Yolo County Flood Control & Water Conservation District

X. Action Program A-E

Based upon a review of the District and its activities, an Action Program has been formulated to summarize the District's plan for improving the management of its water resources. Some elements of the Action Program merely describe existing programs while others are new.

All actions require the expenditure of monies, some more than others. Accordingly, each element of the Action Program is viewed as a discrete task that can be a line item in the District's budget. Each element of the Action Program is described as a stand-alone work assignment, including purpose, description of the Project, work plan, overall budget, and schedule. The budgets are for performing the work described in the respective Action Item. The ongoing cost for implementing the resulting project or program is not included. The budget for implementing the project or program will be developed as part of the Action Item. Each item of the Action Program can be refined further over time. The District invites the participation of other agencies in any of the respective actions. Certain actions require the participation of other agencies to be fully effective.

Presented in Appendix B is a comparative assessment of this Action Program in relation to elements of AB 3030 and AB 3616.

This Action Program was reviewed by the Scoping Committee (Appendix C). Additionally, the draft Plan was distributed to numerous other agencies and individuals for review and comment. A listing of the agencies and individuals receiving copies of the draft Plan is presented in Appendix D. Also presented in Appendix D are copies of the written comments received and the District's response to the comments. This extensive review process effectively validated this Action Program.

Presented below are the elements of the Action Program. A description of each item follows.

YOLO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL

WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

ACTION A. PUBLIC RELATIONS PROGRAM

Purpose

The District has and will continue to be involved in numerous activities to effectively manage and protect existing water supplies and to implement its Water Management Plan. The greater the extent to which its water users and federal, state, local agencies, and the general public are aware of the District's activities, the more effective the District will be in moving its programs and projects forward.

The District maintains membership in several associations, has contact with numerous agencies, and supports events locally that have committees, boards, etc., which provide opportunities for the District to present its programs, existing and planned. By virtue of greater awareness, the opportunity for gaining a partner and support in implementing a program is enhanced.

Accordingly, the purpose of Action A. is to establish a program that disseminates information about the District and its programs on a regular basis.

Project Description

This project includes identifying audiences for presenting particular elements of the District's overall Plan on a regular basis. Through this effort, the awareness of District efforts to protect and enhance the management of existing water supplies and obtain supplemental supplies will be expanded.

Work Plan

The work plan for this action is described below:

1.0 Project Management

The Project Manager is responsible for coordinating, scheduling, and performing work to formulate and update the scope of this public relations effort.

2.0 Prepare Status Reports

Status reports should be prepared quarterly. The report should document events that took place during the report period and describe activities anticipated to occur in the next period.

3.0 Identify Audiences

There are various means of communicating information to inform people or groups of people of District activities. The District has effectively used inserts in the local newspaper to inform the public locally, and this can be continued for particular information. Other audiences that should be considered in developing details for this program include the following:

Presentation

Local Organizations -- Farm Bureau, Chambers of Commerce, Rotary Clubs, Grange, etc.

Local Agencies -- Board of Supervisors, City Councils, RCD, Reclamation Districts, Irrigation Districts, Water Districts, Planning Commissions

Regional Agencies/Associations -- Association of California Water Agencies, Northern California Water Association, Water Education Foundation

Communications

District Web Site

Local Newspapers and Magazines

Water User Invoice Inserts

Newsletter of Associations

Field Trips

Special Informational Meetings

4.0 Determine Objective of Communication

The information could vary depending upon the audience. The information and message communicated should be focused depending upon the objective. For example, the information presented to the Board of Supervisors may be different than that presented to water users. Information presented to water users may deal with the details of water application, land preparation, etc., whereas the information presented to the Board of Supervisors many address the program as irrigation efficiency.

5.0 Formulate And Update Program

Once the specific audiences and communication are identified, the program shall be formulated including the graphics and handouts, as deemed appropriate. District personnel involved with particular audiences are to be identified. Programs of this nature will become better defined and focused with time. Audiences that were not identified initially may emerge and warrant attention. Also, with time, the District will complete some activities and initiate new ones. For these reasons, this program will require refinement on a regular basis and certain audiences may require or warrant being readdressed.

Material developed during implementation of the various actions can be used for various presentations, handouts, and newsletters.

6.0 Implement Program

This action can and should be implemented as early as practical. The Water Management Plan can be the subject for presentation to several audiences and facilitate early implementation.

