Purpose this financial assistance agreement agreement is entered into between the united states of america, acting through the department of the interior, bureau of reclamation reclamation and…

Purpose this financial assistance agreement agreement is entered into between the united states of america, acting through the department of the interior, bureau of reclamation reclamation and corcoran irrigation district recipient , pursuant to section 9504 a of the secure water act, subtitle F of title IX of the omnibus public land management act of 2009, public law P L 111 11 42 united states code U S C 10364 activities to be performed the corcoran irrigation district CID is a political subdivision of the state of california that operates independently under the california water code CID S goal is to obtain and deliver surface and groundwater water for irrigation to farms in the district as well as to recharge the groundwater basin beneath the district the project is located in the tulare lake subbasin a critically over drafted subbasin this is one of the projects that is referenced in tulare lake subbasin groundwater sustainability plan, to increase the efficiency of the irrigation delivery systems, by converting canals to pipelines, to move towards sustainability in 2040 as well as the drought contingency plan deliverables and expected outcomes the corcoran irrigation district CID located in california, within kings county, approximately 2 25 miles north of the city of corcoran, california will construct conveyance improvements, which include converting open ditch canals to pipelines for conveying well water to meet demands of the district the project includes converting 4,100 feet of open canals to 18 inch PVC pipeline to increase water use efficiency and reliability through optimal flow rated and reduction in losses due to seepage and evaporation the pipeline project will include clearing, grubbing and compaction to the invert of the canal prior to installing the pipeline the pipeline will be installed in the bottom of the existing canal and then covered with the material from the banks of the canal there will be 3 diameter air vents installed along the pipeline length, approximately every 1,000 feet a back flow preventer near the well head will be to be installed to prevent water from entering the well from the pipeline a discharge pool will be excavated or formed at the exit of the pipeline the existing flow meter will be used beneficiaries the public