Harder Announces $2 Million for Ceres Reservoir Project
Project is estimated to save 10,000 acre feet of water each year
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Josh Harder announced that Turlock Irrigation District will receive $2 million from the United States Bureau of Reclamation toward their Ceres Main Regulation Reservoir Project, estimated to save 10,000 acre feet of Valley water each year.
“We’re looking down the barrel of another disastrous drought here in the Valley and we have to building the water projects we need to get through it,” said Rep. Harder. “I’m proud to bring home these funds to help us save 20,000 families worth of water each year. That’s a game changer in an era when every drop counts.”
Specifically, the project will capture excess flows from the District’s Ceres Main Canal during high flows and return them back into multiple canals systems during water shortages downstream of the reservoir. The project’s water savings supports water conservation by reducing the District’s reliance on limited groundwater resources, supporting the Turlock Sub-Basin’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act goals.
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