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1995 - Monterey County Water Conservation Alternatives - An Analysis

Monterey County Water Resources Agency Engineering Reports

The major goal of this study ,prepared by Agland Investment Services, Inc. on behalf of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency, was to estimate the direct and regional economic impacts of different policies aimed at encouraging agricultural water conservation in the Salinas Valley. The study also looked at combinations of conservation measures which could provide a least cost conservation contribution to the seawater intrusion problem. Agland concluded that policymakers should consider adopting a least cost approach when they considered the mix of infrastructure projects and urban and rural conservation measures.

1885 - Royal Commission On Water Supply Irrigation In Western America, First Progress Report. A. Deakin

Related Research and Documents

A report prepared for the members of the Australian Royal Commission on Water Supply concerning irrigation in Western America as it related to water supply conditions in Australia, including a discussion of the historic irrigation practices on the North America continent, extent of irrigation in the West and various irrigation laws.

1884 – Outline Of Matter And Advance Sheets On The Report On The Legislative, Administrative, Technical And Practical Problems Of Irrigation, William Ham. Hall

Miscellaneous Documents and Reports

Prepared by William Ham. Hall, this publication was an exhibit transmitted to the California State Legislature concerning the extent and character of the Report on the Problems of Irrigation then in the course of preparation and publication by the State Engineer. While the first 32 pages of this book contain a Table of Contents or Outline of Matter for each chapter of the entire work, from which a fair idea could be formed of its scope, system of arrangement, and degree of completeness. The remaining 272 pages contain the text of about three-fifths of the First Book of the work …

1901 - Soil Survey Of The Lower Salinas Valley California, Macy H. Lapham And W. H. Heileman

Miscellaneous Monterey and San Luis Obispo County Documents and Reports

Prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Soils, this report addresses the conditions found in the Lower Salinas Valley of Monterey County, California in 1901, including the development of agriculture, climate, geology, soil types, cultivation, irrigation. groundwater, and alkali found in the soil.

1901 - Irrigation In The United States - Testimony Of Elwood Mead Before U.S. Industrial Commission, June 11-12, 1901

Miscellaneous Federal Documents & Reports

Professor Elwood Mead, expert in charge of the Irrigation Investigations of the United States Department of Agriculture, appeared before the United States Industrial Commission on June 11 and 12, 1901, to testify on the subject of irrigation in the United States. His testimony presented a review of the irrigation situation in the United States, including not only the arid region of the West, but also the humid sections of the South and East, where in two States alone more land had been brought under irrigation during the past five years than in any single State in the arid region during …

1901 - Soil Survey Of The Lower Salinas Valley California, Macy H. Lapham And W. H. Heileman

Miscellaneous Documents and Reports

Prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Soils, this report addresses the conditions found in the Lower Salinas Valley of Monterey County, California in 1901, including the development of agriculture, climate, geology, soil types, cultivation, irrigation. groundwater, and alkali found in the soil.

1913 - Water Resources Of California, Part Iii, Water-Supply Paper 300

Miscellaneous Documents and Reports

The water available for irrigation and domestic supply was the chief factor in the development of southern California, which then had a population of more than 1,000,000 people. The many mountain streams of California afforded abundant hydroelectric power, the utilization of which in manufacturing enterprises and in transportation had been made possible by the progress of electric-power transmission during the previous decade.

Information concerning the quantity of water carried by the streams had been and would continue to be an important factor in the development of these resources, for the fundamental importance of stream-flow data was so thoroughly recognized that …

1915 - Monterey County, California - Lands For Wealth, Fruit For Health; Arthur Dunn

Miscellaneous Monterey and San Luis Obispo County Documents and Reports

It was the aim of this booklet to direct attention to the advantages and opportunities found in Monterey County in 1915 for those who were seeking homes. The hope was that the publication would induce further settlement, for there was a vast amount of territory awaiting development. A marketing publication prepared by Sunset Magazine Homeseekers' Bureau for the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, the publication described in detail the bountiful agricultural opportunities, especially when irrigation and pumping were utilized. The document contains a: 1) description of existing irrigation systems, as well as a vision for the future of irrigation and …

1920 - Irrigation Of Twelve Million Acres In The Valley Of California; Robert Bradford Marshall

Miscellaneous Documents and Reports

By 1920, California's potential wealth in land reached into billions of dollars; 12,000,000 acres of available agricultural lands remained practically untouched. Marshall proposed a large plan that would make the Valley of California the world's greatest garden. The engineering plans for such a project must be comprehensive, for their execution must not only assure the complete reclamation of 12,000,000 acres of valley lands but must also effectively and forever control the river floods and insure safe and continuous river navigation throughout the year. The hydro-electric current generated along most of the streams would furnish all the power necessary for construction …

1929 - California Irrigation Districts, Bulletin No. 21

Miscellaneous Documents and Reports

The investigation is an enlargement of a study outlined February, 1926, by the late state engineer, Wilbur F. McClure, and cooperating agencies. Work on the project was suspended in 1927 but was resumed early in 1928 at the request of the California Economic Research Council, whose committee on irrigation economics prepared the schedule used in the field investigation.

