Richvale Irrigation District 2017 Water Transfer Program

Document Description: RID proposes to sell up to 19,140 acre-feet of water to the participating member districts of the State Water Project Contractors incorporated or other South of Delta purchasers, including one or more Central Valley project contractors during the 2017 irrigation season. Buyers are seeking up to approximately 300,000 af of transfer water from various willing sellers in the Sacramento Valley during the 2017 irrigation season. Purchasing this water would lessen potential water supply shortages to these Buyers that may occur as a result of dry hydrologic conditions and regulatory restrictions on pumping in the Delta. As a willing seller, RID would make up to 19,140 af of water available to Buyers by idling cropland. Water made available by crop idling within the boundaries of the RID would then be retained and stored by DWR for delivery to Buyers.

Contact Information: Sean Earley
Richvale Irrigation District
PO Box 147
Richvale, CA 95974
Phone : (530) 882-4243

Review Period Start: 1/13/2017
Review Period End: 2/13/2017
Development Type: Other (water transfer)
Local Action: Other Action Other Action: Water transfer
Project Issues: Aesthetic/Visual Agricultural Land Air Quality Biological Resources Geologic/Seismic Minerals Noise Population/Housing Balance Public Services Recreation/Parks Soil Erosion/Compaction/Grading Toxic/Hazardous Traffic/Circulation Water Quality Land Use Other Other Issues: GHG, Cultural, utilities
Reviewing Agencies: California Department of Parks and Recreation Caltrans, District 3 Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 2 Native American Heritage Commission Regional Water Quality Control Bd., Region 5 (Redding) Resources Agency State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights Department of Water Resources