Three Major Takeaways:
1. Water Allocation Hanging by a Thread - The 55% CVP allocation is barely holding with an extremely thin margin for error. Project water at San Luis Reservoir is projected to hit just 50,000 acre-feet by end of August, leaving only an 11,000 acre-foot buffer above dead pool, meaning virtually no room for additional water quality constraints or pumping interruptions through September.
2. Delta Water Quality Causing Immediate Pumping Cuts - Recent high tides and lingering low tides forced pumping operations to drop to just two pumps temporarily due to Jersey Point agricultural water quality requirements. The authority is back to five pumps but cumulative pumping remains below forecasted levels, directly threatening the ability to deliver the promised 55% allocation.
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