U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Sacramento Fish & Wildlife Office

Comprehensive Assessment & Monitoring Program (CAMP)
Glossary

Central Valley Project Improvement Act (CVPIA):

This statute (law) was authorized in 1992. It provides language to:

1. Protect, restore, and enhance fish, wildlife, and associated habitats in the Central Valley and Trinity River basins of California
2. Address impacts of the Central Valley Project on fish, wildlife and associated habitats, and improve the operational flexibility of the Central Valley Project
3. Increase water-related benefits provided by the Central Valley Project to the State of California through expanded use of voluntary water transfers and improved water conservation
4. Contribute to the State of California's interim and long-term efforts to protect the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary
5. Achieve a reasonable balance among competing demands for use of Central Valley Project water, including the requirements of fish and wildlife, agricultural, municipal and industrial and power contractors

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