins investigation of building 4 dams and mobile locks on Sacramento River July 10 - PG&E curtails afternoon water pumping in five irrigation districts July 13 - City of Antioch starts lawsuit against rice farmers that threatens Water supply July 24 - The Madera Irrigation District starts the Madera dam project on San Joaquin River which later becomes Friant Dam July 27 - California representative protests Nevada's plan to take Lake Tahoe water July 28 - 800,000 acres of Miller-Lux land and water rights to be subdivided and sold to small farmers July 31 - The Glenn-Colusa irrigation district announce plan for a 1 million acre reservoir in Shasta county Aug 5 - Irrigation companies organize their own plan for water development Aug 15 - Colonel Robert B Marshall of USGS Plan introduced at Sacramento Valley Development Assoc. Aug 24 - War Department's plan for four Dam dragged into lawsuit between Antioch and California rice farmers Sept 26 - Major support for state Marshall Plan announced Oct 7 - Carquinez Straights dam not feasible Oct 11 - Court case between Rice farmers and Antioch continues Oct 17 - Marshall Plan will ask state legislature for $500,000 survey Oct 30 - The California State Irrigation Association expands its operations and support for statewide Marshall water plan Nov 10 - California League of Municipalities to cooperate in legislation on public power and water Nov 11 - Valley Cities urged to develop public power Nov 20 - Klamath Chamber of Commerce opens hearings on public vs. private power and water development Nov 21 - Locals opposed to California-Oregon Power Company's Klamath River power monopoly Dec 21 - Giant Boulder Dam plan on Colorado River by Southern California Edison announced 1920 PUC report on SVWCo

CVP Timeline - 1920

1920 Jan 4 - Sacramento Valley Irrigation Association calls for water congress at the Capital
Jan 10 - The U.S. Corps of Engineers proposes 3 dams and a series of locks on the Sacramento River
Jan 14 - Western States request $250 million for irrigation projects
Jan 23 - The Yuba-Nevada-Sutter Water and Power Association established for 80,000 acre water and power project
Jan 23 - Santa Barbara plan to add powerhouse as way to pay for the city's Gibraltar dam project
Jan 24 - Eureka Chamber of Commerce opposes proposed dam across Eel River others opposed due to fishing impacts
Jan 29 - PG&E which relies heavily on hydro-electricity prepares emergency power plans due to lack of rainfall
Feb 8 - Interior Secretary Franklin Lane requests $12.8 million for annual western irrigation funding
Feb 8 - The Sacramento Union asks public to "Pray for rain" on the front page of its newspaper
Feb 11 - Nevada County farmers protest PG&E's attempt to divert their water supplies at California Railroad Commission
Feb 24 - Miller & Lux legal fight against the Madera Irrigation District to take water from the San Joaquin River
Feb 25 - Major Water and Power rationing announced due to Northern California drought
Feb 26 - The Sacramento Valley water and irrigation congress asks governor to call a special legislative session on drought
Mar 13 - Proposal to build three powerhouses and divert American River water for irrigation in Placer County
Mar 25 - Ninety California power companies meet and agree to let state power administrator manage power during crisis
April 21 - PG&E announces plans to spend $15 Million in next two years on new power development
April 30 - Sacramento politicians call for takeover of PG&E's electric and transit system
May - The National Electric Light Association releases its National Water power report
May 1 - PG&E announces $10 million plan to construct hydro-electric dams on Pit River
May 11 - The California Railroad Commission (CPUC) emergency plan opposed by the Association of Irrigation Districts of Northern California
May 13 - PG&E acknowledged during hearings that it used ratepayer money for political campaigns
May 17 - Yolo County announces plan to create 100,000 acre irrigation district
May 18 - Proposal to construct dam across the Carquinez Strait to stop saltwater incursions
May 27 - Impacts of Clearcutting Sierra Nevada's Forests and flooding Central Valley made public
June 7 - Water wars between Northern California irrigation districts and Contra Costa and Delta farmers over salt water incursions
June 10 - 1920 Federal Water Power Act Signed into law that allows for expediting nationwide development of hydro-electric projects on U.S. rivers
June 20 - PG&E applies to state railroad commission for rule changes to protect itself during power and water shortage
July 4 - U.S. War Department begins investigation of building 4 dams and mobile locks on Sacramento River
July 10 - PG&E curtails afternoon water pumping in five irrigation districts
July 13 - City of Antioch starts lawsuit against rice farmers that threatens Water supply
July 24 - The Madera Irrigation District starts the Madera dam project on San Joaquin River which later becomes Friant Dam
July 27 - California representative protests Nevada's plan to take Lake Tahoe water
July 28 - 800,000 acres of Miller-Lux land and water rights to be subdivided and sold to small farmers
July 31 - The Glenn-Colusa irrigation district announce plan for a 1 million acre reservoir in Shasta county
Aug 5 - Irrigation companies organize their own plan for water development
Aug 15 - Colonel Robert B Marshall of USGS Plan introduced at Sacramento Valley Development Assoc.
Aug 24 - War Department's plan for four Dam dragged into lawsuit between Antioch and California rice farmers
Sept 26 - Major support for state Marshall Plan announced
Oct 7 - Carquinez Straights dam not feasible
Oct 11 - Court case between Rice farmers and Antioch continues
Oct 17 - Marshall Plan will ask state legislature for $500,000 survey
Oct 30 - The California State Irrigation Association expands its operations and support for statewide Marshall water plan
Nov 10 - California League of Municipalities to cooperate in legislation on public power and water
Nov 11 - Valley Cities urged to develop public power
Nov 20 - Klamath Chamber of Commerce opens hearings on public vs. private power and water development
Nov 21 - Locals opposed to California-Oregon Power Company's Klamath River power monopoly
Dec 21 - Giant Boulder Dam plan on Colorado River by Southern California Edison announced
1920 PUC report on SVWCo

CVP Timeline - 1921
1921 - The Municipal Utility District Act (MUD Act) passed by the California Legislature Jan 5 - Marshall Plan proposes Shasta dam to be located at Kennett rather than Iron Mountain Jan 7 - State Senator M.B Johnson introduces California Water and Power senate bill Jan 7 – 13 years of bloodshed and litigation end with PG&E winning water rights Jan 11 - The California State Irrigation Association and Sacramento Union promotes Marshall Plan review Jan 21 - $500,000 for Marshall water plan study introduced at state legislature Jan 29 - League of California Municipalities develop plan for public power legislation Jan 29 - Sacramento City Attorney attacks California Railroad commission for bias towards PG&E Jan 30 - Marshall Plan endorsement by League of California Municipalities Feb 23 - Marshall Plan endorsed by Southern California municipalities Mar 10 - The California State Irrigation Association sends Col. Marshall's list of 346 reservoir candidates to the League of California Municipalities Mar 14 - Details of the Marshall Plan promoted by the California State Irrigation Association Mar 15 - Municipal Utility District law results in heavy debate Mar 20 - State, federal and global impacts on the passage of the 1920 Water and Power Act Apr 2 - San Francisco Commonwealth Club opposes Marshall Plan during legislative hearings in Sacramento Apr 2 - Attempt by electric company supporter to kill Johnson's Water and Power Bill fails in Senate Apr 21 - Growing concern in San Joaquin Valley over Southern California power companies taking hydro-electric sites Apr 22 - Marshall Plan for Sacramento River irrigation survey given $200,000 by legislature Apr 26 - Johnson Power & Water Bill 397 loses by 4 votes in assembly committee Apr 28 - Municipal Utility District Act passed by state senate Apr 30 - Sacramento Union editorial calls for statewide vote after electric company lobby kills Johnson Power Bill May 4 - Sacramento City Commission resolution calls for emergency meeting of League of California Municipalities (248 cities)over Johnson bill May 9 - Sacramento City Attorney says public ownership could reduce electric rates from 8 cents to .8 cent May 17 - Sacramento City Commission report on building its own hydro-electric site on Silver Creek May 20 - Plan set up for statewide public power initiative at emergency meeting of League of California Municipalities May 20 - California State Irrigation Association endorses Marshall plan and Municipal League's statewide vote May 24 - Governor signs Municipal Utility District Act into law June 4 - $200,000 survey fund for Marshall Plan signed by governor July 1 - Miller and Lux loses its lawsuit to stop the Madera Irrigation District from using water from the San Joaquin river July 22 - Summary of the proposed Water and Power Act is modeled like the Ontario Canada hydro-electric system July 27 - State Water & Power Act initiative petition drive announced July 28 - Sacramento City Attorney Robert Shinn comes out against statewide Water and Power initiative Aug 4 - Riverside Chamber of Commerce circulates claim of "City Against Country" over Los Angeles public power Aug 29 - Committee redraft of initiative accepted by Shinn with petition gathering for 120,000 signatures to begin Sept 29 - California state control of water and power urged by former Interior Secretary Gifford Pinchot Sept 14 - $500 million public Water and Power plan will be on the 1922 election Nov 15 - state funded Marshall survey of water resources begins Nov 22 - Water and Power initiative attacked by state senator Dec 29 - Herbert Hoover placed in charge of Colorado River Commission that is reviewing plan for Boulder dam Dec 29 - State railroad commission okays PG&E plan for $5 million to expand its Pit River hydro-electric developments Dec 31 - Water & Power Initiative qualifies for November 1922 statewide ballot

CVP Timeline - 1921

1921 - The Municipal Utility District Act (MUD Act) passed by the California Legislature
Jan 5 - Marshall Plan proposes Shasta dam to be located at Kennett rather than Iron Mountain
Jan 7 - State Senator M.B Johnson introduces California Water and Power senate bill
Jan 7 – 13 years of bloodshed and litigation end with PG&E winning water rights
Jan 11 - The California State Irrigation Association and Sacramento Union promotes Marshall Plan review
Jan 21 - $500,000 for Marshall water plan study introduced at state legislature
Jan 29 - League of California Municipalities develop plan for public power legislation
Jan 29 - Sacramento City Attorney attacks California Railroad commission for bias towards PG&E
Jan 30 - Marshall Plan endorsement by League of California Municipalities
Feb 23 - Marshall Plan endorsed by Southern California municipalities
Mar 10 - The California State Irrigation Association sends Col. Marshall's list of 346 reservoir candidates to the League of California Municipalities
Mar 14 - Details of the Marshall Plan promoted by the California State Irrigation Association
Mar 15 - Municipal Utility District law results in heavy debate
Mar 20 - State, federal and global impacts on the passage of the 1920 Water and Power Act
Apr 2 - San Francisco Commonwealth Club opposes Marshall Plan during legislative hearings in Sacramento
Apr 2 - Attempt by electric company supporter to kill Johnson's Water and Power Bill fails in Senate
Apr 21 - Growing concern in San Joaquin Valley over Southern California power companies taking hydro-electric sites
Apr 22 - Marshall Plan for Sacramento River irrigation survey given $200,000 by legislature
Apr 26 - Johnson Power & Water Bill 397 loses by 4 votes in assembly committee
Apr 28 - Municipal Utility District Act passed by state senate
Apr 30 - Sacramento Union editorial calls for statewide vote after electric company lobby kills Johnson Power Bill
May 4 - Sacramento City Commission resolution calls for emergency meeting of League of California Municipalities (248 cities)over Johnson bill
May 9 - Sacramento City Attorney says public ownership could reduce electric rates from 8 cents to .8 cent
May 17 - Sacramento City Commission report on building its own hydro-electric site on Silver Creek
May 20 - Plan set up for statewide public power initiative at emergency meeting of League of California Municipalities
May 20 - California State Irrigation Association endorses Marshall plan and Municipal League's statewide vote
May 24 - Governor signs Municipal Utility District Act into law
June 4 - $200,000 survey fund for Marshall Plan signed by governor
July 1 - Miller and Lux loses its lawsuit to stop the Madera Irrigation District from using water from the San Joaquin river
July 22 - Summary of the proposed Water and Power Act is modeled like the Ontario Canada hydro-electric system
July 27 - State Water & Power Act initiative petition drive announced
July 28 - Sacramento City Attorney Robert Shinn comes out against statewide Water and Power initiative
Aug 4 - Riverside Chamber of Commerce circulates claim of "City Against Country" over Los Angeles public power
Aug 29 - Committee redraft of initiative accepted by Shinn with petition gathering for 120,000 signatures to begin
Sept 29 - California state control of water and power urged by former Interior Secretary Gifford Pinchot
Sept 14 - $500 million public Water and Power plan will be on the 1922 election
Nov 15 - state funded Marshall survey of water resources begins
Nov 22 - Water and Power initiative attacked by state senator
Dec 29 - Herbert Hoover placed in charge of Colorado River Commission that is reviewing plan for Boulder dam
Dec 29 - State railroad commission okays PG&E plan for $5 million to expand its Pit River hydro-electric developments
Dec 31 - Water & Power Initiative qualifies for November 1922 statewide ballot

CVP Timeline - 1922-1932
1922 Jan 1 - World's highest dam proposed at Boulder Canyon Jan 6 - The Water and Power Initiative qualifies for the November 1922 ballot Jan 22 - PG&E front group "Greater California League" attacks water and power act Feb 23 - Antioch decides to build reservoirs to store water to counter summer salt-water incursions Feb 24 - PG&E president attacks water and power act initiative at Modesto Progressive men's Business club Mar 7 - California State Irrigation Association comes out against water and power initiative Mar 17 - Boulder (Hoover) Dam okayed Apr 1 - Summary of the Water and Power Act debate held by the Commonwealth Club of California Apr 2 - Application for major Shasta water diversion by engineers from San Joaquin Light & Power company Apr 16 - Full page attack against Water and Power act published by S.F. Chronicle Apr 30 - San Francisco Chronicle claims water and Power act is an attempt to "foist communism on people" May 4 - Supreme Court to rule on PG&E ratebase inclusion of $52 million decision by state railroad commission Jun 11 - Robert Marshall comes out against the Water and power act (he later reverses himself) Sep 28 - Water and Power Act leader, Rudolph Spreckels blames power companies for his ouster at bank Sep 30 - First phase in PG&E's $100 million Pit River hydro-electric project turned on Oct 2 - Riverside Daily Press prints story that lies about Rudolph Spreckels and power and water act history Proposition 19 - Water and Power Initiative Summary and full wording Nov 9 - Proposition 19 (Water and Power Act) loses (243,604 to 597,453) Nov - 1922 Water and power Act initiative fails due to $3 million dollar electric industry PR campaign Water & Power Act electric company fraud investigated in 1934 by FTC. Testimony placed expenditure at over $1 million against initiative - working on cite - Dec 1 - Water Power Act supporters plan for a new initiative attempt for 1924 1923 Feb - California media fails to expose $14,000 bribe, uncovered during senate investigation, to California State Irrigation Association by electric front group for reversing support of water and power initiative Feb 12 - State Senate investigation exposes opponents spent $234,000 to stop the Water and Power initiative Feb 13 - San Francisco Civic League of Improvement given $4,000 to distribute 200,000 flyers against Water and Power initiative Feb 13 - Former SF Mayor and labor leader given $10,000 to oppose initiative while unions were all for it Feb 13 - Southern California newspaper reports $393,000 spent against water and power initiative Feb 16 - New PG&E filings with senate investigation place total spent against water and power initiative at over $500,000 Feb 24 - P.H. McCarthy forced to resign from San Francisco Trades Council due to his role in water and power initiative Feb - Senate Hearings Summary - 1934 12-12 - Federal Trade Commission Investigation: pg 268-273 of 1922 initiative July 23 - Sacramento County voters form the Sacramento Municipal Utility District. 1924 Proposition 16 Water and Power Summary and full text Sept 3 - Col. Robert Marshall comes out in favor of power and water initiative Sept 6 - Arguments for and against Prop 16, the water and power act with Robert Marshall making the for statement Oct 28 – Robert Marshall speaks in favor of Water and Power Act Nov – California Municipalities League attempt at Water & Power fails again 1925 June 20 - San Francisco board of supervisors illegally sells Hetch Hetchy power to PG&E Note - Add link to actual propositions from hastings... 1926 Proposition 18 Water and Power summary and full text 1926 - California Water & Power Initiative fails for 3rd time 1927 - Cal Bulletin #18 Cal irrigation District Laws 1929 - $390,000 authorized to investigate state's water resources 1930 - Federal-State Water Resources Commission report proposes federal project 1931 - state water plan legislature report proposing new CVP plan Jan 30 - The Hoover-Young Commission report estimate that state water plan will cost $374 million

