Refuge Water Supply P

3406 (d)(1), (2), & (

2009 Annual Work P

Bureau of Reclamation

U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service

D
Refuge Water 

Supply Program 

CVPIA 3406 (d)

Provide firm and reliable water supplie

quality to maintain and improve wetlanwildlife habitat on 19 specific Central Vwildlife refuges. 

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CVPIA 

REFUGES
Refuge Water 

Supply Program

Refuge Water Conveyance ProgramCVPIA Sections 3406 (d)(1), (2) and (5)

Refuge Facilities Construction ProgramCVPIA Section 3406 (d)(5)San Joaquin Basin Action Plan ConstrucCVPIA Section 3406 (d)(5)

Water Acquisition ProgramCVPIA Sections 3406 (b)(3), (d)(2)

CVPIA Work Plans

Canad
Refuge Water Conveyance 

Program Objective

To comply with CVPIA Sections 3406(

(5) to provide and deliver firm and reliasupplies of specified quantity and suitabannually to 19 specific Central Valley remanaged wetlands.

Contact: Sonya Nechanicky, Refuge Water Supply 
Refuge Water Conveyance 

y Annually provide/deliver Level 2 wate

supplies by specified amounts to the rtotaling 422,251 acre-feet;

y Annually deliver Incremental Level 4 

water supplies by specified amounts to refuges totaling 133,264 acre-feet.

Two primary Performance Goals, starting with Water Year 2002 for
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100,000200,000300,000400,000500,000600,000700,000800,000

Incremental Level 4: 133,264 AF 

(Incremental L-4 requires additional 15AF for water losses – approx. 10%.)

Acre Feet of Water 

Defining Level 2 and Leve

Refuge Water Supply

Full Level 2: 422,251 AF 
Refuge Water Conveyance Py Inadequate external conveyance capac

delivery of full Level 4 water supplies

y Availability of water on the open mark

sellers;

y Insufficient funding – e.g. using an av

price/AF of $200, the program would $26,652,800 to acquire 133,264 AF anIncremental Level 4 supplies on the op

Constraints in meeting the p

Performance Goals
Refuge Water Convey

FY2008 Accomplishme

Accomplishments under primary Perform• Level 2 Water - Provided/delivered appr

388,521 AF during Water Year 2007 (3/1including:

– Approx. 57,727 AF of Level 2 water p

diverse sources other than Central Vaincluding groundwater, State water rigflows, and mitigation water thru a FER
Refuge Water Convey

FY2008 Accomplishme

Accomplishments under primary Perform

(continued):

• Incremental Level 4 Water – Delivered 

45,049 AF during Water Year 2007 (3/1/as follows:

– Approx. 38,194 AF acquired through 

losses); 

– Approx. 5,355 AF from Reclamation’

permanent partial water rights reassign

– Approx. 1,500 AF of mitigation water 

license SOD.
Refuge Water Conveya

FY2008 Accomplishme

Further accomplishments:• Negotiated extension of Level 2 groundwat

CDFG;

• Negotiated 3-party water accounting agreem

CDFG, BWGWD, and Reclamation;

• Negotiated substantial language modificatio

agreement with BWGWD;

• Continued CVPIA mandated cost share dev• Continued funding support for the Grasslan

Modified Hydrology Study;

• Developed draft 10-year implementation pl
Refuge Water C

FY2009 Planned 

• Deliver Level 2 and acquired Incremen

quantities of water to refuges;

• Negotiate new Level 2 groundwater rei

agreement with DFG;

• Continue funding support for the Grass

Modified Hydrology Study;

• Complete CVPIA mandated cost share 

for fiscal years 2001-2007.

Mallard
Refuge Water 

FY2009 W

Task

Total 

Funding Source 

Fun

Program Management $772,Conveyance Agreements $8,127

Salt Slough Unit

North Grasslands Wildlife Area

Tasks, Costs an
Refuge Facilities Constru

Program Objective

Under CVPIA Section 3406(d)(5

Secretary is authorized and director construct needed water conveyfacilities for delivery of Level 4 scertain Central Valley refuges. 

