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1-1 I -I- I ~I I I I I I I sI I I I I I I I C) I I Chapter ~..,..-. u1 Background Pursuant to Section 210(b) of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (RRA), all agricultural, municipal, and industrial districts that have executed repayment of water supply contracts with the United States under federal reclamation law, the Water Supply Act of 1958, and the Warren Act are required to complete water management plans. To comply with RRA, the North Fork Water Conservancy District (NFWCD) submitted its original water management plan in 1987. However, updated water management plans are required on a five-year cycle. This water management plan acts to fulfill the five-year plan update as required under the RRA. To complete this plan; the NFWCD requested assistance from the Delta Soil Conservation District. The Delta Soil Conservation District obtained financial assistance from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Water Conservation Field Services Program and coordinated this planning effort. Plannin~ Process This plan was completed following a standard planning process as outlined in Achieving Efficient Water Management: A Guidebook for Preparing Agricultural Water Conservation Plans (Hydrosphere 1996). Figure 1-1 displays the planning process, which included the following steps: 1. Develop a Steering Committee - a steering committee was developed to oversee the planning process. The Steering Committee consisted of representatives from the NFWCD's Board of Directors, associated private ditch companies, and water user associations. Actions developed in this water management plan are a result of the Steering Committee's guidance. comments. and evaluation. The Steering Committee included the following members: . Tom Alvey, Board member of the NFWCD and Leroux Creek Water Users Association (LCWRA) . Merritt Denison. superintendent for the Fire Mountain Canal and Reservoir Company (FMCC) and Water Commissioner for Water District 40 . Paul Schmucker, Board member of the Fire Mountain Canal and Reservoir Company and Rogers Mesa Water Users Association 2. Gather Information and Identify Problems - background information was gathered and documented in this plan to assist with identifying and analyzing water management concerns and opportunities. Information collected included physical setting of the NFWCD, water rights, water supply contracts, lands and crops, operating procedures, facilities, diversion records, water delivery efficiencies, and water pricing, This information is summarized later in this chapter and in Chapter 2. Interviewing Steering Committee members and ditch riders helped identify water management problems or opportunities. In addition, a survey was distributed to all the water users in the NFWCD to identify water management concerns.