An earlier report on this subject by the same author covered the situation up to 1915, and was published as Bulletin 2 of the State Department of Engineering. This report, together with Bulletin 2, presented the most complete information it had been …

2014 - Quarternary Geologic Map Of North-Central Salinas River Valley And Arroyo Seco

Miscellaneous Monterey and San Luis Obispo County Documents and Reports

The new mapping provides a detailed stratigraphic history of incision and deposition from the early Pleistocene to the present. Infiltration from the Salinas River and its tributaries is the source of irrigation water in this agricultural region. Irrigation water is pumped from the aquifers at depths of about 55 and 120 m. Area has become intruded by seawater, especially between cities of Castroville and Salinas.

1988 - Simulated Effects Of Groundwater Management Alternatives For The Salinas Valley, Water Resources Investigations Report 87-4066

State and Federal Documents Relating to Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties

This 1988 investigation was done by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Monterey County Flood Control and Water Conservation District. The purposes of this study were to identify and quantify the various types of flow into and out of the ground-water basin and to describe the physical processes that control them. The hydrologic analysis included development of a two-dimensional digital flow model. One of the goals of the study was to update and improve a previous digital model of the basin. The report noted that because of the proximity of Salinas Valley to the ocean, large rates of …

1978 - Water Resources Investigations - Two-Dimensional And Three-Dimensional Digital Flow Models Of The Salinas Valley Ground-Water Basin, Report 78-113

Miscellaneous Federal Documents & Reports

This 1978 report discussed a group of hydrologic models that were developed for the Salinas Valley that included the small-stream model, river model, two -dimensional ground-water model, and three dimensional ground-water model. The small-stream model simulated ground-water recharge from small streams that were tributary to the Salinas River. The river model simulated ground-water recharge from and surface-water discharge in the Salinas River. The two-dimensional and three-dimensional ground-water models simulated hydraulic head in the ground-water basin. The report noted that in addition to being an important agricultural area, Salinas Valley contained several growing urban areas that obtained water from the ground …

1978 - Water Resources Investigations - Two-Dimensional And Three-Dimensional Digital Flow Models Of The Salinas Valley Ground-Water Basin, Report 78-113

State and Federal Documents Relating to Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties

This 1978 report discussed a group of hydrologic models that were developed for the Salinas Valley that included the small-stream model, river model, two -dimensional ground-water model, and three dimensional ground-water model. The small-stream model simulated ground-water recharge from small streams that were tributary to the Salinas River. The river model simulated ground-water recharge from and surface-water discharge in the Salinas River. The two-dimensional and three-dimensional ground-water models simulated hydraulic head in the ground-water basin. The report noted that in addition to being an important agricultural area, Salinas Valley contained several growing urban areas that obtained water from the ground …

1898, Sept. 27 - Notice Of Water Claim; I. H. Millard; Monterey County Recorder's Office Water Rights Book A, Page 158; San Antonio Creek; Typed Transcription And Map

Post-1872 State Water Claims

Pre-1914 water claim located in the Salinas River Valley, California, with an accompanying typed transcription and map prepared by the Law Office of Patrick J. Maloney and filed on July 20, 1996, at the California State Water Resources Control Board. The recorded notice states that claimant had "taken up, claimed and appropriated the water flowing in and through the stream or river known as the San Antonio Creek and of the intention to divert for the useful purpose of irrigating lands located on or convenient to the San Antonio Creek.

1898, Sept. 13 - Notice Of Water Claim; Spreckels Sugar Company; Monterey County Recorder's Office Water Rights Book A, Page 156; Salinas River; Typed Transcription And Map

Post-1872 State Water Claims

Pre-1914 water claim located in the Salinas River Valley, California, with an accompanying typed transcription and map prepared by the Law Office of Patrick J. Maloney and filed on July 20, 1996, at the California State Water Resources Control Board. The recorded notice states that claimant had "taken up, claimed and appropriated the water flowing in and through the stream or river known as the Salinas River and of the intention to divert for the useful purpose of irrigating lands located on or convenient to the Salinas River.

