Less Water Use, Less Costs — SSJID’s Pressurized Move Could Pay Off Big
From the Manteca Bulletin:
“A move by South San Joaquin Irrigation District to possibly become the first irrigation district in California to go to a 100 percent pressurized delivery system may pay unexpected dividends in reduced ongoing maintenance costs.
“Less maintenance and operational expenses coupled with water savings could create a significant reduction in costs and increase revenue from out-of-district water sales. If that happens, less revenue would be needed from the SSJID’s Tri-Dam Project power sales to help with irrigation expenses, which in turn increases the cash available to pump into the proposed retail power service.”
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