SCH Number 2017051016

Project Info

Title

Storage and Exchange of Central Valley Project Water; Westlands Water District to Semitropic Water Storage District and Return, with an Agreement Between the

Description

DWR will deliver up to 50,000 acre-ft of Westlands' 2017 CVP water to KCWA for storage in Semitropic's Groundwater Banking Program, under Article 55 of KCWA's long-term Water Supply Contract with DVR. The US Dept. of Interior's Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) will amek Westalnds' 2017 CVP water available for delivery by DWR to KCWA's turnout(s) at either Banks Pumping Plant or O'Neill Forebay by February 28, 2018. The return of water to Westlands is proposed to be delivered in two ways: 1) pump-in delivery to the CA Aqueduct at REaches 10A, 12E, and/or 13B in exchange for a like amount concurrently delivered by DWR to the CVP portion of O'Neill Forebay; or 2) by delivery of KCWA's SWP Table A water to the CVP portion of O'Neill Forebay. The return of water from KCWA to Westlands must be completed by Dec. 31, 2028.

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