2017 ANNUAL WORK PLAN

PUBLIC DRAFT

TITLE XXXIV OF PUBLIC LAW 102-575

JUNE 1, 2016

2017 ANNUAL WORK PLAN

PUBLIC DRAFT

CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT IMPROVEMENT ACT

TITLE 34 OF PUBLIC LAW 102-575

Version

June 1, 2016 - Initial Drafting from PM Charter Submissions

June 24, 2016 – Revised Initial Corrections and Modifications

June XX, 2016 – Public Draft with Revisions after Agency Feedback

July XX, 2016 – Public Draft after Revisions from PM Fatal Flaw Review

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Mid-Pacific Region

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California and Nevada Region

http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvpia
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The mission of the Bureau of Reclamation is to manage, develop, and 

protect water and related resources in an environmentally and 

economically sound manner in the interest of the American public.

The mission of the Fish and Wildlife Service is to work with others to 

conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants and their 

habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.
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Contents

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Introduction..................................................................................................................................... 1

Background................................................................................................................................. 1

Status........................................................................................................................................... 2

Next Steps................................................................................................................................... 3

Fish Resource Area ......................................................................................................................... 3

Refuge Water Supply Program....................................................................................................... 8

Administration .............................................................................................................................. 10

Independent Programs .................................................................................................................. 10

Habitat Restoration Program..................................................................................................... 10

Ecosystem and Water Operations Modeling Program.............................................................. 11

San Joaquin River Restoration Program................................................................................... 11

Trinity River Restoration Program ........................................................................................... 12

Synthesis....................................................................................................................................... 12

References..................................................................................................................................... 13

Appendix A – Description of Charter Information....................................................................... 14
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Introduction

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) 

developed this Annual Work Plan (Work Plan) in coordination with the U.S. National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the State of California (State) represented by the Department of Fish 

and Wildlife (DFW) and Department of Water Resources (DWR), collectively the “Agencies”, to 

disclose and solicit feedback on activities planned for the upcoming fiscal year using the Central 

Valley Project Restoration Fund (CVPRF) and authorities under the Central Valley Project 

Improvement Act (CVPIA or Act), Title 34 of Public Law 102-575. A subsequent Accomplishment 

Report will describe the results from implementing this Work Plan. The CVPIA public website 

provides background information on the CVPIA and access to prior work plans and accomplishment 

reports at: http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvpia.

Background

On October 30, 1992, President Bush signed the CVPIA to amend previous authorizations of the 

Central Valley Project (CVP) to include fish and wildlife protection, restoration, and mitigation as 

project purposes having equal priority with irrigation and domestic uses, and fish and wildlife 

enhancement as a project purpose equal to power generation. The Act established the Central Valley 

Project Restoration Fund (CVPRF or Restoration Fund) for donations from any source and revenues 

provided through payments by CVP water and power customers. Reclamation and the Service jointly 

implement the CVPIA for the Department of the Interior (Interior) in collaboration with State and 

local governments, Tribes, non-governmental organizations, and stakeholders. Section 3406 of the 

Act requires a number of activities to support fish and wildlife. This Work Plan provides a snapshot 

of section 3406 activities planned for the upcoming year. 

This Work Plan structures CVPIA by “Charters”. Individual Charters can represent a project with a 

discrete start and end, and can also include administration, management, grant programs, or longterm monitoring activities. Charters provide a high-level estimation of the proposed activities 

including the intended outcome, total costs, and schedule. Charters are included in Appendix B. 

This document summarizes the Charters into the general areas of:

• Fish Resources - Activities under section 3406(b) of the Act to improve natural production of 

anadromous fish in Central Valley rivers and streams;

• Refuge Water Supply Program - Activities under section 3406(d) of the Act to provide firm 

water supplies of suitable quality to maintain and improve wetland habitat areas on units of 

the National Wildlife Refuge System in the Central Valley of California; on the Gray Lodge, 

Los Banos, Volta, North Grasslands, and Mendota state wildlife management areas; and on 

the Grasslands Resources Conservation District in the Central Valley of California;

