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Crop Report – 2021

March 17, 2022

CropAcres1
Alfalfa-Hay2698
Alfalfa-Seed99
Almonds102883
Apricots234
Asparagus7
Barley263
Beans-Garbanzo3248
Beans-Jojoba61
Blueberries25
Broccoli71
Cabbage110
Cantaloupes8117
Carrots-Bulk231
Cherries342
Corn-Field383
Corn-Sweet3833
Cotton-Lint-Acala/Upland3889
Cotton-Lint-Pima5306
Garlic14099
Grain/Sorgham238
Grapefruit50
Grapes-Raisin2120
Grapes-Table641
Grapes-Wine14540
Hemp393
Honeydew Melons1489
Lemons358
Lettuce-Fall4042
Lettuce-Spring3502
Nectarines319
Nursery33
Oats670
Onions-Dehy4909
Onions-Fresh5461
Oranges1608
Parsley1124
Pasture242
Peaches1095
Pistachios66436
Plums404
Pomegranates2368
Prunes148
Pumpkins21
Safflower45
Seed Crop-Misc182
Spinach448
Squash66
Sugar Beets5
Tangerines1934
Tomatoes-Fresh3414
Tomatoes-Proc.49258
Walnuts513
Watermelons2843
Wheat12061
Non-Bearing27534
Fallow207767
Non-Harvested4153
Subtotal568,333
DoubleCrop4,717
Total563,616

Salary Schedule

March 1, 2022

Effective March 16, 2022

JOB TITLECODEMONTHLY PAY RANGEUNITFLSA
ACCOUNTANT20$5,489-$6,671OCEN
ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN16$4,515-$5,489OCEN
ASSISTANT CHIEF
OPERATING OFFICER
Band B$10,417-$25,000At WillE
ASSISTANT GENERAL
MANAGER/GENERAL COUNSEL
Band A$12,000-$41,500At WillE
ASSOCIATE ENGINEER26$7,355-$8,940OCEE
ASSOCIATE GENERAL
MANAGER – WATER POLICY
Band D$5,084-$12,500At WillE
ASSOCIATE RESOURCES ANALYST20$5,489-$6,671OCEN
ASSOCIATE SCIENCE ADVISORBand D$5,084-$12,500At WillE
AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC15$4,384-$5,329MNSN
BUYER17$4,648-$5,650OCEN
CARETAKER15$4,074-$4,952Non RepE
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICERBand B$10,417-$25,000 At WillE
CIVIL MAINTENANCE WORKER15$4,384-$5,329MNSN
CUSTOMER SERVICE
REPRESENTATIVE
16$4,515-$5,489OCEN
DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSELBand C$7,917-$14,584At WillE
DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER –
EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Band B$10,417-$25,000At WillE
DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER –
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Band B$10,417-$25,000At WillE
DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER –
RESOURCES
Band B$10,417-$25,000At WillE
DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING
RESOURCES
Band C$7,917-$14,584At WillE
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS &
MAINTENANCE
Band C$7,917-$14,584At WillE
ELECTRICIAN23$6,477-$7,873MNSN
ELECTRICIAN-APPRENTICE20$5,596-$6,801MNSN
ELECTRICIAN-ASSISTANT14$4,175-$5,075MNSN
EQUIPMENT MECHANIC17$4,834-$5,875MNSN
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR18$5,075-$6,169MNSN
EQUIPMENT OPERATOR-
APRENTICE
16$4,603-$5,596MNSN
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTBand D$5,084-$12,500At WillE
FIELD ENGINEER24$6,671-$8,109OCEE
FINANCIAL ANALYST21$5,650-$6,868Non RepE
GENERAL COUNSELBand A$12,500-$41,500At WillE
GENERAL MANAGERBand A$12,500-$41,500At WillE
HUMAN RESOURCES
ANALYST
20$5,381-$6,541Non RepE
HUMAN RESOURCES
ASSISTANT
14$4,015-$4,881Non RepN
HUMAN RESOURCES
TECHNICIAN
15$4,216-$5,125Non RepN
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
ANALYST
24$6,541-$7,950Non RepE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
OFFICER
Band D$5,084-$12,500At WillE
LAW CLERK22$5,933-$7,211Non RepE
LEAD ELECTRO-MECHANICAL
TECHNICIAN
25$7,141-$8,680MNSN
MACHINIST18$5,075-$6,169MNSN
MAINTENANCE SCHEDULER19$5,227-$6,353OCEN
MAINTENANCE SUPPORT
WORKER
15$4,300-$5,227OCEN
MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE
WORKER
15$4,384-$5,329MNSN
OFFICE ASSISTANT10$3,571-$4,096OCEN
OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE
TRAINEE
14$4,175-$5,075MNSN
OPERATOR15$4,384-$5,329MNSN
PIPE FITTER18$5,075-$6,169MNSN
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
WORKER
15$4,384-$5,329MNSN
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
REPRESENTATIVE
Band D$5,084-$12,500At WillE
RESOURCES ANALYST23$6,353-$7,723OCEE
RESOURCES ENGINEER23$6,353-$7,723OCEE
SCIENCE ADVISORBand D$5,084-$12,500At WillE
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT24$6,671-$8,109OCEN
SENIOR AUTOMOTIVE &
WAREHOUSE COORDINATOR
20$5,489-$6,671OCEN
SENIOR CIVIL MAINTENANCE
WORKER
20$5,596-$6,801MNSN
SENIOR CUSTOMER SERVICE
REPRESENTATIVE
19$5,227-$6,353OCEN
SENIOR ELECTRICIAN25$7,141-$8,680MNSN
SENIOR ENGINEERBand D$5,084-$12,500At WillE
SENIOR INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGIST ANALYST
26$7,211-$8,765Non RepE
SENIOR MECHANICAL
MAINTENANCE WORKER
19$5,329-$6,477MNSN
SENIOR OPERATOR19$5,329-$6,477MNSN
SENIOR PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE WORKER
19$5,329-$6,477MNSN
SENIOR WATER MEASUREMENT
SPECIALIST
20$5,596-$6,801MNSN
SPECIAL ADVISOR TO THE
GENERAL MANAGER
Band D$5,084-$12,500At WillN
SUPERVISOR OF CIVIL &
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE
Band D$5,084-$12,500At Will E
SUPERVISOR OF CUSTOMER
ACCOUNTING
Band D$5084-$12500At WillE
SUPERVISOR OF ELECTRICAL
MAINTENANCE
Band D$5,084-$12,500At Will E
SUPERVISOR OF FIELD
ENGINEERING & PLANNING
Band D$5,084-$12,500At WillE
SUPERVISOR OF GENERAL
ACCOUNTING
Band D$5,084-$12,500At WillE
SUPERVISOR OF HUMAN
RESOURCES & ADMINISTRATION
Band D$5,084-$12,500At Will E
SUPERVISOR OF MECHANICAL
MAINTENANCE
Band D$5,084-$12,500At Will E
SUPERVISOR OF OPERATIONSBand D$5,084-$12,500At WillE
SUPERVISOR OF PROCUREMENT
& FLEET SERVICE
Band D$5,084-$12,500At WillE
SUPERVISOR OF RESOURCESBand D$5,084-$12,500At WillE
WATER MEASUREMENT
SPECIALIST
18$5,075-$6,169MNSN
WATER MEASUREMENT
TECHNICIAN
17$4,834-$5,875MNSN
WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERBand B$10,417-$25,000At WillE
WATER RESOURCES
PROCUREMENT MANAGER
Band D$5,084-$12,500At WillE

