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A Brief History of the Bella Vista Water District (AKA Cow Creek Unity of the Central Valley Project)

The Bella Vista Water District also known as the Cow Creek Unit of the Central Valley Project, was created with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s expansion of the federal Central Valley Project (CVP) with the construction of the Trinity Division.  “Reclamation awarded contracts for the Cow Creek Main and Clear Creek South Main Aqueducts in 1964. Valley Engineers, Inc., the contractor, began construction on the Cow Creek Aqueduct January 14, 1965. Purtzer and Dutton received the contract for Wintu Pumping Plant in 1965, to supply Cow Creek Unit.  The contractor completed the pumping plant in 1966.  Reclamation dedicated it September 3, 1966.  The history of the Trinity Division and construction of the Cow Creek Unit in 1965 is documented by Eric A. Stene and available online at:  https://www.usbr.gov/projects/pdf.php?id=108

The District presently has a Water Service Contract with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation that was converted to a Repayment Contract that provides for 24,578 acre-feet of water annually from the Central Valley Project, subject to shortage provisions.

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Newsletter - March-April 2024

March 01, 2024

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation ANNOUNCES INITIAL 2024 WATER SUPPLY ALLOCATION

On February 21, 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced the initial 2024 water supply allocation for the Central Valley Project (CVP) Contractors for the Water Year that begins on March 1, 2024.  Water supply allocations are based on an estimate of water available for delivery to CVP water users and reflect current reservoir storage, precipitation, and snowpack in the Sierra Nevada.  “The wet hydrologic conditions we experienced during the 2023 water year left most of our reservoirs in good shape as we progressed to the 2024 water year,” said California-Great Basin Regional Director Karl Stock.  Municipal...

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Welcome Spring! Time to Check for Water Leaks

Welcome Spring! Time to Check for Water Leaks

March 01, 2024

This March, we welcome sunnier days and the changing of season! Most importantly, we find and fix any water leaks from the winter season.

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