Central Valley Project north-of-Delta agricultural contractors received a final allocation of 100 percent of contract supply for 2025, an above normal water year. Across 2011 to 2025 the class averaged 75 percent, from 0 percent in 2014, 2015, 2021 to 100 percent in 2011, 2012, 2016 and 7 other years.
How often did the class get its full supply?
In 10 of the 15 years the allocation reached 100 percent, and in 3 it was zero. SWP Table A averaged 44 percent over the same years, so the two classes moved apart; the allocation rules treat contract types differently by design, and exports at the Delta pumps serve both cities and farms.
Year by year
| Water year | Kind of year | Final allocation, percent | Delta exports that year (MAF) | Exports, percent of inflow | Days a rule held exports | Days with no surplus outflow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | wet | 100 | 6.68 | 19.4 | 336 | 29 |
| 2012 | below normal | 100 | 4.97 | 34.9 | 321 | 45 |
| 2013 | dry | 75 | 4.27 | 29.4 | 325 | 40 |
| 2014 | critical | 0 | 2.04 | 27.0 | 257 | 108 |
| 2015 | critical | 0 | 1.94 | 20.8 | 310 | 55 |
| 2016 | below normal | 100 | 3.51 | 22.1 | 327 | 39 |
| 2017 | wet | 100 | 6.46 | 11.6 | 339 | 25 |
| 2018 | below normal | 100 | 4.61 | 29.8 | 353 | 12 |
| 2019 | wet | 100 | 5.34 | 16.1 | 313 | 52 |
| 2020 | dry | 50 | 3.66 | 31.8 | 299 | 67 |
| 2021 | critical | 0 | 1.65 | 23.4 | 254 | 111 |
| 2022 | critical | 100 | 2.19 | 24.1 | 292 | 73 |
| 2023 | wet | 100 | 5.39 | 17.4 | 294 | 71 |
| 2024 | above normal | 100 | 4.39 | 19.3 | 313 | 53 |
| 2025 | above normal | 100 | 4.96 | 21.2 | 294 | 71 |
MAF = million acre-feet.
How this supply measures against others
For scale, Shasta Lake, which anchors the Central Valley Project's Sacramento River supply, holds 4.55 million acre-feet when full, 1.03 times California's 4.4 million acre-foot basic apportionment of the Colorado River under the Boulder Canyon Project Act of 1928.
Frequently asked questions
What was the CVP north-of-Delta agriculture allocation for 2025?
100 percent of contract supply, announced as the final figure for the year by the Bureau of Reclamation.
What is a typical CVP north-of-Delta agriculture allocation?
Over 2011 to 2025 the final allocation averaged 75 percent and reached 100 percent in 10 of 15 years.
Is an allocation the same as a delivery?
No. An allocation is the share of contract supply that the project tells its contractors to expect for the year. Delivered volumes are recorded separately by each project.
Explore on the toolkit: allocation history, allocations announced beside exports realized, which counties this class serves.