CVP Timeline - 1922-1932

1922 Jan 1 - World's highest dam proposed at Boulder Canyon
Jan 6 - The Water and Power Initiative qualifies for the November 1922 ballot
Jan 22 - PG&E front group "Greater California League" attacks water and power act
Feb 23 - Antioch decides to build reservoirs to store water to counter summer salt-water incursions
Feb 24 - PG&E president attacks water and power act initiative at Modesto Progressive men's Business club
Mar 7 - California State Irrigation Association comes out against water and power initiative
Mar 17 - Boulder (Hoover) Dam okayed
Apr 1 - Summary of the Water and Power Act debate held by the Commonwealth Club of California
Apr 2 - Application for major Shasta water diversion by engineers from San Joaquin Light & Power company
Apr 16 - Full page attack against Water and Power act published by S.F. Chronicle
Apr 30 - San Francisco Chronicle claims water and Power act is an attempt to "foist communism on people"
May 4 - Supreme Court to rule on PG&E ratebase inclusion of $52 million decision by state railroad commission
Jun 11 - Robert Marshall comes out against the Water and power act (he later reverses himself)
Sep 28 - Water and Power Act leader, Rudolph Spreckels blames power companies for his ouster at bank
Sep 30 - First phase in PG&E's $100 million Pit River hydro-electric project turned on
Oct 2 - Riverside Daily Press prints story that lies about Rudolph Spreckels and power and water act history
Proposition 19 - Water and Power Initiative Summary and full wording
Nov 9 - Proposition 19 (Water and Power Act) loses (243,604 to 597,453)
Nov - 1922 Water and power Act initiative fails due to $3 million dollar electric industry PR campaign
Water & Power Act electric company fraud investigated in 1934 by FTC. Testimony placed expenditure at over $1 million against initiative - working on cite -
Dec 1 - Water Power Act supporters plan for a new initiative attempt for 1924
1923 Feb - California media fails to expose $14,000 bribe, uncovered during senate investigation, to California State Irrigation Association by electric front group for reversing support of water and power initiative
Feb 12 - State Senate investigation exposes opponents spent $234,000 to stop the Water and Power initiative
Feb 13 - San Francisco Civic League of Improvement given $4,000 to distribute 200,000 flyers against Water and Power initiative
Feb 13 - Former SF Mayor and labor leader given $10,000 to oppose initiative while unions were all for it
Feb 13 - Southern California newspaper reports $393,000 spent against water and power initiative
Feb 16 - New PG&E filings with senate investigation place total spent against water and power initiative at over $500,000
Feb 24 - P.H. McCarthy forced to resign from San Francisco Trades Council due to his role in water and power initiative
Feb - Senate Hearings Summary - 1934 12-12 - Federal Trade Commission Investigation: pg 268-273 of 1922 initiative
July 23 - Sacramento County voters form the Sacramento Municipal Utility District.
1924 Proposition 16 Water and Power Summary and full text
Sept 3 - Col. Robert Marshall comes out in favor of power and water initiative
Sept 6 - Arguments for and against Prop 16, the water and power act with Robert Marshall making the for statement
Oct 28 – Robert Marshall speaks in favor of Water and Power Act
Nov – California Municipalities League attempt at Water & Power fails again
1925 June 20 - San Francisco board of supervisors illegally sells Hetch Hetchy power to PG&E
Note - Add link to actual propositions from hastings...
1926 Proposition 18 Water and Power summary and full text
1926 - California Water & Power Initiative fails for 3rd time
1927 - Cal Bulletin #18 Cal irrigation District Laws
1929 - $390,000 authorized to investigate state's water resources
1930 - Federal-State Water Resources Commission report proposes federal project
1931 - state water plan legislature report proposing new CVP plan
Jan 30 - The Hoover-Young Commission report estimate that state water plan will cost $374 million

CVP Timeline - 1933-1939
1933 Mar. 4 - Franklin D. Roosevelt sworn in as president includes major public works projects July 8 - Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) okays funding for Central Valley Act (CVP) Jul 15 - Details of CVP legislation announced with plan to cooperate with USBR Jul 20 - CVP bill stalls in legislature when rules committee blocks it Jul 22 - CVP legislation revived in state senate after federal support promised July 27 - California Legislature votes for CVP Act assembly passing it 58-9 senate passes vote 23-15. Aug - PG&E funds petition drive for referendum that was run by a company lawyer named Aherne Aug 5 - Governor signs $170 million CVP Act into law Dec 15 - Local state representative urges a yes vote on CVP while large PG&E opposed is to the right of article Dec 15 - SF Chamber of Commerce openly opposes CVP Act Dec 17 - CVP special election debate pros and cons along with map of project Dec 19 - Voter Information Guide for Proposition One - CVP special election Dec 19 - CVP referendum to go ahead wins 459,712 for to 426,109 Dec 21 - Great Water Project vote increases CVP vote status CVP victory due to dead Catalina cow with Slovenian community vote over fisherman's felony conviction 1933 - SF Labor Council obtains PG&E political expenditures report to state 1933 - PG&E spent $275,737.18 on political and other donations according to State Railroad Commission 1934 Nov 6 - Sacramento, CA votes to form Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) and purchase PG&E properties with $12 million in bonds 1935 Jan 2 - PG&E files suit to try to overturn the formation of SMUD and its buyout of PG&E Aug 30 - Rivers and Harbors Act authorizes $12 million funding by Army Corps of Engineers for CVP - never happens Dec 2 - USBR takes over CVP, loans $4.2 million - new estimate increases to $228 million source 1942 CVP Writers Project Dec 2 - USBR regulations stipulate that water only be given out to farmers with 160 acres of land or less - see 4-7-1944 1936 June 22 - Sacramento and San Joaquin Flood Control Studies okayed by Rivers and Harbors Act 1936 Sept 12 - Ceremonies at Kennett for Shasta Dam Oct 19 - Contra Costa Canal Work begins Oct 22 - Governor hears $477 million CVP plan 1938 Mar 2 - State water authority commissioner opposed to agreement between PG&E and SMUD Jul 6 - contract $35.9 million for Shasta reservoir given Sept 8 - Shasta Construction work starts 1939 - Fortune Magazine Map of PG&E territory Nov 5 - Construction of $8.7 million Friant Dam begins Nov 27 - Pacific Gas & Electric Co. proposes to buy and distribute all of Shasta Dam power

CVP Timeline - 1933-1939

1933 Mar. 4 - Franklin D. Roosevelt sworn in as president includes major public works projects
July 8 - Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) okays funding for Central Valley Act (CVP)
Jul 15 - Details of CVP legislation announced with plan to cooperate with USBR
Jul 20 - CVP bill stalls in legislature when rules committee blocks it
Jul 22 - CVP legislation revived in state senate after federal support promised
July 27 - California Legislature votes for CVP Act assembly passing it 58-9 senate passes vote 23-15.
Aug - PG&E funds petition drive for referendum that was run by a company lawyer named Aherne
Aug 5 - Governor signs $170 million CVP Act into law
Dec 15 - Local state representative urges a yes vote on CVP while large PG&E opposed is to the right of article
Dec 15 - SF Chamber of Commerce openly opposes CVP Act
Dec 17 - CVP special election debate pros and cons along with map of project
Dec 19 - Voter Information Guide for Proposition One - CVP special election
Dec 19 - CVP referendum to go ahead wins 459,712 for to 426,109
Dec 21 - Great Water Project vote increases CVP vote status
CVP victory due to dead Catalina cow with Slovenian community vote over fisherman's felony conviction
1933 - SF Labor Council obtains PG&E political expenditures report to state
1933 - PG&E spent $275,737.18 on political and other donations according to State Railroad Commission
1934 Nov 6 - Sacramento, CA votes to form Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) and purchase PG&E properties with $12 million in bonds
1935 Jan 2 - PG&E files suit to try to overturn the formation of SMUD and its buyout of PG&E
Aug 30 - Rivers and Harbors Act authorizes $12 million funding by Army Corps of Engineers for CVP - never happens
Dec 2 - USBR takes over CVP, loans $4.2 million - new estimate increases to $228 million source 1942 CVP Writers Project

Dec 2 - USBR regulations stipulate that water only be given out to farmers with 160 acres of land or less - see 4-7-1944

1936 June 22 - Sacramento and San Joaquin Flood Control Studies okayed by Rivers and Harbors Act 1936
Sept 12 - Ceremonies at Kennett for Shasta Dam
Oct 19 - Contra Costa Canal Work begins
Oct 22 - Governor hears $477 million CVP plan
1938 Mar 2 - State water authority commissioner opposed to agreement between PG&E and SMUD
Jul 6 - contract $35.9 million for Shasta reservoir given
Sept 8 - Shasta Construction work starts
1939 - Fortune Magazine Map of PG&E territory
Nov 5 - Construction of $8.7 million Friant Dam begins
Nov 27 - Pacific Gas & Electric Co. proposes to buy and distribute all of Shasta Dam power

CVP Timeline - 1940-1944
1940 - US v. San Francisco Interior Sec. Ickes wins case to force San Francisco via the Raker Act to stop its sale of Hetch Hetchy water to PG&E Jan 7 - California legislature blocks Governor Olson proposal to unfreeze $170 CVP Bonds Jan 19 - Central Valley association spokesperson opposed to $50 million CVP bonds is actually a PG&E lobbyist Jan 22 - Interior Sec. Ickes advises state to set up Public utility market for Shasta at half PG&E prices Jan 24 - The Water Project Authority of California votes to delay Olson $50 million bond proposal until new study is done Jan 27 - Governor Olson opens legislative session with request for CVP Power bonds Jan 30 - Madera Irrigation District calls for vote about governor Olson's $50 million CVP bond proposal Feb 14 - Governor Olson and CVP senate supporters fail to get $50 million funding out of committee Feb 28 — State Water Project Authority creates four new jobs along with survey money from legislature allotment Mar 12 - U.S. Senate approves $5 million for CVP May 3 - Federal request for $191 million, including over $25 million to California for flood control following wet winter July 8 - First concrete poured at Shasta Dam Jul 22 - Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers diverted as work on CVP dams get underway Aug 20 - CVP Contra Costa canal delivers first water to city of Pittsburg Sep 25 - CVP will irrigate 3 million acres and allow for increased Central Valley population Oct 5 - Madera Tribune posts photo of USBR's Friant Dam construction Oct 19 - President Roosevelt signs rivers and harbors authorization bill (HR9972)with funds for CVP but includes limitation Nov 27 - Governor Olson goes to Washington to propose federal takeover of CVP due to state funding opposition Dec 6 - Another CVP dam proposed south of Shasta dam near Iron Mountain Dec 19 - Governor Olson obtains support for his CVP plan after meeting with president Roosevelt Dec 21 - State water commission requests a federal delay on PG&E's request for hyro work near Shasta dam 1941 Jan 8 - state senate proposal to expand the size of the CVP project to include Sacramento Valley Jan 20 - Congressional oversight of $446 million CVP project based on TVA model is ready Feb 14 - CVP contracts have helped companies in 40 different U.S. states Feb 21 - $50 million CVP federal funding in exchange for PG&E Feather River power Mar 20 - The state water authority budgets $200,000 for CVP work, including cooperative federal projects Apr 17 - Interior Secretary Ickes prepares legislation for federal oversight of the CVP Apr 30 - Congress approves a $34.7 million budget for CVP May 22 - State legislature agrees to include funding for CVP electricity Jul 28 - The CVP project is made a national defense priority with sped up on Keswick Dam contracts to start in August July 30 - Central Valley Indian Lands Acquisition Act promised to pay for all Wintu lands covered by Shasta dam Jul 31 - FDR signs CVP legislation that takes tribal lands that will be submerged by Shasta and Friant dams Aug 12 - First major contract for the $12.5 million Keswick dam awarded Sep 17 - CVP statistical report says 1.7 million acre feet of water being diverted from Sacramento River Oct 22 - $319,802 contract for 6 miles of Contra Costa Canal awarded Dec 30 - Regional director of the USBR, Charles E. is Carey selected by Ickes to develop market search for CVP power customers 1942 Jan 8 - CVP Shasta and Friant are the 2nd and 4th world's largest dams and rapidly being completed for the war Feb 26 - CVP's chief engineer gives detailed status report on CVP to Madera citizens Mar 20 - PG&E offers to buy all CVP power during House Appropriation Committee hearings Mar 25 - House committee deletes $15 million for transmission lines and CVP steam plant Mar 26 - Rep. Voorhis exposes prominent reason PG&E is behind blocking CVP power lines as Sacramento wants to break away from PG&E and buy power at a cheaper rate Mar 26 - PG&E gets permission from Federal Power Commission to build steam plant to block USBR's Antioch facility Aug 20 - The Madera Tribune congratulates Bertrand W. Gearhart on his role in promoting the CVP Nov 13 - Shasta dam nearly ready - construction work photo Nov 21 - Major segments of the CVP project halted by the War Production Board including transmission lines and Friant Dam PG&E allowed to take over CVP power at Shasta Nov 27 - state railroad commission sets price of PG&E electric property in Sacramento at $11.6 million Dec 22 - Ag Association spokesperson threatens city over city's push to buy power from CVP 1943 Jun 9 - $30.9 million funds sought for CVP as war power needs expanding Jun 19 - War Powers Board okays CVP Friant-Kern Canal funding Jul 20 - CVP Shasta to Oroville power line bids opened Sep 2 - Interior Secretary Ickes' order to build CVP transmission line attacked by Rep. Carter who represents Tulare county but lives in Oakland Sep 8 - San Francisco sends resolution to War Production Board calling for urgent completion of Friant-Kern Canal Sep 24 - CVP coordinator announces operational schedules including Friant dam diversion to start in 1944 Sept 28 - Ickes announces PG&E contract to buy all Shasta dam power agreed to Dec 29 - War Production Board refuses to fund the CVP's Friant-Kern Canal 1944 Jan 14 - 90 year dream - Shasta reservoir is filling up Apr 7 - CVP coordinator will follow federal law and block big farms from obtaining CVP water Apr 14 - Madera Tribune calls Interior Secretary Ickes "Little Harold" over CVP following federal water use rules May 2 - Madera Tribune attacks "Oakies" and Interior Secretary "Little Harold" Ickes as a Czarist for retaining 160 acre water limit May 12 - President Roosevelt supports 40 year old 160 acre federal rule that CVP water will only go to small farmers Jun 8 - State Senate committee wants 160 acre limit lifted June 26 - Shasta dam starts producing Power from two generators Jul 20 - Quarter page PG&E Ad promotes its takeover of CVP power Jul 24 - Hearings begin on the federal 160 acre water limit campaign by wealthy farmers Jul 25 - PG&E starts taking Shasta dam power for resale July 26 - Sacramento phase of hearings end. Federal laws will not be broken say federal authorities - for wealthy interests Jul 30 - Week long CVP hearings in Bakersfield held by Senate subcommittee on irrigation - 160 acre water limit attacked Oct 11 - War Production Board reverses itself and delays work on Friant-Kern Canal Elliot Amendment to the Harbors and Rivers Act attempts to remove 160 acre water limit of the 1902 Reclamation Act fails

