1. Friant Division Water Supply Under Pressure — Reclamation's 5% SOD Allocation Increase Raises Concerns Reclamation increased the South-of-Delta agricultural allocation to 25% on May 19, but FWA staff expressed serious concern that the data does not support this increase. Internal forecasts show Jones Pumping Plant exports may fall 50,000–60,000 acre-feet short of Reclamation's May projections, and Reclamation's own modeling appears to borrow against drought reserve storage. Staff warned that if summer pumping numbers don't materialize, a reduced allocation or reduced rescheduled water on the west side could follow. Friant Class 1 remains at 100%, but a potential late-summer reservoir low-point issue at Millerton—tied to Southern California Edison's end-of-September storage target—could trigger a temporary Class 1 allocation reduction or inflow proration if not resolved through ongoing variance negotiations.
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