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SECTIONTHREE Background Information <br /> 3-3 <br />of SMRC’s diversion rights from North Clear Creek, Bennett Creek, and Boulder Creek. Water <br />resulting from these diversion rights is stored in the Santa Maria Reservoir. <br />3.4 PROJECT LANDS <br />This Project will not broaden the SMRC service area and will not provide for irrigation of <br />any new lands. The present lands irrigated are 70,000 acres, as aforementioned. <br />3.5 WATER QUALITY <br />There will be no water quality impacts as a result of this Project, nor will there be any <br />new water supplies developed as a part of this Project, for which water quality will need to be <br />addressed. Construction dewatering, process waters, and diversions will be performed in <br />accordance with required federal, state, and local permit conditions. <br />Table 3.1: Summary of Storage Water Rights <br />Appropriation No. Adjudication Date Appropriation Date Amount (ac-ft) <br />Santa Maria Reservoir <br />1916-81A <br />1916-2 (Reservoir) September 13, 19161 August 11, 1986 15,871.21 <br />1916-81A <br />1916-4 (Reservoir September 13, 19161 September 22, 1902 21,652.792 <br />Total Storage Right Santa Maria Reservoir37,524.00 <br />Continental Reservoir <br />1934-1 December 15, 1934 June 1, 1901 8,832.00 <br />1934-3 December 15, 1934 May 4, 1907 2,557.00 <br />1934-4 December 15, 1934 May 4, 1907 15,327.003 <br />Total Storage Right Continental Reservoir26,716.00 <br />Total System Storage Right64,240.00 <br />1 - Original decree amended on remitter June 26, 1924. <br />2 - Originally 28,014.85 ac-ft; 6,302.06 ac-ft conditional not made absolute. <br />3 - Originally 19,361 ac-ft; 4,034 ac-ft conditional not made absolute.