CVP Timeline - 1940-1944

1940 - US v. San Francisco Interior Sec. Ickes wins case to force San Francisco via the Raker Act to stop its sale of Hetch Hetchy water to PG&E
Jan 7 - California legislature blocks Governor Olson proposal to unfreeze $170 CVP Bonds
Jan 19 - Central Valley association spokesperson opposed to $50 million CVP bonds is actually a PG&E lobbyist
Jan 22 - Interior Sec. Ickes advises state to set up Public utility market for Shasta at half PG&E prices
Jan 24 - The Water Project Authority of California votes to delay Olson $50 million bond proposal until new study is done
Jan 27 - Governor Olson opens legislative session with request for CVP Power bonds
Jan 30 - Madera Irrigation District calls for vote about governor Olson's $50 million CVP bond proposal
Feb 14 - Governor Olson and CVP senate supporters fail to get $50 million funding out of committee
Feb 28 — State Water Project Authority creates four new jobs along with survey money from legislature allotment
Mar 12 - U.S. Senate approves $5 million for CVP
May 3 - Federal request for $191 million, including over $25 million to California for flood control following wet winter
July 8 - First concrete poured at Shasta Dam
Jul 22 - Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers diverted as work on CVP dams get underway
Aug 20 - CVP Contra Costa canal delivers first water to city of Pittsburg
Sep 25 - CVP will irrigate 3 million acres and allow for increased Central Valley population
Oct 5 - Madera Tribune posts photo of USBR's Friant Dam construction
Oct 19 - President Roosevelt signs rivers and harbors authorization bill (HR9972)with funds for CVP but includes limitation
Nov 27 - Governor Olson goes to Washington to propose federal takeover of CVP due to state funding opposition
Dec 6 - Another CVP dam proposed south of Shasta dam near Iron Mountain
Dec 19 - Governor Olson obtains support for his CVP plan after meeting with president Roosevelt
Dec 21 - State water commission requests a federal delay on PG&E's request for hyro work near Shasta dam
1941 Jan 8 - state senate proposal to expand the size of the CVP project to include Sacramento Valley
Jan 20 - Congressional oversight of $446 million CVP project based on TVA model is ready
Feb 14 - CVP contracts have helped companies in 40 different U.S. states
Feb 21 - $50 million CVP federal funding in exchange for PG&E Feather River power
Mar 20 - The state water authority budgets $200,000 for CVP work, including cooperative federal projects
Apr 17 - Interior Secretary Ickes prepares legislation for federal oversight of the CVP
Apr 30 - Congress approves a $34.7 million budget for CVP
May 22 - State legislature agrees to include funding for CVP electricity
Jul 28 - The CVP project is made a national defense priority with sped up on Keswick Dam contracts to start in August
July 30 - Central Valley Indian Lands Acquisition Act promised to pay for all Wintu lands covered by Shasta dam
Jul 31 - FDR signs CVP legislation that takes tribal lands that will be submerged by Shasta and Friant dams
Aug 12 - First major contract for the $12.5 million Keswick dam awarded
Sep 17 - CVP statistical report says 1.7 million acre feet of water being diverted from Sacramento River
Oct 22 - $319,802 contract for 6 miles of Contra Costa Canal awarded
Dec 30 - Regional director of the USBR, Charles E. is Carey selected by Ickes to develop market search for CVP power customers
1942 Jan 8 - CVP Shasta and Friant are the 2nd and 4th world's largest dams and rapidly being completed for the war
Feb 26 - CVP's chief engineer gives detailed status report on CVP to Madera citizens
Mar 20 - PG&E offers to buy all CVP power during House Appropriation Committee hearings
Mar 25 - House committee deletes $15 million for transmission lines and CVP steam plant
Mar 26 - Rep. Voorhis exposes prominent reason PG&E is behind blocking CVP power lines as Sacramento wants to break away from PG&E and buy power at a cheaper rate
Mar 26 - PG&E gets permission from Federal Power Commission to build steam plant to block USBR's Antioch facility
Aug 20 - The Madera Tribune congratulates Bertrand W. Gearhart on his role in promoting the CVP
Nov 13 - Shasta dam nearly ready - construction work photo
Nov 21 - Major segments of the CVP project halted by the War Production Board including transmission lines and Friant Dam PG&E allowed to take over CVP power at Shasta
Nov 27 - state railroad commission sets price of PG&E electric property in Sacramento at $11.6 million
Dec 22 - Ag Association spokesperson threatens city over city's push to buy power from CVP
1943 Jun 9 - $30.9 million funds sought for CVP as war power needs expanding
Jun 19 - War Powers Board okays CVP Friant-Kern Canal funding
Jul 20 - CVP Shasta to Oroville power line bids opened
Sep 2 - Interior Secretary Ickes' order to build CVP transmission line attacked by Rep. Carter who represents Tulare county but lives in Oakland
Sep 8 - San Francisco sends resolution to War Production Board calling for urgent completion of Friant-Kern Canal
Sep 24 - CVP coordinator announces operational schedules including Friant dam diversion to start in 1944
Sept 28 - Ickes announces PG&E contract to buy all Shasta dam power agreed to
Dec 29 - War Production Board refuses to fund the CVP's Friant-Kern Canal
1944 Jan 14 - 90 year dream - Shasta reservoir is filling up
Apr 7 - CVP coordinator will follow federal law and block big farms from obtaining CVP water
Apr 14 - Madera Tribune calls Interior Secretary Ickes "Little Harold" over CVP following federal water use rules
May 2 - Madera Tribune attacks "Oakies" and Interior Secretary "Little Harold" Ickes as a Czarist for retaining 160 acre water limit
May 12 - President Roosevelt supports 40 year old 160 acre federal rule that CVP water will only go to small farmers
Jun 8 - State Senate committee wants 160 acre limit lifted
June 26 - Shasta dam starts producing Power from two generators
Jul 20 - Quarter page PG&E Ad promotes its takeover of CVP power
Jul 24 - Hearings begin on the federal 160 acre water limit campaign by wealthy farmers
Jul 25 - PG&E starts taking Shasta dam power for resale
July 26 - Sacramento phase of hearings end. Federal laws will not be broken say federal authorities - for wealthy interests
Jul 30 - Week long CVP hearings in Bakersfield held by Senate subcommittee on irrigation - 160 acre water limit attacked
Oct 11 - War Production Board reverses itself and delays work on Friant-Kern Canal
Elliot Amendment to the Harbors and Rivers Act attempts to remove 160 acre water limit of the 1902 Reclamation Act fails

CVP Timeline - 1945
1945 Jan 2 - USBR proposes spending $600 million for CVP Mar 22 - Rural congressional representatives want more control over CVP but don't want to pay for the system Apr 12 - USBR proposes spending $836 million on CVP Jun 4 - The state Chamber of Commerce promotes the takeover of the Central valley project when completed Jun 8 - Chairman of the Central Valley Project Congress advocates cheap power development for San Joaquin Vallery farmers Jul 18 - state water authority funded to evaluate possibility of purchasing the $340 million CVProject Sep 6 - New 300 page CVP report calls for dramatic $527 million increase to project for total of $735 million (map) Sep 27 - The wartime ban on construction will end in October with $15 million available to start on Friant Dam Oct 30 - Attack on federal limits to CVP water for farms less than 160 acres is actually 320 leaving out only giant operations Nov 24 - USBR introduces CVP plan to Congress with 38 proposed dams Nov 26 - CVP funding ends up in hostile subcommittee that cuts all transmission and power funding Nov 27 - U.S. House appropriations committee cuts budge for transmission lines for CVP Nov 28 - SF Chronicle fails to mention $5 million cut on transmission line budget, only mentions $780,000 left Nov 29 - Chamber of Commerce hears claim that federal control over the CVP is totalitarian Nov 30 - SF Chronicle promotes Mendota 42,000 acre family farmer's opinion that employs 400 regular and 1,000 Mexican migratory workers Dec 7 - Two day statewide water conference begins with fighting over 160 acre ban Dec 8 - The first statewide water conference in 18 years is moderated by Governor Warren - the war of big vs. small farmers Dec 26 - Madera Tribune's attempt to be neutral about the 160 acre fight

CVP Timeline - 1945

1945 Jan 2 - USBR proposes spending $600 million for CVP
Mar 22 - Rural congressional representatives want more control over CVP but don't want to pay for the system
Apr 12 - USBR proposes spending $836 million on CVP
Jun 4 - The state Chamber of Commerce promotes the takeover of the Central valley project when completed
Jun 8 - Chairman of the Central Valley Project Congress advocates cheap power development for San Joaquin Vallery farmers
Jul 18 - state water authority funded to evaluate possibility of purchasing the $340 million CVProject
Sep 6 - New 300 page CVP report calls for dramatic $527 million increase to project for total of $735 million (map)
Sep 27 - The wartime ban on construction will end in October with $15 million available to start on Friant Dam
Oct 30 - Attack on federal limits to CVP water for farms less than 160 acres is actually 320 leaving out only giant operations
Nov 24 - USBR introduces CVP plan to Congress with 38 proposed dams
Nov 26 - CVP funding ends up in hostile subcommittee that cuts all transmission and power funding
Nov 27 - U.S. House appropriations committee cuts budge for transmission lines for CVP
Nov 28 - SF Chronicle fails to mention $5 million cut on transmission line budget, only mentions $780,000 left
Nov 29 - Chamber of Commerce hears claim that federal control over the CVP is totalitarian
Nov 30 - SF Chronicle promotes Mendota 42,000 acre family farmer's opinion that employs 400 regular and 1,000 Mexican migratory workers
Dec 7 - Two day statewide water conference begins with fighting over 160 acre ban
Dec 8 - The first statewide water conference in 18 years is moderated by Governor Warren - the war of big vs. small farmers
Dec 26 - Madera Tribune's attempt to be neutral about the 160 acre fight

CVP Timeline - 1946-1949
1946 Apr 5 - small town newspaper uses front group to call Dept. of Public Works communistic for funding CVP project Apr 9 - 96,000 acre feet of Friant dam water released in March 1946 for irrigation of valley May 3 - President Truman announces plan to expand scope of CVP Jun 18 - CVP obtains $20 million funding for most of its projects Jun 22 - Sacramento Municipal Utility District $10.5 million in bonds to purchase PG&E vote agreed to Jun 26 - U.S. Senate funding for CVP reduced from $225 million to $12.5 million Sep 24 - PG&E announces $160 million budget to expand power output Nov 30 - Interior Sec. Krug says need for water and power from CVP being held up by "one or two large corporations" 1947 Jan 6 - Republican control of state legislature results in funding for only a CVP study Jan 6 - Democrats push investigation of monopolist takeover of CVP Feb 14 - President Truman requests $30 million including $5 million for CVP transmission lines for the next fiscal year Feb 19 - If the 160 acre law is banned 20 giant Central Valley companies will get water monopoly Feb 20 - Small farmers and labor oppose repeal of CVP 160 acre water limit Feb 27 - 61% of $384 million CVP costs will be paid by electric sales Mar 17 - Senator introduces bill to exempt CVP from USBR's 160 acre ban Jun 3 - Sixteen day 160 acre ban hearing by Senate ends, no action taken Jul 28 - $29 million CVP budget split between Army Corps and U.S.B.R. with $1.5 million for transmission lines Sep 18 - CVP project funding and speed to increased with hope to complete entire project by 1950 Dec 3 - Governor Warren seeks emergency CVP funding Dec 23 - $11.4 million emergency funds for CVP project granted as senator tries to get CVP head fired over 160 acre ban 1948 Jan 12 - President Truman submits a $42 Million CVP budget for next year Jan 15 - Proposal to expand CVP to American River Jan 22 - San Joaquin Valley farmers sign 19 contracts for 320,000 acre feet of water Feb 25 - with another drought, the Stale Water Project authority requests $55.6 million for CVP Mar 5 - USBR will seek Truman veto if California republican try to overthrow 160 acre ban Mar 18 - two farm groups on opposite of the 160 acre debate Jun 5 - Governor Warren supports CVP transmission system - see confusion headline Jul 6 - CVP budget for 1948-49 year set at $68.5 million Jul 19 - New CVP work to include expansion of Shasta dam power Klamath River and Santa Barbara projects Aug 6 - $50 million fund sought to buy up large farms and resell them to small farmers Oct 7 - Chamber of Commerce threatens legal fights over CVP's reclamation laws Oct 13 - Interior Secretary Krug warns farmers that California electric companies are blocking CVP project Nov 30 - State Water Project Authority urges 160 acre law removal 1949 - Map of Central Valley Cotton producers Mar 30 - Major Congressional victory as subcommittee okays transmission lines as part of CVP $53.5 million budget Jul 2 - Cal. Assembly funds study to buy CVP Jul 9 - 15,000 attend Governor Warren's release of Friant dam water into San Joaquin valley Jul 11 - Media says 100 years in the making as 20,000 people attend opening of $58 million Friant-Kern Canal Jul 13 - US Senate boosts CVP annual funding to $60.8 million Jul 21 - Senator Downey (R-CA) demands investigation of USBR and it continued 160 acre ban Aug 2 - Congress tentatively agrees to fund two more CVP canals for $20–40 million Aug 25 - Madera Tribune writes highly manipulative article suggesting Public Power advocates had increased funding yet story details how Senator Knowland (R-Ca) amendment stripped transmission funding Aug 30 - President Truman proposes $1 billion CVP expansion for 38 dams and 25 power facilities Sep 27 - Friant dam is fourth largest dam in world - details of history and construction Sep 27 - U.S. Senate okays CVP addition of $110 million for American River development Nov 14 - USBR plans to begin moving water from Sacramento Valley into the San Joaquinn Valley in 1951 Dec 2 - CVP deal contract with Madera Irrigation District almost settled

