Water Supply and Rates

In February, the District notified you that the Bureau of Reclamation has declared us Critical under the Exchange Contract. In order to meet the needs of our Class 1 growers, an application was sent out for Supplemental Pool 1 (Purchased Well Water) for any grower to request water in addition to their Tier 1 and Tier 2 allocation. The District recognizes the level of uncertainty the growers faced developing their total water need early in the year. As such, another round of Supplemental Pool 1 water is being offered. The District will review the applications and prorate the supply with the demand. Please submit your application by June 21, 2021. The cost of the water remains at $95/acre-foot.

Attached is a supplemental water application form and after the deadline of June 21, 2021, the District will contact those who have made requests and inform them if and how much water will be available. This water is not available to Class 2 lands.

On February 16, the District received notice from the Bureau of Reclamation that we have been declared Critical. As a result, Class 2 lands were notified that the District did not have water available for delivery but would facilitate delivering well water.

This year has proven to be extremely challenging. However, the District was able to acquire up to 1,500 a.f. of supplemental water. We will make this block of water available to Class II lands at a price of $160.00 a.f., which is the out of pocket cost to the District to secure the water.

If you would like to buy any of this water, please fill out the attached form and return it to the District by May 14, 2021. Based on demands the District may need to prorate the amount requested.

On February 16, the District received notice from the Bureau of Reclamation that we have been declared Critical. As a result, Class 2 lands were notified that the District did not have water available for delivery but would facilitate delivering well water.

This year has proven to be extremely challenging. However, the District was able to acquire up to 1,500 a.f. of supplemental water. We will make this block of water available to Class II lands at a price of $160.00 a.f., which is the out of pocket cost to the District to secure the water.

If you would like to buy any of this water, please fill out the attached form and return it to the District by May 14, 2021. Based on demands the District may need to prorate the amount requested.

On February 16, 2021 we received notice from the Bureau of Reclamation that we have been declared Critical under the Exchange Contract. Below you will find the tiered pricing allocation. Any water used starting January 1, 2021 will be counted towards your allocation. Your Tier 1 allocation will remain at $13/acre-foot in February and will increase to $17/acre-foot starting March 1^st. Note that your allocation is effective January 1^st through December 31^st this year.

• Tier 1 – 2.5 acre-feet/gross acre – $17.00 /acre-foot
• Tier 2 – 0.5 acre-feet/gross acre (CCID Well Water) – $40.00 /acre-foot

SUPPLEMENTAL POOL WATER

Applications for Pool 1 (Purchased Well Water) are now being accepted through March 15th. Please contact the office if you wish to purchase private well water from the District. Included herein is the application for the Supplemental Water program. The District will review the applications and prorate the supply with the demand. Submitting an application for supplemental water will be used for planning purposes only at this time. Once we have a clear understanding of how much supplemental water our growers have requested, we will formalize a contract to secure the available water in April.

In addition to the supplemental pool program, the District will facilitate landowners pumping on behalf of other landowners. The water will be subject to a $2.00 per acre-foot transportation/administrative charge, and a loss factor related to the field’s distance from a well source.

DEVELOPED WATER –CLASS II LANDS –IMPORTANT NOTICE

There will be no District water available for Class II lands effective immediately.  We will, however, transport private well water for those who have access to wells that can be pumped into our canals.  The water will be subject to a $2.00 per acre-foot transportation/administrative charge, and a loss factor related to the field’s distance from a well source.

UPDATES

There is a chance that based on future hydrology, Reclamation updates our designation back to Non-Critical. If this happens, the District will send out a prompt water supply update. As always feel free to contact the office if you have any questions at (209) 826-1421.