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handle is hein.crs/govetwu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: ,deliveries go to contractors north of the Sacramento and San Joaquin R ed(via pumps and conveyance infrastructure) south of the Delta (SOD). TRINITY HAdd ngA Chico > OROVILLE F NWRBULLARDS BAR MONTICELLO LFederal Dam RState Dam Local Government/ Utility Dam 0 Pumps/Pumping - CVP Conveyance State Aqueduct - Local Aqueduct Stations Onlydamns with storage over 500,000 acre-feet. State Water Project (SWP) A separate project operated by the State of California, the SWP, coordinates its operations with the federal government and delivers about 70% of its water to M&I users. \ 4NEW MELONES DON PEDRO REXCHEQUER FRIANT INoFLAT I Bakersfield BFILL Los An 9ese Other contract types (e.g., water service, repayment contracts) account for most of the CVP's remaining supplies.These deliveries have a lower priority than water rights contractors and wildlife refuges.This category includes Westlands Water District, the country's largest irrigation district. NOD Ag acre-feet 468,990AF 2003 2026 SOD Ag 0 1,951,217 AF 2003 2026 Central Valley Wildlife Refuges California's Central Valley is home to 19 state and federal wildlife refuges that receive water from the CVP pursuant to a 1992 law (P.L 102-575). NOD National Wildlife Refuges 0 151,250 AF SOD National Wildlife Refuges 0 271,001 AF 2003 2026 2003 Friant Division Contractors Friant Division Contractors receive San Joaquin River water that is stored behind Friant Dam, in Millerton Lake. This water is delivered through the Friant-Kern and Madera Canals. Friant Division 1 800,000,AF 2026 2003 2026 I Maximum allocations (as of 2026) AF: acre-feet Ag: Agricultural NOD: North-of-Delta SOD: South-of-Delta For more information, see CRS Report R45342, Central ValleyProject: Issues and Legislation. Map sources: California State Geoportal, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and ESRI. Information as of March 26, 2026. Prepared by Charles V. Stern, Specialist in Natural Resources Policy; Mari Lee, Visual Information Specialist; and Cassandra Higgins, GeospatialI nformation Systems Analyst. ACR S