CVP Timeline - 1946-1949

1946 Apr 5 - small town newspaper uses front group to call Dept. of Public Works communistic for funding CVP project
Apr 9 - 96,000 acre feet of Friant dam water released in March 1946 for irrigation of valley
May 3 - President Truman announces plan to expand scope of CVP
Jun 18 - CVP obtains $20 million funding for most of its projects
Jun 22 - Sacramento Municipal Utility District $10.5 million in bonds to purchase PG&E vote agreed to
Jun 26 - U.S. Senate funding for CVP reduced from $225 million to $12.5 million
Sep 24 - PG&E announces $160 million budget to expand power output
Nov 30 - Interior Sec. Krug says need for water and power from CVP being held up by "one or two large corporations"
1947 Jan 6 - Republican control of state legislature results in funding for only a CVP study
Jan 6 - Democrats push investigation of monopolist takeover of CVP
Feb 14 - President Truman requests $30 million including $5 million for CVP transmission lines for the next fiscal year
Feb 19 - If the 160 acre law is banned 20 giant Central Valley companies will get water monopoly
Feb 20 - Small farmers and labor oppose repeal of CVP 160 acre water limit
Feb 27 - 61% of $384 million CVP costs will be paid by electric sales
Mar 17 - Senator introduces bill to exempt CVP from USBR's 160 acre ban
Jun 3 - Sixteen day 160 acre ban hearing by Senate ends, no action taken
Jul 28 - $29 million CVP budget split between Army Corps and U.S.B.R. with $1.5 million for transmission lines
Sep 18 - CVP project funding and speed to increased with hope to complete entire project by 1950
Dec 3 - Governor Warren seeks emergency CVP funding
Dec 23 - $11.4 million emergency funds for CVP project granted as senator tries to get CVP head fired over 160 acre ban
1948 Jan 12 - President Truman submits a $42 Million CVP budget for next year
Jan 15 - Proposal to expand CVP to American River
Jan 22 - San Joaquin Valley farmers sign 19 contracts for 320,000 acre feet of water
Feb 25 - with another drought, the Stale Water Project authority requests $55.6 million for CVP
Mar 5 - USBR will seek Truman veto if California republican try to overthrow 160 acre ban
Mar 18 - two farm groups on opposite of the 160 acre debate
Jun 5 - Governor Warren supports CVP transmission system - see confusion headline
Jul 6 - CVP budget for 1948-49 year set at $68.5 million
Jul 19 - New CVP work to include expansion of Shasta dam power Klamath River and Santa Barbara projects
Aug 6 - $50 million fund sought to buy up large farms and resell them to small farmers
Oct 7 - Chamber of Commerce threatens legal fights over CVP's reclamation laws
Oct 13 - Interior Secretary Krug warns farmers that California electric companies are blocking CVP project
Nov 30 - State Water Project Authority urges 160 acre law removal
1949 - Map of Central Valley Cotton producers
Mar 30 - Major Congressional victory as subcommittee okays transmission lines as part of CVP $53.5 million budget
Jul 2 - Cal. Assembly funds study to buy CVP
Jul 9 - 15,000 attend Governor Warren's release of Friant dam water into San Joaquin valley
Jul 11 - Media says 100 years in the making as 20,000 people attend opening of $58 million Friant-Kern Canal
Jul 13 - US Senate boosts CVP annual funding to $60.8 million
Jul 21 - Senator Downey (R-CA) demands investigation of USBR and it continued 160 acre ban
Aug 2 - Congress tentatively agrees to fund two more CVP canals for $20–40 million
Aug 25 - Madera Tribune writes highly manipulative article suggesting Public Power advocates had increased funding yet story details how Senator Knowland (R-Ca) amendment stripped transmission funding
Aug 30 - President Truman proposes $1 billion CVP expansion for 38 dams and 25 power facilities
Sep 27 - Friant dam is fourth largest dam in world - details of history and construction
Sep 27 - U.S. Senate okays CVP addition of $110 million for American River development
Nov 14 - USBR plans to begin moving water from Sacramento Valley into the San Joaquinn Valley in 1951
Dec 2 - CVP deal contract with Madera Irrigation District almost settled

CVP Timeline - 1950-1954
1950 Feb 3 - Gov Warren supports $69 million CVP budget for 1951 Mar 16 - California house members cut $4 million of power project out of CVP budget Apr 14 - The Agricultural Council of California calls the USBR's public power operations socialist May 8 - Warning that government should withdraw from CVP if 160 acre ban on water rights removed Jun 17 - PG&E attacked by Governor Warren for blocking CVP projects during Shasta Dam dedication Sep 19 - Detailed overview of how CVP works and impacts to Madera Irrigation District 1951 Jan 3 - CVP and state agree to keep grasslands flooded to protect migratory birds Apr 20 - $18.3 of the $33.8 million CVP annual budget earmarked for Friant-Kern Canal May 13 - Friant-Kern Canal completed Jul 5 - The California legislature passes legislation to build the Oroville dam and power facilities as part of the CVP system Aug 1 - Shasta Dam starts sending water into CVP canals Aug 8 - Friant dam ceremony exposes new rift as state court orders excess water released as tactic to flood aquifer Sep 13 - PG&E advertisement claim that 55% of all Central Valley water comes from aquifers by electric pumps Sep 25 - Madera Tribune does extended coverage of CVP as major milestone in project is completed with historic map Sep 25 - History of the Reclamation Act as part of Madera Tribune celebration issue Sep 25 - Unnamed (big) farmers take Madera Irrigation District water contract with USBR to court 1952 Feb 23 - USBR proposes CVP Power plan that would takeover local PG&E project and spark major growth in Fresno Mar 1 - USBR reports 1951 income of $8 million from water sales for 1951 Mar 21 - $34.9 million budget okayed by congress for construction activities May 2 - Sixteen large farmers representing 14,000 acres agree to take CVP water and eventually abide by 160 acre rule Dec 13 - SMUD makes contract to buy CVP power from USBR California legislature appropriated $10 million for investigation into state purchase of CVP 1953 Jan 9 - President Truman asks for $83 million for CVP construction Jan 10 – 110 foot coffer dam at CVP's $58 million Folsom dam breached - no deaths from flooding Jan 24 - Madera Tribune enraged that USBR signs a long term contract to sell 17% of CVP excess power to the Sacramento Municipal Utility District Jan 28 - Lawsuit to stop all major water diversions a threat to the CVP Apr 23 - House Committee headed by Ca. representatives cuts $7 million from $19 million CVP budget, all from power projects May 20 - USBR request to senate that it reinstates $7 million pulled from CVP's power and transmission budget May 28 - State legislature tries to block irrigation district contracts with USBR Sep 26 - Full details of the size and cost of Friant dam - the 4th largest concrete dam in world Dec 28 - Republicans, corporate farms and state Chamber of Commerce push for state to buy CVP from Interior Dept. 1954 BR report: Four dams, five canals and other systems have been completed at a cost of $435.4 million Jan 21 - President Eisenhower asks for $70.4 million CVP budget May 4 PG&E offers to buy CVP power and facilities for $130 million cash Aug 27 - Central Valley Project Act Reauthorization Sep 10 - Proposal for $230 million San Luis segment of the CVP announced includes map

CVP Timeline - 1950-1954

1950 Feb 3 - Gov Warren supports $69 million CVP budget for 1951
Mar 16 - California house members cut $4 million of power project out of CVP budget
Apr 14 - The Agricultural Council of California calls the USBR's public power operations socialist
May 8 - Warning that government should withdraw from CVP if 160 acre ban on water rights removed
Jun 17 - PG&E attacked by Governor Warren for blocking CVP projects during Shasta Dam dedication
Sep 19 - Detailed overview of how CVP works and impacts to Madera Irrigation District

1951 Jan 3 - CVP and state agree to keep grasslands flooded to protect migratory birds

Apr 20 - $18.3 of the $33.8 million CVP annual budget earmarked for Friant-Kern Canal
May 13 - Friant-Kern Canal completed
Jul 5 - The California legislature passes legislation to build the Oroville dam and power facilities as part of the CVP system
Aug 1 - Shasta Dam starts sending water into CVP canals
Aug 8 - Friant dam ceremony exposes new rift as state court orders excess water released as tactic to flood aquifer
Sep 13 - PG&E advertisement claim that 55% of all Central Valley water comes from aquifers by electric pumps
Sep 25 - Madera Tribune does extended coverage of CVP as major milestone in project is completed with historic map
Sep 25 - History of the Reclamation Act as part of Madera Tribune celebration issue
Sep 25 - Unnamed (big) farmers take Madera Irrigation District water contract with USBR to court
1952 Feb 23 - USBR proposes CVP Power plan that would takeover local PG&E project and spark major growth in Fresno
Mar 1 - USBR reports 1951 income of $8 million from water sales for 1951
Mar 21 - $34.9 million budget okayed by congress for construction activities
May 2 - Sixteen large farmers representing 14,000 acres agree to take CVP water and eventually abide by 160 acre rule
Dec 13 - SMUD makes contract to buy CVP power from USBR
California legislature appropriated $10 million for investigation into state purchase of CVP
1953 Jan 9 - President Truman asks for $83 million for CVP construction
Jan 10 – 110 foot coffer dam at CVP's $58 million Folsom dam breached - no deaths from flooding
Jan 24 - Madera Tribune enraged that USBR signs a long term contract to sell 17% of CVP excess power to the Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Jan 28 - Lawsuit to stop all major water diversions a threat to the CVP
Apr 23 - House Committee headed by Ca. representatives cuts $7 million from $19 million CVP budget, all from power projects
May 20 - USBR request to senate that it reinstates $7 million pulled from CVP's power and transmission budget
May 28 - State legislature tries to block irrigation district contracts with USBR
Sep 26 - Full details of the size and cost of Friant dam - the 4th largest concrete dam in world
Dec 28 - Republicans, corporate farms and state Chamber of Commerce push for state to buy CVP from Interior Dept.
1954 BR report: Four dams, five canals and other systems have been completed at a cost of $435.4 million
Jan 21 - President Eisenhower asks for $70.4 million CVP budget
May 4 PG&E offers to buy CVP power and facilities for $130 million cash
Aug 27 - Central Valley Project Act Reauthorization
Sep 10 - Proposal for $230 million San Luis segment of the CVP announced includes map

CVP Timeline - 1955-1959
1955 Feb 21 - PG&E makes proposal to buy CVP power from Trinity dam for $3.5 million a year Apr 14 - US BR ignores PG&E's proposal to take over the electric system of the $219 million Trinity dam Jul 14 - Urgent need for more water results in Trinity project moving ahead as San Luis project not ready Jul 16 - CVP $15 million budget for 1956 will be to complete Folsom Dam and being work on Trinity Dam 1956 May 21 - Congress appropriates $83 million for irrigation with $20 million going to Central Valley projects including a Tulare Lake dam Jul 19 - US BR announces plans to construct the Glen Canyon Dam and $42 million for five CVP projects for 1957 1957 - Fear based 28 minute video pushing to expand state expansion of water project Feb 20 - PG&E attacks republican senators opposition to PG&E's proposal for joint construction of Trinity Dam project Jun 13 - $88 million for California was given but excluded all funding for transmission systems Oct 14 - U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear the USBR's 160-acre ban on big water users Oct 29 - 5 million acre feet a year being extracted from Central Valley's aquifer Nov 1 - CVP's Feather River project considered world's largest engineering project 1958 Jan 23 - PG&E agrees to renegotiate rates it charges for CVP power after report discloses company's rate manipulation Feb 5 - Interior Secretary Fred A. Seaton recommends that PG&E be allowed to takeover Trinity Dam power Mar 5 - CVP Plan to add 2 million acre feet of water in San Joaquin Valley endorsed May 26 - Proposal for San Luis Canal project and 500,000 acres of land in western Merced, Fresno and Kings counties Jun 9 - Congress okays $42 million budget for coming CVP's next fiscal year Jun 23 - U.S. Supreme Court reverses state supreme court in upholding the 160-acre ban on USBR water to large users Oct 15 - Total of 444,000 Kilowatts of CVP power being transfer to PG&E 1959 Feb 13 - PG&E plan to build "cream skimmer" transmission lines between Bonneville and CVP attacked Mar 18 - representative James B. Utt introduces legislation to turn all Trinity Dam power over to PG&E Apr 27 - Two more dams proposed for CVP project May 12 - Governor Brown releases breakdown on where $1.75 billion funding for State Water Project will go to Jun 3 - Congress okays $103 Million with $43 to USBR and $59.8 to Corps of Engineers for state irrigation and flooding Oct 21 - California Grange opposed to state takeover of Oroville Dam and giving PG&E control of Trinity Dam electricity Jul 9 - Governor Brown signs $1.75 billion state water bond law that includes 735 foot high Oroville Dam Sep 30 - Interior Department signs two new contracts with PG&E for 629,000 Kilowatts of CVP electricity from four dams Sep 30 - Madera Irrigation District opposed Fresno plan to take San Joqauin River surplus water Sep 30 - Interior Department extends PG&E contracts for CVP Power up to April 1971

CVP Timeline - 1955-1959

1955 Feb 21 - PG&E makes proposal to buy CVP power from Trinity dam for $3.5 million a year
Apr 14 - US BR ignores PG&E's proposal to take over the electric system of the $219 million Trinity dam
Jul 14 - Urgent need for more water results in Trinity project moving ahead as San Luis project not ready
Jul 16 - CVP $15 million budget for 1956 will be to complete Folsom Dam and being work on Trinity Dam
1956 May 21 - Congress appropriates $83 million for irrigation with $20 million going to Central Valley projects including a Tulare Lake dam
Jul 19 - US BR announces plans to construct the Glen Canyon Dam and $42 million for five CVP projects for 1957
1957 - Fear based 28 minute video pushing to expand state expansion of water project
Feb 20 - PG&E attacks republican senators opposition to PG&E's proposal for joint construction of Trinity Dam project
Jun 13 - $88 million for California was given but excluded all funding for transmission systems
Oct 14 - U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear the USBR's 160-acre ban on big water users
Oct 29 - 5 million acre feet a year being extracted from Central Valley's aquifer
Nov 1 - CVP's Feather River project considered world's largest engineering project
1958 Jan 23 - PG&E agrees to renegotiate rates it charges for CVP power after report discloses company's rate manipulation
Feb 5 - Interior Secretary Fred A. Seaton recommends that PG&E be allowed to takeover Trinity Dam power
Mar 5 - CVP Plan to add 2 million acre feet of water in San Joaquin Valley endorsed
May 26 - Proposal for San Luis Canal project and 500,000 acres of land in western Merced, Fresno and Kings counties
Jun 9 - Congress okays $42 million budget for coming CVP's next fiscal year
Jun 23 - U.S. Supreme Court reverses state supreme court in upholding the 160-acre ban on USBR water to large users
Oct 15 - Total of 444,000 Kilowatts of CVP power being transfer to PG&E
1959 Feb 13 - PG&E plan to build "cream skimmer" transmission lines between Bonneville and CVP attacked
Mar 18 - representative James B. Utt introduces legislation to turn all Trinity Dam power over to PG&E
Apr 27 - Two more dams proposed for CVP project
May 12 - Governor Brown releases breakdown on where $1.75 billion funding for State Water Project will go to
Jun 3 - Congress okays $103 Million with $43 to USBR and $59.8 to Corps of Engineers for state irrigation and flooding
Oct 21 - California Grange opposed to state takeover of Oroville Dam and giving PG&E control of Trinity Dam electricity
Jul 9 - Governor Brown signs $1.75 billion state water bond law that includes 735 foot high Oroville Dam
Sep 30 - Interior Department signs two new contracts with PG&E for 629,000 Kilowatts of CVP electricity from four dams
Sep 30 - Madera Irrigation District opposed Fresno plan to take San Joqauin River surplus water
Sep 30 - Interior Department extends PG&E contracts for CVP Power up to April 1971

