College Lake Integrated Resources Management Project
Areial view of College Lake looking east College Lake is a naturally occurring lake located approximately 1 mile northeast of the City of Watsonville that naturally holds about 1,000 acre-feet of water. Each spring, Reclamation District #2049 drains the lake to accommodate farming by pumping the water downstream into Salsipuedes Creek. The water ultimately flows into Monterey Bay and mixes with ocean water.
The proposed College Lake Integrated Resources Management Project would develop facilities to use the lake water as an alternative to groundwater for agricultural irrigation. To do this, the proposed project would increase the storage capacity of the lake to approximately 1,700 acre-feet. On average, the Project will supply approximately 1,800 to 2,300 acre-feet per year of water to growers in the Pajaro Valley.
Hydrologic modeling has shown that the most effective way to stop seawater intrusion and balance our overdrafted basin is to reduce groundwater pumping in the coastal area. This project helps to achieve this goal.
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College Lake Community Meeting |
September 29, 2016 |
Presentation 1: Basin Management Update - Lockwood (6 MB) Presentation 2: Hydrologic Monitoring Update - Barker (7 MB) |
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Notice of Preparation for Proposed College Lake Integrated Resources Management Project Comments on the Notice of Preparation need to be received by January 5, 2018 at 5:00 PM |
Published: November 28, 2017 |
Notice of Preparation - Draft EIR
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Environmental Impact Report Public Scoping Meetings |
December 12, 2017 at 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM |
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Publication of Draft Environmental Impact Report Public Comments on the Draft EIR will be accpeted through June 7, 2019 at 5:00 PM May 30, 2019 Update: The public comment period on the Draft EIR is extended through June 21, 2019 at 5:00 PM. |
April 17, 2019 |
Draft EIR including Appendices (71 MB) Draft EIR Only (37 MB) Draft EIR Appendices Only (34 MB) Aquatic Resources Report (43 MB) Notice of Completion - Draft EIR Notice of Availability - Draft EIR Spanish four page Handout - Draft EIR
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Public Meetings for the Draft EIR 3:00PM -4:30PM & 7:00PM-8:30PM |
May 1, 2019 |
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Publication of Final Environmental Impact Report A public hearing will be held at the Board of Directors meeting on October 16th, 2019 at 7:00 PM. |
September 30, 2019 |
Notice of Availability - Final EIR Final EIR (29 MB) |