San Luis Dam

Reclamation kicks off 120th anniversary with groundbreaking for the B.F. Sisk Dam Safety Modification Project

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Friday, June 17, 2022
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LOS BANOS, Calif., June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Bureau of Reclamation kicked off its 120th anniversary year today at San Luis Reservoir with the groundbreaking of the B.F. Sisk Dam Safety Modification Project. The billion-dollar effort received a $100 million investment earlier this year from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This is Reclamation's largest project under the 1978 Safety of Dams Act and when complete will modernize the dam to reduce risks due to seismic events.

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  • Reclamation kicked off its 120th anniversary year today at San Luis Reservoir with the groundbreaking of the B.F. Sisk Dam Safety Modification Project.
  • LOS BANOS, Calif., June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Bureau of Reclamation kicked off its 120th anniversary year today at San Luis Reservoir with the groundbreaking of the B.F. Sisk Dam Safety Modification Project.
  • "B.F. Sisk Dam and San Luis Reservoir are representative of Reclamation's legacy of effective resource management," said Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton.
  • "DWR looks forward to working with Reclamation on Sisk Dam's modernization efforts to reduce seismic risk and enhance public safety."

Statement on May 2019 Allocation Increase

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Thursday, May 23, 2019
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Today the Bureau of Reclamation announced an increased allocation to 70 percent for south-of-Delta Central Valley Project agricultural water service contractors.

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  • Today the Bureau of Reclamation announced an increased allocation to 70 percent for south-of-Delta Central Valley Project agricultural water service contractors.
  • This increase is welcome, however, given continued wet hydrologic conditions and current Central Valley Project (CVP) reservoir storage, which is well above the long-term average, it is difficult to comprehend why the allocation remains below 100 percent.
  • Thomas Birmingham, Westlands Water Districts General Manager, stated: the 2019 water year will go down as one of the wettest years on record.
  • It is for this reason Reclamation has reinitiated consultation on the long-term operation of the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project.