Clover Valley Hydrographic Basin 10-177

STATE OF NEVADA

DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES

DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES

TIM WILSON, P.E. STATE ENGINEER

CLOVER VALLEY HYDROGRAPHIC BASIN 10-177

CROP INVENTORY

CALENDAR YEAR 2018

Prepared by: Amanda Brownlee, Gary Moore, Sam Sanders, and Landon Harris TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ABSTRACT ...... 1

HYDROGRAPHIC BASIN SUMMARY ...... 2

PURPOSE AND SCOPE ...... 3

DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA ...... 3

GROUNDWATER LEVELS ...... 3

METHODS TO ESTIMATE IRRIGATED ACREAGE ...... 4

METHODS TO ESTIMATE PUMPAGE ...... 4

TABLES ...... 5

FIGURES ...... 6

APPENDIX A. 2018 CLOVER VALLEY CROP INVENTORY...... 9

LIST OF TABLES Page Table 1. Clover Valley historical irrigated acreage and pumpage data...... 5

LIST OF FIGURES Page Figure 1. Physiographic map of Clover Valley (Hydrographic Basin 10-177)...... 6

Figure 2. Map showing Clover Valley irrigated acreage and water level monitoring sites...... 7

Figure 3. Graph showing Clover Valley historical irrigated acreage and pumpage...... 8

i ABSTRACT

This inventory represents the status and usage of all permitted, certificated, and claims of vested right groundwater rights for irrigation purposes located within Clover Valley, Hydrographic Basin 10-177, for calendar year 2018. Only those groundwater rights associated with irrigation purposes are represented in this report. For a listing and summary of all other manners of use within the basin please refer to the Nevada Division of Water Resources Hydrographic Basin Summary.

The data presented are valid for the time period of this report and may vary from previously published figures as water rights within the basin are subject to administrative action, such as certification, cancellation, forfeiture or withdrawal on a continuing basis.

For the year 2018, the permitted and certificated groundwater rights for irrigation purposes totaled 5,425 acres with a total duty of 20,899 acre-feet within Clover Valley. An estimated 3,422 acres were irrigated and 7,722 acre-feet were pumped during 2018.

1 HYDROGRAPHIC BASIN SUMMARY

HYDROGRAPHIC BASIN NUMBER 177, REGION 10

HYDROGRAPHIC BASIN NAME CLOVER VALLEY

COUNTIES ELKO

MAJOR COMMUNITIES N/A

DESIGNATED BASIN DESIGNATED

DENIALS BASED UPON WATER AVAILABILITY 3013, IRR DEN, 8/17/84 3102, IRR DEN, 1/23/85 3215, IRR DEN, 7/25/85 6431, IRR DEN, 3/08/18

ESTIMATED IRRIGATION PUMPAGE 2018 (ACRE-FEET) 7,722*

STATE ENGINEER’S ORDERS

NO. 850 – DESIGNATION MARCH 11, 1985

COMMITTED GROUNDWATER RESOURCE FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES: 20,899 ACRE-FEET DATE: DECEMBER 2018

NOTE: Committed groundwater resource data are accurate for December 2018. Rights may be subject to change applications, certification, withdrawals, forfeiture and cancellations; each of these circumstances could impact the duty, diversion rate and acreage associated with a given right. Be advised this report acknowledges that other manner of uses may be present in the basin; however, only those groundwater rights associated with irrigation purposes are represented in this report.

*Acreage represented in this report may have surface water rights appurtenant. This report acknowledges those acres with surface water rights but is not intended to quantify, nor present any definitive use of those surface water rights. The data represent only the pumping of groundwater and the acreage to which it is applied.

2 PURPOSE AND SCOPE

The purpose of this report is to inventory all of the groundwater resources allocated to irrigation and described by the Office of the State Engineer, Nevada Division of Water Resources (NDWR), and to estimate the amount of groundwater pumped for irrigation purposes within Clover Valley Hydrographic Basin (10-177), for calendar year 2018.

DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA

Clover Valley Hydrographic Basin is located in north eastern Nevada (Figure 1), occupying approximately 456 square miles in Elko County. The adjacent hydrographic basins are Marys River Area (4-042) to the north; Starr Valley Area (4-043) and Ruby Valley (10-176) to the west; Butte Valley – Northern Part (10-178A) to the south; Goshute Valley (10-187) to the southeast; and Independence Valley (10-188) to the east.

The East Humboldt Range borders Clover Valley on the west. To the northeast, the valley is bounded by the Wood Hills, and Spruce Mountain Ridge forms the southeastern boundary. Elevations range from more than 11,000 feet above mean sea level in the East Humboldt Range to approximately 5,600 feet at Snow Water Lake, near the center of the valley.

GROUNDWATER LEVELS

Depths to groundwater in Clover Valley are measured by NDWR. Data for active monitoring well sites (Figure 2) can be found on NDWR’s website at http://water.nv.gov/WaterLevelData.aspx, or via the Nevada Hydrology Data Mapping Application, accessible at http://water.nv.gov/mapping.aspx. Groundwater level data are also collected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and may be accessed through their website at https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nv/nwis/gw.

3 METHODS TO ESTIMATE IRRIGATED ACREAGE

This report estimates the number of acres irrigated by the groundwater pumped under permits, certificates, and claims of vested right issued by the State Engineer. Table 1 and Figure 3 present the current and historic irrigated acreage and pumpage; Appendix A presents estimates detailed by certificate, permit, or vested claim number. The following methods were used to arrive at the estimated acreage: • Field inspection of the place of use was conducted to estimate the number of acres under cultivation. • In cases where field inspection of the place of use was not practical, aerial and/or satellite imagery were analyzed to determine acreages.

METHODS TO ESTIMATE PUMPAGE

This report estimates the amount of groundwater pumped under the permits and certificates issued by the Nevada State Engineer as well as claims of vested right in the Clover Valley Hydrographic Basin. The following methods were used to arrive at the estimated use: • Where totalizing meters were in place, meter readings were taken and compared with previous data (if available). • Where meters were not in place and the use was irrigation, pumpage was estimated by multiplying the number of hours the well was operated during the past year (determined from an hour meter reading or asking the water user) by the certificated diversion rate. • Where there were no flow meters or other reliable options for estimating pumpage and the use was irrigation, pumpage was estimated by dividing the Net Irrigation Water Requirement (NIWR) for the crop grown by the efficiency of the irrigation method used, then multiplying by the number of acres irrigated. Irrigation efficiencies associated with three types of irrigation methods are: pivot at 85%; wheel line or other hand moved sprinklers at 75%; and flood at 60%. The pumpage amount estimated by this method was limited by the duty of the permit. For places where the groundwater rights were supplemental to surface water, groundwater use was estimated using the NIWR method above, adjusted based on available surface water for the year. Evapotranspiration and NIWR data by basin can be found on the NDWR website at: http://water.nv.gov/Evapotranspiration.aspx. This approach using the NIWR to estimate pumpage was not used in previous inventories, and pumpage estimates for 2014 and subsequent reports may differ significantly from estimates of previous years. • Where lands were irrigated by both surface water and groundwater, the surface water supply for the irrigation season was considered in estimating groundwater pumpage.

4 TABLES

Table 1. Clover Valley historical irrigated acreage and pumpage data.

Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Acres Irrigated 2,423 3,069 2,917 3,295 3,422 Acre-Feet Pumped 7,181 8,654 8,843 9,290 7,722

5 FIGURES

Figure 1. Physiographic map of Clover Valley (Hydrographic Basin 10-177).

Figure 2. Map showing Clover Valley irrigated acreage and water level monitoring sites.

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4,000 8,000

3,000 6,000 Feet Pumped Feet - Acres Irrigated Acres 2,000 4,000 Acre

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0 0 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Acres Irrigated Acre-Feet Pumped

Figure 3. Graph showing Clover Valley historical irrigated acreage and pumpage.

APPENDIX A. 2018 CLOVER VALLEY CROP INVENTORY

9 EXPLANATION OF COLUMN HEADINGS

App No. The file number of the Application to Appropriate/Change Water or the Claim of Vested Right.

