SCH Number 2012122043

Project Info

Title

Springle Valley Lake Reservoir Recovery

Description

CDFW has executed Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement No. 1600-2014-0025-R2, pursuant to section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to the project Applicant, Lake County Special Districts. The project is limited to the restoration of Spring Valley Lake and the diversion of water from Wolf Creek and North Fork Cache Creek for storage in Spring Valley Lake, Water diverted into Spring Valley Lake consists of approx. one cubic foot per second (cfs) from Wolf Creek between Oct. 1 and July 1, and up to 300 acre feet per year of water from North Fork Cache Creek, which is allocated from the Yolo County Flood Control and Conservation District. During the year the Permittee will bypass a minimum of 10 cfs or the total streamflow shall be bypassed, whichever is less. The restoration project is to reclaim the water volume and area of the original reservoir and dam capacity of 320 acre-feet, the current volume is approx. 43 acre-feet. The reclaimed lake is anticipated to provide water for wild fire suppression as well as backup domestic water supply in the event of a prolonged drought.

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