• Independent Programs - including the:

o Habitat Restoration Program (HRP) - Activities authorized under section 3406(b)(1) 

to mitigate the other adverse environmental impacts of the CVP on Endangered 

Species Act (ESA) listed species other than anadromous fish, 

o Ecosystem and Water System Operations Modeling Program (Modeling) - Activities 

authorized under section 3406(g) of the Act to develop readily usable and broadly 

available models and supporting data to evaluate the ecologic and hydrologic effects 
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of existing and alternative operations of public and private water facilities and 

systems,

o San Joaquin River Restoration Program (SJRRP) - Use of the CVPRF authorized by 

section 10009(b)(2) of Public Law 111-11 for activities to implement the Stipulation 

of Settlement for NRDC, et al., v. Rodgers, et al., and

o Trinity River Restoration Program (TRRP) - Activities to implement the Trinity River 

flows under section 3406(b)(23) and to complete the channel restoration actions under 

the other adverse environmental impacts of the CVP provision within 3406(b)(1); and

• Administration - Activities to manage and report on the Restoration Fund.

This Work Plan focuses on the Restoration Fund, but may include other funding sources where 

relevant, including Water and Related Resources (WRR), the Bay Delta Fund (BDF), and State costshare. CVPIA activities that rely exclusively on resources other than the Restoration Fund will be 

reported in the Annual Accomplishment report, but may not appear in this Work Plan.

Status

In 2016, activities under the Fish Resource Area continued work to improve the scientific framework 

supporting decision making and improve integration across the requirements of the CVPIA for 

Central Valley fisheries. The Work Plan for 2017 continues the newly, established integrated 

fisheries program through a process that provides base funding for individual provisions to meet 

labor and maintenance costs and then a combined pool of additional project funds prioritized by the 

Agencies across all fisheries authorities. The Refuge Water Supply Program will continue priority 

actions developed under a Stakeholder Technical Team and further refined by coordination with 

stakeholders. 

The 2017 President’s Budget included a request for $55.6 million for the Restoration Fund as shown 

in Table 1. The budget was developed to be flexibly aligned within the fisheries programs and 

between fisheries and refuges.

Table 1 - Initial Base Alignment of the Restoration Fund

Fish

Program Staff* $5,100,000

Long-Term Datasets $2,650,000

Program-Specific Requirements** $5,800,000

Science-Based Priority Projects $9,350,000

Refuge

Program Staff $1,500,000

Conveyance, Acquisition, and Facilities $23,606,000

Independent Programs

Habitat Restoration $1,500,000

Ecosystem and Water Ops. Modeling $600,000
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San Joaquin River Restoration $2,000,000

Trinity River Restoration $1,500,000

Administration $2,000,000

*Includes: (b)(1) Anadromous Fish Restoration Program (AFRP); Yield, (b)(2) Dedicated Yield; (b)(3) Instream Flow 

Acquisition (Instream); (b)(12) Clear Creek Flows, (b)(12) Clear Creek Channel Restoration; (b)(13) CVP Spawning and 

Rearing Habitat (Gravel); (b)(16) Comprehensive Analysis and Monitoring Program (CAMP); (b)(21) Anadromous Fish 

Screen Program (AFSP).

**Legal requirements, legacy commitments, program discretionary funding, and any other activities that are not part of 

the prioritization effort across all fisheries programs.

Charters include an estimate of future funding requested to accomplish the proposed work. The 

specific budgets for future years (out-year budgets) are embargoed and cannot be disclosed or 

discussed. Out-year funding in the Charters shows the level of effort necessary to complete the work, 

but does not represent a commitment by Reclamation or the Service to provide those resources and 

actual future budgets may differ. The ability to obligate funds in this Work Plan will depend upon 

appropriations from the U.S. Congress, collections from water and power contractors, and the 

execution of non-federal cost-share where required.

Next Steps

To develop the Charters enclosed in this Public Draft Work Plan, the federal and state programs and 

project managers assembled proposed activities for the upcoming year based on an estimated budget. 

Activities were reviewed by the Agencies and then Charters were further revised to create this Public

Draft. Reclamation and the Service appreciate the feedback and assistance provided by our partner 

agencies and retain final decision making on the content of this Work Plan. Following public review

and feedback, this Work Plan will be revised, finalized, and posted to the CVPIA public website on 

or around September 30, 2016. Revisions and adjustments to the specific activities may occur during 

implementation depending on the ability to make progress and any priorities that emerge throughout 

the year. Reclamation and the Service will prepare an Annual Accomplishments Report at the 

conclusion of the 2017 Fiscal Year to disclose the results of implementation.

