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<br />c:L\44pIrv17.wpd <br /> <br />OOu524 <br /> <br />December 17, 1997 <br />DRAFT <br /> <br />Recovery of stored water will be accomplished by a combination of shifting <br /> <br />local farmers from using Colorado River water to using groundwater and a <br /> <br /> <br />system of recovery wells pumping directly into the canal or distribution <br /> <br />system. During recovery, the substitution of local groundwater for Colorado <br /> <br /> <br />River water will reduce CVWD's demand on the Colorado River and allow <br /> <br />direct deliveries of an agreed upon amount of water to MWD at its Colorado <br /> <br />River diversion near Parker Dam. <br /> <br />A pilot demonstration recharge facility has been constructed on the <br /> <br /> <br />west side of the lower Coachella Valley and recharge water has been <br /> <br />recovered. CVWD is in the process of obtaining environmental and other <br /> <br />clearances to expand the pilot recharge facility to increase the amount of <br /> <br />recharge. <br /> <br />In addition, CVWD is in the process of organizing a groundwater <br /> <br />replenishment district to address current overdraft conditions. It will have <br /> <br />authority to: <br />Identify areas of benefit; <br /> <br />Levy replenishment assessments; and <br /> <br />Require well production reports from pumpers. <br /> <br />Conjunctive use of ground and surface water in other basins near the <br /> <br />Colorado River Aqueduct will also be explored. One such potential area for <br /> <br />conjunctive use of ground and surface water is the Cadiz/Fenner Basin. The <br /> <br />Cadiz Land Company Inc. has proposed to MWD that water from the <br /> <br />11 <br />