OID and SSJID Sell Water to Meet Flow Objectives in 2018

Originally published in Journal of Water, Summer 2018

An agreement was executed among Oakdale Irrigation District (“OID”), South San Joaquin Irrigation District (“SSJID”), San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority (“SLDMWA”) and the California Department of Water Resources (“DWR”) for the purchase and release of water in New Melones Reservoir in 2018.

The agreement involved the lease of 62,618 AF at a price …