Executive Summary
1: Findings
2: About the CVP
3: Environmental Impacts of Irrigation
4: Recommendations
5: Methodology
6: Glossary
7: Frequently Asked Questions
References
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Top Water Subsidy Recipients in 2002: Districts Sort by: Water District | Water Purchased | "Full Cost" Subsidy | Cost to EWA | Cost for Replacement
| Water District |
Amount of CVP water purchased in 2002 (acre-feet) |
Number of Farms |
Amount paid to the Bureau of Reclamation |
Subsidy calculated at
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| Federal "full cost" rate |
State Environmental Water Account rate |
Replacement water rate |
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| Westlands Water District | 721,258 | 422 | $13,407,763 | | | |
| Madera Irrigation District | 130,154 | 541 | $2,313,491 | | | |
| Delano-Earlimart Irrigation District | 125,156 | 93 | $2,377,714 | | | |
| Sutter Mutual Water Company | 105,391 | 73 | $500,467 | | | |
| Lower Tule River Irrigation District | 112,727 | 188 | $1,988,040 | | | |
| So San Joaquin Municipal Utility District | 105,549 | 155 | $2,067,216 | | | |
| Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District | 90,207 | 388 | $306,974 | | | |
| Chowchilla Water District | 93,611 | 209 | $1,578,419 | | | |
| Del Puerto Water District | 90,693 | 115 | $1,891,563 | | | |
| Panoche Water District | 63,637 | 45 | $995,620 | | | |
| Arvin-Edison Water Storage District | 60,324 | 161 | $872,749 | | | |
| Orland-Artois Water District | 53,712 | 160 | $682,614 | | | |
| Westside Water District | 48,779 | 37 | $622,424 | | | |
| Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District | 50,939 | 125 | $1,024,704 | | | |
| Tulare Irrigation District | 49,827 | 214 | $869,988 | | | |
| Colusa County Water District | 43,384 | 2 | $734,214 | | | |
| Kanawha Water District | 41,490 | 34 | $500,589 | | | |
| Orange Cove Irrigation District | 37,731 | 310 | $739,985 | | | |
| West Stanislaus Irrigation District | 37,520 | 82 | $790,469 | | | |
| San Luis Water District | 57,344 | 93 | $4,330,379 | | | |
| Sacramento River - Willows | 32,770 | 61 | $259,246 | | | |
| Natomas Central Mutual Water Company | 29,634 | 61 | $59,452 | | | |
| Lindmore Irrigation District | 32,356 | 316 | $609,333 | | | |
| San Benito County Water District | 31,424 | 13 | $766,147 | | | |
| Terra Bella Irrigation District | 28,624 | 211 | $564,213 | | | |
Source: EWG analysis of 'IRR2002 SCH B-2 F.Z06.xls' and 'IRR2002 SCH A-01A F.Z04.xls'.
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