Schedule

Action A. will be an important aspect of the District's future. Once formulated, it will be an ongoing program that will be continually updated.

Budget

The estimated budget for this action is estimated from $20,000 to $40,000.

YOLO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL

WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

ACTION B. AGRICULTURAL WATER USERS WORKSHOPS

Purpose

The District has been assisted by water users, which have been willing and helpful when called upon by the District to address particular issues. Effective implementation of measures to improve water management and water conservation within the District requires the participation of water users. This is particularly true with respect to Action C. through Action K. of this Water Management Plan. Refinement in District and water user operations to more effectively utilize the water resources in the District will only be effective with greater dialogue. There are several items that relate to the District that are not being addressed as part of programs sponsored by other agencies, thus this activity will not be redundant or compete with other programs.

Accordingly, the purpose of Action B. is to establish a program whereby the District conducts workshops to inform the water users of District programs and projects, to identify where water user participation is important and to introduce alternative technologies to determine merits or potential problems. Cooperative participation with the NRCS, RCD, and Farm Extension Service will be most helpful for addressing some subjects.

Project Description

This project involves the District taking the lead to arrange and conduct workshops with its agricultural water users on an annual or semiannual basis. The District will plan, organize, and conduct the workshops and invite the participation of other federal, state, and local agencies, as appropriate, for the subject(s) being addressed.

Work Plan

The work plan for Action B. is described below:

1.0 Project Management

The Project Manager is responsible for scheduling workshops; developing the program for the workshops; and making arrangements, conducting, and evaluating workshops.

2.0 Prepare Status Reports

Status reports should be prepared monthly to document programs or developments within the report period and to identify what is planned in the next report period.

3.0 Establish Water User Advisory Committee

The District should establish a Water User Advisory Committee comprised of farmers that use District water as well as those that do not. The Advisory Committee can assist the District in developing the subject matter for workshops, the format for the workshops, and possibly assist in carrying out certain aspects of the program. The Advisory Committee can be helpful in scheduling the time of year for conducting workshops.

4.0 Develop Workshop Scope and Format

Each workshop should be developed to address a specific topic(s) and specific product or accomplishment desired. A focus of this effort is to improve farm economics. There are numerous topics or items that can be addressed that can be helpful in improving water management and water conservation at the District on an on-farm level and farm economics as well. Topics that could be considered are noted blow. New topics will emerge over time.

Water use and on-farm irrigation/system efficiency

Water conservation technologies

Action C. through Action K.

Drought contingency operations

Groundwater level and quality monitoring and data acquisition

Incentives to increase or decrease groundwater extraction

Incentives to utilize surface water in lieu of groundwater

Incentives for water transfer agreements that are beneficial to enhancing future water supplies within the County

Irrigation scheduling technology

Water/energy management

Direct and in-lieu recharge opportunities

Water delivery

Enhanced/reduced runoff opportunities

Subsidence

Each workshop may be different in terms of the participants, audio visuals, equipment, or field trips. Thus, each must be carefully planned for the program to be successful.

5.0 Conduct Workshops

Each workshop should be conducted with its accomplishments highlighted at its conclusion. The participants in the workshop can be helpful in identifying future topics and providing guidance for making subsequent workshops even more effective.

Schedule

Workshops should be conducted at least once a year beginning at the earliest practical time.

Budget

The budget for conducting a workshop can vary considerably depending upon the topic and materials. An initial budget of approximately $10,000 is suggested.

YOLO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

ACTION C. LAND USE/WATER USE SURVEILLANCE

Purpose

The management of resources, whether financial, water, land, etc., necessitates understanding the resource from the supply to its end use. The water resources within or available to the District are reasonably well known. The magnitude and reliability of surface water supplies from the District's Cache Creek System are understood to the extent historical data reflects conditions that may be encountered in the future. However, a reasonable estimate of the use of surface water and groundwater within the District cannot be determined with any regularity under the present circumstances. The water used by the cities is known; however, beyond the cities there is no reasonable water use, amount, and location data. This part of the water management equation needs refinement.

The District's surface water supply and delivery data, and groundwater level data, supplemented with water use data, will provide essential ingredients for refined water management within the District.

