About the Stockton East Water District (SEWD)

SEWD was formed in 1948 to secure supplemental surface water supplies and ensure the proper management of the groundwater basin. To work towards accomplishing our mission, SEWD has contracted for up to 155,000 acre-feet annually of surface water supplies from New Hogan and New Melones Reservoirs. The surface water provides supplemental supply to 63,000 acres of irrigated agriculture and treated drinking water to the greater City of Stockton. For more information about SEWD, please visit the District website at www.sewd.net.

About the South San Joaquin Irrigation District (SSJID)

South San Joaquin Irrigation District was established in 1909 and is headquartered in Manteca, CA. SSJID provides agricultural irrigation water to about 56,000 acres surrounding Escalon, Ripon and Manteca, and wholesale drinking water to over 193,000 residents in Manteca, Lathrop, Tracy, and in the future, Escalon. SSJID, along with Oakdale Irrigation District, owns and operates the Tri-Dam Project, a series of storage reservoirs and electric generation facilities that produce zero-carbon hydropower in the Stanislaus River watershed. Learn more at www.ssjid.com.

About the North San Joaquin Water Conservation District (NSJWCD)

Founded in 1948, the North San Joaquin Water Conservation District covers 150,000 acres on both sides of the Mokelumne River east of Lodi, including over 70,000 acres of productive irrigated farmland. The district’s mission is groundwater management through conjunctive use of groundwater and surface water. For more information visit https://nsjgroundwater.org/.