CVP Timeline - 1960-1969
1960 State and USBR cooperation Agreement Jul 1 - Congress okays $61 million CVP budget 1961 Feb 2 - State takes first step in $400 State Water Project Aug 10 - History of EBMUD and the November 1959 $1.7 billion state water project vote 1962 - May 17 - $27 million joint CVP funding project proposed 1963 - Corps of Engineers dredges the Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel to the port of Sacramento. Jan 18 - Congress to propose $106 million annual CVP Budget Mar 2 - Governor Brown Announced $325 Million plan to fund state water project May 24 - State Senate votes against Governor Brown's proposal to fund state plan with bonds June 11 - Attempts by Republicans to kill the sale of $325 million in bonds for state water project fails Dec 15 - Extended summary of all the state's new water plans laid out in series of articles by agency 1964 Jan 13 - SMUD, EBMud and growing construction of dams background story on state water expansion Jan 21 - Utility Districts across the state will benefit from expansion of the state water project (map of state plan) Jan 22 - $112 million annual CVP budget proposed to congress with state to include $42 million for San Luis 1965 - Inter-agency Delta Committee recommendation for Peripheral Canal and Delta facilities Jan 14 - City of Santa Clara asked LBJ for direct access to CVP vs. PG&E power July 23 - $5 billion San Luis Reservoir segment of the CVP begins construction Aug 4 - PG&E Hydro-electric project connects 3 rivers near Shasta Aug 6 - Auburn-Folsom Project goes before congress for funding Sept 16 - Governor Brown request $188 million for CVP funding 1966 Jan 25 - President Johnson asks Congress for $100 million CVP annual budget Mar 11 - 21st Century water shortage predicted if system not expanded Apr 3 - State water project good until 1990 but won't handle predicted 54 million population expected by 2020 Apr 26 - State seeks $164 million from feds for CVP's 1967 fiscal year 1967 Jan 13 - CVP produces record 5.3 billion kilowatts hours of electricity in 1966 Jan 25 - President Johnson withholds $34 million for CVP's San Luis project Oct 6 - State Water Project's Oroville Dam and Reservoir are completed Oct 18 - State Assemblyman seeks $600 million in Bonds for the state's water project 1968 Feb 8 - State budgets $425 million for state's water project Apr 19 - CVP's San Luis Reservoir dedicated May 16 - $468 million cut to proposed on CVP's Auburn Dam project Dec 28 - Interior Dept. okays new CVP plan along east side of valley 1969 - State Water Project obtains emergency loan from state treasury as inflation rates have dried up funding from bond sales 1969 - The Harvey O. Banks Delta Pumping Plant and John E. Skinner Fish Facility are completed by DWR

CVP Timeline - 1960-1969

1960 State and USBR cooperation Agreement
Jul 1 - Congress okays $61 million CVP budget
1961 Feb 2 - State takes first step in $400 State Water Project
Aug 10 - History of EBMUD and the November 1959 $1.7 billion state water project vote
1962 - May 17 - $27 million joint CVP funding project proposed
1963 - Corps of Engineers dredges the Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channel to the port of Sacramento.
Jan 18 - Congress to propose $106 million annual CVP Budget
Mar 2 - Governor Brown Announced $325 Million plan to fund state water project
May 24 - State Senate votes against Governor Brown's proposal to fund state plan with bonds
June 11 - Attempts by Republicans to kill the sale of $325 million in bonds for state water project fails
Dec 15 - Extended summary of all the state's new water plans laid out in series of articles by agency
1964 Jan 13 - SMUD, EBMud and growing construction of dams background story on state water expansion
Jan 21 - Utility Districts across the state will benefit from expansion of the state water project (map of state plan)
Jan 22 - $112 million annual CVP budget proposed to congress with state to include $42 million for San Luis
1965 - Inter-agency Delta Committee recommendation for Peripheral Canal and Delta facilities
Jan 14 - City of Santa Clara asked LBJ for direct access to CVP vs. PG&E power
July 23 - $5 billion San Luis Reservoir segment of the CVP begins construction
Aug 4 - PG&E Hydro-electric project connects 3 rivers near Shasta
Aug 6 - Auburn-Folsom Project goes before congress for funding
Sept 16 - Governor Brown request $188 million for CVP funding
1966 Jan 25 - President Johnson asks Congress for $100 million CVP annual budget
Mar 11 - 21st Century water shortage predicted if system not expanded
Apr 3 - State water project good until 1990 but won't handle predicted 54 million population expected by 2020
Apr 26 - State seeks $164 million from feds for CVP's 1967 fiscal year
1967 Jan 13 - CVP produces record 5.3 billion kilowatts hours of electricity in 1966
Jan 25 - President Johnson withholds $34 million for CVP's San Luis project
Oct 6 - State Water Project's Oroville Dam and Reservoir are completed
Oct 18 - State Assemblyman seeks $600 million in Bonds for the state's water project
1968 Feb 8 - State budgets $425 million for state's water project
Apr 19 - CVP's San Luis Reservoir dedicated
May 16 - $468 million cut to proposed on CVP's Auburn Dam project
Dec 28 - Interior Dept. okays new CVP plan along east side of valley
1969 - State Water Project obtains emergency loan from state treasury as inflation rates have dried up funding from bond sales
1969 - The Harvey O. Banks Delta Pumping Plant and John E. Skinner Fish Facility are completed by DWR

CVP Timeline - 1970-1979
1970 Mar 15 - Army Corps of Engineers announces construction of 625 foot high New Melones Dam Apr 30 - Governor Reagan promotes $209 million 43 mile long, 400 foot wide Peripheral Canal plan 1971 Jan 29 - Nixon administration proposes $150 million for state water projects Feb 15 - NCPA files Writ with CPUC to stop PG&E power contract with SMUD for Rancho Seco surplus power Mar 18 - Sierra Club files lawsuit to shut down the CVP Jul 23 - California State Water Resources Control Board sets CVP water quality standards. Jul 30 - California Water Resources Association attacks passage of Wild and Scenic Rivers legislation Oct 8 - New association of state agencies formed to promote water projects 1972 Jan 20 - Labor Leader says 45 corporations with 3.7 million acres gets illegal USBR water subsidies May 25 - Proposition 9 ban on nuclear development will endanger CVP says California Water Resources Association Aug 10 - $4.9 million CVP contract for 25 of 188 mile long San Luis drain awarded Dec 7 - GAO study says big landowners received $1.5 billion CVP water subsidy 1973 - legislation funds new Delta levees Feb 9 - Nixon administration blocks $2 million in CVP funds okayed by Congress 1974 Feb 14 - History of Peripheral canal plan dates to 1964 Jul 11 - 29,000-acre Giffen Inc. broken up and sold to comply with 160-acre USBR rules Sept 25 - Environmental review for 43 mile long Peripheral canal released 1975 Sept 4 - Healdsburg joins 10 NCPA other cities to obtain its own electricity 1976 Jan 28 - USBR says there will be enough water for the year as drought continues Mar 24 - 59 farmers file $33 million lawsuit against CVP and SWP for 1974 flood damages Apr 22 - Eight mile Pacheco tunnel from San Luis reservoir to Santa Clara started 1977 - Department of Water Resources supports Peripheral Canal as best way move water to the Delta Feb 8 - USBR announces plan to cut CVP water by up to 75% due to drought Feb 25 - Westland's Land Dynamics Inc. pleads guilty and fined $10,000 for conspiracy to violate land sale rules Apr 17 - President Carter stops 15 water projects including review of CVP Apr 21 - Salyer Land and J.G. Boswell Cos. (cotton growers) propose buying $45 million Pine Flat Dam to bypass 160-acre rule Sept 15 - Assembly votes 56-22 in favor of SB 346 Peripheral Canal legislation Sept 16 - Senate votes down Governor Brown's $4.2 billion Peripheral Canal proposal Oct 6 - USBR lost $74 million between 1971 and April 1976 for underpricing electricity sold to PG&E Nov 5 - 529 page federal report says USBR has failed to breakup corporate ownership in Westlands over 160 acre limit on water subsidies Nov 5 - Government task force report documents $2.7 billion water subsidy to CVP farmers at taxpayers expense Nov 5 - Report documents how the USBR's 197 mile long San Luis drain (Kesterson) in the Westlands went from $7 million to $542 million Nov 30 - Roberts Farm Inc's 8,100 acre operations in Kern county goes bankrupt and sold for $21.5 million Dec 11 - The Chandler family's L.A. Times caught in conflict of Interest over newspaper's attack on 160-acre limit as family owns major investments in Tejon Ranch and J.G. Boswell Company Dec 19 - California v. U.S. Supreme Court case over control of discharge rights 1978 - California State Water Resources Control Board releases Water Rights Decision 1485 (D-1485) requiring Delta water quality Jan 6 - Call for one year moratorium over 160-acre ban ruling and Interior Dept decision Jan 26 - CVP water rates too cheap as study shows project will be $8.8 billion in debt by 2037 Feb 8 - PG&E making 800% profit on CVP power it buys Feb 20 - Federal Land Bank of Sacramento ignores 160-acre CVP rlimit rule when issuing loans to large farmers Mar 18 - Sec. of Interior urges cooperative operations - state charges $22 vs. CVP charging $3.50 per acre foot of water July 4 - US Supreme Court rules in favor of state over right to enforce environmental regulations Sep 20 - Lobbyists for Salyer Land and J.G. Boswell Cos. who own 150,000-acres of cotton lands paid $165,000 to fight 160-acre limit Nov 8 - Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 742l; 92 Stat. 3110) -- Public Law 95-616 updates CVP Act Nov 21 - Westlands Irrigation District legal Budget for 1979 set at $549,000 to fight the federal government 1979 Jan 3 - Dept. of Interior agrees to abide by state's environmental quality rules Jan 16 - Bill to allocate $50 Million for state water project including money for Peripheral canal introduced Feb 25 - J.G. Boswell investigated for secret contract by Grand Jury with Cotton Inc. (lobby firm) $113 million 10 year budget Mar 8 - US Dept. of Agriculture expands probe of Boswell-Cotton Inc. $60,000 annual contract for Cotton Board research and promotion Mar 11 - Westlands Irrigation District hires Washington lawfirm of Williams & Connolly to represent their 160-acre legal fight Mar 22 - Senate hearings open on the Reclamation Reform Act of 1979 - to replace the 160-acre limit for USBR water Mar 23 - Western water war erupts over hundreds of millions of acres of subsidized lands with call to change 160-acre limitation Apr 13 - Support for study calling for 200 foot increase of Shasta Dam Oct 11 - Regional battle between farmers and environmentalists hold up dams and Peripheral Canal plans

CVP Timeline - 1970-1979

1970 Mar 15 - Army Corps of Engineers announces construction of 625 foot high New Melones Dam
Apr 30 - Governor Reagan promotes $209 million 43 mile long, 400 foot wide Peripheral Canal plan
1971 Jan 29 - Nixon administration proposes $150 million for state water projects
Feb 15 - NCPA files Writ with CPUC to stop PG&E power contract with SMUD for Rancho Seco surplus power
Mar 18 - Sierra Club files lawsuit to shut down the CVP
Jul 23 - California State Water Resources Control Board sets CVP water quality standards.
Jul 30 - California Water Resources Association attacks passage of Wild and Scenic Rivers legislation
Oct 8 - New association of state agencies formed to promote water projects
1972 Jan 20 - Labor Leader says 45 corporations with 3.7 million acres gets illegal USBR water subsidies
May 25 - Proposition 9 ban on nuclear development will endanger CVP says California Water Resources Association
Aug 10 - $4.9 million CVP contract for 25 of 188 mile long San Luis drain awarded
Dec 7 - GAO study says big landowners received $1.5 billion CVP water subsidy
1973 - legislation funds new Delta levees
Feb 9 - Nixon administration blocks $2 million in CVP funds okayed by Congress
1974 Feb 14 - History of Peripheral canal plan dates to 1964
Jul 11 - 29,000-acre Giffen Inc. broken up and sold to comply with 160-acre USBR rules
Sept 25 - Environmental review for 43 mile long Peripheral canal released
1975 Sept 4 - Healdsburg joins 10 NCPA other cities to obtain its own electricity
1976 Jan 28 - USBR says there will be enough water for the year as drought continues
Mar 24 - 59 farmers file $33 million lawsuit against CVP and SWP for 1974 flood damages
Apr 22 - Eight mile Pacheco tunnel from San Luis reservoir to Santa Clara started
1977 - Department of Water Resources supports Peripheral Canal as best way move water to the Delta
Feb 8 - USBR announces plan to cut CVP water by up to 75% due to drought
Feb 25 - Westland's Land Dynamics Inc. pleads guilty and fined $10,000 for conspiracy to violate land sale rules
Apr 17 - President Carter stops 15 water projects including review of CVP
Apr 21 - Salyer Land and J.G. Boswell Cos. (cotton growers) propose buying $45 million Pine Flat Dam to bypass 160-acre rule
Sept 15 - Assembly votes 56-22 in favor of SB 346 Peripheral Canal legislation
Sept 16 - Senate votes down Governor Brown's $4.2 billion Peripheral Canal proposal
Oct 6 - USBR lost $74 million between 1971 and April 1976 for underpricing electricity sold to PG&E
Nov 5 - 529 page federal report says USBR has failed to breakup corporate ownership in Westlands over 160 acre limit on water subsidies
Nov 5 - Government task force report documents $2.7 billion water subsidy to CVP farmers at taxpayers expense
Nov 5 - Report documents how the USBR's 197 mile long San Luis drain (Kesterson) in the Westlands went from $7 million to $542 million
Nov 30 - Roberts Farm Inc's 8,100 acre operations in Kern county goes bankrupt and sold for $21.5 million
Dec 11 - The Chandler family's L.A. Times caught in conflict of Interest over newspaper's attack on 160-acre limit as family owns major investments in Tejon Ranch and J.G. Boswell Company
Dec 19 - California v. U.S. Supreme Court case over control of discharge rights
1978 - California State Water Resources Control Board releases Water Rights Decision 1485 (D-1485) requiring Delta water quality
Jan 6 - Call for one year moratorium over 160-acre ban ruling and Interior Dept decision
Jan 26 - CVP water rates too cheap as study shows project will be $8.8 billion in debt by 2037
Feb 8 - PG&E making 800% profit on CVP power it buys
Feb 20 - Federal Land Bank of Sacramento ignores 160-acre CVP rlimit rule when issuing loans to large farmers
Mar 18 - Sec. of Interior urges cooperative operations - state charges $22 vs. CVP charging $3.50 per acre foot of water
July 4 - US Supreme Court rules in favor of state over right to enforce environmental regulations
Sep 20 - Lobbyists for Salyer Land and J.G. Boswell Cos. who own 150,000-acres of cotton lands paid $165,000 to fight 160-acre limit
Nov 8 - Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 742l; 92 Stat. 3110) -- Public Law 95-616 updates CVP Act
Nov 21 - Westlands Irrigation District legal Budget for 1979 set at $549,000 to fight the federal government
1979 Jan 3 - Dept. of Interior agrees to abide by state's environmental quality rules
Jan 16 - Bill to allocate $50 Million for state water project including money for Peripheral canal introduced
Feb 25 - J.G. Boswell investigated for secret contract by Grand Jury with Cotton Inc. (lobby firm) $113 million 10 year budget
Mar 8 - US Dept. of Agriculture expands probe of Boswell-Cotton Inc. $60,000 annual contract for Cotton Board research and promotion
Mar 11 - Westlands Irrigation District hires Washington lawfirm of Williams & Connolly to represent their 160-acre legal fight
Mar 22 - Senate hearings open on the Reclamation Reform Act of 1979 - to replace the 160-acre limit for USBR water
Mar 23 - Western water war erupts over hundreds of millions of acres of subsidized lands with call to change 160-acre limitation
Apr 13 - Support for study calling for 200 foot increase of Shasta Dam
Oct 11 - Regional battle between farmers and environmentalists hold up dams and Peripheral Canal plans