An effective means to determine water use is to inventory land use and to calculate water use accordingly. This approach can be improved with data of water use from farmers willing to participate in the program and have their water use, surface water and groundwater, measured. Land use maps will also facilitate determining the geographical location of water use and changes therein over time.

Accordingly, the purpose of this Action is to establish a program that provides for a detailed land use survey and water use analysis on a regular basis.

Project Description

This project includes performing regularly, at three-year to five-year intervals, a detailed land use survey similar in scope and detail to those performed by DWR.

DWR performed a land use survey in 1998, and recently completed the compilation of the data and mapping. The next land use survey should be performed in 2001. Subsequent surveys should be expanded over time to include the locations of agricultural wells and domestic wells. This information can be obtained using Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. This information can be incorporated into the County's GIS mapping data base if it is determined the County will make the maps available for use by other agencies.

The District measures water delivered to its water users thereby providing a basis for confirming amounts of applied water. Farmers using groundwater should be encouraged to participate in the program to refine the estimates of groundwater pumpage.

Work Plan

The work plan for Action C. is described below:

1.0 Project Management

The Project Manager is responsible for coordinating, scheduling, and monitoring the work; scheduling meetings of the participants; and preparing status reports.

2.0 Prepare Status Reports

Status reports should be prepared quarterly or semiannually depending upon the extent of the activity that has occurred. Each status report should identify when the next report will be prepared and identify what is expected to happen within that time.

3.0 Establish Process for Performing Survey

DWR's schedule for performing land use surveys for Yolo County has not been regular due to funding constraints. It should be determined what, if any, schedule DWR has for performing the next land use survey for Yolo County. If DWR has no definitive plans, DWR should be requested to determine exactly what will be required to have its program continue.

If it is determined that DWR is not or will not be in a position to perform the work, a new program should be formulated which is carried out by the District and/or other interested parties.

4.0 Develop Scope of Land Use Survey

With the intent of improving the information base with each survey, the 1998 Land Use Survey will be reviewed to determine what improvements could be made in the data gathered or in the compilation of the data.

In the event DWR will not perform the work, specifications should be developed to request proposals to have the work performed. The geographic scope will be determined by the parties participating.

5.0 Perform Survey and Compile Data

A land use survey should be performed in 2001, and the data compiled for use in estimating water use. The data and information will be compiled and evaluated to identify notable changes in land use and the relative impacts on water use.

6.0 Prepare Land Use/Water Use Report

A report will be prepared that summarizes the results of the data and evaluations. The report will identify the scope and schedule for the next land use survey, and efforts underway to better quantify water use and distinguish between surface water and groundwater. The report will also identify notable changes in land use and water use and the significance from the stand point of resource management.

ACTION C

LAND USE/WATER USE SURVEILLANCE

SCHEDULE

2000

2001

2002

Perform Project Management

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Prepare Progress Reports

Establish Process for Performing Survey

Develop Scope of Land Use Survey

Perform Survey and Compile Data

Prepare Land Use/Water Use Report

Budget

The estimated budget for this action is $80,000 to $100,000 for this first survey and compilation of data. If DWR participates, the budget may be considerably less.

YOLO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL

WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

ACTION D. SURFACE WATER MONITORING

Purpose

Surface water gaging stations exist to quantify runoff within the Cache Creek watershed. The District measures the amount of water diverted from Cache Creek into and through its diversion system and monitors monthly boron levels on the watershed. The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board is monitoring, or assisting others in monitoring, a wide range of constituents. The final report of the Putah Creek-Cache Creek Ecotoxicity Study, funded a the Regional Water quality Control Board grant, will be presented to the Yolo County Board of Supervisors and the State Board shortly. The report will recommend continued monitoring of the creeks.

Documentation on the amount of water flowing out of the District is not complete. Accordingly, the purpose of Action D. is to install stations to document the amount of water leaving the District, thus document the overall efficiency of water use within the District. Depending upon the results, the means and methods would be evaluated for recovering the water to enhance the overall water use efficiency within the District.

Project Description

This project includes the installation and ongoing operation of supplemental flow measurement stations.

Work Plan

The work plan for this action is described below:

1.0 Project Management

The Project Manager is responsible to coordinate and schedule work to install supplemental gaging stations and obtain and compile the data.

2.0 Prepare Status Reports

Status reports should be prepared quarterly until such time that the stations are installed. This Action will be complete once the stations are installed.

