Central Valley Project Improvement Act
Section 3407 of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA) (Pub. L. 102–575, Stat. 4706, 4726) establishes in the Treasury of the United States the Central Valley Project (CVP) Restoration Fund to carry out the habitat restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of the CVPIA.
The CVPIA further requires the Secretary of the Interior to assess and collect annual mitigation and restoration payments from CVP Water and Power Contractors (Restoration Payments). The Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), is responsible for determining and collecting CVP Water and Power Contractors’ share of the annual Total Restoration Fund Payment Obligation.
Because Western markets and transmits CVP power and maintains all CVP power contracts, WAPA agreed to collect the Restoration Payments from CVP Power Contractors.
Restoration Fund Documents
FY 2026 Restoration Fund
- Reclamation Letter- FY 2026 Restoration Fund Power Allocation (PDF), Sept. 16, 2025
Customer Letters
- Customer Letter – Notification of Final Federal Register Notice Publication (PDF), February 20, 2026
- Customer Letter – Advance Customer Notification of Public Process (PDF), August 12, 2025
- Customer Letter – Notification of Upcoming Process (PDF), June 24, 2025
Federal Register Notices
- Final Collections from the Central Valley Project Power Contractors to Carry Out the Restoration, Improvement, and Acquisition of Environmental Habitat [FederalRegister.com]
- Proposed Collections from Central Valley Project Power Contractors To Carry Out the Restoration, Improvement and Acquisition of Environmental Habitat [FederalRegister.com]
Categorial Exclusion
Forecast
- Restoration Fund Forecast FY 2021 through FY 2025 (PDF), Dec. 16, 2019
Historical
Last modified on February 23rd, 2026