Oeste Basin Groundwater Recharge Project

The Mojave Water Agency is undertaking the Oeste Basin Groundwater Recharge Project in Victorville, California, to construct two groundwater recharge basins, each spanning approximately 4.5 acres, on a 10-acre vacant parcel, with additional piping installation within a 0.03-acre area in the Department of Water Resources right-of-way. The project involves excavating about 80,409 cubic yards of soil to form the basins and is authorized under Incidental Take Permit No. 1927-ITP-2024-069-06 issued by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, which permits the incidental take of 201 western Joshua trees, a species protected under both the Western Joshua Tree Conservation Act and the California Endangered Species Act. The permit requires strict compliance with mitigation measures, including adherence to a CDFW-approved Mitigation Reporting or Monitoring Plan, and payment of environmental filing fees as mandated by Fish and Game Code Section 711.4. Environmental compliance is further governed by the California Environmental Quality Act, with a mitigated negative declaration having been adopted to fulfill CEQA obligations. The project’s performance location is clearly defined as approximately 0.4 miles west of Oasis Drive in Victorville, with Assessor’s Parcel Number 309-908-101, and oversight is shared between the Mojave Water Agency as the implementer and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife as the regulatory authority. While the project has been formally approved with a signing date of January 7, 2026, no procurement contract value, detailed schedule, pricing data, or standard federal acquisition clauses are present, as the document functions strictly as an environmental permitting action rather than a federal procurement contract. Key points of contact include Melody Bailey, Director of the Mojave Water Agency, and Scott Jakubowski, Environmental Scientist with CDFW, who are responsible for coordination and compliance monitoring, though no formal contracting officers or technical representatives are designated under federal acquisition terminology. No socioeconomic certifications, unique entity identifications, payment details, invoicing methods, or evaluation criteria for contractor selection are included, reflecting the nature of the document as a regulatory authorization rather than a competitive procurement.