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<br />... ....,. <br />I ~ I <br /> <br />the recharge is being beneficially used to serve adjacent <br />lands. <br /> <br />Another major feature was the construction of an off-canal <br /> <br />storage reservoir to provide the additional water supply <br /> <br />reguired. As mentioned earlier, peaking reguirements have <br /> <br />changed significantly in recent years due to changes in <br /> <br />cropping patterns and the need for added reliability during <br /> <br />peak application periods. Since the District's main supply <br /> <br />canal is operated at full capacity, it was not feasible to <br /> <br />enlarge 105 krn of canal to meet these short-term demands. <br /> <br />And since the canal is operated during the winter for power <br /> <br />production, water is available for storage d'lring the non- <br /> <br />irrigation season. <br /> <br />Studies indicated that a 30-million m3 reservoir at the <br /> <br />Elwood site (Figure 3) was the best site of several con- <br /> <br />sidered. The reservoir site is located next to the canal <br /> <br />and must be filled by pumping in the off-irrigation season <br /> <br />and emptied by gravity as reguired for irrigation demand. <br /> <br />From an operational standpoint, the new reservoir is close <br /> <br />to the project service area thereby reducing lag time for <br /> <br />deliveries and increasing the level of service to users. <br /> <br />Water losses through unlined canals have always been great <br /> <br />in the highly permeable loess soils. Though approximately <br /> <br />101 million rn3 were diverted into the E-65 System during the <br /> <br />-13- <br />