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What Projects and Management Actions Do You Support?

The following survey will help Sloughhouse Resource Conservation District understand how our residents view a variety of groundwater management options being considered. These projects and management actions have been included in other Groundwater Sustainability Plans throughout California and/or have been identified as potentially successful projects for our region. We recognize the “devil is in the details” but by asking you to rate these broad categories of solutions, we can begin to gain an understanding of your opinions regarding groundwater management. There is also a comment box at the end for your suggestions.

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* 1. Fallowing Agricultural Land: Land would not be irrigated for crops or pasture for a designated time period as a way of reducing groundwater pumping.  This would involve either paying farmers not to irrigate or giving them credits to offset charges for pumping water.

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* 2. Managed Aquifer Recharge: Water from the Cosumnes, American, or Sacramento Rivers would be withdrawn during large storms in the winter and would be delivered to agricultural lands to infiltrate the soil and recharge groundwater. This would involve paying farmers or ranchers to permit water to be spread on their land. 

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* 3. Reuse of Water From a Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP):
Treated wastewater from local WWTPs would be conveyed to farmland in the summer and/or winter to be used for irrigation of crops or for infiltration to recharge the aquifer.  This would involve developing a conveyance system to move water from the WWTP to the fields. Costs would involve constructing new pumps and pipes.

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* 4. Stockpiling Water in Ponds: Ponds would be constructed near creeks or rivers to hold overflow water during the winter. The water would then be released back into the waterway during the summer so it could be used for irrigation. Costs would involve constructing new pumps and pipes.

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* 5. Dry Wells: Where clay soils near the surface (hardpan) inhibit the downward filtration of water, highly engineered wells would be dug to about 50 feet to minimize contaminants in the water. The water would then be released into the subsurface where it would percolate down to the aquifer. Costs would be incurred for constructing the wells.

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* 6. Other options? Please provide any ideas you have to solve our groundwater issues.

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* 7. We would like to keep you posted on the progress for developing sustainable groundwater management plans. Please provide us with your name, address, phone number and email so we may contact you in the future. Thank you.

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