Number: RL34237
Title: San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement
Authors: Betsy A. Cody and Pervaze A. Sheikh, Coordinators, Eugene H. Buck, Nicole T. Carter, Peter Folger, Renee Johnson, Mary Tiemann, Harold F. Upton, Resources, Science, and Industry Division; Kristina Alexander, American Law Division 
Abstract: In September 2006, a Settlement Agreement was reached concerning operation of Friant Dam - one of the largest federal dams operated as part of Reclamation's Central Valley Project (CVP) in California. The Settlement calls for new releases of water from Friant Dam to restore fisheries in the San Joaquin River and for efforts to mitigate water supply losses due to the new releases. Full implementation of the Settlement would require congressional authorization and appropriations. Implementation legislation based on the Settlement (H.R. 4074, H.R. 24 and S. 27) is currently pending. Other San Joaquin water management bills have also been introduced (e.g., H.R. 3768 and H.R. 2498).
Pages: 49
Date: November 9, 2007