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.
Active CVPIA FRN Process
Customer Letters
- 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
Restoration Fund Documents
FY 2025 Restoration Fund
- Reclamation Letter- FY 2025 Restoration Fund Power Allocation (PDF), Sept. 12, 2024
Forecast
- Restoration Fund Forecast FY 2021 through FY 2025 (PDF), Dec. 16, 2019
Historical
Last modified on August 18th, 2025