Well System Monitoring Rehabilitation Project
WTLD-08
I.
Project Sponsor Contact Information
Lead Agency/Organization
Name of Primary Contact(s)
Mailing Address
Email Address
Phone
II.
General Project Information
Project Title
Project Total Budget
Project Funding Match
Project Funding Request
Can a detailed cost
estimate be provided upon
request?
Project Location:
Latitude
Longitude
Could you provide a map of
the project location
including boundaries upon
request?
Project Location
Description:
County
City/Community
Watershed/subwatershed
Groundwater Basin
Project Type
III.
City of Wheatland
Dane Schilling
111 C Street, Wheatland, CA 95692
Schilling@coastlandcivil.com
530-633-2761
Well System Monitoring Rehabilitation Project
$210,000
25% Local Match/ possibility of attaining DAC status waiver
$210,000
Yes
City of Wheatland Sphere of Influence
39.0076372
-121.4288639
Yes-Provided with application
City of Wheatland
Yuba County
City of Wheatland
Bear River Watershed/Dry Creek
Yuba Groundwater Basin, South Yuba Sub-basin
Facility Construction
Restoration
Study/Assessment
Monitoring
Project Description
The City of Wheatland currently operates six (6) deep groundwater wells, which supply water to the
City’s two storage tanks. The storage tanks have a capacity to hold up to 732,000 gallons of water. The
wells are controlled by a computer system (SCADA) which monitors on/off status, flow rate, pressure,
chlorine residual level, and well casing pumping water level at each site. The current monitoring
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systems in use for each of the wells are deficient and/or are no longer working. The City proposes to
conduct a full assessment to determine the extent of deficiencies to each of the monitoring systems. It
is currently assumed repairs and/or replacement equipment would include sensors and a SCADA
telemetry radio system. In addition, the project would install continuous recording devices and update
to the monitoring software including operator training.
IV.
Project Rationale/Issues Statement
City staff has determined the monitoring systems for the six deep groundwater wells have fallen into
poor condition and require rehabilitation. The project will repair, replace, and retrofit aging
groundwater well infrastructure to ensure adequate and reliable water supply for the City of Wheatland.
The project addresses the following identified issues for the region:
Infrastructure
Develop new infrastructure as well as repair, replace and retrofit aging infrastructure to ensure
adequate and reliable water supply
Groundwater
Promote integrated management of groundwater and surface water
Regulatory Compliance (Water Quality)
Mitigate for the impacts of regulatory compliance on water management decision-making and
processes, including increased costs and decreased opportunities for collaboration
V.
Goals/Objectives/Performance Metrics
Goals Addressed by the
Project
Well System Monitoring Rehabilitation Project will ensure an adequate
and reliable water supply that meets the needs for the City of
Wheatland. Specifically, this project addresses the following Plan
Goals:
Goal 1: Ensure adequate and reliable water supply that meets the
diverse needs of the region
Goal 2: Protect, restore and enhance water quality for water users and
in support of healthy watersheds
Objectives Addressed by
Project
Well System Monitoring Rehabilitation Project is targeted to improve
the water supply system for the City of Wheatland by upgrading and
retrofitting again infrastructure. Specifically, the project addresses the
following Plan Objectives:
1.1 Improve water supply system capacity, flexibility and efficiency,
including, but not limited to, optimizing existing water storage;
upgrading and retrofitting aging infrastructure; and, developing
new infrastructure, where necessary
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2.6 Support regulatory compliance with current and future state and
federal water quality standards
What performance metrics
will be used to demonstrate
that objectives are being met?
Wherever possible, provide a
quantitative measurement
reflecting successful project
outcomes.
VI.

The project success will be measured by completing the
construction and/or rehabilitation of the existing monitoring
systems for each of the six deep groundwater wells.
Resource Management Strategies
Increase Water Supply
Conjunctive Management and Groundwater
Improve Water Quality
Drinking Water Treatment and Distribution
VII.
The project incorporates Conjunctive Management and
by allowing the City to monitor the wells, evaluate the
monitoring data to develop local management
objectives, and use of monitoring data to establish and
enforce local management policies.
The project will improve water quality through better,
more reliable monitoring of chlorine residual.
Statewide Priorities
Drought Preparedness

Efficient groundwater basin management
Protect Surface and Groundwater Quality

Protecting and restoring surface water and groundwater quality to safeguard public and
environmental health and secure water supplies for beneficial uses
Climate Change Adaptation
The project will rehabilitate and upgrade the well monitoring systems and City will use the monitoring
data to establish and enforce local management policies. The establishment of local management
policies will assist to the regional effects of climate change by efficiently managing the use of the
groundwater basin by the City of Wheatland.
GHG Emissions Reduction
This project would reduce GHG emissions by increasing the energy efficiency of the wastewater
treatment plan by upgrading pumps, reducing peak hour energy use, and by developing the capability
for water reuse and recycling.
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VIII.
Project Status and Schedule
Project Stage
Planning
Design
Environmental
Documentation
(CEQA/NEPA)
Permitting
Tribal Consultation (if
not applicable, indicate
by N/A)
Construction/
Implementation
Description of Activities in
Each Project Stage
Identified through CIP
No design required
N/A categorically exempt
Planned/Actual Start
Date
Planned/Actual
Completion Date
N/A
N/A
Awaiting funding
IX.
Project Technical Feasibility
a. List the water planning documents
that specifically identify this
project.
b. List the adopted planning
Identified in Capital Improvement Program
documents the proposed project is
consistent with (e.g., General
Plans, UWMPs, GWMPs, Water
Master Plans, Habitat Conservation
Plans, etc.)
c. List technical reports and studies
supporting the feasibility of this
project.
If you are an Urban Water Supplier: N/A
1. Have you completed an Urban
Not Required – Wheatland’s is not considered an Urban
Water Management Plan and
Water Supplier (UWS) since its current water use is below
submitted to DWR?
DWR threshold for UWS.
2. Are you in compliance with
N/A
AB1420?
3. Do you comply with the water
N/A
meter requirements (CWC Section
525)?
If you are an Agricultural Water Supplier: N/A
1. Have you completed and submitted N/A
an AWMP?
If the project is related to groundwater: N/A
1. Has GWMP been completed and
Yes – See Yuba County Water Agency Ground Water
submitted for the subject basin?
Management Plan.
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