CALIFORNIA-FEDERAL BAY–DELTA PROGRAM
BUDGET CROSSCUT (CALFED)
11. CALIFORNIA-FEDERAL BAY–DELTA PROGRAM
BUDGET CROSSCUT (CALFED)
The California-Federal Bay-Delta program (also
known as CALFED) is a cooperative effort of the Federal
government, the State of California, local governments,
and water users, to proactively address the
water management and aquatic ecosystem needs of
California’s Central Valley. This valley, one of the most
productive agricultural regions of the world, is drained
by the Sacramento River from the north, and the San
Joaquin River from the south. The two rivers meet
southwest of Sacramento, forming the Sacramento-San
Joaquin Delta, and drain west into San Francisco Bay.
The extensive development of the area’s water resources
has significantly boosted agricultural production,
but has also adversely affected the region’s ecosystems.
CALFED participants recognized the need to
provide a safe, clean, reliable source of water for multiple
uses, while at the same time restoring or maintaining
the ecosystems of the area and protecting
against floods. This recognition resulted in the 1994
Bay-Delta Accord, which laid the foundation for the
CALFED program. CALFED’s adaptive management
approach to water resources development and management
seeks to balance achievement among the program’s
four objectives: Water Supply Reliability, Levee
System Integrity, Water Quality, and Ecosystem Restoration.
The program integrates science and monitoring
into program management to track progress toward
achieving those goals. The parties signed a Record
of Decision in 2000, spelling out the different program
components and goals.
In 2004, the President signed the Calfed Bay-Delta
Authorization Act (P.L. 108–361) into law. This Act,
authorizing funding and activities for the CALFED program
through 2010, provides new programmatic authority
for participating agencies, authorizes $395 million
to be appropriated for the Federal share of CALFED
activities, and specifies criteria for program cost-shares
and achieving balanced implementation of CALFED
program components. Federal agencies contributing to
CALFED goals include: the Department of the Interior’s
Bureau of Reclamation, Fish and Wildlife Service, and
U.S. Geological Survey; the Department of Agriculture’s
Natural Resources Conservation Service; the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers; the Department of Commerce’s National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and
the Environmental Protection Agency.
The Budget includes a crosscut of Federal funding
by each of the CALFED agencies, in partial fulfillment
of the reporting requirements of P.L. 108–361. Detailed
tables are included on the CD–ROM included with the
Analytical Perspectives; a separate CALFED Crosscut
volume to be released shortly will address the remaining
reporting requirements.
CALFED-RELATED FEDERAL FUNDING BUDGET CROSSCUT
Federal Fiscal Years 1998–2006
(Dollars in millions)
1998 1 1999 1 2000 1 2001 1 2002 1 2003 1 2004 1 2005 2 2006 3
Bureau of Reclamation .................................................................... $149.627 $107.063 $130.503 $79.030 $126.775 $83.403 $78.929 $74.571 $89.244
Corps of Engineers .......................................................................... $100.686 $103.341 $93.786 $54.192 $58.227 $70.624 $65.070 $34.023 $67.659
Natural Resources Conservation Service ....................................... ................ $14.543 $12.845 $16.945 $39.078 $38.998 $48.745 $37.000 $37.000
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ........................ $0.300 $0.375 $0.450 $0.550 $0.575 $0.775 $0.775 $0.775 $0.775
Geological Survey ............................................................................ $3.158 $3.158 $4.319 $5.366 $5.089 $5.089 $4.960 $4.937 $4.937
Fish & Wildlife Service .................................................................... $0.941 $1.143 $3.647 $18.230 $5.605 $11.189 $13.684 $2.018 $3.787
Environmental Protection Agency ................................................... $3.204 $3.049 $57.262 $53.375 $54.255 $20.693 $1.502 $0.707 ................
Total ................................................................................................. $257.916 $232.672 $302.812 $227.688 $289.604 $230.771 $213.665 $154.031 $203.402
1 1998–2004 totals reflect actual obligations.
2 2005 totals reflect estimates based on enacted levels.
3 2006 totals reflect amounts requested in the President’s Budget.
