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Comparison with H.IL 1906: 



H.R. 1906 does not address the need for certainty in urban water supplies. 

 The Urban Coalition recognizes that the CVPIA's purpose of balancing competing demands 

 for CVP water must include a minimum delivery standard for M&I contract amounts to reflect 

 the greater cost paid for M&I supplies. 



800.000 ACRE-FEET (AF> 

 Urban Coalition Position: 



• The primary use of the 800,000 AF is for the purposes of environmental protection and 

 restoration. 



• Reuse of the 800,000 AF for water supply purposes should be allowed to the extent it 

 does not conflict with other environmental requirements. 



• The quantities specifically reserved by the CVPIA are: 800,000 AF under Section 

 3406(b)(2); Level 2 refuge supplies under Section 3406(d); and 340,000 AF of Trinity 

 River water under Seaion 3406(b)(23) which may be increased pending completion of 

 appropriate environmental documentation and a full public process. 



• Additional water beyond these reservations to accomplish the environmental goals of the 

 CVPIA must be obtained through purchases of water fi-om willing sellers or other 

 measures that do not involve involuntary reallocation of contract deliveries. 



• Central Valley Project water obligations identified pursuant to the Bay-Delta Water 

 Quality Control Plan (BDWQCP) in excess of D- 1485, and identified after October 1992 

 pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA), must be credited against the 800,000 AF 



• The 800,000 AF is not a limitation on CVP water obligations established by the 

 BDWQCP, ESA or other regulatory actions. 



• Water released to satisfy the obligation to deliver 800,000 AF can not be required as Delta 

 outflow unless such requirement would achieve a specifically identified environmental 

 benefit. 



• The Joiitt State-Federal-Stakeholder process should be used to ensure the 800,000 AF 

 provides the maximum environmental benefit. 



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