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Quenching a neighbor’s thirst: Woodbridge sells Mokelumne water to East Bay

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on September 17, 2008 at 6:05 am

From the Lodi-News Sentinel:

The Woodbridge Irrigation District is helping residents in Alameda and Contra Costa counties with their critical water needs by selling them a little more than 6,000 acre-feet of water. The irrigation district board approved the sale on Thursday, while the East Bay Municipal Utility District board approved it the previous day.

The deal calls for Woodbridge to sell at least 6,000 acre-feet for $1.2 million. EBMUD will receive as much as 9,000 acre-feet, based on how much water Woodbridge has available. The additional cost is $200 per acre-foot.

Woodbridge has between 6,000 and 7,000 acre-feet available to sell to EBMUD, according to John Wookey, Woodbridge irrigation District’s assistant to the manager.

The deal is for this year only, through Oct. 15. EBMUD will use the water to help its 1.3 million East Bay customers who are subject to mandatory water rationing this year.

The Woodbridge district, which serves agricultural customers in Woodbridge, Thornton and areas west and south of Lodi, has water to sell EBMUD because Woodbridge had conserved water due to the dry winter, Wookey said.

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September 17, 2008 · Filed Under Other Water Agencies, Water Transfers

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