The District Board of Directors has adopted water allocation regulations to be used in allocating the District's annual water supply. The regulations require filing a Water Allocation Request by a specific date (usually 30 days prior to the start of the contract water year) in order for land to be entitled to an allocation of water in the upcoming contract water year beginning on March 1 and ending the last day of February of the following year. Small Parcel Service (parcels of 10 acres or less in area) water users are exempt from this requirement. The District’s annual water supply is determined solely by the District based primarily on that years allocation of the District’s USBR contract supply, water stored in District owned and operated storage facilities, groundwater storage levels and anticipated water use.

The Water Invoice shows the current billing periods water use by delivery, the amount due, and special charges relating to the delivery of water (related charges). Small Parcel Service water users billing periods are bi-monthly. All other water users are billed monthly.

Small Parcel Service water meters are for billing purposes read on or about the 25^th day of April, June, August, October, December and February. All other water meters are read on or about the 25th of each month. Invoices (Water Bills) are mailed by the 1^st week of the month following meter reading and payment is due by the 20^th day following the billing date. See Appendix A., "Terms and Conditions for Water Service", for finance and related charges incurred for nonpayment or late payment.

The District maintains an up-to-date list of telephone numbers of water users emergency contacts. A shutdown of the District's entire distribution system or a single lateral could occur at any time. The emergency contact(s) telephone listing enables the District to contact all water users immediately and ask that deliveries be shut off to protect the water user facilities as well as the District's system. The San Felipe Project and the San Felipe Distribution System have no emergency storage. In the event of certain emergencies, such as loss of pumping power, the systems must be shutdown immediately to avoid possible damage and/or extended outages.

Your cooperation in keeping the Emergency Telephone Listing current is essential. Changes should be reported to the District Office. By doing so, water users are saved a considerable amount of time, money, and effort when it becomes necessary to shut down and startup the system(s).

A. The District’s annual water supply from the US Bureau of Reclamation is expected to vary from year to year with less than 25% of the years having an allocation equal to the full contractual entitlement. The District’s allocation procedure is designed for use in a range of water supply contract allocations excluding extreme shortage conditions. Under extreme shortage conditions, the Board of Directors will review the water supply conditions and determine if a water supply emergency exists and if a water supply emergency exists will allocate the available water supply to address that emergency. The water supply available to the District for allocation to eligible lands shall be determined primarily by considering the forecasted USBR contract allocation, water user Water Allocation Requests, estimated Small Parcel Service water use, water available from storage in San Justo Reservoir, carryover storage, water available from transfer and exchange agreements, groundwater recharge requirements, system loses and operational requirements. The allocations for Agricultural and Municipal and Industrial water users shall be made separately based on the District’s determination of the available Agricultural, and Municipal and Industrial water supplies. The available water supplies shall be allocated in direct proportion to the water user Water Allocation Requests; provided that, no water user shall be allocated more than the maximum allocation as set forth in Section II, Entitlement to Contract. This allocation shall be considered the initial allocation.

In the event a portion of the available water supply remains unallocated it shall be made available to water users as additional water subject to the rules and regulations governing additional water or otherwise put to use in the best interest of the District. Provided that, no portion of the available water supply shall be made available as additional water before August of any contract year unless and until all Water Allocation Requests have been filled.

Small Parcel Service Water Users (water users on parcels of 10 acres or less in areas that have not requested to secure water service by annual contract) are exempt from Water Allocation Request requirements.

A. In order for land to be entitled to an annual allocation of water, either an application for Small Parcel Service or a Water Allocation Request covering the land and an agreement to purchase the allocated water shall be filed for the contract water year at the District Office at 30 Mansfield Road, Hollister, California 95023 (P. O. Box 899, Hollister, CA 95024-0899). The Water Allocation Request shall be filed with the District prior to 5 p.m. on the last working day of January and agreement to purchase shall be filed with the District prior to 5 p.m. on the last working day of February preceding the contract water year. The District Manager may require supplemental application(s) with respect to any interim or additional water made available to the District. Water Users may not change between annual contract service and Small Parcel Service, or vice versa, during the contract water year.

E. A water user, other than a Small Parcel Service water user, may transfer water allocated to that user among deliveries serving that water user within the same subsystem. Such transfers shall conform to the procedures established by the District Manager and the water transferred shall be furnished under the same terms and conditions as otherwise provided in these and other District rules and regulations.

F. Intra-subsystem Transfers. A water user, other than a Small Parcel water user, may transfer water allocated to him to another water user within the same subsystem only with the consent of the District, in which event the water shall be furnished under the same terms and conditions as otherwise provided in these and other District Regulations. Requests for the consent of such transfers shall (a) be in writing on a form prescribed by the District Manager, (b) state the amount of water to be transferred and (c) be signed by the affected water users. Transfers of water allocations shall not be allowed unless the water user to whom the allocation has been transferred agrees in writing to pay for all such water to be transferred to him. No transfer of water pursuant to these Regulations shall in any manner amend, alter, increase, decrease, or otherwise affect the rights, duties, responsibilities, and obligations, or any limitations thereof, then existing between the transferor, transferee, and District, or any combination of the same.

No intra-subsystem shall be authorized if the end use of the water transferred is for supplying a domestic service (Provision of water by a water user for household use and/or human consumption).

G. Inter-subsystem Transfers. A water user, other than a Small Parcel service water user, may transfer water allocated to him to another water user in another subsystem or to deliveries serving that water user in another subsystem only with the consent of the District, in which event the water shall be furnished under the same terms and conditions as otherwise provided in these and other District Regulations. Terms and conditions governing inter-subsystem transfers are reviewed annually by the Board of Directors. Requests for the consent of such transfers shall (a) be in writing on a form prescribed by the District Manager, (b) state the amount of water to be transferred and (c) be signed by the affected water user(s). Transfers of water allocations shall not be allowed unless the water user to whom the allocation has been transferred agrees in writing to pay for all such water to be transferred to him. No transfer of water pursuant to these Regulations shall in any manner amend, alter, increase, decrease, or otherwise affect the rights, duties, responsibilities, and obligations, or any limitations thereof, then existing between the transferor, transferee, and District, or any combination of the same. No inter-subsystem transfer shall be authorized if the end use of the water being transferred is for supplying a domestic service