From the State Water Board:
Notice is hereby given that on March 17, 2021, Pleasant Grove-Verona Mutual Water Company filed with the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board), on behalf of its participating shareholders (joint petitioners), Joint Petitions for Temporary Change under Water Code section 1725, et seq. The joint petitioners are E. D. Willey and Son, Inc.; River Ranch Partnership; Brett Scheidel; Nicoli G. Nicholas; Maria John Nicholas Kelly Ranch, LLC; Murphy Lake Farms; and William L. Spangler. The joint petitions request the transfer of a combined total of up to 15,441.5 acre-feet of water for use within a portion of the Central Valley Project service area. Water will be made available for transfer through groundwater substitution and crop idling/shifting. Temporary changes approved pursuant to Water Code section 1725 may be effective for up to one year.
Notice is also hereby given that on March 24, 2021, Garden Highway Mutual Water Company filed with the State Water Board a Petition for Temporary Change under Water Code section 1725, et seq. The petition requests the transfer of up to 6,500 acre-feet of water for use within various State Water Project Contractor’s service areas. Water will be made available for transfer through groundwater substitution. Temporary changes approved pursuant to Water Code section 1725 may be effective for up to one year.
Each transfer is proposed to occur between May 1 and September 30. A link to all petition submittals is available on the State Water Board’s website at: 2021 Notices.
Comments filed in response to this notice must be received by 4:30 p.m. on April 28, 2021.
For more information regarding this matter, please contact Patricia Fernandez by email at patricia.fernandez@waterboards.ca.gov.
