Water Supply WWD (Groundwater Banking)
Goal
Provide reliable, high-quality drinking water for the customers of the Los Angeles County Waterworks Districts.
Desired Results
- By 2015, bank at least 10,000 acre-feet in the groundwater basin of the Antelope Valley.
Analysis
CURRENT STATUS:
- Implemented an Aquifer Storage and Recovery Banking Program.
- Completed an agreement with the Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency (AVEK) to bank imported water in one of its groundwater basin banks.
- Partnering with the City of Palmdale on the Upper Amargosa Creek Groundwater Basin Banking project and with AVEK on its groundwater basin banks.
CONSTRAINING FACTORS:
- Completion of hydrological investigations of banking sites.
- Construction of the needed ponds, piping, wells, and pumps for water storage and recovery operations.
- Availability of surplus imported water for banking.
- Adjudication of the Antelope Valley groundwater basin.
- Funding.
Actions
- Work with AVEK's staff to construct infrastructure for groundwater basin banking and recovery operations.
- Work with stakeholders in the Antelope Valley to develop a comprehensive water supply strategy to maximize the benefit of available supply sources for all stakeholders.
- Establish a water supply charge for new developments for purchase of new imported water supply.