Water Conservation Incentive Program

Water Conservation Incentive Program

The City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) proposes to implement a water conservation program to promote irrigation efficiency on LADWP lands leased as pastures for livestock grazing and alfalfa fields in Inyo and Mono counties. The program, on a voluntary basis, would allow lessees to receive a financial credit for reducing water use by increasing irrigation effciency. The financial creidt would be 5 percent of the rent payment for the land leased with each 0.1 acre-feet per acre (AF/acre) of water conserved below the current allotment of 5 AF/acre. The maximum credit a lessee would be allowed to receive is 75 percent of the total rent, corresponding to 1.5 AF/acres of water conserved. LADWP may provide guidance and assistance for increasing on-farm irrigation effciency through both non-structural and structural improvements. Potential improvements include optimization of irrigation scheduling through the use of soil moisture sensors, minor changes to existing irrigation systems such as sprinkler nozzles, and/or installation of new structures such as ditches, conveyance pipes, and check and diversions structures. The program only includes construction on agricultural parcels. The program would be implemented by including new provisions in the lease agreement at the time of renewal or in a separate water conservation agreement to be signed by LADWP and the lessee. The propsed start date for this program is April 1, 2004.

Bishop

Inyo, Mono

California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 9 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW)

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW)

Other (Irrigation ditches, pipelines, checks, and diversion stuctures,)

Water Conservation Program

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