Facilities:
Photo Summary of Water Conservation Efforts at Flood Control Facilities
Bautista Basin
Bautista Basin is located at the headwaters of Bautista Creek southwest of the city of Hemet in the San Jacinto River watershed. The basin is designed primarily for flood control and collects a significant amount of water during rainfall events. Outflow from the basin is conveyed to Bautista Channel and on to the San Jacinto River.
Bautista Basin (January 2005)
Little San Gorgonio Creek Spreading Grounds
The Little San Gorgonio Creek Spreading Grounds are a series of three basins (one basin shown here) located north of the city of Beaumont. The basins are owned and operated by the Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District and are utilized for both flood control and groundwater recharge. The District holds easement to the basins for inspection, repair, maintenance, and reconstruction as necessary. Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District uses the basins as spreading grounds to percolate groundwater.
Little San Gorgonio Creek Spreading Grounds, dry condition (July 2002)
San Jacinto River
Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) is using a 35-acre area in the upper San Jacinto River to conduct a groundwater recharge project known as the Hemet/San Jacinto Integrated Recharge and Recovery Program. The site is located east of the city of San Jacinto in the river area that is maintained by the District for flood control purposes. The 35-acre recharge area consists of a shallow pond surrounded by uncompacted sand berms. The San Jacinto River levee, constructed by the US Army Corps of Engineers, is immediately adjacent to the 35-acre recharge project along the southern river bank.
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Supplying water to the recharge area in the San Jacinto River adjacent to the USACOE levee (April 2007)
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Water flowing to the recharge area (April 2007). |
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Upstream end of the 35-acre recharge area. The area is surrounded by berms consisting uncompacted native material (April 2007)
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Oak Street and Main Street Basins
Oak Street and Main Street Basins are located on the southwest side of the city of Corona. The District operates and maintains the basins for flood control and drainage management. In 2003-04 the city of Corona conducted a pilot recharge project in the basins to test the feasibility of spreading and percolating supplemental water into the local groundwater aquifer. The project involved delivering city water to a shallow bermed area within each basin and was completed in 3 months. Four monitoring wells were constructed in each basin to evaluate percolation and subsurface migration. The wells remain in place in the event they are needed for future projects.
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Oak Street Basin located in the city of Corona, view south (October 2007)
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Main Street Basin located in the city of Corona, view south (January 2005)
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Facilities:
Photo Summary of Water Conservation Efforts at Flood Control Facilities
Bautista Basin
Bautista Basin is located at the headwaters of Bautista Creek southwest of the city of Hemet in the San Jacinto River watershed. The basin is designed primarily for flood control and collects a significant amount of water during rainfall events. Outflow from the basin is conveyed to Bautista Channel and on to the San Jacinto River.
Bautista Basin (January 2005)
Little San Gorgonio Creek Spreading Grounds
The Little San Gorgonio Creek Spreading Grounds are a series of three basins (one basin shown here) located north of the city of Beaumont. The basins are owned and operated by the Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District and are utilized for both flood control and groundwater recharge. The District holds easement to the basins for inspection, repair, maintenance, and reconstruction as necessary. Beaumont-Cherry Valley Water District uses the basins as spreading grounds to percolate groundwater.
Little San Gorgonio Creek Spreading Grounds, dry condition (July 2002)
San Jacinto River
Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) is using a 35-acre area in the upper San Jacinto River to conduct a groundwater recharge project known as the Hemet/San Jacinto Integrated Recharge and Recovery Program. The site is located east of the city of San Jacinto in the river area that is maintained by the District for flood control purposes. The 35-acre recharge area consists of a shallow pond surrounded by uncompacted sand berms. The San Jacinto River levee, constructed by the US Army Corps of Engineers, is immediately adjacent to the 35-acre recharge project along the southern river bank.
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Supplying water to the recharge area in the San Jacinto River adjacent to the USACOE levee (April 2007)
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Water flowing to the recharge area (April 2007). |
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Upstream end of the 35-acre recharge area. The area is surrounded by berms consisting uncompacted native material (April 2007)
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Oak Street and Main Street Basins
Oak Street and Main Street Basins are located on the southwest side of the city of Corona. The District operates and maintains the basins for flood control and drainage management. In 2003-04 the city of Corona conducted a pilot recharge project in the basins to test the feasibility of spreading and percolating supplemental water into the local groundwater aquifer. The project involved delivering city water to a shallow bermed area within each basin and was completed in 3 months. Four monitoring wells were constructed in each basin to evaluate percolation and subsurface migration. The wells remain in place in the event they are needed for future projects.
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Oak Street Basin located in the city of Corona, view south (October 2007)
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Main Street Basin located in the city of Corona, view south (January 2005)
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