WSP12973

• File Number: 8210.140.20.C
• Description: Imperial Irrigation District ‎(IID)‎
• State: CA
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 1/14/1996
• Author: Imperial Irrigation District
• Title: Water Requirements and Availability Study Notice of Release
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: News Article/Press Release

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5!G:-:TI :--li~0f a:::: e":~~o:-c.!~C~ ::::mges 2] ::Oi1tri~:.ri:e :0 :he r:5e a::d :2.] of the S2.I:OI1
Sea" 5 s::r:zce ele.....a::~::. 1 j,e S~2. ~as teen ri5i~g every. ye2r~ c.:l~ \ve ;ceep 5?ending rr:C:ley C~

::-;.e :::a:::2.ges. S::Gr:-:er:::. sa~~:i8I!S ~2.-,'-e :eer: :~ple:::e~!ed 0liL 0I i1ecessi:y~

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!~r:g-:e:-::1 p:-cgr:::.=.s 1:0 s:an:i:ze :::e e~e~.;a!lOn or :~e ~e2_

PriO;-:0 : 995 ~ ~he Dis::-ic: ;:a:d some 522 rr~lE:)r: i:: d2.i.-rlc.ges c..f:Ju:1d !:te Sea because c:

-:::e cou:: ::e:isiQI: I:: 1986 "Ln:::'l he!d L~e u:s:ric:: ~iable for fioodi.~g. _A.!ready :rjs yea:- \ve ::ave
spe::: i!:ore ~~2...1 S I 0 mi~Eo~ bec2:.:se of fioodi::g ?icbierr;.s a:-olliid the Sea. \\~ e eX;Ject, because 0:
~e::~e:ne:1: ::egcr:a:io!!s :n2:t are s:i~i t:nde:-\;;2Y, tha: :.:Us :Egure \\C~!l be I:::.l;:h higher by L~e end of
1~e year. \~./e a:-e g:ea::ly ~Gnce:-i!ed c.bcut nex: year 2nd p:oje~! tha! Sa~:on Sea p:-cbierr:5 v.;ill C05i
us a:.'o:..~er S 1 G !l'i[ion or mere. .-\.: :..1.25 rare cf expe:lciru:-e, :he reri:aini!1g 1I2J/i\f\\TI :ncirect

:5lr:.ds v,.iil ~e eXL~2.U5:e= \\i:i:in :::e ~e:\~ {'""vQ years.

Current conditions

):"o::::2.l1y: ti:e Sea is h.:g~es: i:: :~e I0n:h of" ~r2.Y. !pis i\1.2.). the eleva~ior: reach;:d its
highes: le;.-el sir::e !Z1e fiood cf 1907" Rig}:: r:o\.v: the Sea's elevat:on is :O:'E'" i::.::::es a~o\"e ~'e le,;ei
2.: !rjs :ine ~as: yea: ~d 15 no: dro;;p:.~g 2! ils :lorm2.i rate_ ?rojec!i!:g t..,~s eiev2ricn L:~O ne:\.L y1ay
~ea"""es ::5 \,-::..~ :~e ce71ai::ty or rr;.ore ::ooding! ia\~:5uits and add!::onal c~s:s.
1 iis year !.he Dis:ri~I oeg2.J.i e::1ergei1::Y cons~r.;ctio!: projects "LO rEise di~es ~,c sea \valis
tn2: prC1ec-:: ~~e so:.:L., end of-:'~e Se2. \1ie 21so bO:I~~! preper:y \~he~e \~;e caL~d t~ p:-eve::: 5.rrure
:i2.~i~::ies for "i:~e Distn::!_ \Ve settied 2. i2.\:..-s~i! brougJl! by mobile home p2rk 0\\:1:=:-5 as \\-eli as 2
sep2.rai:e i2l..:,.'S:J.:! ~y 30 c!i..he :esiden:s :rom u,e sc.rne p2.rk_ Li tlle nearit:me! oi..,e: :esidents nave
hi:-ed a!!oce~-s ,,:t..~ho a:-e :hrea:i:e&ri...'1g :..,e Dis:ric! \\i6 ad:::itioilall2.\vst:i:s.

Solutions

\\-.e a~e ::o=t:n~i1:g "il~e ::u;:-e::! prograJ1s. A-,o-:Ler p:-ojec: \~.e are \\"orki..'1g O~ ~s designed !o
he:p lo,,~;e~:he !eve: of!...f.te Sea by eS:G.b!is~jg eV2po:2!ioi: ponds a~oI!g tl:e rive: bo!!o::is. \Ve are
clse us~""!g exis:i~g p~~ds 2.~d d~ck ::~bs :0:- eva?c~2.tio:1 before :"~e \~;ate:- is rerumed to L.~e
::12:.::5. _..lJL~;):.!gl: L.~ese evapo:-a::o:: ?o~ds \vi:I ~eip? they are~'t :ne S()!~::0n" To give you 2.L idea
cf V:h2! :: ~~!.:es, 5:000 acres 0: pon~ a;e2 eV2po~a:e enoug..ft \,;ater:o lo\~.:er t:-te Sea :,y an LjCn_

\v.e :..r_< ;"l;e ~a' ~r::y de;-eiop a~o:!: ! ~OOO a::-es of e"'~2.po=-2Lio~ ;Jone 2.~e2 tJ.1is yea:.

Public input
Las! f2~l, \:;.-e held :r;.ee~ings ~:;.-:tll farmers all over ~~e Valley to inform thee 2houL the
:rends '\.\-e are seeing 2.Ii.G :..~e i.~?end:ng crisis at !he Sea_ \1/e 2:e s-ril1 t:1eet~ng ,"';iu~ rar::-;ers and
;,%:orbg \i.iL~ L~e Dis::i::-(s \~/a!e: Co~ser.;a~ic:: Ad\iso:y-- Board:o find soiuIlo:1s_ There are ~o

easy ~'s\\.e:s. Soiui:io~s ,,~iE be pairdu~ :f \\-e h2.ve to hl":.;>ose aridi!ional fees or ies:ri~ioils on

\i.-2.:er use.

c~ v.;e ge: e:!oilg~ cone by ~e n:gh ,vate: nark i:l r.,-12.Y c: ~e:'C: year? no\v do \ve pay ior !
I::ese p~ogra..-r:s? \~ie i:eec you: i::pu: a.,d 2.Ss1s:a..,ce. Piease CO::1e ~a t~e mee~ings or give us a call._~
TaL~:o ~~e ce:n:,e:-s cr:t..~e \Varer C:r:sel"-2Lion :\d\isOiY- Boa~ri_ T~ey ~eet en !~e se:ond Th:.:rs-

C2.y cI e2~:: ~O:l:"'1._ C2.~~ 339-9081 fc: a~ ~.::;enda.
\\ - e =O~!I \\"a~1 !~e Sea 'LO be 2 ye~r[y crisis. Le~' 5 \\-or~ togeli:e~ tocay to f&...ld g~cd sho~

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IID Board of Directors Meeting
Tuesday, August 22, 1995
3 p.m.
Imperial Irrigation District
Board Room
128~ :\Iain Street, El Centro

'Vater Conservation Advisory
Board :\leeting
Thursday, September 14, 1995
1:30 p.m.
\Vater Control Center
Imperial Irrigation District
333 E, Barioni Blvd., Imperial

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