FISCAL YEAR 2011 BUREAU OF RECLAMATIONSuisun Marsh Preservation Agreement • January 16th, 2010
Contract Type FiledJanuary 16th, 2010Project Description: The Suisun Marsh Preservation Agreement (SMPA) was executed on March 2, 1987, among Reclamation, California Department of Water Resources, California Department of Fish and Game, and Suisun Resource Conservation District. The revised SMPA was executed on June 20, 2005, to reflect significant events and changed conditions that had occurred since the original SMPA was signed. The objective of the SMPA is to assure that a dependable water supply is maintained to mitigate the adverse effects on the Marsh from the Central Valley Project (CVP) and State Water Project (SWP) and a portion of the adverse effects of the other upstream diversions. Reclamation (CVP) is responsible for 40 percent of the construction and annual operation and maintenance costs associated with implementation of the SMPA; the State of California (SWP) is responsible for 60 percent of the implementation costs.