Status Indicates the status of an application: Permit (PER), Certificated (CER), or a Claim of Vested Right (VST).

QQ The quarter-quarter of the Section in which the point of diversion is located. Q The quarter of the Section in which the point of diversion is located. Sec The Section in which the point of diversion is located. Twn The Township in which the point of diversion is located. Rng The Range in which the point of diversion is located.

Sup Indicates whether the groundwater right is part of a group of groundwater rights used to irrigate all or a portion of the same acreage (supplemental). A “Y” in this column signifies the groundwater right is supplemental to other groundwater rights.

Supplemental The application number(s) of the water right(s) that are supplemental to one another. Application Number

Permitted The number of acres defined by the permit or certificate that is eligible to be irrigated. Acres

Supple- The supplementally adjusted, total number of acres that is eligible to be irrigated mentally under a supplemental group of water rights. Adjusted Permitted Acres

Permitted The amount of water that may be pumped in a given year, or season, as defined by Duty the permit, certificate, or claim of vested right. If there is a supplemental group, the Acre-Feet total combined duty is listed as a supplementally adjusted duty.

Supple- The supplementally adjusted, total combined duty that may be pumped in a given mentally year, or season, for a supplemental group of water rights, expressed in acre-feet. The Adjusted Duty supplementally adjusted, total combined duty is listed at the end of a supplemental Acre-Feet group in bold.

Owner of The owner of the water right as recorded in the records of the State Engineer. A Record water right may have more than one owner of record. Only the first, alphabetically, is listed in this table.

Crop Type Indicates whether or not a crop was in production during the water year. If a crop was in production, the common name description of the plants under cultivation if given (e.g. alfalfa).

NIWR (ft) Net Irrigation Water Requirement, defined to be equal to the annual crop evapotranspiration less the effective precipitation entering the root zone that is available for evaporation or transpiration.

Irrigation The method by which the water is applied to the crop and ground (e.g. pivot). Method

Irrigation The estimated efficiency of the desired irrigation method used. Efficiency

Irrigated The estimate of the number of acres irrigated associated with a particular water right. Acreage

Acreage The method by which the number of acres irrigated was determined. F – Field Estimation inspection. I – Aerial or satellite imagery. Method

Acre-Feet The estimate of the amount of water pumped under a particular water right, expressed Pumped in acre-feet. One acre-foot equals 325,851 gallons.

Pumpage The method used to estimate the amount of water pumped. M – Totalizing meter Estimation readings. N – NIWR Method.

