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APPENDIX II APPENDIX II INFORMATION ON REPAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT BACKGROUND The Central Valley project (CVP) encompasses more than one-third of California's total land area. It is an integrated network that includes dams and reservoirs, over 600 miles of canals and aqueducts, 56 pumping stations, and 8 power plants. The project is designed primarily to provide flood control, water for irrigation and municipal and industrial use, and power generation. In fiscal year 1984, the CVP delivered about 8.3 million acre-feet of water and generated 7.3 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity. The initial project was authorized for construction in 1935. Several facilities, including Shasta Dam, Friant Dam and Canals, Tracy Pumping plant, and the Delta-Mendota Canal, made up the initial project and were placed into integrated operation in 1951. Several additional units were authorized for construction between 1949 and 1967. Among those which have been completed are Folsom Dam (1956), Trinity River complex (1964), and New Melones Dam (1979). The San Luis Unit was placed in service in 1968 but is considered incomplete because the San Luis Drain, a part of' the unit, was only partially built. Construction of Auburn Dam was started but has been discontinued indefinitely. The San Felipe Division is scheduled for completion in 1987. The Bureau of Reclamation has estimated that the CVP will be completed in 2001. Table II. 1 Major Features of the Central Valley Project Feature Initial Project: Contra Costa Canal Friant Dam Shasta & Keswick Dams Madera Canal Friant Kern Canal Delta-Mendota Canal Tracy pumping Plant Delta Cross Channel Folsom & Nimbus Dams Sacramento Canals Trinity River Division San Luis Unit New Melones Unit Auburn-Folsom South San Felipe Division When authorized When completed 1935 1951 1948 1942 1945, 1950 1945 1951 1951 1951 1951 1956, 1955 Incomplete 1964 Incomplete 1979 Incomplete Incomplete 1949 1950 1955 1960 1962 1965 1967 13 I I