3.0 Confirm Stations Required

To document the efficiency of water use within the District, the amount of water flowing out of the District needs to be documented. The locations where water flows from the District include the Willow Slough Bypass, "Channel A" or Covell Drain at the Willow Slough Bypass (Map 2), and Willow Slough. The water flowing through the Willow Slough Bypass is, potentially, the most significant. The significance of water flowing from the District through Channel A and Willow Slough should be confirmed as part of this Action to determine if means for measurement should be considered. Water flowing in Channel A during the irrigation season most likely originates in the City of Davis; however, this should be confirmed.

A station on the Willow Slough Bypass will provide useful information regarding runoff during the winter months as well.

4.0 Install and Monitor Stations

With the appropriate stations confirmed, the District should install a gage with a water level recording gage and establish a rating curve for the section. The most feasible location may be at the County Road 29 Bridge. Establishing the rating curve will require that discharge measurements be made during winter months.

5.0 Compile Data and Information

The data obtained from the new station(s) should be compiled with the District's other operations data. Estimates of water use efficiency should be calculated on an annual basis.

6.0 Investigate Opportunities for Increasing Water Use Efficiency

Based upon the results obtained from Task 5.0, investigate opportunities for improving the efficiency for utilization of the water supply available to the District. This could include on-farm tailwater recovery systems, which could be addressed in Action B., or water recovery systems implemented by the District in conjunction with other entities.

Schedule

This program should be implemented as early as possible to provide a full season of data in 2000.

Budget

The budget to establish a station on the Willow Slough Bypass is estimated at $15,000, excluding the downloading of data.

YOLO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL

WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

ACTION E. GROUNDWATER MONITORING

Background

The monitoring of groundwater levels within the District is good. While certain monitoring wells have been eliminated from the District's network of monitoring wells, others have been added. All of the District's monitoring wells are observed two times annually for water levels. Water quality monitoring is not performed by the District. Enhancements to the District's overall database for groundwater, both levels and quantity, would, over time, improve the District's understanding, thus management of the groundwater.

Purpose

The purpose of Action E. is to evaluate the existing network of water level monitoring wells and establish a network of water quality monitoring wells.

Work plan

1.0 Project Management

The Project Manager is responsible to coordinate, schedule, and monitor the work; schedule meetings of the participants; and prepare status reports.

2.0 Prepare Status Reports

Status reports should be prepared monthly. The status report should summarize work accomplished in the report period and identify work to complete in the next report period.

3.0 Evaluate Network of Monitoring Wells

The network of groundwater level monitoring wells in Yolo County, the northern part of Solano County, and southern part of Colusa County are to be inventoried. This includes wells monitored by the District; the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation; Department of Water Resources; U.S. Geological Survey; Solano County Water Agency; cities of Davis, Winters, and Woodland; UCD; gravel mining companies; and other entities as may be identified. The individual monitoring programs should be reviewed to determine where consistency or the lack thereof may exist, and the extent to which the data is compiled within DWR's groundwater level database. Every effort should be made to integrate as much of the data into the overall database, as deemed appropriate.

A determination should be made on the coverage to adequately represent the behavior of the groundwater basin. This will involve an assessment of the geographic coverage, as well as confirming relative consistency in the depths.

4.0 Establish Well Monitoring Network

Based upon the information compiled in Item 3. above, a network of monitoring wells should be confirmed among the participants and agreement reached on a monitoring schedule and how to transmit data to compile into a comprehensive database. DWR has historically performed this important service and ideally would continue to do so. This needs to be confirmed.

5.0 Select Wells for Monitoring Monthly

The monthly data from selected wells, together with the spring and fall readings, will provide a good record of the behavior of the groundwater basin. Selected wells should be identified for monitoring on a monthly basis. This information is useful during unusual years, particularly dry years.

6.0 Determine Water Quality Constituents to Be Monitored

This effort should build on the work already completed by the WRA, and obtained from gravel mining companies, as required under the Off-Channel Mining Plan. Water quality data being compiled outside the cities is limited. Therefore, information to determine conditions and relative changes is not possible. The District should establish a program to monitor groundwater quality with respect to boron since this constituent is important from an agricultural standpoint. The inclusion of other constituents should be determined in consultation with the cities.