Fish Resource Area

The Fish Resource Area includes all provisions under section 3406(b) of the CVPIA to improve 

natural production of anadromous fish in Central Valley rivers and streams. Descriptions of the 

specific strategies and efforts to address the individual paragraphs within the Act are accessible 

online from the CVPIA public website: http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvpia.

The Service coordinated with the Agencies to release the Service’s Draft Implementation Plan for the 

Fish Resource Area with an Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) framework and a more 

integrated approach to developing priorities for the different activities under section 3406(b). The 

Service and Reclamation, in coordination with a Core Team consisting of Agency representatives, 

considered the Science Integration Team (SIT) recommended priorities and released a memorandum 

of fish program priorities (Attachment 1). This memorandum included the SIT recommended 

priorities and Core Team prioritizing elements. These elements included:

1) Watersheds with Identified Priority Actions
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2) Benefits to Endangered Species Act (ESA) Listed Species

3) Benefits to Multiple Species

4) Cost-Share

5) Long-Term Partnerships and Coordination with other Restoration Efforts

6) Project that address DSM modules identified as having high uncertainty

The Service and Reclamation evaluated submitted Charters based on the priorities.

Application of the criteria results in consideration of 15 watersheds, 34 ongoing activities, and 16

potential new categories of actions. Table 2 shows the resulting Charters and 2017 funding 

requirements and funding sources. 

Table 2 – Fish Resource Area Implementation Charters

Watershed and Charter CVPRF WRR State/Local Total

Central Valley Wide

Assess Impacts of River 

Structure Lighting

$183,000 $183,000

b1 AFRP Program 

Administration and 

Management

$3,013,374 $3,013,374

b2 operations $333,863 $333,863

b2 administration $82,874 $82,874

b13 Program 

Administration

$320,000 $320,000

CAMP Program 

Manager

$239,150 $239,150

CAMP rotary screw trap 

Platform enhancements

$134,214 $134,214

CAMP Internet data 

portal

$129,139 $129,139

CVP watershed adult 

salmon escapement 

database

$350,000 $350,000

Pacific States Marine 

Fishery Commission 

database support

$116,000 $116,000

Anadromous Fish 

Screen Program (AFSP) 

Projects

$750,000 $750,000

AFSP Administration $665,182 $665,182

American River
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Watershed and Charter CVPRF WRR State/Local Total

American River rotary 

screw trap project

$226,100 $226,100

American River 

Salmonid Habitat 

Improvement at upper 

River Bend

$600,000 $600,000

Battle Creek

b1 North Fork Battle 

Creek Natural Barrier 

Removal

$106,000 $106,000

Battle Creek Winter run 

Chinook re-introduction 

and Battle Creek 

Coleman weir passage 

project

$500,000 $500,000

Butte Creek

b1 Sutter Bypass Weir 1 

Restoration

$318,000 $318,000

Clear Creek

b12 Clear Creek 

Adaptive Management

$301,107 $301,107

b12 Clear Creek 

Program Management

$95,660 $99,016 $48,503 $243,179

b12 Clear Cr Spawning 

Gravel Injection

$298,698 $298,698

b12 Clear Creek Channel 

Maintenance Flows (aka 

EWP)

$0 $0

b12 Clear Creek Flows $0 $0

b12 Clear Creek Stream 

Channel Restoration 

including Phase 3C

$4,397,469 $4,397,469

b12 Lower Clear Cr 

Aquatic Habitat and 

Mercury Abatement 

Project

$40,000 $2,250,000 $2,290,000

b12 Replace Oak 

Bottom Temperature 

Control Curtain

$15,000 $15,000

Deer Creek

Deer Creek Irrigation 

District Dam Fish 

Passage Project

$2,549,300 $2,549,300
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Watershed and Charter CVPRF WRR State/Local Total