11 Supplementally Permitted Supplementally Irrigation Acreage Pumpage Supplemental Permitted NIWR Irrigation Irrigated Acre-Feet App No. Status QQ Q Sec Twn Rng Sup Adjusted Duty Adjusted Duty Owner of Record Crop Type Efficiency Estimation Estimation Application Number Acres (ft) Method Acres Pumped Permitted Acres Acre-Feet Acre-Feet (%) Method Method 83204 PER NE SE 12 33N 61E 60 60.00 240 240.00 TOMMY, LLC NO CROP N/A N/A N/A 0 0 82610 PER LT4 18 33N 62E 128 128.00 512 512.00 TOMMY, LLC ALFALFA 2.5 PIVOT 85% 120 F 352.9 N 81196 PER LT2 18 33N 62E Y 28104 (SPRING) 128 128.00 512 512.00 TOMMY, LLC ALFALFA 2.5 PIVOT 85% 126 F 55.6 N 27900 CER NE NE 19 33N 62E Warm Spring 246.67 246.67 493.34 986.68 TOMMY, LLC ALFALFA 2.5 PIVOT 85% 123.34 F 54.41 N 27900 GRASS 2.5 PIVOT 85% 123.34 F 54.41 N 66816, 69069, 69070, 66815 PER NW SW 2 34N 62E Y 0.00 800.00 1280.00 3200.00 SIMS, MARTHA P ALFALFA 2.5 1/2 PIVOT 85% 63.00 F 185.29 N 84794, 81946 66815, 69069, 69070, 66816 PER SW SW 2 34N 62E Y 0.00 194.05 SIMS, MARTHA P ALFALFA 2.5 1/2 PIVOT 85% 63.00 F 185.29 N 84794, 81946 66815, 66816, 69070, 69069 PER NE NW 11 34N 62E Y 0.00 960.00 SIMS, MARTHA P ALFALFA 2.5 1/2 PIVOT 85% 63.00 F 185.29 N 84794, 81946 66815, 66816, 69069, 69070 PER SE NW 11 34N 62E Y 0.00 120.00 SIMS, MARTHA P ALFALFA 2.5 1/2 PIVOT 85% 63.00 F 185.29 N 78657, 81946 66815, 66816, 69069, 84794 PER SE SW 2 34N 62E Y 158.88 635.52 SIMS, MARTHA P ALFALFA 2.5 2 PIVOTS 85% 63.00 F 185.29 N 69070, 81946 66815, 66816, 69069, 81946 PER NW SW 11 34N 62E Y 210.00 840.00 SIMS, MARTHA P PASTURE 2.1 PIVOT 85% 126.00 F 311.29 N 69070, 84794 72293 PER NE SW 4 34N 62E Y 72294 40.00 40.00 160.00 160.00 EGBERT, F SCOTT & LAUREL S NO CROP n/a NO IRR EQUIP n/a 0.00 0.00 34822 CER SE SE 5 34N 62E Y 57405 160.00 160.00 44.23 640.00 PARTIN, JEFF NO CROP n/a WHEEL LINES 75% 0.00 0.00 57405 CER NE SE 5 34N 62E Y 34822 160.00 640.00 PARTIN, JEFF NO CROP n/a WHEEL LINES 75% 0.00 0.00 87003 PER SW SE 5 34N 62E Y 87004,57405, 34822 160.00 10.00 PARTIN, JEFF NO CROP n/a 0.00 0.00 87004 PER SW SE 5 34N 62E Y 87003,57405, 34822 160.00 516.00 PARTIN, JEFF NO CROP n/a 0 0 35535, 35536, 37885, 35534 CER LT02 4 34N 62E Y 312.43 312.43 295.99 1249.72 DALTON REAL ESTATE LLC ALFALFA 2.5 PIVOT 85% 42.00 F 123.53 N 42818, 51365, 51366 35534, 35536, 37885, 35535 CER LT03 3 34N 62E Y 312.43 587.30 DALTON LIVESTOCK ALFALFA 2.5 PIVOT 85% 0.00 F 0.00 N 42818, 51365, 51366 35534, 35535, 37885, 35536 CER LT04 3 34N 62E Y 312.43 526.70 DALTON LIVESTOCK ALFALFA 2.5 PIVOT 85% 42.00 F 123.53 N 42818, 51365, 51366 35534, 35535, 35536, 37885 CER LT02 4 34N 62E Y 312.43 478.50 DALTON LIVESTOCK ALFALFA 2.5 PIVOT 85% 42.00 F 123.53 N 42818, 51365, 51366 35534, 35535, 35536, 42818 CER LT02 4 34N 62E Y 312.43 478.50 DALTON LIVESTOCK ALFALFA 2.5 PIVOT 85% 42.00 F 123.53 N 37885, 51365, 51366 35534, 35535, 35536, 51365 CER SW SW 34 35N 62E Y 312.43 423.14 DALTON LIVESTOCK ALFALFA 2.5 PIVOT 85% 42.00 F 123.53 N 37885, 42818, 51366 35534, 35535, 35536, 51366 CER SW SW 34 35N 62E Y 312.43 423.14 DALTON LIVESTOCK ALFALFA 2.5 PIVOT 85% 42.00 F 123.53 N 37885, 42818, 51365 35534, 35535, 35536, 78770 PER LT01 4 34N 62E Y 130.10 520.41 DALTON REAL ESTATE LLC ALFALFA 2.5 2 PIVOTS 85% 42.00 F 123.53 N 37885, 42818, 51365 77332 CAN SE NE 9 34N 62E 10.00 10.00 40.00 40.00 LARA, VICTOR & CAROLYN NO CROP n/a NO IRR EQUIP n/a 0.00 F 0.00 70097 PER NE NW 8 34N 62E 13.00 13.00 52.00 52.00 DINSMORE LAND TRUST NO CROP n/a NO IRR EQUIP n/a 0.00 0.00 F. SCOTT EGBERT AND LAUREL S. 74678 PER NW NE 16 34N 62E 81.31 81.31 325.24 325.24 ALFALFA 2.5 1/2 PIVOT 85% 63.00 F 185.29 N EGBERT F. SCOTT EGBERT AND LAUREL S. 50066 CER NW NE 16 34N 62E 321.4 80.35 80.35 321.40 252.00 ALFALFA 2.5 1/2 PIVOT 85% 63.00 F 185.29 N EGBERT 78662 PER SE NE 17 34N 62E 80.00 80.00 320.00 320.00 EGBERT, F. SCOTT AND LAUREL S. NO CROP n/a NO IRR EQUIP n/a 0.00 0.00 F. SCOTT EGBERT AND LAUREL S. 38483 PER SW NE 5 34N 63E 13.25 13.25 53.00 53.00 DOMESTIC N/A N/A N/A 0.00 2.00 EGBERT 84846 PER NW NW 21 35N 62E 270.00 540.00 1080.00 2160.00 BROUGH PARTNERSHIP GRASS 2.5 PIVOT 85% 126.00 F 370.59 N 85197 PER NW SW 16 35N 62E 540.00 2160.00 BROUGH PARTNERSHIP GRASS 2.5 PIVOT 85% 32169 CER SE SE 21 35N 62E Y 32170 554.49 554.49 1650.72 2217.96 BOYER, BRUCE E & HEATHER PASTURE 2.1 PIVOT 85% 126.00 F 311.29 N 32170 CER SW SW 21 35N 62E Y 32169 554.49 1520.22 BOYER, BRUCE E & HEATHER ALFALFA 2.5 PIVOT 85% 252.00 F 741.18 N 27003 CER SE SW 27 35N 62E Y 27004, 69876, 70848 290.10 290.10 909.20 1160.40 LAWRENCE B APOSHIAN TRUST GRASS 2.5 PIVOT 85% 63.00 F 185.29 N 27004 CER SW SE 27 35N 62E Y 27003, 69876, 70848 290.10 909.20 LAWRENCE B APOSHIAN TRUST ALFALFA 2.5 PIVOT 85% 126.00 F 370.59 N 69876 PER SW SE 27 35N 62E Y 27003, 27004, 70848 62.80 251.20 LAWRENCE B APOSHIAN TRUST GRASS 2.5 PIVOT 85% 63.00 F 185.29 N 70848 PER SE SW 27 35N 62E Y 27003, 27004, 69876 62.80 251.20 LAWRENCE B APOSHIAN TRUST F YARD & 64510 CER NW SE 33 35N 62E 0.98 0.98 3.92 3.92 DINSMORE LAND TRUST 2.5 DOMESTIC 85% 0.78 F 2.00 N GARDEN 1 PIVOT SW4 30345 CER SW SW 34 35N 62E Y 30350, 48485, 48486 302.90 302.90 1211.60 1211.60 DALTON REAL ESTATE LLC ALFALFA 2.5 85% 126.00 F 370.59 N SEC 34 30350 CER SE SE 33 35N 62E Y 30345, 48485, 48486 302.90 1211.60 DALTON REAL ESTATE LLC ALFALFA 2.5 WHEEL LINES 75% 67.00 F 223.33 N 48485 CER NE SE 33 35N 62E Y 30345, 30350, 48486 290.19 340.33 DALTON REAL ESTATE LLC ALFALFA 2.5 WHEEL LINES 75% 51.00 F 170.00 N 48486 CER SW SW 34 35N 62E Y 30345, 30350, 48485 290.19 355.46 DALTON REAL ESTATE LLC ALFALFA 2.5 WHEEL LINES 75% 36.00 F 120.00 N 39373 CER SW NW 34 35N 62E Y 39374, 39375 284.00 284.00 701.02 1136.00 WHITED, JIMMIE C & ANNA WRIGHT ALFALFA 2.5 PIVOT 85% 126.00 F 370.59 N 39374 CER SE SW 34 35N 62E Y 39373, 39375 284.00 708.51 WHITED, JIMMIE C & ANNA WRIGHT ALFALFA 2.5 PIVOT 85% 0.00 F 0.00 N 39375 CER SW NE 34 35N 62E Y 39373, 39374 284.00 671.03 WHITED, JIMMIE C & ANNA WRIGHT ALFALFA 2.5 1 PIVOT 85% 126.00 F 370.59 N 50265 CER SW NE 35 35N 62E 91.73 91.73 366.92 366.92 TEEL, OLAN C NO CROP N/A N/A N/A 0.00 0.00 85244 PER NW NW 3 36N 62E 23.17 23.17 92.68 92.68 PELLETIER, GAETAN NO CROP n/a NO IRR EQUIP 0.00 0.00

