Irrigation Ditch Pipeline and Water Efficiency Improvement Project
Project Overview
Basics
Irrigation Ditch Pipeline and Water Efficiency Improvement Project
- Conserve and Restore Salmonid Habitats and Ecosystems
- Conserve, Enhance and Restore Watersheds and Ecosystems that Support Biological Diversity
- Ensure that Disadvantaged and Underrepresented Communities Benefit from Initiatives
- Ensure Water Supply Reliability and Quality
- Prioritize Plans, Projects and Actions that Result in Long Term Sustainability of Jobs & Revenues
- Respect Local Autonomy and Local Knowledge in NCRP Planning and Implementation
NCRP IRWM Prop 1 Round 2 (DWR)
Implementation
This project aims to increase the water efficiency for agricultural production, provide environmental benefits to threatened species, and strengthen the economic viability for landowners. This is achieved through 4,300 feet of pipe, irrigation valves, and soil moisture sensors. The result is a reduction in the diversion time and an increase in time a full water right of 11.9 cfs can be left instream.
2022
2023
7/25/2024
Project Attributes
General Information
Project Description Narrative (1,000 character limit)
The purpose of the project as a whole is threefold. It is to allow for more efficient use of scarce water resources for agricultural production (livestock and hay production), to provide environmental benefits to threatened salmon and other sensative species, and to strengthen the economic viability for landowners. This is achieved through the implementation of approximately 4,300 feet of 24 inch #80 PIP pipe, appropriately sized irrigation valves, and soil moisture sensors. The pipeline eliminates the losses due to ditch seepage and evaporation associated with use of open earthen irrigation canals. Open irrigation ditches take additional water and time to wet and fill the ditch, whereas pipelines can remain charged even when water is not actively being diverted. The net result is a reduction in the active diversion time and an increase in the time that the full water right of 11.9 cfs can be left instream.
Solutions
Capacity - Year-round Local Capacity, Climate Action - Adaptation, Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration - Water
Spatial Information
Tribal Region
None
Project Size (Acres)
None
Location
Three ranches between Grenada and Montague CA. Addresses for the ranch headquarters are on Siskiyou County Road A-12 and DeSoza Lane. The project runs along the west side of the Shasta River, between A-12 and DeSoza Lane, paralleling the Shasta River and Montague-Grenada Road.
Organizations
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| Local and/or Political Support | Vestra Resources, Inc., Huseman Ditch Company |
Contacts
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Project Benefit Performance Measures
Expected Project Benefit Performance Measures
| Agricultural heritage preservation | Working land category: Farming | 1 count |
| Environmental justice and social equity - # of projects | Activity focus: Infrastructure improvement | 1 count |
| Jobs created or retained (FTE) | 3 | |
| Water quality improved - # of projects | Project type: Agricultural Best Management Practices (BMPs) | 1 count |
| Water supply improved - estimated increased instream flow (acre-feet) | 1,480 acre-ft | |
| Water supply improved - estimated Increased instream flow - (cfs) | 2.5 cfs |
Reported Project Benefit Performance Measures
No annual Project Benefit Performance Measure accomplishments entered for this Project.
Financials
Budget
| Comment: | Updated to reflect Prop 1 Round 2 funding award |
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Reported Expenditures
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total | |
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| IRWM Proposition 1 Round 2 (DWR) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Matching Funds (Matching Funds) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Grand Total | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Note: | None provided |
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Project Types
Project Types
By bolstering agricultural operations, this project increases economic sustainability for working lands.
This project provides agricultural water supply infrastructure improvements in an economically disadvantaged area of the North Coast.
This reach contains high quality spawning gravels and supports the highest concentration of redds within the watershed. This reach has a dearth of surface water diversions and regularly sees 55-75 cfs or more of water year round. Nearer to CR A12, surface water diversions can remove up to 20 cfs of water decreasing the thermal mass and downstream impacts of this coldwater reach.
The project outlined in this proposal would aid agricultural irrigators in achieving their voluntary water conservation targets while also strengthening their economic viability and resilience. This project will also assist with extending cold water plumes further down the river by bolstering the instream flows. Increased instream flow has the added benefit of buffering water temperatures during our periodic summer heat waves and increasing the associated dissolved oxygen. These actions increase agricultural and watershed climate resiliency.
Project Details
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