IRWMP
Explore Our Projects
As of March 2022 there have been 96 projects submitted. This list will continue to be updated as projects are added or updated.
Project Submital- 10: Preserve water quality
- 12: Improve public awareness
Project Objective
Project Funding Area
Colorado, Lahontan
Project Description
The Mojave IRWM Plan Regional Water Quality Sampling Project is a project that will take on the task of performing regional water quality collection and analysis across the Mojave IRWM Plan area. The project will focus of selecting key wells from the Mojave IRWM Plan area and sampling these key wells at strategic times and locations. The project will have the goal of a sub-area of the Mojave Water Agency (MWA) sampled every five years in a rotating fashion. Other high priority areas of the MWA watershed (such as the Upper Mojave Watershed) will be sampled at a higher frequency due to the groundwater pumping influence in this area. Samples will be collected and transported to state certified laboratory contracted with MWA and analyzed for a variety of constituents. The Lab will then generate a report of their analyses and MWA will review and approve the report. The data will then be imported into MWAs database and used from scientific purposes (Reports, graphs, and presentations). Data will be available to the public via public information request to MWA or accessing the data via the National Water Information System (http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis) through cooperative partnership with the United State Geological Survey.
Lead Agencies
Mojave Water Agency
Contact People
Lance Eckhart
- 14: Increase use of recycled water
Project Objective
Project Funding Area
Lahontan
Project Description
The City is proposing to connect to the Citys sewer collection system a specified number of developed and occupied buildings, currently served by septic treatment systems, over a three year period.
Priority projects will be for a target area in Old Town (between A St, and D St. and 1st St. and 11th St.) where properties are adjacent to an existing sewer main and usually only a lateral connection will be required. The Old Town area has a high water table, is close to the Mojave River, and is an economically disadvantaged area of the City. 28 single family residences and two small apartment complexes one with 8 and the other with 9 units have been preliminarily identified for septic to sewer connection. In addition, the target areas with the highest priority would be areas with a high water table, in proximity to known contaminants in the soil or ground water or that has economically disadvantaged residents.
Another criteria for selection would be for a property where a septic system fails and must connect to sewer in accordance with the citys code or receive a variance from City Council based on hardship.
Lead Agencies
Victorville City
Contact People
Brian Gengler
Updates & Comments
Scheduled for approval March 2020
Project Funding Area
Lahontan
Project Description
Provide assistance to develop recycled water plan that would provide phased projects that could be completed in future years.
Lead Agencies
Barstow City, Golden State Water Company
Contact People
Perry Dahlstrom
Kody Thompkins
Updates & Comments
Inactive per Perry Dahlstrom 2/12/2020
- 10: Preserve water quality
- 11: Obtain financial assistance
Project Objective
Project Funding Area
Lahontan
Project Description
Obtain funding to be matched with NRCS/USDA funding a possible 25% contribution to:
1) Help dairies pay to haul manure off-site likely to fields distant from shallow groundwater and surface waters.
2) Help fund infrastructure designed to apply waste pond water directly to adjacent fields via irrigation systems, etc. alleviating direct percolation to groundwater.
Requires manure manifest to track movement and use of nutrients. BMP to effectively use nutrients applied at agronomic rates.
3) Feasibility study to determine alternate uses of manure for fuels i.e.: composting/digestion/gasification what can be done on a regional basis work in conjunction with VVWRA, etc.
Lead Agencies
Mojave Desert Resource Conservation District
Contact People
Chuck Bell
- 01: Balance future water demands
- 03: Maintain stability in overdrafted groundwater basins
Project Objective
Project Funding Area
Lahontan
Project Description
Off River recharge and storage basins on the Deep Creek Properties
Lead Agencies
Mojave Water Agency
Contact People
Darrell Reynolds
Tony Winkel
Updates & Comments
Not looking for future funding
Project Funding Area
Lahontan
Project Description
Financial assistance program to provide low interest loans and grants to help low income individuals finance the costs for construction, refurbishment or service of their individual household water wells. May also include requests for financial assistance for SPW from Mojave River Pipeline. Integrates Projects 26 and 81R.
Lead Agencies
Baja Sub-Advisory Committee
Project Funding Area
Lahontan
Project Description
To provide guidance and further knowledge about water through education and outreach. To develop a consumer guide on groundwater, well construction, etc. in the Mojave Basin. (To provide literature about groundwater, wells, well construction, water systems, maintenance, record keeping, conservation and a list of licensed well contractors so that consumers can make an informed
Decisions).
Lead Agencies
Baja Sub-Advisory Committee
- 07: Support to DACs
Project Objective
Project Funding Area
Colorado
Project Description
The Tillford Way Pipeline Project is a Tier 1 priority project for the District based on its score pursuant to the Capital Improvement Pipeline Replacement Evaluation Process. 55% of this pipeline is currently undersized. The project would elimiate the undersized section and upgrade it, improve fire suppression by 23 %, and repolace all inoperable valves within the project area. This project will minimize water loss as a result of leaks on piplies where there is the inability to isolate or throttle down sections of pipelines during leaks.
Lead Agencies
Joshua Basin Water District
Contact People
Mark Ban
Project Funding Area
Colorado
Project Description
The District is seeking grant funding for replacement of its current meters to Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) technology. The meters are two-years past their useful life, and reports indicate that they are underreporting revenues by 2-4% or up to $72,000 per year. This project will help to increase water use efficiency and improve overall water management on a District-wide scale and will address deficiencies noted in the System Wide Audit by providing highly accurate, meter reading capabilities at residential and commercial sites. Implementation of this project will enable leaks and unusual water usage to be identified and addressed, ultimately reducing overall water demand.
Lead Agencies
Joshua Basin Water District
Contact People
Mark Ban
- 08: Improve environmental stewardship
- 10: Preserve water quality
Project Objective
Project Funding Area
Colorado
Project Description
The Twentynine Palms Water District (District) provides drinking water for a population of approximately 15,000 covering the Twentynine Palms community as well as outlying areas. The District relies entirely on groundwater to serve its residents for drinking water and a number of District wells have been recently taken offline due to hexavalent chromium levels above water quality levels. In early November 2016, the Districts Well No. 11 stopped producing. Investigation into the cause found major deterioration of the well, likely due to age, and the well was indefinitely taken offline. The District is performing the preliminary investigation to replace the lost capacity of its wells possibly through construction of a new Well No. 11B. It is understood that any new well must meet the standards for drinking water including the Cr VI, Arsenic and Fluoride that is anticipated to be elevated in the water. The well was drilled in 2018, next steps include outfitting the well with a pump and motor, and bench scale testing for arsenic and fluoride. Once the necessary groundwater quality treatment needs are determined, the District would move forward with engineering and construction of a treatment system.
Lead Agencies
Twentynine Palms Water District
Contact People
Ray Kolisz