Bureau of Reclamation Appendix to Pacific Southwest Water Plan

Document: Bureau of Reclamation Appendix to Pacific Southwest Water Plan "Plan 3", August 1963 page 4done if the plan for increased conveyance through the California Aqueduct were adopted. The estimated annual OM&R costs for these East Side Division facilities, exclusive of pumping energy, are $1,450,000. Pumping power costs are estimated at $9,400,000 for the east side service. Subsequently, early authorization of additional works would be required to provide increased East Side Division service through facilities on the east side of San Joaquin Valley from the Delta to connect at Tule River with the features proposed under this plan. The transfer of additional water of a high quality through the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta will require modification of the present channels which were constructed as part of the extensive levee system to protect the low elevation Delta lands from flooding. To accomplish this the Bureau has proposed, and the State of California has agreed, that a new channel around the periphery of the Delta will provide the highest possible water quality--total dissolved solids will average less than 200 parts per million. In addition, the channel will provide maximum protection to the large resident and anadromous fisheries that use the present Delta channels. The excellent quality of water will be of economic value to southern California in two ways: (1) costs of water treatment will be reduced, and (2) the low salt content of the water will permit maximum reuse. 4Epson Perfection 4870 Photo, 400 dpi, 8 bit, 2,329,865 byte