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<br />~ <br />DISTRICT <br />~~ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />/ J - /al / ti "rl,~ t <br />InSIUt: nr~m IYf15tl on D15u LC <br /> <br /> <br />. - - <br />:;:: .V:.:(! C~:i:~;;:1 :~:J ::;e":!"'~~~ ..\:~~-=~~"i.~e~ <br /> <br />,\"hat is a lateral interceptor? <br /> <br />T 1 . -. . b '1 - \... <br />......ast ",-'eeK ",,'e ran tee tlrst wa;:e~ mto a new reserVOir Ul.t as part at tlie <br />_Vfuiberry-D lateral in::e:-ceptor project near Calipatria. 1 he project was <br />constnlcted 'with funding from :he 1988 IID/TvlVvl) \Vater Conservation <br />Ag7eement~ and the ,vater sayed will be made available for use by the yf\Vl). <br /> <br />This is the second lateral interceptor system that we've completed. The other <br />system, which began operati:lg in 1993, is the Plum-Oasis project near <br />Hollville. For :hose oryou who haven't seen one, a lateral imercepro:- is a new <br />canal built ro intercept the ends of lateral canals. The Plum-Oasis interceptor, <br />for instance~ intercepts eight canals from the Plum canal to the Oasis canal. <br />Operatioaai ,,';ater from the laterals that 'would have norma By run into the <br />drains is caught in the inte:-ceptor canal a"ld runs into a reservoir. The \vater in <br />::he resen'oir can be used on other nearby fields. <br /> <br />Farmers on a lateral ime:-ceptor system are offered much more flexibility and <br />more nrecise irriQations for their crops. They can receive ,,"'ater for anv amount <br />~ - ~ ~ <br /> <br />of time and then tL:.o :he ""-ater back into the system whenever they want_ This <br />can save \vater and money. bstead of paying for a full 24-hours for water, <br />ffu-rners only pay for t::e acoum of time they actually run the water. <br /> <br />The Plum-Oasis project sayes approximately 6,720 acre-feet of \:;,;ater <br />ar...nually_ TIle :.vlulberr)/-D ,,,-ill conserve about 8A80 acre-feet of water a year. <br />The 1988 agreement between IID 3.1.1d y1\VD provides for cor:servation <br />p:-ojects in Imperial Valley to save an estimated 106,110 acre-feet of ....';ater <br />annually. yfWD is finar:cing the construction, operation and maintenance of <br />the oroiects. T:."1e conser,/ea water is verified bv a committee a.--;.d mace <br />.... .J _ <br /> <br />ayailable upstream for ~{\VD to deliver to its service area through the <br />Colorado River Aqued!;ct. <br /> <br />:-: <br /> <br />/.- OUTlET INTO R=~WOOD SYSTEM <br /> <br />I r- 240 ACRE - fOOT rl=SERVOIR <br />! ( ~s <br />, <br /> <br />W-\rE <br /> <br />s <br /> <br /> <br />LA- <br /> <br />OAT <br /> <br />~T_ <br /> <br />TQ'MoISHIP <br /> <br />tAT. <br /> <br />'" <br />~ <br />.... <br /> <br />!NTERCEPTOR CANAL <br />~~R <br /> <br />LAT. <br /> <br />POIoIE:..:> <br /> <br />:AT. <br /> <br />:>A;.M <br /> <br />LAl: <br /> <br />PINE <br /> <br />LAI"_ <br /> <br />",_UIoI <br /> <br />tAT. <br /> <br />I <br />o <br /> <br />. I <br />1 2 <br />SCALE IN P.!!LES <br /> <br />I <br />3 <br /> <br />s <br />g <br />~ <br />'" <br /> <br />P/PRESS <br /> <br />S~:--_=~y~ De~. :; ~! i 995 & T~~5cay~ Ja!:. 2~ i 996 <br />3 ~~~u:r:i:S x :2 i:Icnes <br />