WSP12980

• File Number: 8210.140.20.C
• Description: Imperial Irrigation District ‎(IID)‎
• State: CA
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 1/9/1996
• Author: Imperial Irrigation District
• Title: Water Requirements and Availability Sutdy ‎(draft)‎
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................1

II. PROJECT S E TTIN G ................. ..... ....... ................ ..... ................... ................... ... ........... ...2

A. Description of lID..... ............ ......................... ........ ................. ..... ........... ...... ...................2

B. Location........................................................................................................................ ...3

C. History of lID .. ....... ............ ... .... ................................................................. .....................4

D . Water Rights....................................................................................................................5

III. WATER REQ UlREMENTS ..............................................................................................8

A. Land Use....... ..................... ..... ...... ...... ......... .... ....... ....... ............... ................ ... ................8

1. Current Agricultural Land Use ........................ .................... ....... .............. ....... .......... 9
2. Current Municipal & Industrial Land Use............................................................... 10
3. Current Other Land Use...... ................ ........................ ......................... ...................11
4. Trends for Future Land Uses ...................................................................................12

a. Agriculture........................................................................................................ .12

b. Municipal & Industrial................................................. ........... .......... ................14

B. Population.................................................................................................................... ..16

1. Current Population........................... ...................................................................... .16

2. Future Population .... ........ ..................................................................... ........... ........16

C. Current Water Use.................................... ..... ............................................................ ....17

1. Current Agricultural Water Use ..............................................................................18
2. Current Municipal & Industrial Water Use .............................................................19
3. Current Miscellaneous Water Use .................................................. .........................21
4. Current IID Operational Water Requirements.........................................................21
5. Current Total Water Use within IID........................................................................22

D. Future Water Requirements.......................................................................................... .23

1. Future Agricultural Water Requirements ................................................................23
2. Future Municipal & Industrial Water Requirements...............................................25
3. Future Miscellaneous Water Requirements...................... .......................................27
4. Future District Operational Water Requirements....................................................27
5. Existing Transfer Agreements............................................................................... ..28
6. Total Future Water Requirements ........ ................................................... ................28

IV. WATER CONSERVATION PROJECTSIPROGRAMS..............................................29
A. Structural and Improved Water Delivery Flexibility.....................................................29
1. Automated Check Gates ........... .................... ..................... ........................ ..............30
2. Additional Lateral Concrete Lining..................... ...................................... ..............30

3. Additional Reservoirs .......... .... .............. ........... .... ..... .... ............... ...........................33

a. Existing Regulating Reservoirs....... ........... ............. ...... ........... ............. ............3 3

b. On-Farm Reservoirs.................. ............ .......................... ........................ ....... ...34

c. Mid-Lateral In-Line Reservoirs. ........ ........... ...... ............... ............... ....... ..........36
d. All-American Canal Reservoirs ...................... ............. ................... ..................3 7

Draft: Subject to Revision, 12/21/95