1896, July 3 - Notice Of Water Claim; J. E. Hartenbower And B. D. Hurd; Monterey County Recorder's Office Water Rights Book A, Page 125; Salinas River, Typed Transcription And Map

Post-1872 State Water Claims

Pre-1914 water claim located in the Salinas River Valley, California, with an accompanying typed transcription and map prepared by the Law Office of Patrick J. Maloney and filed on July 20, 1996, at the California State Water Resources Control Board. The recorded notice states that claimant had "taken up, claimed and appropriated the water flowing in and through the stream or river known as the Salinas River and of the intention to divert for the useful purpose of irrigating lands located on or convenient to the Salinas River.

1897, Dec. 22 - Notice Of Water Claim; Salinas Valley Water Company; Monterey County Recorder's Office Water Rights Book A, Page 143; Arroyo Seco; Typed Transcription And Map

Post-1872 State Water Claims

Pre-1914 water claim located in the Salinas River Valley, California, with an accompanying typed transcription and map prepared by the Law Office of Patrick J. Maloney and filed on July 20, 1996, at the California State Water Resources Control Board. The recorded notice states that claimant had "taken up, claimed and appropriated the water flowing in and through the stream or river known as the Arroyo Seco and of the intention to divert for the useful purpose of irrigating lands located on or convenient to the Arroyo Seco.

1899, Mar. 14 - Notice Of Water Claim; J. G. Somavia; Monterey County Recorder's Office Water Rights Book A, Page 169; Salinas River; Typed Transcription And Map

Post-1872 State Water Claims

Pre-1914 water claim located in the Salinas River Valley, California, with an accompanying typed transcription and map prepared by the Law Office of Patrick J. Maloney and filed on July 20, 1996, at the California State Water Resources Control Board. The recorded notice states that claimant had "taken up, claimed and appropriated the water flowing in and through the stream or river known as the Salinas River and of the intention to divert for the useful purpose of irrigating lands located on or convenient to the Salinas River.

1899, Sept. 18 - Notice Of Water Claim; Gonzalez Water Company; Monterey County Recorder's Office Water Rights Book A, Page 179; Salinas River; Typed Transcription And Map

Post-1872 State Water Claims

Pre-1914 water claim located in the Salinas River Valley, California, with an accompanying typed transcription and map prepared by the Law Office of Patrick J. Maloney and filed on July 20, 1996, at the California State Water Resources Control Board. The recorded notice states that claimant had "taken up, claimed and appropriated the water flowing in and through the stream or river known as the Salinas River and of the intention to divert for the useful purpose of irrigating lands located on or convenient to the Salinas River.

1896, May 6 - Notice Of Water Claim; C. S. Abbott; Monterey County Recorder's Office Water Rights Book A, Page 123; Arroyo Seco; Typed Transcription And Map

Post-1872 State Water Claims

Pre-1914 water claim located in the Salinas River Valley, California, with an accompanying typed transcription and map prepared by the Law Office of Patrick J. Maloney and filed on July 20, 1996, at the California State Water Resources Control Board. The recorded notice states that claimant had "taken up, claimed and appropriated the water flowing in and through the stream or river known as the Arroyo Seco and of the intention to divert for the useful purpose of irrigating lands located on or convenient to the Arroyo Seco.

1896, May 9 - Notice Of Water Claim; William K. Brown; Monterey County Recorder's Office Water Rights Book A, Page 124; Salinas River; Typed Transcription And Map

Post-1872 State Water Claims

Pre-1914 water claim located in the Salinas River Valley, California, with an accompanying typed transcription and map prepared by the Law Office of Patrick J. Maloney and filed on July 20, 1996, at the California State Water Resources Control Board. The recorded notice states that claimant had "taken up, claimed and appropriated the water flowing in and through the stream or river known as the Salinas River and of the intention to divert for the useful purpose of irrigating lands located on or convenient to the Salinas River.

1899, Feb. 25 - Notice Of Water Claim; Spreckels Sugar Company; Monterey County Recorder's Office Water Rights Book A, Page 159; Salinas River; Typed Transcription And Map

Post-1872 State Water Claims

Pre-1914 water claim located in the Salinas River Valley, California, with an accompanying typed transcription and map prepared by the Law Office of Patrick J. Maloney and filed on July 20, 1996, at the California State Water Resources Control Board. The recorded notice states that claimant had "taken up, claimed and appropriated the water flowing in and through the stream or river known as the Salinas River and of the intention to divert for the useful purpose of irrigating lands located on or convenient to the Salinas River.