CVP Timeline - 1980-1989
1980 Mar 13 - State legislature passes SB200 Peripheral Canal act opposed by ecologists Oct 18 - Santa Clara power users sue agency for $18 million over rates 1981 Oct 21 - CVP proposal to sell power to city of Healdsburg announced 1982 - Voters defeat the Peripheral Canal initiative - Proposition 9 Apr 29 - Santa Cruz to do study on takeover of PG&E power grid Apr 30 - Healdsburg to start buying CVP power from Westeran Area Power Administration May 4 - Healdsburg breaks from PG&E power August 4 - PG&E claims Healdsburg owes them $62,000 as city goes for public power 1983 Oct 2 - Republicans moves away from conservation on Central Valley water 1984 May 5 - National Wildlife Federation says USBR under collected water fees by $10 billion Nov 16 - Federal plan to dump Central Valley waste water into Pacific attacked 1985 Mar 30 - Interior Dept plan to stop dumping Central Valley toxics into Kesterson Aug 21 - CVP has made $1.5 billion in illegal subsidies to giant ag farms Sep 10 - House passes on cooperative agreement between CVP and SWP 1986 - DWR-USBR Coordinated Operation Agreement, agreed to by Congress. Nov 27 - Ceremony held in Sacramento on agreement between CVP and SWP 1987 - State Water Board starts revision of D-1485 after U.S. EPA calls plan inadequate. 1988 - Suisun Marsh salinity control gates start up. May 28 - 2nd Dry year starting to impact CVP water supply 1989 - EPA lists Sacramento River Chinook salmon as threatened Feb 16 - USBR announces 25-50% reduction in water availability due to 3 year drought May 3 - USBR investigation of expanding Tehama-Colusa Canal June 23 - PG&E loses court case over its refusal to transmit power to public agencies

CVP Timeline - 1980-1989

1980 Mar 13 - State legislature passes SB200 Peripheral Canal act opposed by ecologists
Oct 18 - Santa Clara power users sue agency for $18 million over rates
1981 Oct 21 - CVP proposal to sell power to city of Healdsburg announced
1982 - Voters defeat the Peripheral Canal initiative - Proposition 9
Apr 29 - Santa Cruz to do study on takeover of PG&E power grid
Apr 30 - Healdsburg to start buying CVP power from Westeran Area Power Administration
May 4 - Healdsburg breaks from PG&E power
August 4 - PG&E claims Healdsburg owes them $62,000 as city goes for public power
1983 Oct 2 - Republicans moves away from conservation on Central Valley water
1984 May 5 - National Wildlife Federation says USBR under collected water fees by $10 billion
Nov 16 - Federal plan to dump Central Valley waste water into Pacific attacked
1985 Mar 30 - Interior Dept plan to stop dumping Central Valley toxics into Kesterson
Aug 21 - CVP has made $1.5 billion in illegal subsidies to giant ag farms
Sep 10 - House passes on cooperative agreement between CVP and SWP
1986 - DWR-USBR Coordinated Operation Agreement, agreed to by Congress.
Nov 27 - Ceremony held in Sacramento on agreement between CVP and SWP
1987 - State Water Board starts revision of D-1485 after U.S. EPA calls plan inadequate.
1988 - Suisun Marsh salinity control gates start up.
May 28 - 2nd Dry year starting to impact CVP water supply
1989 - EPA lists Sacramento River Chinook salmon as threatened
Feb 16 - USBR announces 25-50% reduction in water availability due to 3 year drought
May 3 - USBR investigation of expanding Tehama-Colusa Canal
June 23 - PG&E loses court case over its refusal to transmit power to public agencies

CVP Timeline - 1990-1999
1990 Feb 16 - 4th year of drought expected to cause cutbacks in water to users Jul 15 - $150 million environmental CVP legislation angers farmers and PG&E 1991 - State Water Board produces Bay-Delta salinity control plan but partially rejected by the EPA Construction completed on four south Delta pumping facilities Jan 30 - 800 attend statewide meeting on water crisis solutions Feb 13 - Water Rights issue grow as 5th year of drought calls for 50% farm water cutbacks Feb 15 - Water crisis worst since 1945, CVP to drain all reservoirs with up 75% restrictions in use Mar 16 - Recent storms reduce water crisis but orders for reduced use to hold 1992 - The Central Valley Project Improvement Act mandated the balancing of water, pricing and distribution policies Jan 1 - U.S. Corps of Engineers releases environmental plan for 3,400 acre Yolo Country wildlife refuge Feb 13 - Bush administration submits $906 million USBR budget for 1993 including CVP Oct 30 - Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 199—Public Law 102-575 Nov 18 - New federal legislation will give Yolo and Solano County CVP water 1993 - A documented indicator species, the Delta smelt is listed as threatened (goes to endangered in 2009) 1993 - Save San Francisco Bay Association's Barry Nelson calls the CVP "the biggest single environmental disaster ever to strike California." Feb 18 - USBR open new office to oversee 1992 CVP Improvement Act Dec 17 - Governor Wilson attacks federal plans to withhold water for environment 1994 Feb 16 - Drought response results in 2/3rd cut in farm waters Apr 10 - Judge blocks attempt to sell CVP water to mining company Sep 19 - Pajaro Valley loses 19,000 acre feet of CVP water due to legal technicality 1995 Jul 18 - Folsom Dam gate breaks releasing half million acre feet of water 1996 Oct 12 - Pajaro Valley water agency decides to buy $5.6 million in CVP water rights Dec 21 - Kern County plan to sell 22 billion gallons of water to L.A. starts water war 1997 - $80 million temperature controlled fish protection support added to Shasta dam Sept 13 - Cadillac Desert author supports more subsidies to farmers Dec 14 - Proposal to sell Friant dam water to L.A. reduced to just excess flow years 1998 May 29 - Measure D in Pajaro Valley alternative to CVP plan attacked for conservation and small dams Jun 3 - Measure D passes, effectively ending plan to import CVP water into Pajaro Valley

CVP Timeline - 1990-1999

1990 Feb 16 - 4th year of drought expected to cause cutbacks in water to users
Jul 15 - $150 million environmental CVP legislation angers farmers and PG&E
1991 - State Water Board produces Bay-Delta salinity control plan but partially rejected by the EPA
Construction completed on four south Delta pumping facilities
Jan 30 - 800 attend statewide meeting on water crisis solutions
Feb 13 - Water Rights issue grow as 5th year of drought calls for 50% farm water cutbacks
Feb 15 - Water crisis worst since 1945, CVP to drain all reservoirs with up 75% restrictions in use
Mar 16 - Recent storms reduce water crisis but orders for reduced use to hold
1992 - The Central Valley Project Improvement Act mandated the balancing of water, pricing and distribution policies
Jan 1 - U.S. Corps of Engineers releases environmental plan for 3,400 acre Yolo Country wildlife refuge
Feb 13 - Bush administration submits $906 million USBR budget for 1993 including CVP
Oct 30 - Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 199—Public Law 102-575
Nov 18 - New federal legislation will give Yolo and Solano County CVP water
1993 - A documented indicator species, the Delta smelt is listed as threatened (goes to endangered in 2009)
1993 - Save San Francisco Bay Association's Barry Nelson calls the CVP "the biggest single environmental disaster ever to strike California."
Feb 18 - USBR open new office to oversee 1992 CVP Improvement Act
Dec 17 - Governor Wilson attacks federal plans to withhold water for environment
1994 Feb 16 - Drought response results in 2/3rd cut in farm waters
Apr 10 - Judge blocks attempt to sell CVP water to mining company
Sep 19 - Pajaro Valley loses 19,000 acre feet of CVP water due to legal technicality
1995 Jul 18 - Folsom Dam gate breaks releasing half million acre feet of water
1996 Oct 12 - Pajaro Valley water agency decides to buy $5.6 million in CVP water rights
Dec 21 - Kern County plan to sell 22 billion gallons of water to L.A. starts water war
1997 - $80 million temperature controlled fish protection support added to Shasta dam
Sept 13 - Cadillac Desert author supports more subsidies to farmers
Dec 14 - Proposal to sell Friant dam water to L.A. reduced to just excess flow years
1998 May 29 - Measure D in Pajaro Valley alternative to CVP plan attacked for conservation and small dams
Jun 3 - Measure D passes, effectively ending plan to import CVP water into Pajaro Valley

CVP Timeline - 2000-2009
2000 - Westlands Water District sues the USBR over drainage promises and wins $2.6 billion agreement Jun 9 - $450 million water plan proposed by Governor Davis includes raising Shasta dam height 2002 Feb 13 - Appeal of court ruling taking CVP water from fish and environment Jul 17 - Westlands wants feds to buy contaminated land for $500 million 2004 - CalFed budget zeroed out for fifth year in a row as attempts to find common ground fail Apr 22 - Editorial: death of 34,000 fish on Klamath impacts Hupa tribe Jul 14 - Court order allows for protection of fish in Trinity River 2005 Mar 16 - CVP water resold by users as 200,000 acres in Westland's too toxic for growing 2006 - San Joaquin water flows restored to protect fish 2007 May 25 - Federal court overturns U.S. Fish and Wildlife's 2005 opinion that increased CVP water take would not endanger Smelt Oct 25 - "Racanelli Decision" - Judge decides in favor of Aug. 1978 decision (1485) compelling USBR and DWR adhere to the State Water Resources Control Board's water quality standards 2008 - Central Valley Project Improvement Act's fisheries program conducts "Listen to the River" independent peer review Apr 9 - CVP's Lewiston dam predicted to have a normal reservoir levels for year Aug 9 - The Kern County Water Agency buys state water for as cheap as $28 and sells it for up to $200 and acre 2009 - A documented indicator species, the Delta smelt is listed under the ESA as endangered (listed as threatened in 1993) Mar 11 - Drought fears recede after recent rain bring CVP's Lewiston dam up to 59% of normal May 24 - How the Ca. Dept. of Water Resources lost control of the Kern Country Water Bank Jun 5 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration releases 4 year study on fish impacts Oct 7 - Trinity County protests USBR's petition to extend state water rights to 2030

CVP Timeline - 2000-2009

2000 - Westlands Water District sues the USBR over drainage promises and wins $2.6 billion agreement
Jun 9 - $450 million water plan proposed by Governor Davis includes raising Shasta dam height
2002 Feb 13 - Appeal of court ruling taking CVP water from fish and environment
Jul 17 - Westlands wants feds to buy contaminated land for $500 million
2004 - CalFed budget zeroed out for fifth year in a row as attempts to find common ground fail
Apr 22 - Editorial: death of 34,000 fish on Klamath impacts Hupa tribe
Jul 14 - Court order allows for protection of fish in Trinity River
2005 Mar 16 - CVP water resold by users as 200,000 acres in Westland's too toxic for growing
2006 - San Joaquin water flows restored to protect fish
2007 May 25 - Federal court overturns U.S. Fish and Wildlife's 2005 opinion that increased CVP water take would not endanger Smelt
Oct 25 - "Racanelli Decision" - Judge decides in favor of Aug. 1978 decision (1485) compelling USBR and DWR adhere to the State Water Resources Control Board's water quality standards
2008 - Central Valley Project Improvement Act's fisheries program conducts "Listen to the River" independent peer review
Apr 9 - CVP's Lewiston dam predicted to have a normal reservoir levels for year
Aug 9 - The Kern County Water Agency buys state water for as cheap as $28 and sells it for up to $200 and acre
2009 - A documented indicator species, the Delta smelt is listed under the ESA as endangered (listed as threatened in 1993)
Mar 11 - Drought fears recede after recent rain bring CVP's Lewiston dam up to 59% of normal
May 24 - How the Ca. Dept. of Water Resources lost control of the Kern Country Water Bank
Jun 5 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration releases 4 year study on fish impacts
Oct 7 - Trinity County protests USBR's petition to extend state water rights to 2030

CVP Timeline - 2010-2019
2010 Jun 3 - Environmental groups file a lawsuit seeking to block a secret backroom deal – known as the "Monterey Amendments" Dec 15 - The release of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, or the reincarnation of peripheral canal is immediately opposed by environmental groups 2012 Mar 2 - Court of Appeals ends thirteen year legal battle between Westlands and Interior Dept in government's favor 2014 May 14 - 10% of all California goes to Almond production Nov 4 - After 5 years of reworking, the public okays $510 million in state water funding 2015 Jan 27 - Harvard University has bought 10,000 acres California land for Wine production and water speculation Apr 21 - California Almond production is using over 1 trillion gallons of agricultural water Sep 11 - USBR announces agreement with Westlands water contract and drainage controversy 2017 Jan 3 - HR 23 Central Valley Project Water Reliability introduced and passed by house fails in senate would have stripped all CVP environmental protections Feb 17 - CVP's Oroville Dam spillway water levels result in 180,000 people forced to evacuate Mar 17 - House republicans invoke the "God Squad" option of the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1978 to overturn water limits caused by the endangered Smelt Jun 10 - Trump admin proposes selling off all grid assets of the Power Marketing Administration 2018 - Congress set aside $20 million to raise Shasta dam by 18.5' or an additional 636,000 acre feet of water a year 2019 Aug 1 - Meeting to start new Delta Tunnel by state agencies held Sep 8 - Westlands Irrigation District appeals court decision to block raising height of CVP's Shasta dam Aug 21 - Trump admin suppresses report on dangers to Steelhead Salmon Oct 23 - Dept. of Interior changes water rules in favor of farmers

CVP Timeline - 2010-2019

2010 Jun 3 - Environmental groups file a lawsuit seeking to block a secret backroom deal – known as the "Monterey Amendments"
Dec 15 - The release of the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, or the reincarnation of peripheral canal is immediately opposed by environmental groups
2012 Mar 2 - Court of Appeals ends thirteen year legal battle between Westlands and Interior Dept in government's favor
2014 May 14 - 10% of all California goes to Almond production
Nov 4 - After 5 years of reworking, the public okays $510 million in state water funding
2015 Jan 27 - Harvard University has bought 10,000 acres California land for Wine production and water speculation
Apr 21 - California Almond production is using over 1 trillion gallons of agricultural water
Sep 11 - USBR announces agreement with Westlands water contract and drainage controversy
2017 Jan 3 - HR 23 Central Valley Project Water Reliability introduced and passed by house fails in senate would have stripped all CVP environmental protections
Feb 17 - CVP's Oroville Dam spillway water levels result in 180,000 people forced to evacuate
Mar 17 - House republicans invoke the "God Squad" option of the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 1978 to overturn water limits caused by the endangered Smelt
Jun 10 - Trump admin proposes selling off all grid assets of the Power Marketing Administration
2018 - Congress set aside $20 million to raise Shasta dam by 18.5' or an additional 636,000 acre feet of water a year
2019 Aug 1 - Meeting to start new Delta Tunnel by state agencies held
Sep 8 - Westlands Irrigation District appeals court decision to block raising height of CVP's Shasta dam
Aug 21 - Trump admin suppresses report on dangers to Steelhead Salmon
Oct 23 - Dept. of Interior changes water rules in favor of farmers

2020 - Jan 1 - No Smelt indicator species found in the Sacramento Delta for last 2 years
Feb 20 - President Trump signs Record of Decision on federal biological opinions
Feb 29 - Seventy five project customers, including the large Westlands Water District, received permanent federal water contracts

Facilities in the Sacramento Valley

Sacramento River

Shasta Dam, with Shasta Lake at its highest level, July 1965

Shasta Division consists of a pair of large dams on the Sacramento River north of the city of Redding. The Shasta Dam is the primary water storage and power generating facility of the CVP. It impounds the Sacramento River to form Shasta Lake, which can store over 4,500,000 acre-feet (5,600,000 dam) of water, and can generate 680 MW of power. Shasta Dam functions to regulate the flow of the Sacramento River so that downstream diversion dams and canals can capture the flow of the river more efficiently, and to prevent flooding in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta where many water pump facilities for San Joaquin Valley aqueducts are located. The Keswick Dam functions as an afterbay (regulating reservoir) for the Shasta Dam, also generating power.