Follow the Water Drop: From Snow Melt to Food on a Farm

June 11, 2021

With temperatures increasing and the likelihood of rain all but over for this water year, farmers across Westlands are doing their best to grow food for summer and fall harvest amid yet another year of drought. To understand how drought conditions in across California affect farmers in the Central Valley, lets take a look at where Westlands’ water comes from.

Westlands’ primary source of water is the Central Valley Project (CVP). Water for the CVP starts as rain and snow in the Cascades, Trinity Alps, and Sierra Nevada Mountain ranges. The precipitation that falls on the mountains makes its way to a CVP reservoirs such as Shasta Lake. Shasta Lake, the largest reservoir in the CVP, can store approximately 4.55 million acre-feet (1.5 trillion gallons) of water. Water is released from CVP reservoirs when needed for the environment, communities, business, and agriculture.

Water that ultimately makes its way to the south Delta is lifted into the Delta-Mendota Canal at the C.W. “Bill” Jones Pumping Plant, and is either stored, again, in the San Luis Reservoir, the largest off-stream reservoir in the country, or sent to communities or farms on the westside of the San Joaquin Valley, in Silicon Valley, and in San Benito County.

Follow the Water Drop - California map

The San Luis Unit, which spans approximately 102 miles from the San Luis Reservoir to Kettleman City, serves Westlands and others. A key portion of the San Luis Unit is the San Luis Canal which conveys more than 1 trillion gallons of water in an average year and conveys water for homes, businesses, wildlife refuges, and hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile farmland.

