Bureau Of Reclamation: Central Valley Project Cost Allocation Overdue and New Method Needed.

Abstract

This report responds to requests to examine how the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation allocates construction costs for the Central Valley Project (CVP). The CVP, located in California's Central Valley Basin, is the Bureau's largest water resource project, with authorized construction costs totaling $6.55 billion as of September 30,1990. Initially authorized by the Congress under the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1935, construction of the CVP continues today, with over $2.85 billion spent on facilities that are completed and in service. The CVP supplies water for irrigation-about 85 percent is currently used for this purpose. Other purposes include municipal and industrial (M&I) use, hydroelectric power generation, flood control, recreation, and fish and wildlife conservation. -BKA

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1992
Accession Number
ADA291188

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  • United States Government Accountability Office

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