Proposed water projects
California water officials are expected to dole out $2.7 billion of Proposition 1’s $7.5 billion for water-supply projects. Eleven proposals have been submitted.
Sites project: New
$5.2 billion off-stream reservoir tapping the Sacramento River.
Centennial Water project:
New $324 million reservoir on the Bear River.
South Sacramento Co. conjunctive use program:
$373 million effort to bank treated wastewater underground.
Los Vaqueros Reservoir expansion:
$914 million enlargement of off-stream reservoir.
Pacheco Reservoir expansion:
$969 million reservoir enlargement.
Temperance Flat:
New $2.7 billion reservoir on the San Joaquin River.
Tulare Lake storage:
$603 million effort to store Kings River water underground. Kern Fan: $171 million groundwater bank.
Willow Springs water bank:
$343 million expansion of groundwater bank.
Chino Basin conjunctive use program:
$480 million effort to bank treated wastewater underground.
San Diego water recycling:
$1.2 million plan to treat and store wastewater.