Pre-Adjudication Plan of Administration for the Fresno River

MADERA IRRIGATION DISTRICT PRE-ADJUDICATION PLAN OF ADMINISTRATION FOR THE FRESNO RIVER

As a condition of its State Water Resources Control Board (the “SWRCB”) License No. 13836, Madera Irrigation District (“MID” or the “District”) is obligated to make releases from Hidden Dam to satisfy downstream rights to the waters of the Fresno River, pursuant to the Fresno River Operations Protocols (the “FROP”) and the Fresno River Allocation Model (the “FRAM”). On October 18, 2018, MID filed a Petition for Adjudication of the Fresno River (the “Petition”) with the SWRCB. The Petition was granted at the SWRCB’s October 20, 2020, meeting (the “Effective Date”). MID expects it will take several years for the issues in the Petition to be fully and finally resolved. As a result, to comply with its obligations under the License, MID anticipates the need to manage releases pursuant to the FROP and the FRAM during this time.

Over the past several years, MID has received communications from landowners along the Fresno River concerning MID’s implementation of the FROP and the FRAM pending the SWRCB’s resolution of the Petition. Those communications, among other things, request inclusion of various properties, points of diversion, and diversion capacities within the FRAM for future water years pending the resolution of the Petition. To resolve such requests pending the Petition, the District has prepared this Pre-Adjudication Plan of Administration for the Fresno River (the “PAPA”), which provides the guidelines pursuant to which the District intends to resolve such requests pending adjudication.

The guidelines identified in the PAPA are based on two primary considerations. The first is ensuring allocations for downstream landowners are based on substantial evidence and the law. Specifically, MID is obligated to make releases using the FROP and the FRAM for certain downstream landowners as a condition of its SWRCB License No. 13836. Generally speaking, the FRAM determines the allocation of water for downstream landowners under the FROP. The inputs to the FRAM include information submitted to the District each year by downstream landowners, including cropped acreage, points of diversion, and diversion capacity. Because the waters of the Fresno River are fully used, each acre-foot allocated to one landowner results in less water available to all other landowners. Thus, to avoid injury to other downstream landowners, MID does not include information in the FRAM that is clearly erroneous, without evidentiary basis, or contrary to the law. Both during the SWRCB-ordered facilitation process and for several years prior to the filing of the Petition, MID provided downstream landowners the opportunity to provide such information to MID, and MID made adjustments when such adjustments were supported by the evidence.

The second primary consideration underlying the PAPA is the preservation of the status quo pending the adjudication. Since the FRAM and the FROP were implemented in 2011, the demands for Fresno River water have increased. Market and hydrologic conditions have resulted in significant incentives for landowners to supplement their water supplies. As a result, MID has received numerous requests to include new lands within the FRAM that have not historically taken water from the Fresno River, even though the waters of the Fresno River are fully used. As a result of these and other issues, the Petition requests that the SWRCB consider

1 whether to exercise its authority under Article X, Section 2 of the California Constitution and In re Waters of Long Valley Creek Stream System (1979) 25 Cal.3d 339, 355, to subordinate previously-unexercised riparian rights. To avoid rendering the SWRCB’s ability to afford such relief moot, the PAPA attempts to preserve the status quo existing as of the Effective Date and based on information submitted to MID by the riparian landowners,1 unless otherwise directed by the SWRCB.

A. Landowner Acreage Included in the FRAM

Riparian Acreage. Exhibits “A” through “N” depict the riparian acreage that may be included in the FRAM starting in the 2021 riparian water year and future years, subject to the conditions below.2 For the most part, these lands are consistent with the lands recognized in MID’s October 18, 2018, Petition with modifications based on additional information provided to MID as part of the SWRCB-ordered facilitation process prior to the Effective Date.

Post-1914 Appropriative Rights. Those properties enjoying post-1914 appropriative rights under License Nos. 4689 (Costa View), 7561 (Menefee), and 9073 (Triangle T/John Hancock) will be included in the FRAM.

Requests to Include Additional Acreage. MID has evaluated numerous requests to include additional acreage, both prior to the filing the Petition and during the SWRCB facilitation process. MID has adjusted the acreage for some claimants based on the information provided during discussions where, based on substantial evidence, the landowner has demonstrated the riparian acreage included in the FRAM should be changed. To preserve the status quo, and to avoid rendering the SWRCB’s ability to exercise its authority under Long Valley moot, MID will not be accepting further requests for adjustment after the Effective Date.

