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would be no water or money for the environment . 



In fact, the provisions of HR 1906, combined with operations 

 under the Bay/Delta agreement and ESA provisions, will result in 

 water users in our area receiving only about 70 - 75 percent of 

 their contract supply in average years. Only in flood years 

 would we again receive our full contract entitlement. 



Bay-Delta Process 



As a participant in, and signatory to, the Bay-Delta process 

 and accord, I want to reaffirm our commitment to the accord and 

 its full implementation and to affirm that HR 1906 is not 

 inconsistent with the Bay-Delta agreement. 



By better focusing the CVPIA toward implementation of 

 environmental improvements, HR 1906 is intended achieve those 

 improvements in a manner that is coordinated with state and local 

 efforts, such as CALFED and Bay/Delta. HR 1906 could indeed 

 enhance the Bay/Delta accord with more timely implementation and 

 better coordination of implementation. 



Conclusion 



The only people who say that the CVPIA is perfect are the 

 people who wrote it. I guess it's only natural for them to feel 

 that way. 



But those who actually have to live with the law -- 

 California's agricultural and urban water agencies -- are asking 

 Congress to make some reasonable improvements to CVPIA. 



H.R. 1906 is reasonable, despite all of the white hot 

 rhetoric to the contrary. It attempts to bring balance and 

 certainty to an important element of the overall solution to 

 California water problems. Without that balance and certainty, 

 progress on long-term solutions will be difficult, if not 

 impossible . 



The customers of the CVP strongly support H.R. 1906, but we 

 acknowledge that it can be improved. For example, the ideas put 

 forward by the Urban Coalition are very good, and we look forward 

 to working on them with the Coalition and the Committee. 



We will work with any and all parties who want to rise above 

 the rhetoric and make a genuine effort to ensure that the Central 

 Valley Project fairly meets the needs of all Califomians. 



Thank you Mr. Chairman. I have a some additional written 

 material that I would like to submit for the record later. 



