Coordinated Operations Agreement. The Project Agencies shall continue to adhere to the general sharing principles contained in the 1986 Coordinated Operations Agreement (COA) as modified by interim operating agreements to reflect changes in regulatory standards, facilities, and operating conditions, including the EWA. Implementation of the EWA shall not establish precedents for future negotiations or modifications of the COA. Future negotiations or modifications of the COA shall not inhibit effective EWA implementation.
Coordinated Operations Agreement. The Project Participants shall establish a Coordinated Operations Agreement by and among CCP and all Project Participants for purposes of operating the Project.
Coordinated Operations Agreement. 1.2 Consultation History
Coordinated Operations Agreement. The Coordinated Operations Agreement (COA) between the United States of America and DWR to operate the CVP/SWP was signed in November 1986. Public Law 99-546 (100 Stat. 3050 (1986)) authorized and directed the Secretary of the Interior to execute and implement the COA. The COA defines the rights and responsibilities of the CVP/SWP with respect to in-basin water needs and project exports and provides a mechanism to account for those rights and responsibilities. Under the COA, Reclamation and DWR agree to operate the CVP/SWP under balanced conditions in a manner that meets Sacramento Valley and Delta needs while maintaining their respective annual water supplies as identified in the COA. Balanced conditions are defined as periods when the two projects agree that releases from upstream reservoirs, plus unregulated flow, approximately equal water supply needed to meet Sacramento Valley in-basin uses and project exports. Coordination between the CVP and the SWP is facilitated by implementing an accounting procedure based on the sharing principles outlined in the COA.