Once water flows into Westlands service area through the San Luis Canal, a slot on the side of the canal opens and siphons off a precise, measured amount of water into Westlands’ underground, fully enclosed pipelines. Westlands’ unique system protects water from evaporation and seepage while distributing water to farms and communities. This system ensures that water is not wasted. Farmers receive metered water through the underground pipe and use this water to strategically irrigate land and grow approximately 60 different high-quality, nutritious crops for the fresh, dry, canned, and frozen foods.

In February, the Bureau of Reclamation announced Westlands and other South-of-Delta agricultural repayment and water service contractors would receive only a 5% allocation; since then, due to worsening drought conditions, Reclamation announced that it will not provide Westlands or other agricultural repayment and water service contractors with any water. That means the only water available to farmers in Westlands is CVP water rescheduled from a prior year, water purchased on the transfer market, and groundwater.

Want to learn more about how water gets to Westlands? You can “Follow the Water Drop” in our new fact sheet. Learn more about how water is allocated to Westlands by checking out our Let’s Talk About the Central Valley Project Allocation video, featuring Westlands Water Resources Engineer Tom Boardman or the Let’s Talk About District Water Supply video featuring Chief Operating Officer Jose Gutierrez.

Crop Report – 2020

December 21, 2020

Crop Acreage Report

CropAcres1/
Alfalfa-Hay2827
Alfalfa-Seed886
Almonds94171
Apples100
Apricots511
Asparagus115
Barley736
Beans-Garbanzo6224
Beans-Jojoba132
Blueberries105
Broccoli63
Cabbage83
Cantaloupes7815
Carrots-Bulk655
Cherries700
Corn Field80
Corn-Sweet5144
Cotton-Lint-Acala/Upland4692
Cotton-Lint-Pima8889
Garlic12310
Grain Hay861
Grain/Sorgham295
Grapefruit50
Grapes-Raisin2049
Grapes-Table1937
Grapes-Wine13331
Hemp1043
Honeydew Melons2203
Lemons442
Lettuce-Fall3557
Lettuce-Spring3831
Nectarines356
Nursery105
Oats611
Onions-Dehy4420
Onions-Fresh5281
Oranges1969
Parsley1157
Pasture475
Peaches1121
Peppers-Misc50
Pistachios57692
Plums403
Pomegranates2517
Prunes148
Pumpkins21
Safflower191
Seed Crop-Misc475
Spinach301
Squash83
Sugar Beets4
Tangerines1786
Tomatoes-Fresh2002
Tomatoes-Proc.63026
 Walnuts 475
Watermelons2317
Wheat13128
  
NB Trees & Vines40728
 Fallow 187451
Non-Harvested3521
  
Subtotal567,651
Double Crop3,954
Total563,697

Exemption from the Ownership and Full-Cost Pricing Provisions of Federal Reclamation Law (#631)

December 9, 2020

Exemption from the Ownership and Full-Cost Pricing Provisions of Federal Reclamation Law

This notice to landowners is regarding the application of Section 213 of the Reclamation Reform Act to lands in Westlands Water District.

Pursuant to section 4011 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (130 Stat. 1878), Westlands Water District, Westlands Water District Distribution District No. 1, and Westlands Water District Distribution District No. 2 (collectively “Districts”) entered into contracts with the United States to convert the Districts’ water service contracts executed under section (e) of the Act of August 4, 1939 (53 Stat. 1196), to repayment contracts under section 9(d) of that Act (53 Stat. 1195).  Pursuant to these repayment contracts, the Districts have paid to the United States the amounts specified in the repayment contracts required to discharge their obligations for repayment of the construction costs for the Central Valley Project.  Section 4011(c)(1) of the WIIN Act provides:

Upon a contractor’s compliance with and discharge of the obligation of repayment of the construction costs pursuant to a contract entered into pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A), subsections (a) and (b) of section 213 of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 1269) shall apply to affected lands.

In turn, section 213 of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982, provides the ownership and full cost pricing limitations of Federal reclamation law shall not apply to lands in a district after the discharge of that district’s obligation for the repayment of the construction costs of the project facilities used to make project water available for delivery to such lands has been discharged. 

As a result of the application of section 4011(c)(1) of the WIIN Act and section 213 of the Reclamation Reform Act to lands within the Districts’ service areas, the ownership and full cost pricing limitations of Federal reclamation law do not apply to those lands.  In addition, it will no longer be necessary to annually file with the Districts RRA reporting forms.

On December 9, 2020, Westlands received from the Bureau of Reclamation a letter confirming that lands within the District’s service area are no longer subject to the ownership and full cost pricing limitations of Federal reclamation law.  A copy of the letter can be viewed on the District’s website.  

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact the Westlands Water District’s general counsel, Jon Rubin, at jrubin@wwd.ca.gov.

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