Where Your Water Comes From

WHERE YOUR WATER COMES FROM

The State Water Project

The available sources of drinking water include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirsA pond or lake where water is collected and stored until it is needed., springs and wells. CLWA supplements local groundwaterWater that has percolated into natural, underground aquifers; water in the ground, not a puddle of water on the ground. supplies with State Water Project water from Northern California. This water is treated and delivered to the Santa Clarita Valley’s four local water purveyors: Los Angeles County Waterworks District #36, Newhall County Water District, Santa Clarita Water Division, and Valencia Water Company.

CLWA has an ongoing program of water supply testing and protection. Security measures to protect the Santa Clarita Valley’s water supply are in place at all facilities. If you have any questions or concerns about your water supply, please call your water provider.

Buena Vista/Rosedale Rio Bravo Water

Buena Vista/Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District Water Acquisition: CLWA has a Water Acquisition Agreement with the Buena Vista Water Storage District (Buena Vista) and the Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District (Rosedale-Rio Bravo) in Kern County. Under this Program, high flow Kern River water (and other acquired waters that may become available) are captured and recharged within Rosedale-Rio Bravo’s service area on an ongoing basis. CLWA receives 11,000 acre-feet (AF) per year of these supplies annually through either exchange of Buena Vista and Rosedale-Rio Bravo’s State Water Project supplies or through direct delivery of water to the California AqueductMan-made canal or pipeline used to transport water. in Kern County which then travels to Castaic Lake.

Banking Programs

Flexible Storage Accounts: CLWA’s Flexible Storage Accounts permit it to store up to 6,060 AF in Castaic Lake. CLWA must replace any amount above this that it withdraws within five years. CLWA manages this storage by keeping the account full in normal and wet years and then delivering that stored amount (or portion of it) during dry periods. The account is refilled during the next year that adequate SWPState Water Project which is owned and operated by the California Department of Water Resources. supplies are available for CLWA to do so.

Semitropic Water Storage District Banking: CLWA has two existing contracts with the Semitropic Water Storage District in Kern County under which CLWA has stored 59,000 acre-feet of water. In accordance with the terms of CLWA’s storage agreements with Semitropic, 90 percent of the banked amount, or a total of 50,870 AF, is recoverable through 2012/2013 to meet CLWA water demands when needed. This water would be delivered to the CLWA service area via the California AqueductMan-made canal or pipeline used to transport water..

Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District Water Banking: CLWA has one existing contract with the Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District in Kern County under which CLWA has 64,900 AF of recoverable water as of July 1, 2008. This banking program currently offers up to 100,000 AF of storage capacity. This stored water will be called upon to meet demands when required and is recoverable through 2035.