Environmental Assessment: Warren Act Contract for Storage And Conveyance Of Non-CVP Water from Placer County Water Agency To Westlands Water District In 2014.

摘要

In the San Joaquin Valley, one of the nation’s most productive agricultural areas, the dry conditions have contributed to increased water demands for crops and current water supplies are not sufficient. Westlands Water District (WWD) provides water supply to over 600,000 acres of farmland within Fresno and Kings counties (see Figure 1). WWD’s long-term source of water supply is the Central Valley Project (CVP), operated by the United States Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation). Reclamation’s 2014 allocation to WWD is zero percent. Furthermore, dry conditions and operational constraints limited CVP deliveries to WWD during the winter and spring of 2014.