12 Supplementally Permitted Supplementally Irrigation Acreage Pumpage Supplemental Permitted NIWR Irrigation Irrigated Acre-Feet App No. Status QQ Q Sec Twn Rng Sup Adjusted Duty Adjusted Duty Owner of Record Crop Type Efficiency Estimation Estimation Application Number Acres (ft) Method Acres Pumped Permitted Acres Acre-Feet Acre-Feet (%) Method Method 82477 PER NW SE 18 36N 62E 380.00 380.00 788.85 788.85 CLOVER VALLEY RANCH, LLC PASTURE 2.1 PIVOT 85% 126.00 F 311.29 N GRAIN 2.1 W. LINES 75% 80.00 F 224.00 N 78455, 78456, 84877, 87822T PER NW SE 36 36N 61E Y 125.00 160.00 500.00 640.00 EGBERT, F SCOTT & LAUREL PASTURE 2.1 PIVOT 85% 0.00 F 0.00 N V02192 78454, 78456, 84877, 78455 PER NW SE 36 36N 61E Y 10.00 40.00 EGBERT, F SCOTT & LAUREL PASTURE 2.1 PIVOT 85% 33.87 F 12.55 N V02192 78454, 78455, 84877, 78456 PER NW SE 36 36N 61E Y 25.00 100.00 EGBERT, F SCOTT & LAUREL PASTURE 2.1 PIVOT 85% 61.30 F 22.72 N V02192 78454, 78456, 78455, 84877 PER LT4 4 35N 62E Y 160 362 EGBERT, F SCOTT & LAUREL PASTURE 2.1 PIVOT 85% 61.3 F 22.72 N V02192 86426, 86427, V04091 ALFALFA & 86425 PER SW SE 8 36N 62E Y 228.00 402.00 725.22 1608.00 SAFFORD FAMILY TRUST 2.5 WHEEL LINES 75% 200.00 F 100.00 N (Angel Creek) HAY

