REGULATIONS

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ARTICLE 3.
ALLOCATION OF WATER WHEN A LATERAL IS AT
MAXIMUM DESIGN CAPACITY

3.1 WATER SERVICE TO LANDS WITHIN A LATERAL DESIGN SERVICE AREA

Lands located within a lateral design service area, that is, lands which the lateral was designed to serve, shall have a first right to service from the lateral; Provided, however, that this right to an allocation shall not exceed one cubic foot per second per 80 acres farmed within that lateral design service area.

3.2 WATER SERVICE TO LANDS OUTSIDE THE LATERAL DESIGN SERVICE AREA

A. When all water users' allocations of water for use within a lateral design service area, based upon one cubic foot per second per 80 acres farmed within that lateral design service area, can or are being met, the excess capacity in the lateral, if any, may be used to serve lands outside the lateral design service area.

Except as provided in 3.2 B., such service to lands outside the lateral design service area shall be provided on the basis of the remaining capacity in the lateral being divided by the number of acres outside the lateral design service area for which water service has been requested with each such water user being entitled to an equal amount of water, on a cfs per acre-served basis. Once the delivery rate for water going outside a lateral service area equals 1 cfs per 80 acres, remaining lateral capacity shall be divided equally on a cfs per acre basis to lands being served both inside and outside a lateral service area. 

B. If there are areas to be served by a lateral(s) yet to be constructed on both sides of a pumped lateral and all of the water users who wish to take water outside the design service area of the lateral have allocated acreage within the design service area, then a water user may use all or part of his allocated flow outside the design service area. Any remaining capacity in the lateral shall be allocated according to the allocation procedures in paragraphs 3.1 and 3.2 A. of this Article.

C. When a water user provides Project water through temporary diversion facilities from the San Luis and Coalinga Canals for use within the lateral design service area, he may use a like amount of water from the lateral on lands outside the lateral design service area. However, the amount of water that can be transferred to land outside the lateral design service area by any such water user shall be limited to the share of water to which the individual is otherwise entitled to use within the lateral design service area.