SSJID may help Oakdale farmers with extra water

From the Manteca Bulletin:

South San Joaquin Irrigation District is giving the neighboring Oakdale Irrigation District first crack at extra water supplies they’ve amassed due to conservation efforts. The SSJID expects to have in excess of 30,000 acre-feet – or enough water to take care of the needs of 120,000 typical California families for a year – when the irrigation season ends this fall.

SSJID director Robert Schulz suggested the SSJID offer OID water if it is needed this year to make sure crops don’t suffer damage. In exchange OID could replace the water at the start of the 2009 irrigation season. The OID is struggling to meet its water deliveries. Unlike SSJID, it doesn’t have a large storage unit off the Stanislaus River like the SSJID has with the Woodward Reservoir.

The two districts have operated partnerships on the Stanislaus River dating back over 90 years with the building of the original Melones Dam. They have also been partners on the Tri-Dam Project – a series of three reservoirs and hydroelectric plants on the Stanislaus River for – 54 years.

The savings projected at more than 30,000 acre feet of water is the direct result of SSJID division managers successfully executing water conservation measures the board put in place in May. An acre-foot consists of 325,851.4 gallons of water or enough to meet the needs of four typical families in California for a year.

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