86428, 86427, V04091 ALFALFA & 86426 PER NW SE 8 36N 62E Y 228.00 912.00 SAFFORD FAMILY TRUST 2.5 WHEEL LINES 75% 28.00 F 14.00 N (Angel Creek) HAY

86425, 86426, V04091 86427 PER NW NW 9 36N 62E Y 172.00 691.00 SAFFORD FAMILY TRUST GRASS 2.5 PIVOT 85% 117.00 F 51.62 N (Angel Creek) 27719 CER NW NE 16 36N 62E Y 27723 90.42 90.42 361.68 361.68 JOHNS, HESTON GRAIN 2.1 PIVOT 85% 50.00 F 123.53 N 27723 CER SE NE 16 36N 62E Y 27719 90.42 361.68 JOHNS, HESTON GRAIN 2.1 PIVOT 85% 22.56 F 55.74 N 28107 CER NE NE 17 36N 62E 152.19 152.19 608.76 608.76 MORTENSEN PARTNERS ALFALFA 2.5 PIVOT 85% 0.00 0.00 Total Supplementally Adjusted Permitted/Certificated Acreage 5424.99 Total Irrigated Acreage 3422.48 Total Supplementally Adjusted Permitted/Certificated Duty 20899.41 Total Estimated Pumpage 7721.91