Jacobs Program Management Company has been awarded the Rancho California Water District design-build consulting services contract for the Mid-Pauba Groundwater Banking Project.The RCWD board voted 7-0 August 14 to award the contract to the Dallas-based company which has Riverside, Irvine, and Oceanside offices. The official action is a contract amendment, since Jacobs Program Management Company was awarded a program management services contract in December 2024.During wet years the Mid-Pauba Groundwater Banking Project will provide approximately 5,000 acre-feet of excess imported water to recharge the Pauba Valley groundwater sub-unit. The water will be available for use during dry years to help meet potable water and agricultural demands. The project will construct new recharge ba