Projects
Funding Opportunities
The Tule River Basin Integrated Regional Water Management Group includes a Governing Board and an Advisory Group of Stakeholders. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed by each of the Governing Board Parties identifying cost sharing, administration, and management structure.
Project Submittals
Projects
| Submitting Agency | Project Name | Project Description Summary | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaugh CSD – Allensworth Water Project | Consolidate Alpaugh and Allensworth Water Systems | Connect Alpaugh and Allensworth Water Supply systems via new pipeline | Water Quality (DAC) |
| Alpaugh GSA | GSP Development | Prepare initial GSP technical data and report | SGMA |
| Angiola Water District | White River Flood Control Reservoir Project Phase 2 | Construct a 1,200-acre flood control basin comprised of cells, half mile wide by half mile long by eight feet deep, to be used for retention, detention and recharge. This reservoir will be used to prevent flooding of developed farm land and the inhabited areas of two disadvantaged communities, Alpaugh and Allensworth. | Climate Change, Drought, SGMA |
| Angiola Water District & Deer Creek Storm Water District | White River Flood Control Reservoir Project | Construct a half mile wide by two-mile-long by eight feet deep flood control reservoir to be used for retention, detention and recharge. This reservoir will be used to prevent flooding of developed farm land and the inhabited areas of two disadvantaged communities, Alpaugh and Allensworth. | Climate Change, Drought, SGMA |
| Campbell Moreland Ditch Company | Convert Open channel Ditch to Pipeline | Replace ½ mile section of open channel with a pipeline to prevent channel losses and increase efficiency of surface water deliveries to growers. | Recharge, Drought, Water Supply |
| City of Porterville | Groundwater Recharge Program | Increase groundwater recharge basin capacity around the City of Porterville | Water Quality, Drought, SGMA, Recharge |
| City of Porterville | Tertiary Treatment Facility and Distribution System | Treat the wastewater from the Wastewater Treatment Plan to tertiary requirements and return the water in a “purple pipe” system to City parks and landscape areas. | Water Quality, Drought, SGMA, Recharge |
| City of Porterville | Drainage Reservoir No. 28 connection to Campbell Moreland Ditch | Extend the Campbell Moreland Ditch approximately 1/2 mile to COP Drainage Reservoir No. 28. | Water Quality, Drought, SGMA, Recharge |
| City of Porterville | Stormwater Recharge Basin Upgrades | Upgrade City Stormwater distribution system and recharge basins | Drought, SGMA, Recharge |
| Eastern Tule Subbasin GSA JPA | GSP Development | Prepare initial GSP technical data and report | SGMA |
| Lower Tule River Irrigation District | Riparian Lands Distribution System | Install a pipeline distribution system to serve lands within the Riparian areas of the Tule River surface water to prevent major channel losses and allow water to be delivered during normal and dry years. | Recharge, Drought, SGMA |
| Lower Tule River Irrigation District | SCADA system expansion / upgrades | Update and expand the existing SCADA system within the irrigation district to help facilitate more efficient operations. | Water Supply, Climate Change |
| Lower Tule River Irrigation District | GSP Development | Prepare initial GSP technical data and report | SGMA |
| Pioneer Water Company | Existing Pipeline replacement | Replace existing sections of the Pioneer Water Company pipeline that leaks and is broken | Drought, Water Supply |
| Pixley Irrigation District | Northwest Distribution System Expansion | Expand the pipeline distribution system in the northwest region of the Pixley Irrigation Disstrict to prevent major channel losses and allow for effecient delivery of water | Drought, Recharge, water supply |
| Pixley Irrigation District | SCADA system expansion / upgrades | Update and expand the existing SCADA system within the irrigation district to help facilitate more efficient operations. | Water Supply, Climate Change |
| Pixley Irrigation District | GSP Development | Prepare initial GSP technical data and report | SGMA |
| Tea Pot Dome Water District | Meter Upgrade / Replacement Program | Upgrade / Replace water meters to more accurately measure water consumption within the district. | SGMA, Water Demand |
| Tea Pot Dome Water District | Efficiency Improvements | Install Variable frequency drives at 3 pumping stations to increase energy effeciency | Water Supply, Climate Change |
| Tea Pot Dome Water District | Supplemental Solar Power Program | Implement solar projects to supply power to pumping plant sites. | Climate Change |
| Tea Pot Dome Water District | SCADA system expansion / upgrade. | Expand and upgrade existing SCADA system to better manage water distribution and treatment equipment. | Water Supply, Recharge |
| Tri-County Water Authority | GSP Development | Prepare initial GSP technical data and report | SGMA |
| Tri-County Water Authority | Flow Meter Installation Incentive Project | Utilize grant funding to incentivize and encourage agricultural and domestic well operators to install flow meters which will enhance groundwater resource management and to improve groundwater extraction data collection which will be used by Tri-County Water Authority, a SGMA Groundwater Sustainability Agency, in the development and implementation of its Groundwater Sustainability Plan. | SGMA, Water Supply |
| Tri-County Water Authority & Angiola Water District | Infiltration Well and Direct Recharge Pilot Program | Develop an infiltration well and recharge test system pilot protocol and study the feasibility of groundwater recharge in the southwest area of the Tule sub-basin. | Recharge, Drought |
| Terra Bella Irrigation District & Saucelito Irrigation District | Expand DCTRA Sinking Basins | Expand the current DCTRA sinking basins | Recharge, Drought |
| Porterville Irrigation District | Pump Distribution System on Poplar | Develop a pumped distribution system from Friant Kern Canal east | Water Supply, SGMA, Drought |
| Vandalia Water District | Stormwater Runoff Basin Upgrades | Upgrade the stormwater basins to capture runoff and prevent erosion | Recharge |
| Tule River Basin IRWM | Stormwater Management Plan | Develop a Tule River Basin-wide Stormwater Management Plan | Recharge, SGMA, Drought |