Kings County Water District
Projects
The Kings County Water District has an extensive list of near-term and long-term projects to help in the efforts to sustain groundwater levels within the district boundary. The near-term efforts are currently in the development stage and, generally, could proceed very quickly if funding becomes available. Given the dry conditions in 2021, the District is focused on implementing projects that will yield significant benefits in the next wet year. The list of long-term projects provides a perspective on the magnitude of efforts to be undertaken over the next several years associated with projects developed during the Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) implementation period.
A funding letter was sent to the California Department of Water Resources in May 2021, and includes detailed descriptions for each project. Click here to download the letter.
Current (Near-Term) Project List
Long-Term Project List
| Project Titles | Area (acres) |
Construction Cost Estimate |
Wet Year Benefit (AF) |
Dry Year Benefit (AF) |
Recent TowTEM Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griswold Recharge Basin, Phase 1 | 67 | $1,710,000 | 2,600 | 200 | X |
| Esajian Recharge Basin, Phase 2 | 10 | $500,000 | 1,000 | 40 | X |
| New Last Chance Recharge Basin, Phase 1 |
9 | $800,000 | 1,100 | 0 | X |
| Railsback Recharge Basin, Phase 2 | 10 | $800,000 | 1,000 | 0 | X |
| Griswold Recharge Basin, Phase 2 | 23 | $1,161,000 | 1,000 | 50 | |
| Lopez Recharge Basin, Phase 2 | 12 | $934,000 | 1,000 | 50 | X |
| Cody Recharge Basin, Phase 2 | 10 | $688,000 | 1,000 | 40 | X |
| New Last Chance Recharge Basin, Phase 2 |
13 | $1,100,000 | 1,500 | 50 | |
| Northern Apex Banking Expansion | 30 | $1,000,000 | 5,000 | 500 | |
| New Recharge Basin at the Excelsior Overpass |
13 | $800,000 | 1,000 | 0 | |
| New Bookout Recharge Basin | 26 | $1,834,000 | 2,000 | 40 | |
| Sand Creek Recharge Project | -- | $500,000 | 1,500 | 0 | |
| Improved Basin Turnouts | -- | $1,350,000 | 3,000 | 0 | |
| Near-Term Subtotal: | 223 | $13,177,000 | 22,700 | 970 |
| Project Titles | Area (acres) |
Construction Cost Estimate |
Wet Year Benefit (AF) |
Dry Year Benefit (AF) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Elder Ave Recharge Basin | 55 | $4,400,000 | 3,700 | 220 |
| New 6th Ave Recharge Basin | 80 | $6,452,000 | 5,400 | 320 |
| New 8.5 Ave Recharge Basin | 8 | $785,000 | 1,000 | 32 |
| New Delta View Canal and Basin | 200 | $5,000,000 | 15,000 | 450 |
| New North Hanford Basin | 6 | $638,000 | 400 | 20 |
| New Lacey Blvd. Recharge Basin | 18 | $1,319,000 | 1,000 | 70 |
| New Railroad Recharge Basin | 43 | $2,920,000 | 3,000 | 170 |
| New Hollywood Ave Recharge Basin | 7 | $630,000 | 1,000 | 0 |
| New Iona Ave Recharge Basin | 25 | $1,767,000 | 2,000 | 100 |
| Additional Recharge Basins | 800 | $37,200,000 | 60,000 | 2,400 |
| 1600 Acre Reservoir | 1,600 | $10,923,000 | 10,000 | 0 |
| Long-Term Subtotal: | 2,842 | $72,034,000 | 102,500 | 3,782 |
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