City of Davis ASR Pilot Testing Project

The City of Davis ASR Pilot Testing Project is a groundwater management initiative led by the Woodland-Davis Clean Water Agency to evaluate the feasibility of aquifer storage and recovery at two existing well sites in Davis, California—651 14th Street and 3000 Sycamore Lane—within the Yolo groundwater Subbasin. The project seeks authorization under Water Right Permit 20281 through a Temporary Urgency Change Petition filed on August 26, 2025, to add a point of rediversion for pilot-scale injection and recovery testing. The primary objective is to gather hydrogeological and water quality data to assess the technical viability of ASR as a drought resilience strategy, with deliverables centered on performance metrics and environmental impact analysis rather than commercial output. The State Water Resources Control Board, through its Division of Water Rights, serves as the approving authority and is the sole point of contact for regulatory review, with key personnel including Ken Emanuel and Eric Lee designated for technical and planning coordination. The initiative is environmentally exempt under California Environmental Quality Act Class 6 (14 Cal. Code Regs. § 15306) and statutory exemptions under Public Resources Code §§21080(b)(4), 21108, and 21152, meaning it does not require a full environmental impact report and instead relies on a certified exemption finding as its sole formal documentation. No federal acquisition regulatory (FAR) clauses, contract types, pricing, invoicing systems, accounting codes, or procurement-specific terms such as delivery schedules, FOB conditions, or evaluation factors are applicable or present, as the effort is a state-regulated water rights modification and not a federal contract. The place of performance is clearly defined as Davis, California, with submissions routed to the State Water Resources Control Board in Sacramento via mail, and no electronic portal or formal bidding process is involved. There is no specified contract value, no required certifications or socioeconomic claims, and no designated contracting officer or technical representative beyond agency staff overseeing regulatory compliance. The project remains in a pre-implementation phase pending approval of the petition, with no defined performance period or contractual obligations beyond regulatory adherence.