Flow Scheduling

Using several water supply forecasts for the Friant Division of the Central Valley Project, the SJRRP estimates the total unimpaired inflow below Friant Dam to determine an allocation.

The amount of water available for the SJRRP, the Restoration Allocation, depends upon the amount of runoff in the San Joaquin River watershed above Friant Dam

The Program uses default hydrographs, shown below for Reach 2, to help determine the amount of Restoration Flows to allocate annually, based on basin hydrology.

The Restoration Administrator (RA), selected jointly by the NRDC and FWA, provides recommendations to the Secretary, in consultation with the Technical Advisory Committee, regarding specific elements of the Settlement and certain issues related to the SJRRP Restoration Goal.