Deer Creek: Fish 

Passage at SVRIC

$79,500 $79,500

Merced River

b1 Merced River 

Instream & Off-Channel 

Drought-Resilient 

Habitat Rehabilitation

$296,800 $296,800

Mokelumne River

Identifying and reducing 

impacts of riparian 

water diversions -

Mokelumne River

$21,200 $17,800 $39,000

Lower Mokelumne River 

Salmonid Spawning and 

Rearing Habitat 

Improvement Project

$53,000 $92,500 $145,500

Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta

Delta Salmon Survival 

Study

$1,086,880 $1,086,880

TFFIP Administration $122,413 $122,413

TFFIP Implementation $430,066 $430,066

Reconfigure Breached 

Delta Levees

$111,300 $111,300

Recreate Shallow Water 

Habitat in the Delta 

Migration Routes

$318,000 $318,000

b1 San Joaquin River 

Sturgeon Habitat 

Assessment

$287,953 $287,953

Stanislaus River

Stanislaus River rotary 

screw trap monitoring

$220,922 $220,922

b1 Migratory Corridor 

Rehabilitation

$975,200 $975,200

Stanislaus River 

Salmonid Spawning and 

Rearing Habitat 

Restoration

$330,000 $330,000

Tuolumne River

b1 Tuolumne River: Dos 

Rios Floodplain 

Restoration

$26,500 $26,500

Upper Sacramento Basin and Tributaries

b1 Green Sturgeon 

Juvenile Investigation

$274,195 $274,195
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Watershed and Charter CVPRF WRR State/Local Total

b1 Impacts of Marijuana 

Activity on Fish

$116,388 $116,388

Disease impact on 

Winter-run juvenile 

Chinook salmon survival

in the Upper 

Sacramento River

$65,775 $65,775

Natural and Artificial 

Rearing Structures in 

the Upper Sacramento

$116,600 $116,600

Restore Rearing and 

Spawning Side Channels 

in the Upper 

Sacramento River

$2,000,000 $2,000,000

Yuba River

b1 Yuba River Hallwood 

Floodplain Restoration 

Project

$424,000 $424,000

b1 Yuba River Hammon 

Bar Velocity Validation

$5,777 $5,777

b1 Yuba River Narrows 

Restoration Project

$324,837 $324,837

Grand Total $22,898,957 $651,495 $2,408,803 $25,959,255

*CVPRF = Central Valley Project Restoration Fund, WRR = Water and Related Resources.

Additional Fish Resource Area projects may be undertaken if funding allows. Uncertainties include 

environmental compliance and permitting requirements, construction costs, and the reliability of 

collections for the Restoration Fund. 

Table 3 shows a list of potential additional Charters, in no particular order, if additional funding 

becomes available. 

Table 3 – Unfunded Potential Additional Fisheries Charters for 2017

Charter Total

Central Valley: Sturgeon Spawning Survey and 

Habitat Mapping

$124,216

b1 Sturgeon Population Dynamics and Demographics 

Evaluation

$121,900

Instream Water Acquisition $300,000
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b1 Feather River Oroville Wildlife Area flood stage 

reduction

$6,650,016

b1 Feather River Sunset Pumps Sturgeon and Salmon 

Passage

$1,875,800

Lower Mokelumne River Salmonid Spawning and 

Rearing Habitat Improvement Project

$53,000

b1 DCC GFFB at Deadhorse Cut $3,314,252

b1 Sacramento River Tisdale Weir sturgeon and 

salmonid passage

$477,000

b1 San Joaquin River Sturgeon Habitat Assessment $287,953

b1 Tuolumne River - River Mile 44 Spawning and 

Rearing Habitat Restoration

$626,163

b1 Yuba River Daguerre Point Dam Juvenile Salmon 

Outmigration Study

$477,000

b1 Yuba River Restoration Downstream of Highway 

20

$1,749,000

Yuba Upper Rose Bar Restoration $300,000

Reclamation and the Service may update the list of Charters based on feedback received on this Draft 

Work Plan.

Refuge Water Supply Program

The Refuge Water Supply Program (RWSP) includes all provisions under section 3406(d) of the 

CVPIA to provide firm water supplies of suitable quality to maintain and improve wetland habitat 

areas on units of the National Wildlife Refuge System in the Central Valley of California; on the 

Gray Lodge, Los Banos, Volta, North Grasslands, and Mendota state wildlife management areas; and 

on the Grassland Resources Conservation District in the Central Valley of California.

