San Benito County Water District Recycled Water Facility Phase I Demonstration Project

San Benito County Water District Recycled Water Facility Phase I Demonstration Project

NOTE: Shortened Review Per Lead The proposed project would result in the use of recycled water treated at the City of Hollister's Domestic Wastewater Treatment Plant (DWTP) for agricultural irrigation on currently irrigated lands located along Wright Road adjacent to the recycled water distribution pipeline that extends to the Hollister Municipal Airport. The demonstration project would occur over the next 5 yrs during Phase I of the City's Long-Term Wastewater Management Plan (LTWWMP), prior to the demineralization of recycled water anticipated to begin in 2015 or earlier. Under the demonstration project, recycled water would offset use of CVP water or groundwater use for agricultural irrigation. Potential lands being considered for beneficial use of recycled water under the demonstration project consist of ~1,953 acres of currently irrigated lands within unincorporated San Benito County, just west of the City Hollister. Up to 800 acres of the total area identified may be selected for recycled water irrigation. Construction activities would be limited to the installation of minor pipeline turn-outs to provide a connection between existing irrigation systems and the approved recycled water distribution line extending from the DWTP to the Airport. No change to existing agricultural land uses would occur.

Hollister

San Benito

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance

Other (recycled water irrigation facilities)

recycled water irrigation

Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire, Wildlife