The Bureau of Reclamation, the owners of the Truckee Canal, has authorized the Truckee Carson Irrigation District (TCID) to increase the flows in the canal from 150 cubic feet per second (cfs) to an upper limit of 250 cfs.
The canal was closed after the breach of January 5, 2008, that damaged approximately 590 homes in the City of Fernley .
Beginning March 21, 2008, Reclamation authorized resumption of flows at the 150 cfs rate.
The new upper flow rate of 250 cfs is approximately one-third of the typical maximum flows in the canal.