Project Details
Title: Westlands Water District Groundwater Warren Act Contract
Summary: Reclamation proposes to enter into a five-year Warren Act Contract with Westlands Water District. Under the terms of the contract, Westlands Water District would introduce up to 30,000 acre-feet per year (AF/y) of non-Central Valley Project (CVP) water into the San Luis Canal, in years in which Westlands Water District?s CVP allocation is 20% or less. The period of introduction would be between April 1 and August 31 of a given year. However, if it is not possible to begin conveyance by April 1, 2015, the conveyance period for this year would be shifted by one month, to between May 1 and September 30. All subsequent years would use the April 1 to August 31 window. The source of the non-CVP water would be pumped groundwater from deep groundwater wells within Westlands Water District, as well as other sources of non-CVP water by way of the Mendota Pool. The amount of water from each source would vary, but the total quantity introduced under the Proposed Action would not exceed a combined volume of 30,000 AF in a given year. Non-CVP water introduced into the San Luis Canal would either be directly delivered to agricultural users located downstream of the points of introduction, or operationally exchanged with Reclamation for a like amount, less conveyance losses, of Westlands Water District?s available water supplies in San Luis Reservoir. Exchanged water would either be delivered to agricultural users located upstream of the points of introduction in Westlands Water District or stored in San Luis Reservoir as non-CVP water for later delivery to Westlands Water District via the San Luis Canal.
Contact
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Rain Emerson 559-262-0335 N/A remerson@usbr.gov
Status
06/11/2015FONSI signed and EA completed June 5, 2015. Draft EA/FONSI was available for public review from March 11, 2015 to March 26, 2015.
List of Available Reports
File Report Title File Ext File Size
Completed EA and Signed FONSI, Westlands Water District Groundwater Warren Act Contract .pdf 1,415 B
Completed EA - Appendix A p. 1-30, Westlands Water District Groundwater Warren Act Contract .pdf 3,262 B
Completed EA - Appendix A p. 31-65, Westlands Water District Groundwater Warren Act Contract .pdf 5,298 B
Completed EA - Appendices B-E, Westlands Water District Groundwater Warren Act Contract .pdf 4,246 B
Draft EA, Westlands Water District Groundwater Warren Act Contract .pdf 1,664 B
Draft FONSI, Westlands Water District Groundwater Warren Act Contract .pdf 170 B