WID completed this state of the art Fish Screen in record time,
constructed a state of the art Fish Screen on Lower Sacramento Rd in
Woodbridge. Enjoy this video which documents the construction project from
removal of the old Fish Screen through completion with detailed interviews with all of those
involved.
Click here to view movie!
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Posted 10-22-09 Woodbridge
Irrigation District Board
approves Water Transfer to
Stockton – In a unanimous
decision the Board approved a
Water Purchase Agreement with
the City of Stockton. The
agreement which is a 40 year
deal is comprised of two
phases. Phase I would
include deliveries of up to 6500
AF/yr of Mokelumne River water
commencing upon completion of
Stockton’s new water treatment
plant (WTP) associated with the
Delta Water Supply Project (DWSP).
This water would be used by
Stockton to replace water that
was planned for diversion from
the Delta under the DWSP, but
which is anticipated to be
unavailable due to regulatory
restrictions from recent rulings
to protect endangered fish in
the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
likely to be enforced during
springtime months, including
March through July, constraining
the amount of water that could
be withdrawn by Stockton to meet
municipal and industrial
demand. Phase II of the
water transfer would include
additional allocations of up to
6,500 AF/yr from WID to Stockton
that would be made available as
a result of continued urban
expansion of Stockton into
area’s presently served by WID,
in order to replace water that
was planned for diversion under
the DWSP, but will be
unavailable due to regulatory
restrictions. Under Phase II,
for each acre of agricultural
land retired from WID service
and incorporated into community
development associated with
Stockton, 3 AF/yr of additional
water would be made available to
Stockton for transfer. This
additional water would only be
available to Stockton during
periods when WID has surplus
water available for transfer.
Conservation measures occurring
within WID, including changes in
cropping patterns and conversion
to drip irrigation by growers in
the District, as well as
conversion of land within the
WID service area from
agricultural to municipal and
industrial uses, makes the water
available for transfer.
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Posted 4/9/08 - Woodbridge
Irrigation District - It is
anticipated that WID will
receive its full allotment of
60,000 acre feet (AF) of water
this year for irrigation,
anticipated inflow to Pardee is
projected at 510,000 AF,
compared to last months
projection of 430,000 AF.
In other matters the Board
approved the City of Lodi,
request to sell its banked water
to fund its design for a water
treatment plant, the City
currently has 35,400 AF banked
Under the existing agreement the
city can only bank a maximum of
42,000 AF of water, of that only
18,000 AF is available for sale.
In other items Russ Taylor of
EBMUD reported that for the
month of March precipitation was
124 % of average and 86 % YTD.
Pardee reservoir is currently at
89 % capacity and Camanche is at
51 % capacity.
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Posted 4/8/09 - Woodbridge Irrigation District will hold its regularly
scheduled Board of Directors meeting Thursday April 9th, 2009 at 9:00 am at the Districts office located at
18777 N. Lower Sacramento Rd. , Woodbridge.
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Posted 3/12/09
– Woodbridge Irrigation District (WID) voted
to amend its 2009 irrigation rates adopted in
February which defined the use of Flow Probe
Meters to measure the flow of flood and furrow
irrigation water use. Today’s action will still
allow the district to utilize the meters, but
Anders Christensen indicated that its main
purpose will be to develop a base line, for
moving forward. Rates will be the same as the
2008 irrigation season. Future metering of
water is necessary to accurately reflect the
efforts of WID to conserve and show beneficial
use which is key in the on-going battle when it
comes to water rights. In other news Russ
Taylor from EBMUD reported that the Hatchery
Fish count this year was 239 compared to 1051
last season. Also that flows from Camanche Dam
will increase starting Monday March 16th at 4:00pm from 225 CFS to 375 CFS to help fill
the lake, after 24 hours flows will be decreased
by 50 CFS per day until reaching 225 CFS.
February precipitation in the Mokelumne River
Basin was 107% of average and to date March is
310% of average.
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Posted 3/10/09 - Woodbridge Irrigation District will hold its regularly
scheduled Board of Directors meeting Thursday March
12th, 2009 at 9:00 am at the Districts office located at
18777 N. Lower Sacramento Rd. , Woodbridge
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Posted 3/3/09 - Lodi Lake and Mokelumne
River Levels above Woodbridge Dam are Scheduled to be
Raised Starting March 16, 2009. All landowners,
homeowners, and interested parties who live adjacent to
Lodi Lake or the Mokelumne River upstream from the
Woodbridge Dam and its influences are hereby noticed the
Woodbridge Irrigation District will be filling Lodi Lake
on March 16, 2009. Persons who have boats or boat docks
and other property which may be effected or who are
planning events should take the appropriate steps to
protect their property. The Woodbridge Irrigation
District does not accept responsibility for any effects
or damages to property due to the rising of Lodi Lake or
its influences. The raising of water behind Woodbridge
Irrigation District’s Dam is an annual occurrence and a
part of the District’s operating plan. If more
information is required contact the Woodbridge
Irrigation District at (209) 369-6808.
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Posted 2/10/09 - AGENDA
FOR 2-12-09 MEETING
CLICK HERE TO VIEW A COPY IS MS
WORD
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Posted 2/5/09 - Woodbridge Irrigation
District will hold its regularly scheduled Board of
Directors meeting Thursday February 12th, 2009 at 9:00 am at the Districts
office located at 18777 N. Lower
Sacramento Rd. , Woodbridge.
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Posted 2/1/09 - Water
Officials hoping - even praying - for rains to
ease drought- From
the Lodi News Sentinel
While
the California Department of Water Resources sees this
year as one of the driest in state history, local water
purveyors are taking a wait-and-see attitude.
