The Merced Irrigation District has petitioned the State Water Resources Control Board and has received conditional approvals for Temporary Urgency Change Petitions that would allow the transfer of up to 5,000 acre-feet of water for instream flow dedication, with the eventual use of that water within the San Luis Water District and/or the Santa Clara Valley Water District. The rediversion of water is consistent with the Drought Operations Plan, as well as the April 18th State Water Board modification order.
MID has also requested temporary relaxation of both minimum bypass flow requirements in the Merced River and minimum pool requirements in Lake McClure that will both facilitate the transfer, as well as allow MID’s customers to receive additional water during this critically dry water year.
The order, dated April 22, for Merced Irrigation District’s TUCPs and related project information can be viewed here: Transfers and Temporary Urgency Change Petitions
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