Bureau of Reclamation Mid-Pacific Region : NEPA

Title:
Refuge Level 2 Water Exchange between Reclamation and San Luis and Del Puerto Water Districts

Site:

Summary:
The Districts propose to fund the costs associated with the delivery of groundwater supplies from two private wells located in Grassland Water District GWD (up to 2,000 acre-feet [AF]) in exchange for refuge Level 2 water supply (1,000 AF). The developed groundwater would discharge directly into the GWD Santa Fe Canal conveyance system and be delivered to the private lands of the Grassland Resource Conservation District (GRCD) to meet a component of its Level 2 water supply demands. Once GWD begins receiving scheduled deliveries of its Level 2 water supply in the fall 2014, it is proposed that the Districts fund the cost to deliver up to 2,000 AF of groundwater in exchange for up to 1,000 AF of Level 2 water during the GRCD Level 2 delivery period this water year (2014/15). For every 2 AF of groundwater delivered to GWD the Districts will receive 1 AF of Refuge Level 2 water. The Level 2 exchange water will be made available to the Districts in the O’Neill Forebay of the Central Valley Project (CVP) facilities each month following the delivery of groundwater to GWD. This 2:1 exchange will result in a net refuge water supply benefit of up to 1,000 AF of Incremental Level 4 water at no cost to Reclamation and up to 1,000 AF of new water supply for the Districts.

Status:
10/31/2014:
FONSI signed October 30, 2014

Contacts:
Brad Hubbard
Phone: (916) 978-5204
Fax: (916) 978-5290

List of Available Reports

	Report Title	File Ext	File Size
	Signed FONSI, Refuge Level 2 Water Exchange between Reclamation and San Luis and Del Puerto Water Districts	.pdf	450.75KB
	Refuge Level 2 Water Exchange between Reclamation and San Luis and Del Puerto Water Districts	.pdf	2,848.65KB