Consideration for testing groundwater quality in wells outside the cities was addressed in the Yolo County Water Plan. Although no action was taken then, it should be considered at this time to determine if it is feasible to incorporate water quality sampling with the District's water level monitoring program, or whether it should be separate from the District's Program. The primary beneficiaries of an expanded water quality monitoring program, as part of an "early detection," are the cities.

7.0 Formulate and Implement the Enhanced Groundwater Monitoring Program

Based upon results from the activities described above, an enhanced groundwater monitoring program should be formulated. As agreed, the participants should implement their respective programs and coordinate the compilation of data into a common database.

Schedule

It is estimated that the formulation of the enhanced groundwater monitoring program will require approximately six months.

Budget

The estimated budget for preparing the groundwater monitoring program is $40,000 to $60,000.

YOLO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL

WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

ACTION F. CACHE CREEK RECHARGE/RECOVERY PROJECT

Background

Introduction -- From a preliminary analysis of the hydrology of the Cache Creek watershed and hydrogeologic conditions along Cache Creek, from Capay to Yolo, it appears the groundwater basin could be managed to provide a supplemental water supply averaging 20,000 to 30,000 acre-feet per year. The District has initiated work toward formulating a groundwater recharge/ recovery program to refine the management of water resources from the Cache Creek watershed.

As a first step in this program, as well as to improve existing water management operations, in 1993, the District installed an inflatable rubber dam at its Capay Diversion Dam. The rubber dam replaced a flashboard system that was used to divert water. The inflatable dam allows the District to divert water during the nonirrigation season for groundwater recharge. This mode of operation is not possible without the inflatable dam. In the interest of moving this project forward, the District filed an application to appropriate water from Cache Creek. On October 20, 1994, the application was accepted for filing by the State Water Resources Control Board.

Also, the District completed preliminary work to develop a groundwater model. The groundwater model will be used as a tool to determine the potential to obtain supplemental water from the Cache Creek watershed, develop operational parameters for project facilities, and assess impacts to users of groundwater in the area.

Implementing this project will require the participation and active cooperation of numerous water users within the District, those within and those removed from the immediate project area. This project can be integrated with the comprehensive resources management program adopted by Yolo County, which includes gravel extraction and reclamation.
Managing the project will require a carefully planned monitoring program. Attention will need to be given to ensure boron does not increase in the groundwater between Capay and Yolo.

Purpose

The purpose of Action F. is to assess the magnitude of the additional supply, the physical and operational elements of a project, groundwater recharge/recovery project along Cache Creek, and to design a project for implementation.

Project Description

Project Features -- The work performed during the feasibility study will identify the type, size, and location of physical facilities (preferred project) and will include completing an EIR for the project. However, basic elements of the recharge/recovery project requires certain facilities. The District's existing diversion and conveyance facilities will be used to the greatest extent possible for recharge and to use recovered water. Nevertheless, essential new facilities, including the following, will be required:

Canals and Laterals

Turnouts

Water Recharge Basins

Groundwater Recovery Sites

Groundwater Recovery Systems

Water Monitoring (Quantity and Quality)

Project Operation -- The basic operational concept for the project is to augment groundwater recharge by diverting water during the winter to strategically located recharge basins. All or a part of the water recharged would be extracted for beneficial use the following spring and summer in conjunction with the water supplies available from Clear Lake and Indian Valley. The basin would not be operated for long-term storage but, when operated as part of a conjunctive use system, would maximize the amount of water stored in the groundwater basin. This project would use appropriated water from Cache Creek diverted to the recharge facilities. Water stored underground would be the first irrigation water used during the season, allowing more stored carry-over water to be available in the Indian Valley Reservoir.

Work Plan

1.0 Perform Project Management

The basis for conducting, coordinating, and directing the work performed by the study team will be outlined in a Project Management Plan prepared for the project. The protocol for effective coordination between the District, DWR, and other regulatory or planning agencies or groups will be established as part of the overall project management. A Quality Assurance Committee will be established to review the project at regular intervals.

2.0 Prepare Status Reports

Status reports will be prepared quarterly. The report should document events that took place during the report period and describe activities anticipated to occur in the next period.

3.0 Conduct Public Involvement Program

3.1 Establish Public Involvement Program

The success of the project will be determined by the extent to which it is implemented. Successful implementation will require participation, directly or indirectly, of landowners and water users and understanding by citizens as well. Accordingly, a Public Involvement Program will be identified early in the work. This program will be an integral element of Action A., the District's Public Relations Program.

