Location
Generally bound by Jack Tone Road on the east, Highway 99 to the west, the Mokelumne River in the north and Temple Creek in the south
Participation
- Open to growers, ranchers, developers, agencies and other interested landowners
- All volunteer, financial compensation for land use
- Parcel sizes in the 20 to 100 acre range
- Total acreage planned: 800-1,200 acres
- Average duration is 5- to 10-years in rotation with existing land use
- Option to buy properties ideally suited for permanent recharge facilities
Funding Sources
- $25 million from the Federal government
- $8.5 million from Propositions 13 and 50, and local water agency assessments
Surface Water Supply
- Surplus winter flows from Stanislaus, Calaveras, Littlejohns and Mokelumne watersheds
- Average of 35,000 acre feet/year
- Delivered through area rivers, canals, ditches and irrigation pipes
Recharge Methods
- Flooded-fields, spreading basins, excavated pits, and surface water deliveries in-lieu of groundwater pumping
- Flooded-field is the ecologically, logistically and economically preferred recharge method
- 18-24 inch high levee on perimeter of 40 to 100 acre parcels
- Monitoring wells installed to measure water migration, height and quality
Maintenance
- Levee maintenance by district or landowner, per mutual agreement
- Surface water delivery, timing and monitoring by district
Sponsors
- Stockton East Water District
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Supporters
- Central San Joaquin Water Conservation District
- North San Joaquin County Water Conservation District
- City of Stockton
- San Joaquin County
- Cal Water Service Company