PROJ00043 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I estimate of build. out '....ater uses based on the average current use (Table 2) pro.rated for the number of build. out taps. These build.out projections arc presented on a monthly basis in Table 3. Purchase of the facilities and waler rights will meet this demand. with a reasonable cushion to allow for variations in the water use projections or changes in the rate of consumption for uses within the District. For example. a more consumptive method of wastewater treatment or an increase in outside water uses. could increase the consumptive use requirement substantially above the projected 56.1 acre~feet without any additional gro\\lh. Previous Studies and Field InH'stigations Details regarding the District '....ater uses. projected demands. and the ground \vater system are presented in the previous SBG and BBA reports (copies provided to C\VCI3 staft). Further. a variety offield investigations have been completed pertaining to the existing needs at the District. including: test well drilling; site inspections for resource monitoring; surveying; ,veil testing; stream gaging; and facility construction. Based on these investigations and studies. the projected average-year surface ,vater yield of the Soda Creek Basin is over 2500 acre-feet per year. Dry-year surface water 110ws were projected to yield approximately 1500 acre-feet per year. These investigations have been utilized to evaluate potential improvements in well yields. locations. and welllield operalion. as ",:ell as on.going study of the resources in the Soda Creek drainage. For example. tests on recently drilled test wells (T\\'.1 and TW.2) suggest well yields of250 to 400 gpm are achievable in the Soda Creek alluvium. and the amount of recoverable alluvial ground water in an average year could exceed 900 acre-feet per year. Alternatins The proposed water right purchase is the logical and preferred alternative for the District. for the fundamental reason that the entire system is in place and has been providing \vater for the District customers for years. There arc no additional legal actions required to utilize the water rights to meet the existing needs of the District and there are no additional permitting actions required to operate the existing system. -7- I Hi.\/J<Ip.Hn'l-""'II.l.\.\<I,,'/,iI,'_,_III"