The Sacramento Canals Division of the CVP takes water from the Sacramento River much farther downstream of the Shasta and Keswick Dams. Diversion dams, pumping plants, and aqueducts provide municipal water supply as well as irrigation of about 100,000 acres (4,000,000 dam). The Red Bluff Diversion Dam diverts part of the Sacramento River into the 110-mile (180 km) Tehama-Colusa Canal, the 21-mile (34 km) Corning Canal and a small reservoir formed by Funks Dam. Six pump plants take water from the canal and feed it to the Colusa County water distribution grid.

Trinity River

Water diversions from northern rivers in the state remain controversial due to environmental damage. Trinity River Division is the second largest CVP department for the northern Sacramento Valley. The primary purpose of the division is to divert water from the Trinity River into the Sacramento River drainage downstream of Shasta Dam in order to provide more flow in the Sacramento River and generating peaking power in the process. Trinity Dam forms Trinity Lake, the second largest CVP water-storage reservoir, with just over half the capacity of Shasta and a generating capacity of 140 MW. Lewiston Dam, downstream of Trinity Dam, diverts water into the Clear Creek Tunnel, which travels to empty into a third reservoir, Whiskeytown Lake on Clear Creek, a tributary of the Sacramento River, generating 154 MW of power in the process. Whiskeytown Lake (formed by Clair. A Hill Whiskeytown Dam) in turn provides water to the Spring Creek Tunnel, which travels into the lowermost extreme of Spring Creek, a stream that flows into Keswick Reservoir, generating another 180 MW of electricity. From there the water from the Trinity River empties into Keswick Reservoir and the Sacramento River. In 1963, the Spring Creek Debris Dam was constructed just upstream of the outlet of the Spring Creek Tunnel, to prevent acid mine drainage from the Iron Mountain Mine from continuing downstream and contaminating the river.

American River

The American River Division is located in north-central California, on the east side of the Great Central Valley. Its structures use the water of the American River, which drains off the Sierra Nevada and flows into the Sacramento River. The division is further divided into three units: the Folsom, Sly Park and Auburn-Folsom South. The American River Division stores water in the American River watershed, to both provide water supply for local settlements, and supply it to the rest of the system. The dams also are an important flood control measure. Hydroelectricity is generated at Folsom and Nimbus dams, and marketed to the Western Area Power Administration.

The Folsom Unit consists of Folsom Dam, its primary water storage component, and Nimbus Dam, which serves as its downstream forebay. The Folsom Dam is located on the American River, and stores 1,010,000 acre-feet (1,250,000 dam) of water in its reservoir, Folsom Lake. Folsom Lake covers 11,550 acres (4,670 ha) and is located inside the Folsom Lake State Recreational Area. Eight additional earth fill saddle dams are required to keep the reservoir from overflowing. The dam also generates 200 MW from three generators. About 7 mi (11 km) downstream of Folsom Dam is the Nimbus Dam, forming Lake Natoma. The dam generates 7.7 MW from two Kaplan turbines on the north side of the river. The Nimbus Fish Hatchery is located downstream of Nimbus Dam, to compensate for the two dams' destruction of American River spawning grounds.

Sly Park Dam (left) and auxiliary dam (right)

The Sly Park Unit includes Sly Park Dam, Jenkinson Lake, the Camp Creek Diversion Dam, and two diversion tunnels. The Sly Park Dam and its similarly-sized auxiliary dam form Jenkinson Lake, which covers 650 acres (260 ha). Jenkinson Lake feeds the Camino Conduit, a 5 mi (8.0 km) aqueduct. The Camp Creek Diversion Dam diverts some water from Camp Creek into Jenkinson Lake.

The third unit is the Auburn-Folsom South Unit, consisting of several dams on American River tributaries. These include Sugar Pine Dam and Pipeline (supplying water to Foresthill), and the uncompleted Folsom South Canal. The primary component of the unit, concrete thin-arch Auburn Dam, was to be located on the North Fork of the American, but was never built because of the significant risk of earthquakes in the area, and general public opposition to the project. However, the high Foresthill Bridge, built as part of the preliminary work for Auburn Dam, still stands. County Line Dam, about 10 miles (16 km) south of Folsom Dam, was also never built.

Facilities in the San Joaquin Valley

Delta and canal system

One of the most important parts of the CVP's San Joaquin Valley water system is the series of aqueducts and pumping plants that take water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and send it southwards to supply farms and cities. The Delta Cross Channel intercepts Sacramento River water as it travels westwards towards Suisun Bay and diverts it south through a series of man-made channels, the Mokelumne River, and other natural sloughs, marshes and distributaries. From there, the water travels to the C.W. Bill Jones Pumping Plant, which raises water into the Delta-Mendota Canal, which in turn travels 117 miles (188 km) southwards to Mendota Pool on the San Joaquin River, supplying water to other CVP reservoirs about midway. A facility exists at the entrance of the pump plant in order to catch fish that would otherwise end up in the Delta-Mendota Canal. A second canal, the Contra Costa Canal, captures freshwater near the central part of the delta, taking it 48 miles (77 km) southwards, distributing water to the Clayton and Ygnacio Canals in the process, and supplying water to Contra Loma Dam, eventually terminating at Martinez Reservoir.

San Joaquin River

The CVP also has several dams on the San Joaquin River—which has far less average flow than the Sacramento—in order to divert its water to southern Central Valley aqueducts. The Friant Dam, completed in 1942, is the largest component of the Friant Division of the CVP. The dam crosses the San Joaquin River where it spills out of the Sierra Nevada, forming Millerton Lake, which provides water storage for San Joaquin Valley irrigators as well as providing a diversion point for a pair of canals, the Friant-Kern Canal and the Madera Canal. The Friant-Kern Canal sends water southwards through the Tulare Lake area to its terminus at Bakersfield on the Kern River, supplying irrigation water to Tulare, Fresno, and Kern counties. The Madera Canal takes water northwards to Madera County, emptying into the Chowchilla River. The Central Valley also consisted of 500 miles of canals, providing the city dwellers and power sales from the generation of electricity pay of the project costs.

Stanislaus River

On the Stanislaus River, a major tributary of the San Joaquin, lies the relatively independent East Side Division and New Melones Unit of the CVP. The sole component of the division/unit is New Melones Dam, forming New Melones Lake, which, when filled to capacity, holds nearly 2,400,000 acre-feet (3,000,000 dam) of water, about equal to the storage capacity of Trinity Lake. The dam functions to store water during dry periods and release it downstream into the northern San Joaquin Valley according to water demand. The dam generates 279 MW of power with a peaking capacity of 300 MW.

Offstream storage and aqueducts

The CVP has a significant amount of facilities for storing and transporting water on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley, in the foothills of the California Coast Ranges. The West San Joaquin Division and San Luis Unit consist of several major facilities that are shared with the federal California State Water Project (SWP). San Luis Dam (or B.F. Sisk Dam) is the largest storage facility, holding 2,000,000 acre-feet (2,500,000 dam) of water. Although called an offstream storage reservoir by USBR, the reservoir floods part of the San Luis Creek valley. San Luis Creek, however, is not the primary water source for the reservoir. Downstream of San Luis Reservoir is O'Neill Forebay, which is intersected by the Delta-Mendota Canal, a separate CVP facility. Water is pumped from the canal into the Forebay and uphill into San Luis Reservoir, which functions as an additional water source during dry periods.

Water released from San Luis and O'Neill reservoirs feeds into the San Luis Canal, the federally built section of the California Aqueduct, which carries both CVP and SWP water. The San Luis Canal terminates at Kettleman City, where it connects with the state-built section of the California Aqueduct. With a capacity of 13,100 cubic feet per second (370 m/s), it is one of the largest irrigation canals in the United States. The Coalinga or Pleasant Valley Canal branches off the San Luis Canal towards the Coalinga area. A pair of separate dams, Los Baños Detention Dam and Little Panoche Detention Dam, provide flood control in the Los Baños area. The San Luis Drain was a separate project by USBR in an attempt to keep contaminated irrigation drainage water out of the San Joaquin River, emptying into Kesterson Reservoir where the water would evaporate or seep into the ground. Because of environmental concerns, the system was never completed.

The CVP also operates a San Felipe Division to supply water to 63,500 acres (25,700 ha) of land in the Santa Clara Valley west of the Coast Ranges. San Justo Dam stores water diverted from San Luis Reservoir through the Pacheco Tunnel and Hollister Conduit, which travel through the Diablo Range. A separate canal, the Santa Clara Tunnel and Conduit, carries water to the Santa Clara Valley.

Environmental impacts

Red Bluff Diversion Dam on the Sacramento River once posed a significant barrier to salmon, steelhead and sturgeon migration. It has since been replaced with a pumping plant to improve fish passage.

Once, profuse runs of anadromous fish—salmon, steelhead, and others—migrated up the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers to spawn in great numbers. The construction of CVP dams on the two rivers and many of their major tributaries—namely Friant Dam and Shasta Dam—mostly ended the once-bountiful Central Valley salmon run. From north to south, the Sacramento upriver of Shasta Dam, the American upriver of Folsom Dam, the Stanislaus upriver of New Melones Dam, and the San Joaquin upriver of Mendota—have become inaccessible to migrating salmon. In three of these cases, it is because the dams are too high and their reservoirs too large for fish to bypass via fish ladders. The San Joaquin River, however, had a different fate. Almost 60 mi (97 km) of the river is dry because of diversions from Friant Dam and Millerton Lake. Even downstream of Mendota, where the Delta-Mendota Canal gives the river a new surge of water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, irrigation runoff water, contaminated with pesticides and fertilizer, has caused the river to become heavily polluted. To make matters worse, efforts by the California Department of Fish and Game to route the San Joaquin salmon run into the Merced River in the 1950s failed, because the salmon did not recognize the Merced as their "home stream".

Not only on the San Joaquin River have CVP facilities wreaked environmental havoc. On the Sacramento River, Red Bluff Diversion Dam in Tehama County, while not as large or as impacting as Friant Dam, was once a barrier to the migration of anadromous fish. The original fish passage facilities of the dam continually experienced problems from the beginning of operation in 1966, and introduced species that prey on young smolt often gather at the base of the dam, which reduced the population of outmigrating juvenile salmon into the Pacific. The Red Bluff Diversion Dam has since been replaced with a fish screen and pumping plant, thus allowing unimpaired passage through Red Bluff. Further upstream, Keswick and Shasta Dams form total barriers to fish migration. Even out of the Central Valley watershed, the CVP's diversion of water from the Trinity River from Lewiston Dam into Whiskeytown Lake has significantly hurt the Klamath River tributary's salmon run. Over three-quarters of the river's flow is diverted through the Clear Creek Tunnel and away from the Trinity River, causing the river below the dam to become warm, silty, shallow and slow-flowing, attributes that hurt young salmon. Furthermore, the Trinity Dam forms a blockade that prevents salmon from reaching about 109 miles (175 km) of upriver spawning grounds. In the early years of the 21st century, the Bureau of Reclamation finally began to steadily increase the water flow downstream from Lewiston Dam. While providing less water for the CVP altogether, the new flow regime allows operations to meet the line drawn by Reclamation itself in 1952 stating that at least 48% of the river's natural flow must be left untouched in order for Trinity River salmon to survive. The lack of flow in the Trinity up to then was also a violation of the authorization that Congress made over the operation of the dam. The "...legislation required that enough be left in the Trinity for in-basin needs, including preservation of the salmon fishery."

In the early years of the 21st century, the Bureau of Reclamation studied the feasibility of raising Shasta Dam. One of the proposed heights was 18.5 feet (5.6 m) greater than its current size, thus increasing the storage capacity of Shasta Lake by 636,000 acre-feet (784,000 dam). The agency also proposed a smaller raise of 6.5 ft (2.0 m) that would add 290,000 acre-feet (360,000 dam). Previously, a 200 ft (61 m) raise of the dam, increasing storage to 13,890,000 acre-feet (17,130,000 dam), was considered, but deemed uneconomical. When Shasta Dam was first built, it was actually planned to be two hundred feet higher than it is now, but Reclamation stopped construction at its present height because of a shortage of materials and workers during World War II. The raising of the dam would further regulate and store more Sacramento River water for dry periods, thus benefiting the entire operations of the CVP, and also generating additional power. However, the proposed height increase was fought over for many reasons. Raising the dam would cost several hundred million dollars and raise the price of irrigation water from Shasta Lake. It would drown most of the remaining land belonging to the Winnemem Wintu tribe—90 percent of whose land already lies beneath the surface of the lake—and flood several miles of the McCloud River, protected under National Wild and Scenic River status. Buildings, bridges, roads and other structures would have to be relocated. The added capacity of the reservoir would change flow fluctuations in the lower Sacramento River, and native fish populations, especially salmon, would suffer with the subsequent changes to the ecology of the river.

New Melones Dam, seen here with New Melones Lake beyond, is one of the most disputed operations of the CVP

New Melones Dam has come under even greater controversy than Shasta Dam, mainly because of the project's conflicts with federal and state limits and its impact on the watershed of the Stanislaus River. The original Melones Dam, submerged underneath New Melones Lake (hence the name New Melones Dam) is the source of one of these problems. The disused Melones Dam blocks cold water at the bottom of the lake from reaching the river, especially in dry years when the surface of the lake is closer to the crest of the old dam. This results in the river below the dam attaining a much higher temperature than usual, hurting native fish and wildlife. To solve this problem, Reclamation shuts off operations of the dam's hydroelectric power plant when water levels are drastically low, but this results in power shortages. Originally, after the dam was constructed, the State of California put filling the reservoir on hold because of enormous public opposition to what was being inundated: the limestone canyon behind the dam, the deepest of its kind in the United States, contained hundreds of archaeological and historic sites and one of California's best and most popular whitewater rafting runs. Thus the reservoir extended only to Parrot's Ferry Bridge, 9 mi (14 km) below its maximum upriver limit, until the El Niño event of 1982–1983, which filled it to capacity within weeks and even forced Reclamation to open the emergency spillways, prompting the state and federal governments to repeal the limits they had imposed on the reservoir. Furthermore, the project allows a far smaller sustainable water yield than originally expected, and Reclamation calls the dam "a case study of all that can go wrong with a project".

In response to these environmental problems, Congress passed in 1992 the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA), Title 34 of Public Law 102-575, to change water management practices in the CVP in order to lessen the ecological impact on the San Joaquin and Sacramento Rivers. Actions mandated included the release of more water to supply rivers and wetlands, funding for habitat restoration work (especially for anadromous fish spawning gravels), water temperature control, water conservation, fish passage, increasing the service area of the CVP's canals, and other items. Despite the preservation of river programs, the state legislature continued to have the power to construct dams.