The Act specifies two water delivery requirements. Section 3406(d)(1) “Level 2” requires the 

quantity and delivery schedules of water measured at the boundaries of each wetland habitat area 

shall be in accordance with Level 2 of the `Dependable Water Supply Needs' table for those habitat 

areas as set forth in the Refuge Water Supply Report and two-thirds of the water supply needed for 

full habitat development for those habitat areas identified in the San Joaquin Basin Action 

Plan/Kesterson Mitigation Action Plan Report. Section 3406(d)(2) “Incremental Level 4” requires 

the quantity and delivery schedules of water measured at the boundaries of each wetland habitat area 

shall be in accordance with Level 4 of the `Dependable Water Supply Needs' table for those habitat 

areas as set forth in the Refuge Water Supply Report and the full water supply needed for full habitat 

development for those habitat areas identified in the San Joaquin Basin Action Plan/Kesterson 

Mitigation Action Plan Report acquired through voluntary measures. A full Level 4 water supply 

(Level 2 plus Incremental Level 4) will provide for optimum habitat management to support a broad 

range of species including targeted threatened and endangered species. Components of the RWSP 

include:

• Water Acquisition: purchase, exchange, and transfer for Incremental Level 4 water supplies; 

• Conveyance: groundwater pumping and the conveying (wheeling) of surface sources for 

Level 2 and Incremental Level 4 water supplies; and
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• Facility Construction: infrastructure improvements to enable the delivery of full Level 4 water 

supplies.

Priorities have been discussed throughout the year through an Inter-Agency Refuge Water 

Management Team (IRWMT). Reclamation and the Service hosted specific workshops with 

invitations to the IRWMT to discuss potential 2017 funding. Based on feedback, the RWSP funding 

prioritized Charters based on:

1. Program Administration

2. Making full amount of Level 2 water supplies available. In the event of a drought where 

shortage provisions take effect, the full amount may consist of a 75% allocation of Level 2 

and groundwater pumping and acquisition of Incremental Level 4 water.

3. Operation and Maintenance of Incremental Level 4 Facilities

4. Existing Commitments to Facility Construction and Long-Term Water Acquisition Projects

5. Immediate Incremental Level 4 Acquisitions

6. Facility Construction and Development of Long-Term Incremental Level 4 Water Supplies: 

Table 4 shows the proposed activities.

Table 4 – Refuge Water Supply Implementation Charters

Program Components and Charters CVPRF SIK Total

Administration

 RWSP Administration $947,372 $947,372

 RWSP Technical Support $195,541 $195,541

Subtotal $1,142,913 $1,142,913

Level 2 Water Supply

 Level 2 Refuge Water Conveyance (FY2017) $15,489,541 $81,000 $15,570,541

Subtotal $15,489,541 $81,000 $15,570,541

Refuge Construction

 Refuge Construction - East Bear Creek Pump 

Station O&M

$606,000 $606,000

Subtotal $606,000 $606,000

Incremental Level 4

 Inc. Level 4 Water Purchases and L2 

Exchanges

$6,000,000 $6,000,000

 Inc. Level 4 Refuge Water Conveyance 

(FY2017)

$1,401,579 $1,401,579

Subtotal $7,401,579 $7,401,579

Grand Total $24,640,033 $81,000 $24,721,033

*CVPRF = Central Valley Project Restoration Fund, SIK = State In-Kind.

The RWSP anticipates substantial coordination with the State on Proposition 1 funding directed 

towards State contributions for RWSP. Several of these activities are shown as unfunded needs in 

Table 5. The RWSP will be working with partners on strategies to meet these needs.
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Table 5 – Refuge Water Supply Unfunded Needs

Charter Total

Refuge Water Acquisition - NVRRWP* $10,000,000

Refuge Construction - Mendota WA Water Supply Study $500,000

Refuge Construction - Sutter NWR Lift Station $4,350,000

Refuge Construction - Biggs-West Gridley/Gray Lodge Refuge $4,270,000

*NVRRWP = North Valley Regional Recycled Water Project

Reclamation and the Service may update the list of Charters based on feedback received on this Draft 

Work Plan.

Administration

CVPIA Administration provides for the specific staff to collect funds, submit the overall budgets, 

coordinate between activities, administer the agreements with the Service, Reclamation and Service 

Regional management, and review and oversight of expenditures. Table 6 shows the resulting budget.

Table 6 – CVPIA Fund Administration and Program Management

Program Area CVPRF SIK WRR Total

CVPIA Administration $2,000,000 $2,000,000

Total $2,000,000 $2,000,000

*CVPRF = Central Valley Project Restoration Fund, SIK = State In-Kind, WRR = Water and Related Resources.

