IX. Findings

From review of the District, the water resources it manages, its programs, and projects completed and initiated, the following findings are drawn:

• The District cannot depend fully on other resource agencies to continue to provide basic data and information required to adequately monitor and manage water resources within and available to the District.
• The District's present water supply is not adequate to consistently meet existing demand and will be further depleted by additional demand in the future.
• The District's long-term perspective is important to ensuring the integrity of the available water supplies over the long term.
• The District's surface water monitoring program needs to be expanded to document the water use efficiency of its "system."
• The District's program for monitoring groundwater levels should be enhanced to facilitate understanding the basin under a variety of hydrologic conditions.
• The availability of data to document groundwater quality is inadequate.
• The District's proposed projects will, if implemented, enhance the utilization of water from the Cache Creek system.
• The District should determine whether or not opportunities exist for delivering water supplies for agricultural use in the Dunnigan Hills.