The San Benito County Water District (SBCWD) is implementing the Accelerated Drought Response Project (ADROP) with a $51,195,000 grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Small Surface Water and Groundwater Storage Projects program (CFDA 15.074). ADROP is the first phase of the North San Benito Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) Project and will be completed by November 2026. The grant will fund engineering design, land acquisition, environmental permitting, construction, construction management, public outreach, and facilities startup for the project, which will allow injection and storage of up to 2,700 acre-feet per year of treated Central Valley Project water in wet years, with an average recovery of 1,035 acre-feet per year of stored water. The project includes the installation of up to five ASR wells, expansion of the West Hills Water Treatment Plant, and construction of pipelines to convey injection and recovery water between the ASR wells, treatment plant, and the distribution systems of Sunnyslope County Water District, City of Hollister, and City of San Juan Bautista.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $6.5m | 4/9/25 |