Independent Programs

Independent programs are not integrated with other provisions of the CVPIA. These programs 

generally have separate oversight and resources in addition to the CVPRF, and program-specific 

reporting and stakeholder coordination requirements.

Habitat Restoration Program

Reclamation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manage the HRP jointly with the Central Valley 

Project Conservation Program (CVPCP) with the overall objective of improving conditions for 

impacted species and habitats, excluding fish. The CVPCP and HRP utilize a proposal solicitation 

process to fund and carry out conservation actions within the areas served by the Central Valley 

Project, California. At the beginning of each annual funding cycle, a Funding Opportunity 

Announcement (FOA) is posted on www.grants.gov with a solicitation period of approximately120 

days. Table 7 shows the HRP Charters. Historical projects and reports funded by the CVPCP and/or 

HRP and contact information for more information are available at: http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvpcp.
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Table 7 – Habitat Restoration Program Charters

Charter CVPRF Total

HRP Program Management and Compliance $1,134,782 $1,134,782

HRP Protection, Restoration, & Captive Propagation 

Projects

$341,219 $341,219

Total $1,476,001 $1,476,001

Ecosystem and Water Operations Modeling Program

The goal of the Ecosystem and Water Systems Operations Models program is to develop readily 

usable and broadly available models and supporting data in order to 1) evaluate ecologic and 

hydrologic effects of existing and alternative water management strategies in the Sacramento, San 

Joaquin, and Trinity River watersheds; 2) improve scientific understanding of ecosystems in the 

Sacramento, San Joaquin, and Trinity watersheds; and 3) support the Interior Secretary’s efforts in 

fulfilling the requirements of the CVPIA. The Program manages projects in conjunction with in-kind 

services from State partners.

Table 8 – Modeling Program Charters

Charter CVPRF

FY17 CVPIA (g) Program Administration and Modeling Project Management $368,073

FY17 CalSim Solver License $20,085

FY17 CalSim, Fisheries, Temperature Modelling Support $50,000

FY17 CalSim, CalLite Temperature Modeling Support $50,000

FY17 CalLite GUI Project Extension & Modification $50,562

Total $538,720

San Joaquin River Restoration Program

The San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act (Title X, Subtitle A, Part I of Public Law 111-11), 

authorizes and directs implementation of the Settlement in NRDC, et al., v. Rodgers, et al. Section 

10007 of the Settlement Act finds and declares that the Settlement satisfies and discharges all of the 

obligations of the Secretary contained in Section 3406(c)(1) of the CVPIA. Section 10009(b)(2) 

authorizes use of the CVP Restoration Fund in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 (October 2006 

price levels) in any fiscal year. CVPIA funded activities for the SJRRP Charter is reflected in Table 

9.

Table 9 – SJRRP Charter

Charter CVPRF

SJRRP - Mendota Pool Bypass and Reach 2B Project $2,000,000

*The SJRRP uses multiple funding disclosed within SJRRP specific materials, not this Work Plan.
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Trinity River Restoration Program

The Trinity River Restoration Program was founded in 2000 based on three comprehensive 

foundational documents: the Trinity River Flow Evaluation Final Report; the Trinity River 

Environmental Impact Statement; and the Trinity River Mainstem Fishery Restoration Record of 

Decision. These documents established a comprehensive science-based adaptive management 

program to restore the Trinity River’s fishery resources. The Program’s overarching goal is to restore 

anadromous fish populations to pre-dam levels. Activities that contribute to that end include 

mechanical channel rehabilitation, sediment management, and instream flow releases, and watershed 

restoration. Table 10 shows the TRRP Charter.

Table 10 – TRRP Charters

Charter CVPRF FWSA WRR Total

CVP Restoration Fund TRRP Channel 

Restoration Projects

$1,500,000 $1,500,000

WRR Fund TRRP Monitoring Actions $4,000,000 $4,000,000

WRR Funding of ROD Flows $7,000,000 $7,000,000

Total $1,500,000 $11,000,000 $12,500,000

*FWSA = Fish and Wildlife Service Appropriations

Synthesis

Table 11 shows a summary of Restoration Fund planned budgets for Fiscal Year 2017 broken down 

by legislative provision and agency overseeing the funding.

