Tim Hearden Northern California's Shasta Lake, the centerpiece of the federal Central Valley Project, was at 45% of capacity on May 26, according to the state Department of Water Resources. Agricultural water zeroed out in California as cities cut from 55% to 25% of normal supplies. Suggested Event Jun 15, 2021 to Jun 17, 2021 As hydrologic conditions in the West continue to rapidly deteriorate, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation on May 26 announced it will not deliver agricultural water through the Central Valley Project in California this summer because of water supplies that tighten by the day. The agency formally zeroed out an early 5% allocation for ag water supplies north and south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, and slashed municipal and industrial water from 55% to 25% of normal supplies.