CVP Government Library

CVP Reports
1902-1966 US Bureau of Reclamation Annual Appropriations 1923-1949 US Buruea of Reclamation - Reclamation Era Bulletins - includes monthly reports on projects and highlights 1948 US Bureau of Reclamation Project Reports 1949 CVP Comprehensive Report 1950 CVP Annual Report 1952 US Bureau of Reclamation 50th Anniversary 1955 CVP Annual Report & Highlights 1956 CVP Annual Report & Highlights 1957 CVP Annual Report & Highlights 1958 CVP Annual Report & [1] 1959 CVP Annual Report & Highlights 1960 CVP Annual Report & Highlights 1961 CVP Annual Report & Highlights 1962 CVP Annual Report & Highlights 1963 CVP Annual Report & Highlights 1964 CVP Annual Report & Highlights 1965 CVP Annual Report & Highlights 1966 CVP Annual Report & Highlights 1967 CVP Annual Report & Highlights 1968 CVP Annual Report & Highlights 1969 CVP Annual Report & Highlights 1970 CVP Annual Report & Highlights 1971 CVP Annual Report & Highlights 1971 US Bureau of Reclamation Annual Report 1972 CVP Annual Report

CVP Reports

1902-1966 US Bureau of Reclamation Annual Appropriations
1923-1949 US Buruea of Reclamation - Reclamation Era Bulletins - includes monthly reports on projects and highlights
1948 US Bureau of Reclamation Project Reports
1949 CVP Comprehensive Report
1950 CVP Annual Report
1952 US Bureau of Reclamation 50th Anniversary
1955 CVP Annual Report & Highlights
1956 CVP Annual Report & Highlights
1957 CVP Annual Report & Highlights
1958 CVP Annual Report & [1]
1959 CVP Annual Report & Highlights
1960 CVP Annual Report & Highlights
1961 CVP Annual Report & Highlights
1962 CVP Annual Report & Highlights
1963 CVP Annual Report & Highlights
1964 CVP Annual Report & Highlights
1965 CVP Annual Report & Highlights
1966 CVP Annual Report & Highlights
1967 CVP Annual Report & Highlights
1968 CVP Annual Report & Highlights
1969 CVP Annual Report & Highlights
1970 CVP Annual Report & Highlights
1971 CVP Annual Report & Highlights
1971 US Bureau of Reclamation Annual Report
1972 CVP Annual Report

CVP Litigation
1950 United States v. Gerlach Live Stock Co., 339 U.S. 725 (1950) Riparian Rights 1958 Ivanhoe Irrig. Dist. v. McCracken, 357 U.S. 275 (1958) 160-acre limitation 1960 Ivanhoe Irrig. Dist. v. All Parties, 53 Cal.2d 692 (1960) irrigation districts contracts 1963 Dugan v. Rank, 372 U.S. 609 (1963) Friant Dam Water Rights 1963 City of Fresno v. State of California, 372 U.S. 627 eminent domain and water rights 1973 Environmental Defense v. Armstrong, 487 F.2d 814 (9th Cir. 1973) New Melones Dam environmental impacts 1976 National Land for the People, Inc. v. Bureau of Reclamation, 417 F. Supp. 449 (D.D.C. 1976). Injunction against DOE land sales 1977 Trinity County v. Andrus, 438 F. Supp. 1368 (E.D. Cal. 1977) drought impacts 1978 California v. United States, 438 U.S. 645 (1978) water distribution and rights 1981 California v. Sierra Club, 451 U.S. 287 (1981) Delta Water quality 1982 United States v. State Water Resources Control Board, 694 F. 2d 1171 (9th Cir. 1982) New Melones water permits 1982 United States v. State of California, 529 F.Supp. 303 (E.D. Cal. 1982) Delta Water Quality Control Plan 1982 Morici Corp. v. United States, 681 F.2d 645 (9th Cir. 1982) Federal immunity claim over crop damages 1983 Westlands Water District v. United States, 700 F.2d 561 (9th Cir. 1983) Environmental impacts and legal intervention 1985 South Delta Water Agency v. United States, 767 F.2d 531 (9th Cir. 1985) South Delta's water rights 1985 SWRCB Water Quality Order No. WQ 85-1 Kesterson Reservoir mitigation 1986 United States v. State Water Resources Control Board (182 Cal. App.3d 82 (1986) ("Racanelli Decision") State Water Resources Control Board's Delta water quality plan and Water Rights 1990 Peterson v. United States Dept. of Interior, 899 F.2d 799 (9th Cir. 1990) environmental impacts and water rights 1993 Madera Irr. Dist. v. Hancock, 985 F.2d 1397 (9th Cir. 1993) water contracts 1993 Barcellos and Wolfsen, Inc. v. Westlands Water District, 899 F.2d 814 (9th Cir.1990) subsidized water contracts 1993 Sumner Peck Ranch, Inc. v. Bureau of Reclamation, 823 F.Supp. 715 (E.D. Cal. 1993) environmental impacts 1994 Westlands Water Dist. v. NRDC, 43 F.3d 457 (9th Cir. 1994) environmental impacts 1995 O'Neill v. United States, 50 F.3d 677 (9th Cir. 1995) water contracts 1995 California Trout v. Schaefer, 58 F.3d 469 (9th Cir. 1995) environmental impacts and water contracts 1996 Westlands Water Dist. v. United States, 100 F.3d 94 (9th Cir. 1996) Water contracts 1997 County of San Joaquin v. State Water Resources Control Board, 54 Cal.App.4th 1144 (1997) New Melones water allocations 1998 Natural Resources Defense Council v. Houston, 146 F.3d 1118 (9th Cir. 1998) Environmental Species Act enforcement 1999 Central Green Co. v. United States, 531 U.S. 425 (1999) Friant dam flood liability 2000 Firebaugh Canal Co. et al., v. United States, 203 F.3d 568 (9th Cir. 2000) Kesterson drain 2001 State of California v. United States, 271 F.3d 1377 (Fed. Cir. 2001) Kesterson impacts 2002 Central Delta Water Agency v. United States, 306 F.3d 938 (9th Cir. 2002) New Melones Reservoir intervenor legal standings 2003 Westlands Water District v. United States, 337 F.3d 1092 (9th Cir. 2003) water contracts 2003 Laub v. U.S. Department of the Interior (9th Circuit, 2003) Environmental Impacts 2004 Bay Inst. of San Francisco v. United States (9th Cir., unpublished, 87 Fed. Appx. 637, January 23, 2004) water rights and 1992 CVPIA 2004 Westlands Water District v. U.S. Department of Interior, 376 F. 3d 853 (9th Cir. 2004) Environmental impacts 2005 Orff v. United States, 545 U.S. 596 (2005) Water contracts 2005 Hoopa Valley Indian Tribe v. Ryan, 415 F.3d 986 (9th Cir. 2005) Water contracts 2006 State Water Resources Control Board Cases, 136 Cal.App. 4th 674 (2006) Water rights 2006 Central Delta Water Agency v. Bureau of Reclamation, 452 F.3d 1021 (9th Cir. 2006) water salinity 2007 Stockton East Water District v. United States, 76 Fed. Cl. 321 (2007), amended by 76 Fed. Cl. 470 New Melones Reservoir water contracts 2007 Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations v. Gutierrez, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, Case No. 1:06-CV-00245 OWW environmental impacts on salmon 2007 Laub v. Davis, California Supreme Court Case No. S138974; CALFED environmental impacts 2009 NRDC v. Kempthorne 627 Supp 2d 1212 - Delta Smelt impacts 2010 Consolidated Delta Smelt Cases, 717 F. Supp. 2d 1021 (E.D. Cal. 2010) District Court, E.D. California 2010 San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Auth. v. Salazar, 760 F. Supp. 2d 855 (E.D. Cal. 2010) water contracts environment 2018 Hoopa Valley Tribe v. National Marine Fisheries, et al. and Yurok Tribe, et al. v. United States Bureau of Reclamation fishing rights

CVP Litigation

CVP Studies - Government Accountability Office
1955 7-6 Report on USBR, for the Fiscal Years Ended June 30, 1952 and 1953 1958 11-18 Report on Acquisition, Leasing, and Disposal of Reclamation Lands, Bureau of Reclamation 1957 12-11 Audit of CVP for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1956 1962 4-26 Revenue-Producing Water Resources Development Projects, USBR and Corps of Engineers, Fiscal Year 1960 1968 10-18 Negotiation of Contracts for Water From the CVP Congress Should Reevaluate the 160-Acre Limitation on Land Eligible To Receive Federal Water 1973 11-19 CVP's Proposed Power Rate Increase 1974 1-21 Comments on Proposed Power Rate Increase by the USBR's CVP 1974 8-1 Financial Position of the CVP 1977 4-14 Allegations Concerning Westlands Water District 1977 9-2 More and Better Uses Could Be Made of Billions of Gallons of Water by Improving Irrigation Delivery Systems 1977 11-21 Rationale for Power Rates Charged by the CVP to Pacific Gas and Electric Company 1979 3-22 Cotton Production by California Farmers Who Receive Irrigation Water 1981 4-21 Information on the Resale of Water Provided Under Contract by the Federal Government in California 1982 7-18 Obligation of Funds for CVP's for Fiscal Year 1978 1983 6-18 Proposed Pricing of Irrigation Water From CVP's New Melones Reservoir 1983 10-5 Archeological Studies at New Melones Dam in California 1984 1-4 USBR Rates for Electric Power Sales by the CVP 1982 1-18 Information On California Delta Water Quality Standards 1984 5-21 Query Concerning Repayment of O&M Costs Under CVP 1985 9-9 Bureau of Reclamation's CVP Repayment Arrangements 1987 7-17 Kesterson Wildlife Management: National Refuge Contamination Is Difficult To Confirm and Clean Up 1989 10-12 Basic Changes Needed to Avoid Abuse of the 960-Acre Limit 1991 10-21 Changes Needed Before Water Service Contracts Are Renewed 1994 4-18 Impact of Higher Irrigation Rates on CVP Farmers 1994 8-15 Federal Actions to Protect Sacramento River Salmon 2001 5-4 Water Marketing Activities and Costs at the CVP 2007 12-18 Reimbursement of CVP Construction Costs by San Luis Unit Irrigation Water Districts 2014 9-8 USBR: Availability of Information on Repayment of Water Project Construction Costs 2015 6-4 Financial Information for Three California Water Programs 2018 8-16 SF Bay Delta Watershed: Wide Range of Restoration Efforts Need Updated

CVP Studies - Government Accountability Office

CVP resources

The U.S. Dept. of Interior's US Bureau of Reclamation is the federal agency that manages the CVP: Annual reports 1995-to present
The U.S. Dept. of Energy's Western Area Power Administration oversees distribution of the CVP's federally produced electricity
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manages 17 of the Central Valley Project dams including its dam safety alert system
Licensed Hydroelectric Projects at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Central Valley Regional Office monitors the CVP's Endangered Species Act Operations
U.S. Department of Justice - Central Valley project Environment and Natural Resources Division
- U.S. Geological Survey's California Central Valley Water Science Center
USGS California Central Valley Groundwater Study Tool
USGS Groundwater Data for California
Central Valley Hydrologic Model: Texture Model
USGS Goose Population Dynamics in the California Central Valley and Pacific Flyway
Central Valley Watershed Monitoring Directory
Findlaw California Water Code Search Engine
The California State Water Project (SWP) is managed by the California Department of Water Resources
Central Valley Flood Protection Plan
Association of California Water Agencies
Directory - Association of California Water Agencies
Sacramento Valley Water Quality Coalition (SVWQC)
Overview of Projected Climate Change in the California Central Valley | California Climate Commons
Regulated Water Utilities in California | California Water Association
The California Reclamation Districts are the legal districts that manage the Central Valley's levees
California Water Districts
Ca. Dept. of Water Resources: Central Valley History
Chronology of Major Litigation Involving the CVP and SWP Archived March 3, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
The California Sportfishing Protection Alliance's Listen to the River peer review summary
The California Water Plan is the state's official water policy with the latest version completed in 2013
Water in California Summarizes the history and details of the state's water policy issues.
California's Irrigation district's 92 public self-governing subdivisions of the State that purchase water from the CVP
Central Valley Ag - CVA
MAVEN'S NOTEBOOK | California Water news
UC Davis: California Water Primer Archived February 4, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
Mid-Pacific Water Users' Conference Archived October 30, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
Water Education Foundation
Library of Congress - Central Valley Project
CVP annual construction costs 1935-1959
1945 U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 160-acre Legal analysis
US Bureau of Reclamation Documents - Hathi Trust Digital Library
"The Central valley project" by Federal Writers' Project (U.S.) California, 1942
1956 Congressional Library on authorizing Documents Central Valley Project - Includes detailed timeline
1,600 page investigation of USBR that includes the Reclamation Reform Act of 1979: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy
1984 Information Bulletin #2 U.S. BUREAU of RECLAMATION - KESTERSON RESERVOIR - AND WATERFOWL - Impacts
1986 - The Agreement between the United States of America and the State of California for coordinated operation of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project
The Grapes of Wrath Movie & book
Cadillac Desert documentary & book
Farmworker movements in California from the Grange, IWW and the Wheatland hop riot, the Bracero's to the United Farm Workers
Bitter Harvest, a History of California Farmworkers, 1870-1941 By Cletus E. Dani
Dorothea Lange Central Valley - PBS Biography
The Great Central Valley Project by Stephen Johnson, Robert Dawson and author Gerald Haslam
The Southern Pacific railroad, currently known as BNSF Railway was the Central Valley's largest owner and played a major role in its evolution, from the Mussel Slough Tragedy, the California Development Company's Salton Sea, its land grabs
California's version of Pork barrel politics started with the Owens Valley land and water takings by the city of Los Angeles with a PBS documentary series Part 1 and movie Chinatown (1974 film)
The Central Valley is also the home to one of the country's oldest and largest oil & gas industries, that includes the environmental controversial. use of fracking.

Gallery

US Department of Interior Bureau of Reclamation - Central Valley Project Map 1938
CVP Chinook Map
Friant Dam - NOAA Photo Library
Friant Dam & Milerton Lake
Friant Dam
Photograph "Indian Graveyard No. 1," from report "History of Indians Buried in Friant Dam Reservoir Area (California)... - NARA - 296229 (cropped)
Photograph "Indian Graveyard 'H'...containing the remains of Charlie Johnson and other Indians (Coarsegold Tribe),"... - NARA - 296227
Photograph "View looking southeast of Picciune Indian Cemetery," from report "History of Indians Buried in Friant Dam... - NARA - 296228 (cropped)
Photograph with text of group of Native Americans on land that will be submerged by a dam near Millerton and Friant... - NARA - 296302
Photograph "Rancheria Indian Cemetery below Pincushion Peak, Table Mountain, Fresno County," from report "History of... - NARA - 296225

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External links

Central Valley Project Operations Office
http://www.sacmetronews.com/2018/02/tribes-fishermen-slam-trump-plan-to.html Archived September 11, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
Central Valley Project Summary
Central Valley Project Historic Photos Archived November 6, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
The Central Valley Project: Informational page and slideshow of project facilities, Mavens Notebook
USBR Glossary of Terms
"Food for 70,000,000 – How Engineering Wil Aid Nature in California's Central Valley". Popular Science, March 1944, pp. 95–98.

v t e Central Valley Project Infrastructure
Dams	Auburn Dam B.F. Sisk Dam Folsom Dam Friant Dam Lewiston Dam New Melones Dam Nimbus Dam O'Neill Dam Red Bluff Diversion Dam San Justo Dam Shasta Dam Sly Park Dam Spring Creek Dam Sugar Pine Dam Trinity Dam Whiskeytown Dam
Reservoirs	Folsom Lake Millerton Lake Lake Natoma New Melones Lake O'Neill Forebay San Luis Reservoir Sugar Pine Reservoir Shasta Lake Trinity Lake Whiskeytown Lake
Aqueducts and canals	Clear Creek Tunnel Contra Costa Canal Corning Canal Delta Cross Channel Delta–Mendota Canal Folsom South Canal Friant-Kern Canal Madera Canal San Luis Canal Stockton Ship Channel Tehama-Colusa Canal
Rivers	American River Clear Creek Chowchilla River Kern River Sacramento River San Joaquin River San Luis Creek Stanislaus River
Other facilities	C.W. Bill Jones Pumping Plant

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