Table 11 – Summary of Fiscal Year Restoration Fund Budgets by Legislative Provision and Agency

Provision BOR FWS Total

(b)(1) AFRP $21,887 $9,845,212 $9,867,099

(b)(3) Instream Flows $0 $0 $0

(b)(12) Clear Creek 

Flows

$353,698 $396,767 $750,465

(b)(12) Clear Creek 

Restoration

$3,899,639 $497,830 $4,397,469

(b)(13) Gravel $3,266,600 $100,000 $3,366,600

(b)(16) CAMP $183,000 $2,502,405 $2,685,405

(b)(21) AFSP $413,400 $1,001,782 $1,415,182

(d)(1) Refuge 

Conveyance L2

$14,899,139 $785,944 $15,685,082

(d)(2) Refuge 

Acquisition IL4

$6,710,590 $236,782 $6,947,372

(d)(2) Refuge 

Conveyance IL4

$1,401,579 $0 $1,401,579

(d)(5)-(1) Refuge 

Facility L2

$606,000 $0 $606,000
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(d)(5)-(2) Refuge 

Facility IL4

$0 $0 $0

HRP (b)(1) $749,999 $726,001 $1,476,001

Modeling (g) $511,688 $27,032 $538,720

SJRRP (PL111-11) $2,000,000 $0 $2,000,000

TRRP (b)(1) $1,500,000 $0 $1,500,000

TRRP (b)(23) $0 $0 $0

Administration $1,756,115 $243,885 $2,000,000

Grand Total $38,273,334 $16,363,640 $54,636,974

Total programmed expenditures fall short of the total President’s Budget by approximately $1

million. Rapid escalation in construction costs, increases in refuge water conveyance costs, and 

uncertainty in collections due to drought warrant maintaining a small contingency.

References

Final Restoration Plan for the Anadromous Fish Restoration Program. U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service.

1989 Dependable Water Supply Refuge Report.

1989 San Joaquin Basin Action Plan.

2016 Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA) Fiscal Year 2017 Fish Program Priorities 

and Call for Annual Work Plan (AWP) Charters.

2016 CVPIA Science Integration Team: FY17 Decision Support Model activities
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Appendix A – Description of Charter Information

Classification: Classification of the Charter type according to an overall category and a project type.

Location: Reference to a site name (where available) and a watershed.

Funding Years: Fiscal years covered by the Charter.

Benefits Start Year: When the impacts of the Charter will be realized. Typically a project would 

become operational following construction, acquisition, or reporting (in the case of a study) phases of 

an effort. 
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Priority: Ranking of the Charter within a specific to provide an understanding of the relative 

importance of different efforts.

Partners: Listing of agencies and entities assisting in the planning and implementation of the Charter 

through the contribution of resources. Resources may include cost-share, in-lieu services, use of 

facilities, or other technical support during the development of a project.

Related Programs: List of related programs and activities supported by the Charter such as BDCP, 

RPA, Recovery Plans, CVJV, etc. to provide an understanding of the relationship between the 

proposed Charter and other efforts by Federal, State, and local entities.

Authority: Provision under the CVPIA supported by the Charter that will allow the government to 

undertake the action and determine the relevant reimbursement and cost-share requirements.

• Authority: One or more legislative provisions for the action and the relative contribution to 

the different provisions within the legislation.

• Percentage: Fraction of the total Charter costs attributable to the Authority.

• Description: Justification for why the Charter is allowable under the Authority and for the 

specific fraction, if applicable.

Metric(s): Anticipated accomplishments from successful completion.

Deliverables: Anticipated documentation and timeline for key activities under the Charter, typically 

public documents and reports that would be referenced by title.

• Date: The estimated year and month when the deliverable will be available.

• Title: The anticipated name or citation of the deliverable.

Narrative: A one or two paragraph(s) description of the Charter background, benefits, deliverables, 

additional information (e.g. cost basis), and changes since prior Charters, if any.

Data Management: Information on where reports and data for this Charter will be permanently 

housed and the relevant protocols for understanding the information.

Risks: Narrative or bulleted list of uncertainties and potential project management related issues that 

might change including, the scope, schedule, or budget.

Cost Estimate: Summary of costs by fiscal year and fund. This table is automatically populated by 

the information in Resources Data.

Activities and Resources: Cost estimates to undertake the activity.

• Type: Category of resource, e.g. labor, equipment, agreement, etc.

• Total: Dollar value of the resource.

• Agency: Agency expending the resource.

• Fund: Source of the resource.

• Description: Text narrative of the activities and basis for the estimate.
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