3.2 Define Project Goals

The District, for other planning efforts, has convened a Water Management Scoping Committee. The Committee consists of representatives from the agricultural and business sector, the county, UCD, and cities, including elected officials and staff. The identified specific project goals will be determined with input from this Committee, or a similar one.

4.0 Evaluate Land And Water Use Within The District

An assessment of land and water use within and adjacent to the District will be made using information compiled from Action C. This information will facilitate formulating the project from the standpoint of applying recovered groundwater to land already served with surface water or to land on which only groundwater is used.

5.0 Update District's Cache Creek System Hydrologic/Operations Model

The District's hydrologic/operations model for its Cache Creek system (Clear Lake-Indian Valley and Cache Creek) was developed in 1976. The model requires updating to reflect new hydrologic data as well as to account for changes in reservoir operations.

Output from this model would be incorporated as input to the groundwater model (Task 6.0).

6.0 Refine District's Groundwater Model

The District has performed preliminary work to develop a groundwater model encompassing a major portion of Yolo County with refinement in the vicinity of Cache Creek. The City of Woodland has performed work using the District's model and has made refinements within the vicinity of Woodland. Further refinement and validation is required to advance the model to the point where it can be used as a tool to determine groundwater levels and an operational strategy, and to estimate the benefits in terms of additional water supplies.

The model was developed from the USGS Central Valley Aquifer Project (MODFLOW) and refined using available data and information to better characterize the hydrogeology in Yolo County with particular attention devoted to the vicinity of Cache Creek.

7.0 Formulate Project and Operational Guidelines

Using the District's hydrologic/operations model and groundwater model, various scenarios will be evaluated to assess the type, capacity, and location of project facilities for both recharge and recovery of groundwater. An important aspect of this task is to address the feasibility/desirability of gravel mining reclamation plans in view of the lack of success in reclaiming pits for agriculture. The results of these evaluations will provide the basis to identify facilities and their operation for the overall project and quantifying resulting impacts. Preliminary engineering drawings will be prepared and will provide the basis for estimating costs.

8.0 Evaluate Permits and Regulatory Compliance

Implementing the recharge/recovery project will, depending upon the project developed, require various permits and involve regulatory agencies. Water rights, which are critical to the project, were initially addressed in 1994, when the District filed an application to appropriate water from Cache Creek for the project. CEQA review will be required before the remaining protests can be addressed and resolved. Depending upon the specific project facilities, other permits and compliance may be required through a Streambed Alteration Permit under Section 1601-1606 of the California Department of Fish and Game Code; Section 404 compliance through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Section 401 Water Quality Certification through the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board; and compliance with the Endangered Species Act. Additionally, the District may also be required to obtain permits from Yolo County, including the following: Use Permit, Floodplain Development Permit, Floodway Permit, and possibly building and grading permits. Information for the required permits will be prepared consistent with the scope of the project to facilitate construction.

9.0 Evaluate Environmental Impacts and Prepare Eir

After identifying the preferred project and determining the project feasibility, an EIR will be prepared.

10.0 Evaluate Benefits

The respective models will be used to identify benefits to be derived from implementing the project. The benefits will be measured in terms of additional water supply or water supply reliability.

11.0 Determine Project Feasibility

The costs to construct and operate the project will be determined and an assessment of its relative feasibility made. The feasibility assessment will include estimates of the amount of additional water developed, project costs, financing options, environmental impacts, mitigation measures and costs, and the prospects for general public and water user support.

12.0 Formulate Project Implementation Program

When a determination is made of the project's feasibility, a program will be developed to implement the project. The implementation program will incorporate the environmental documentation that has been prepared for CEQA compliance, obtaining permits, preparing construction plans and specifications, acquiring lands, and all other items to move the project to construction.

13.0 Prepare Draft Feasibility Report

A draft feasibility report will be prepared for review by the Scoping Committee and DWR. A public meeting will be held to review the project. Twenty copies of the draft report will be prepared.

14.0 Prepare Final Feasibility Report

Comments received on the draft report will be reviewed and incorporated into the final report, as appropriate. Twenty-five copies of the final report will be prepared. The report will provide the basis for seeking funding for construction of the project.