1901, Jan. 3 - Notice Of Water Claim; William Pendelton Wood; Monterey County Recorder's Office Water Rights Book A, Page 186; Arroyo Seco; Typed Transcription And Map

Post-1872 State Water Claims

Pre-1914 water claim located in the Salinas River Valley, California, with an accompanying typed transcription and map prepared by the Law Office of Patrick J. Maloney and filed on July 20, 1996, at the California State Water Resources Control Board. The recorded notice states that claimant had "taken up, claimed and appropriated the water flowing in and through the stream or river known as the Arroyo Seco and of the intention to divert for the useful purpose of irrigating lands located on or convenient to the Arroyo Seco.

1911, June 5 - Notice Of Water Claim; Clark Colony Water Company; Monterey County Recorder's Office Water Rights Book A, Page 296; Arroyo Seco; Typed Transcription And Map

Post-1872 State Water Claims

Pre-1914 water claim located in the Salinas River Valley, California, with an accompanying typed transcription and map prepared by the Law Office of Patrick J. Maloney and filed on July 20, 1996, at the California State Water Resources Control Board. The recorded notice states that claimant had "taken up, claimed and appropriated the water flowing in and through the stream or river known as the Arroyo Seco and of the intention to divert for the useful purpose of irrigating lands located on or convenient to the Arroyo Seco.

1896, Apri. 29 - Notice Of Water Claim; E. E. Hall; Monterey County Recorder's Office Water Rights Book A, Page 122; Arroyo Seco; Typed Transcription And Map

Post-1872 State Water Claims

Pre-1914 water claim located in the Salinas River Valley, California, with an accompanying typed transcription and map prepared by the Law Office of Patrick J. Maloney and filed on July 20, 1996, at the California State Water Resources Control Board. The recorded notice states that claimant had "taken up, claimed and appropriated the water flowing in and through the stream or river known as the Arroyo Seco and of the intention to divert for the useful purpose of irrigating lands located on or convenient to the Arroyo Seco.

1882, Dec. 15 - Notice Of Water Claim; M. Brandstein; Monterey County Recorder's Office Water Rights Book A, Page 73; Salinas River; Typed Transcription And Map

Post-1872 State Water Claims

Pre-1914 water claim located in the Salinas River Valley, California, with an accompanying typed transcription and map prepared by the Law Office of Patrick J. Maloney and filed on July 20, 1996, at the California State Water Resources Control Board. The recorded notice states that claimant had "taken up, claimed and appropriated the water flowing in and through the stream or river known as the Salinas River and of the intention to divert for the useful purpose of irrigating lands located on or convenient to the Salinas River.

1877, Oct. 18 - Notice Of Water Claim; Frank Kopman; Monterey County Recorder's Office Water Rights Book A, Page 58; Salinas River; Typed Transcription And Map

Post-1872 State Water Claims

Pre-1914 water claim located in the Salinas River Valley, California, with an accompanying typed transcription and map prepared by the Law Office of Patrick J. Maloney and filed on July 20, 1996, at the California State Water Resources Control Board. The recorded notice states that claimant had "taken up, claimed and appropriated the water flowing in and through the stream or river known as the Salinas River and of the intention to divert for the useful purpose of irrigating lands located on or convenient to the Salinas River.

1896, Aug. 19 - Notice Of Water Claim; J.G. Armstrong, J.A. Armstrong, E.A. Armstrong And E.E. Armstrong; Monterey County Recorder's Office Water Rights Book A, Page 129; Salinas River; Typed Transcription And Map

Post-1872 State Water Claims

re-1914 water claim located in the Salinas River Valley, California, with an accompanying typed transcription and map prepared by the Law Office of Patrick J. Maloney and filed on July 20, 1996, at the California State Water Resources Control Board. The recorded notice states that claimant had "taken up, claimed and appropriated the water flowing in and through the stream or river known as the Salinas River and of the intention to divert for the useful purpose of irrigating lands located on or convenient to the Salinas River.

1886, Oct. 20 - Notice Of Water Claim; J. H. Brown And W. J. Armstrong; Monterey County Recorder's Office Water Rights Book A, Page 81; Arroyo Seco; Typed Transcription And Map

Post-1872 State Water Claims

Pre-1914 water claim located in the Salinas River Valley, California, with an accompanying typed transcription and map prepared by the Law Office of Patrick J. Maloney and filed on July 20, 1996, at the California State Water Resources Control Board. The recorded notice states that claimant had "taken up, claimed and appropriated the water flowing in and through the stream or river known as the Arroyo Seco and of the intention to divert for the useful purpose of irrigating lands located on or convenient to the Arroyo Seco.