Based on the likelihood that the Bureau of Reclamation will allocate more Central Valley Project water in May, and possibly June, the District is extending the deadline to submit applications for Supplemental Water from May 1 to May 31, 2024. The cost of Supplemental Water is estimated to be $550 to $650 per acre-foot (AF) delivered and the District plans to make approximately 50,000 AF available for allocation in early June.
When Supplemental Water is made available for allocation, the quantity allocated to a Water User’s account is a proration based on the water available at that time and the number of irrigable acres associated with accounts that have outstanding requests. When an account’s request has been fulfilled, it will no longer receive allocations, and the irrigable acres associated with that account will not be factored into subsequent allocations. Accordingly, Water Users with relatively high per-acre requests will receive the bulk (increment above the pro-rata amount) of their request later, if water is available.
Advance payment for acquisition costs of the water is required at the time Supplemental Water is made available for allocation, while operation and maintenance-related costs will be billed when the water is used. The District will notify Water Users regarding the allocation advance payment when acquisition costs are more certain. The allocation advance payment will apply toward the delivered Supplemental Water rate. If an advance payment is delinquent for 30 days or more, the District may withdraw the water made available for allocation to a Water User and reduce the Water User’s outstanding request by the same amount.
If you would like to be part of the 2024-2025 Supplemental Water program, please complete the enclosed agreement and return it to the Fresno Office no later than the close of business on May 31, 2024, by one of the following means.
- Mail to: Westlands Water District, P.O. Box 5199, Fresno, CA 93755. You may also hand deliver the agreement to the District’s Fresno Office, at 286 W. Cromwell Ave, Fresno, CA 93711.
- Scan and email: customeraccounting@wwd.ca.gov
- Facsimile to: (559) 241-6276
Agreements not received at the District or postmarked by the due date will not be considered timely. Late requests will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis after timely requests are filled. Charges for the first allocation of Supplemental Water are anticipated to be included in the May agricultural water statements that are mailed in June. Supplemental Water will be allocated to water user accounts once the advance payment has been received and processed by the District.
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