1982 TRWD and the USBR begin to negotiate a contract, under which USBR will sell TRWD 3,200 acre-feet of water from New Melones

In 1982, TRWD and the USBR begin to negotiate a contract, under which USBR will sell TRWD 3,200 acre-feet of water from New Melones. A contract is never signed because of the uncertainty of the yield.