"It's really hard to tell in January, but all
indications are that it doesn't look favorable," said
Andy Christensen, manager of the Woodbridge Irrigation
District. "January and February are the months you get
most of your rainfall."
Lodi has had 7.05 inches of rain since July 1, according
to figures from the private forecasting firm AccuWeather.com,
which is about 73 percent of the normal rainfall total
for Jan. 30 of 9.68. The amount of rain and
snowmelt the Lodi area receives over the rest of the
season will determine how much irrigation water the
Woodbridge district will have at its disposal.
Woodbridge is allocated 60,000 acre-feet of water per
year from the Mokelumne River, provided that Pardee
Reservoir in western Amador County has at least 375,000
acre-feet of storage. If Pardee goes below 375,000 by
winter's end, Woodbridge will get only 39,000 acre-feet.
Christensen said that farmers are reporting little water
stored in the ground. "I'm hoping to get some
frequent light rain to get the alfalfa going and the
small grain crops," he said.
Nevertheless, Christensen remains optimistic. "I
hate to make any predictions because it's so early," he
said. "There is such a thing as March miracles."
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Posted
1/08/09 - WID - Woodbridge Irrigation District approved a settlement
agreement with EBMUD. WID contends they conserved
an additional 3,000 acre feet of water that was made
available to EBMUD service area prior to Oct. 1st, 2008,
EBMUD argued the amount of water conserved by WID and
made available was 725 acre feet (acf). In dollar
value the difference between EBMUD owing WID $ 600,000
or as EBMUD contends $ 145,000 a settlement for $
300,000 was approved unanimously by the board. In
other items the board decided to file a formal protest
against the Jackson Valley Irrigation District, Notice
of Petition for Change for Permit # 12167, which would
allow the diversion of 3800 acf, 2800 acf which would be
stored in Amador Lake under a 1927 State Water right,
the decision to file the protest is based on the 1965
agreement with EBMUD which states that any diversions
above Camanche may impact WID RBS (regulated base
supply) of water. EBMUD reported that only 239
salmon year to date (ytd) made it back to the hatchery
compared with 1046 last year during the same time
period, and 171 Steelhead ytd compared to 261 last year.
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Posted -
1-07-09
Woodbridge Irrigation
District will hold its regularly scheduled Board of
Directors meeting Thursday December 11th, 2008 at 9:00 am at the Districts
office located at 18777 N. Lower
Sacramento Rd. , Woodbridge.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW A COPY OF THE
AGENDA IN MS WORD
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Posted 12/11/08 – Woodbridge Irrigation District
In its regularly scheduled board meeting, Russ Taylor of
EBMUD reported that Pardee Reservoir is currently at 84
% capacity and Comanche Reservoir is at 33 % capacity.
Current releases from Camanche are at 225 CFS. As of
Dec 8th, 2008 only 225 Salmon had returned to
the Mokelumne Fish Hatchery compared with 938 last year
during the same time period.
In other matters the Board approved adoption and
implementation of Government Code 54957.5(b)(2) which
requires, local agencies to officially designate the
location where its records are available for public
inspection under the California Public Records Act, and
Which requires the District to list the address of that
location on the Board agenda.
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Posted 12/8/08
Woodbridge Irrigation
District will hold its regularly scheduled Board of
Directors meeting Thursday December 11th, 2008 at 9:00 am at the Districts
office located at 18777 N. Lower
Sacramento Rd. , Woodbridge.
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Posted 11/24/08
Few details on drowning
From the Lodi News Sentinel
During a Woodbridge Irrigation District
board meeting on Thursday, district staff released an
accident investigation report that offered few new
details about the Oct. 16 drowning of district employee
Anthony Contreras, 55. Contreras drowned after he
jumped into the canal to retrieve a water meter. The
meter had fallen into 55-degree water at the district's
fish screen at 18750 N. Lower Sacramento Road, at 5:05
p.m., according to the district's report signed by
district Manager Andy Christensen. Antonio
Contreras Jr. said his family has heard several versions
of what happened, and that Christensen's report is
inconsistent with what he has had heard. Contreras Jr.
questions whether his father volunteered to jump into
the canal, but he declined to state what he considered
other inconsistencies. Christensen wasn't
available for comment late Thursday afternoon, but his
assistant, John Wookey, insisted that Contreras
volunteered to jump into the water. While the
family is grieving, so is the irrigation district staff,
Christensen and Wookey said. Contreras was a friend and
an outstanding employee, Wookey said. The younger
Contreras said he wanted answers on who was at the scene
of the accident and how important it was to fetch the
water meter that had fallen into the canal.
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Posted
11/4/08
Woodbridge Irrigation District will hold
its regularly scheduled Board of
Directors meeting Thursday November
13th, 2008 at 9:00 am at the Districts
office located at 18777 N. Lower
Sacramento Rd. , Woodbridge.
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Posted 10/31/08
NOTICE - LAKE AND RIVER LEVELS TO DROP
Lodi
Lake and Mokelumne river levels above
Woodbridge Dam are scheduled to be
dropped starting November 3, 2008.
All landowners, homeowners, and
interested parties who live adjacent to
Lodi Lake or the Mokelumne River
upstream from the Woodbridge Dam and
it's influences are hereby notified that
Woodbridge Irrigation District will be
draining Lodi Lake on November 3rd,
2008. Persons who have boats or
boat docks and other property which may
be effected or who are planning events
should take the appropriate steps to
protect their property. The
Woodbridge Irrigation District does not
accept responsibility for any effects or
damages to property due to the lowering
of Lodi Lake or its influences. If
more information is required contact
the, Woodbridge Irrigation District at
(209) 369-6808.
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Posted
10/18/08
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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