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Friends of the River protests CVP’s “paper” water

Posted by: Maven on November 19, 2009 at 8:28 am

From Friends of the River:

“Friends of the River has filed a protest with the State Water Resources Control Board against the Bureau of Reclamation’s filing to extend its water rights permit for the giant Central Valley Project (CVP). On June, the Bureau filed a petition with the State Water Board for a time extension on CVP permits for approximately 96 million acre feet of water. The current “paper” permits exceed the amount of water available in California’s hydrologic system. The Water Board estimates that the state has granted rights to eight times more water than California normally receives in a year.

The Bureau would like until 2030 to find a way to put this “paper” water to use, although the agency claims that it is not possible to predict what the beneficial use for the water will be between now and 2030 and it is not possible to determine what the ultimate water diversions will be in 2030. In addition, they cannot provide any recommendations for licensing the water for the CVP they are currently using under a permit. … “

Read more from Friends of the River by clicking here.

Read the protest filed by Friends of the River by clicking here (pdf file).

November 19, 2009 · Filed Under Central Valley Project

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