Contact: Chuck Jachens, Project Manager
Refuge Facilities Constructio

Primary Performance G

y Improve and/or construct needed conv

facilities for delivery of full Level 4 wby 2002 to those CVPIA refuges identReport on Refuge Water Supply InvesCentral Valley Hydrologic Basin (3/19
Refuge F

Constructi

• Published Final EA/IS for the Mendota W• Continued work on Design Data Report 

facilities improvement construction proj

• Completed two HEC-RAS model alterna

conveyance facilities improvements at B

Belding Outlet at Division 2 Head Gates

Biggs-West Gridley Water District

FY2

Accompl
Refuge Facilities 

Construction Program

• Complete HEC-RAS model of composit

for the conveyance facilities at BWGWD

• Complete Final Design Data Report for 

facilities improvement construction proj

• Coordinate with BWGWD on design ph

facilities improvement construction proj

FY2009 Planned 

Activities

Nugent Flu

Biggs-West 
Refuge Facilities Constructio

FY2009 Work Plan

Task Tota

Funding Source – 

Program Management $271Implementation/Construction

$4,42

Tasks, Costs, and Fund
San Joaquin Basin Actio

Program Objectiv

Under CVPIA Section 3406(d)(5) the S

authorized and directed to acquire or coneeded water conveyance facilities for 

Level 4 supplies to certain Central Vallidentified in the San Joaquin Basin ActPlan/Kesterson Mitigation Plan. 

Contact: Chuck Jachens, Project Manager
San Joaquin Basin Action Pla

Primary Performance G

y Improve and/or construct needed conve

facilities for delivery of full Level 4 waby 2002 to those CVPIA refuges identifJoaquin Basin Action Plan/Kesterson M(12/1989).
San Joaquin Basin 

Action Plan Program

• Completed m

and preliminaEast Bear CrePumping Plan

FY2008 

Accomplishments

East Bear Cr. Unit

View of Future Pump Pedestals,

Check Valve, and Pump Coupling

Ea

View of P

(Dur
San Joaquin Basin 

Action Plan Program 

FY2009 Planned Activities

• Complete East Bear Cr

Construction Project, indeliveries to the refuge

• Coordinate constructio

trash rack on Newman deliveries to China Isla

Vi

East Bear Cr. Unit

15-Foot Diameter Surge Tank
San Joaquin Basin Action Pla

FY2009 Work Plan 

Tasks, Costs and Fund

Task Total Cost Fun

RF 

Program Management $541,000 $390,0

Construction $800,000 $610,0
Water Acquisition 

Program Objective

To comply with CVPIA Section 34provide supplemental water to meesupplies for refuges for optimum whabitat development.

Contact: Mike Heaton, Water Acquisition Program 

W
Water Acquisition Pro

Primary Performance 

The Secretary is authorized to develimplement a program for the acquiswater supply to meet the Level 4 obforth in the Report on Refuge Water Investigations (3/1989) and the San Basin Action Plan/Kesterson Mitiga(12/1989).
Water Acquisition Pro

FY2008 Refuge Water Acqu

Program 

Objectives

Delivery 

Period Contractor Quantity (AF) Cost U

p

Incremental Level 4 Water

Oct 08 - Feb 08

StevinsonWater District

6,563 $656,300 

Incremental Level 4 Ground Water

Sep 08 –Feb 08

GrasslandWaterDistrict

10,000

750,000 

Incremental Level 4 Water

Mar 08 - Nov 08

San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors

24,132 $4,879,494 

Totals

Approx 

40,695 $6,285,794
Water Acquisition Prog

FY2009 Activities

• Purchase Incremental Level 4 supp

• Groundwater investigations;• Additional water quality 

monitoring.
Water Acquisition Program 

FY2009 Work Plan 

Tasks, Costs and Funding

Task Tot

Funding Source 

Program Management $2Planning $1Level 4 Refuge Water Up to $
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