TEMECULA – Rancho California Water District announced that it has been awarded $9.1 million in funding from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation as part of the “Investing in America” agenda. This investment, made possible through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will support Rancho Water’s Upper Valle de Los Caballos Groundwater Recharge and Recovery Expansion Program.The Groundwater Banking Program is a critical element in expanding Rancho Water’s groundwater storage and recovery program. Collectively, the program will give the district the storage equivalent of 60,000 acre-feet or one year of water demands. It will also allow the district to purchase lower-cost raw water in lieu of imported treated water. During wet years, the program will recharge the Pauba Valley groundwater
