A review of past water bond grant and loan program applications provides an indication of the types of groundwater and conjunctive use projects water agencies are pursuing. Funds are needed for groundwater basin feasibility studies and design, and, new infrastructure including groundwater spreading basins, aquifer storage and recovery wells, public supply wells, treatment facilities and piping for conveyance.
More state funding of groundwater programs will save dollars on other more expensive water supply alternatives, and, leverage local dollars. As an example, under the Prop 13 Groundwater Storage and Recharge Program, $200 million of state funding will leverage a local cost share in excess of $1 billion and produce an estimated annual yield of 300,000 acre-feet.
