San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority Receives $15 million grant for Delta-Mendota Canal Floating Solar Project

The San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority (SLDMWA) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $15 million grant from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for its Delta-Mendota Canal Floating Solar Project. This grant, made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, will support the development, installation, and operation of a solar-over-canal pilot project and associated study to assess the viability of floating solar technologies on the Delta-Mendota Canal (DMC).

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Statement by Federico Barajas regarding the March Water Allocation Update by the Bureau of Reclamation

Today, the United States Bureau of Reclamation (“Reclamation”) provided an update to the initial Central Valley Project 2024 water supply allocation announced in February. Since making initial allocations last month, snowpack conditions have improved to now average conditions, Shasta and San Luis Reservoirs have experienced increases in reservoir storage levels, but San Joaquin River flows are below normal and CVP export operations have been limited by Endangered Species Act requirements.