The city of stockton, located in central california, will design a groundwater recharge improvement project, adjacent to the delta water treatment plant

The City of Stockton, California will design a groundwater recharge improvement project adjacent to the Delta Water Treatment Plant, funded by a $1,397,655 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage America's Resources for Tomorrow) program (CFDA 15.507). The project will involve constructing three recharge ponds, connections and conveyance systems, and monitoring systems including wells and surface water gages. This effort is part of the Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan, and aims to improve groundwater sustainability, provide flood protection and wildlife habitat, and increase water management flexibility in the region facing rising water demands and severe droughts. The award has an expected completion date of December 31, 2025.

The design will consist of three recharge ponds, connections and conveyance systems, and monitoring systems including monitoring wells and surface water gages. The SAN joaquin river basin has been facing significant water management challenges due to rising water demands and increasingly severe droughts. This project will improve groundwater sustainability, provide flood protection and wildlife habitat, and increase water management flexibility through water storage for future use when existing surface water supplies are impacted. This groundwater recharge project is part of the eastern SAN joaquin groundwater subbasin groundwater sustainability plan which highlights the need to replace groundwater use or supplement groundwater supplies to meet current and future water demands and to achieve system sustainability.