Monday June 23, 2025
Manteca/Ripon Bulletin —
The South San Joaquin Irrigation District is getting ready to improve water reliability for farmers as well as urban customers in Manteca, Lathrop, and Tracy.
The SSJID board when they meet Tuesday at 9 a.m. is expected to award a $74,777,777 contract to Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring to construct a two-mile tunnel to replace the main supply canal that now carries irrigation water from Goodwin Dam through the steep and treacherous Lower Stanislaus River Canyon.
The project, which is expected to be completed by spring 2029, is a joint effort of SSJID and Oakdale Irrigation District.
It is only canal SSJID uses to draw water from Goodwin while OID had its own canal as well.