[SUMMARY OF FINAL SUBMITTED VERSION]
SUPPLEMENTAL STATEMENT OF WATER DIVERSION AND USE FOR
2016
Primary Owner:
SOPER-WHEELER COMPANY, LLC
Statement Number:
S004765
Date Submitted:
07/18/2017
| 1. Water is used under |
Riparian Claim
Pre-1914 Claim
|
| 2. Year diversion commenced |
1904
|
|
3. Purpose of Use
|
| Irrigation |
40
Acres
Pasture
|
| Stockwatering |
60+ cattle
|
| Fish and Wildlife Preservation and Enhancement |
Fish and wildlife
|
| 4. Changes in Method of Diversion |
|
No change in method of diversion. The right supplies water to Eastern pastures of Spanish Ranch in Meadow Valley, Plumas County, CA. Due to watercourse cutting from recent flood events, the creek level has dropped significantly to the point that water must be pumped out of Spanish Creek for irrigation when needed. To pump out the water requires damming the creek with rocks, which has not been desirable recently, and which has not been done for several years during the drought. During 2016 all water was left in Spanish Creek for fish and wildlife enhancement. Cattle can access the creek at spots near the point of diversion for watering.
|
| Special Use Categories |
| C1. Are you using any water diverted under this right for the cultivation of cannabis? |
No |
|
5-6. Maximum Rate of Diversion for each Month and
Amount of Water Diverted and Used
|
| Month |
Rate of diversion
(GPD)
|
Amount directly diverted
(Acre-Feet)
|
Amount diverted or
collected to storage
(Acre-Feet)
|
Amount beneficially used
(Acre-Feet)
|
| January |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| February |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| March |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| April |
95000 |
0.3 |
0 |
0.3 |
| May |
95000 |
0.3 |
0 |
0.3 |
| June |
90000 |
0.28 |
0 |
0.28 |
| July |
80000 |
0.24 |
0 |
0.24 |
| August |
70000 |
0.21 |
0 |
0.21 |
| September |
60000 |
0.18 |
0 |
0.18 |
| October |
50000 |
0.15 |
0 |
0.15 |
| November |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| December |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
|
1.66 |
0 |
1.66 |
| Type of Diversion |
Direct Diversion Only |
| Comments |
This water right is known as the Lower Spanish Creek diversion and provides water to the Eastern pasture on Spanish Ranch. Reported numbers above reflect an estimated amount of water from this pre-1914 claim that is available for irrigation but was left in the watercourse for fish and wildlife enhancement. To use this water for irrigation would require at least a temporary stone coffer dam to raise the water to allow pumping water from Spanish Creek onto the pasture when needed. At this time other water (Silver Creek Pipeline) has been able to provide the irrigation needs. Stock can drink from Spanish Creek near this diversion. |
|
Water Transfers
|
|
6d. Water transfered
|
No
|
|
6e. Quantity transfered (Acre-Feet)
|
|
|
6f. Dates which transfer occurred
|
/
to
/
|
|
6g. Transfer approved by
|
|
|
Water Supply Contracts
|
|
6h. Water supply contract
|
No
|
|
6i. Contract with
|
|
|
6j. Other provider
|
|
|
6k. Contract number
|
|
|
6l. Source from which contract water was diverted
|
|
|
6m. Point of diversion same as identified water right
|
|
|
6n. Amount (Acre-Feet) authorized to divert under this contract
|
|
|
6o. Amount (Acre-Feet) authorized to be diverted in
2016
|
|
|
6p. Amount (Acre-Feet) projected for
2017
|
|
|
6q. Exchange or settlement of prior rights
|
|
|
6r. All monthly reported diversion claimed under the prior rights
|
|
|
6s. Amount (Acre-Feet) of reported diversion solely under contract
|
|
|
7. Water Diversion Measurement
|
| a. Required to measure as of the date this report is submitted |
No |
| b. Is diversion measured? |
No |
| c. An alternative compliance plan was submitted to the division of water rights on |
|
| d. A request for additional time was submitted to the division of water rights on |
|
| 8. Conservation of Water |
| a. |
Are you now employing water conservation efforts? |
Yes
|
| Describe any water conservation efforts you have initiated |
Water is left in Spanish Creek for fish and wildlife enhancement at this time.
|
| b. |
Amount of water conserved |
|
|
I have data to support the above surface water use reductions due
to conservation efforts.
|
No
|
| 9. Water Quality and Wastewater Reclamation |
|
a.
|
Are you now or have you been using reclaimed water from a wastewater
treatment facility, desalination facility, or water polluted by waste to
a degree which unreasonably affects such water for other beneficial
causes?
|
No
|
| b. |
Amount of reduced diversion |
|
| Type of substitute water supply |
|
| Amount of substitute water supply used |
|
|
I have data to support the above surface water use reductions due to the
use of a substitute water supply
|
|
| 10. Conjuctive Use of Surface Water and Groundwater |
| a. |
Are you now using groundwater in lieu of surface water?
|
No
|
| b. |
Amount of groundwater used |
|
|
I have data to support the above surface water use reductions due to
the use of groundwater.
|
|
| Attachments |
| File Name |
Description |
Size |
| No Attachments |
| Contact Information of the Person Submitting the Form |
| First Name |
William |
| Last Name |
Apger |
| Relation to Water Right |
Diverter of Record |
|
The information in the report
is true to the best of his/her knowledge and belief
|
Yes
|