B. Points of Diversion Included in the FRAM

Points of Diversion Included in the FRAM. To preserve the status quo, MID will only include those points of diversion that were included in the FRAM prior to December 31, 2019, these points of diversion are depicted in Exhibits “A” through “N”. MID will not include Points of Diversion where additional permitting is required or there are outstanding violations of the law associated with such Points of Diversion.

Increased Diversion Capacity. Confirmed increases in diversion capacity at recognized Points of Diversion will be included in the FRAM.

C. Landowner Information

To ensure MID has the information needed for inputs into the FRAM, the FROP requires landowners to submit cropping information to MID on or before December 30th of each

1 The deadline for landowners to submit cropping information to MID for the 2020 riparian season was December 30, 2019. As a result, the PAPA uses December 31, 2019, to measure the status quo. 2 To preserve the status quo and avoid the rendering of the SWRCB’s ability to exercise its authority under Long Valley moot, only documented cropped acres prior to December 31, 2019, will be included in the FRAM.

2 year. Because the water season is ongoing at this time, it is critical that MID receives this information in a timely manner. To ensure the information MID receives is complete and includes all relevant information, MID will be sending a required form to all landowners substantially similar to Exhibit “O” before the end of October of each year. If the required form is not completed and returned to MID by December 30th, the properties will not be included in the FRAM for that riparian year.

3 EXHIBIT “A” 12 11 7 8 9 10 11 Adobe Ranch12 Madera Canal 10 Riparian Lands

Riparian Lands (2,341.04 acres)

Parcel 13 14 13 18 17 16 15 14

052-154-008 Section Boundary

15 r Rive sno Waterways Fre 052-154-009 (! Point of Diversion 031-131-003 e k 031-131-004 nwood Cre tto o (! 031-131-004 C 052-171-001 24 22 23 24 19 20 21 22 23

031-131-005 031-132-002 Madera Canal 031-131-004

031-131-004 Note: Boundaries are approximate 031-172-002 031-173-002 052-172-001

26 25 27 26 031-173-001 30 29 28 27

25 031-173-003

031-161-012 031-173-003 031-172-001

031-201-003 031-173-002 reek h C r t e e iv r R d o il n H s e r F 031-211-001 031-212-001 052-181-001 (! 36 34 35 36 31 32 33 34 35

Date: 10/20/20

1 3 2 1 6 5 4 3 2 I

0 0.25 0.5 1 Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS,12 10 11 8 9 10 11 12 7 AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community Miles EXHIBIT “B” Kirk Parrish 28 27 25 29 26 Riparian Lands

Riparian Land (309.50)

Parcel (!

Waterways

(! Point of Diversion

32 33 34 (! Note: Boundaries are36 approximate

er Fresno Riv (!

031-192-007 031-201-022

2 4 5 035-010-036 (! 3 (! 1 035-010-037

Date: 10/20/20

9 10 11 I 8 12

0 0.375 0.75 Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community (! Miles EXHIBIT “C” Kevin Herman Riparian Lands

26 27 25 30

Riparian Land (264.80 acres)

Parcel

(! Section Boundary

Waterways

(! Point of Diversion

031-201-026 Note: Boundaries are approximate

r 031-201-025 e iv R o n s e r F 31 031-201-024

35 36 031-201-023 34 031-201-027

031-201-028

031-201-030 031-201-029

Date: 10/20/20

3 2 1 I 6

0 0.1 0.2 0.4 Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community Miles EXHIBIT “D” (!

Da Silva Riparian Lands

Riparian3 Land (36.80 acres) 4 (! Parcel

Section Boundary (! Waterways (! (! Point of Diversion

035-040-039 Note: Boundaries are approximate

Fresno River

Date: 10/20/20 I

0 0.125 0.25 Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community Miles

(! (! EXHIBIT “E” 34 32 33 De Benedetto & Mesple 35 Riparian Lands

Riparian Land (418.08 acres)

Parcel

Section Boundary

Waterways 031-230-002 (! Point of Diversion e r Riv sno Fre Note: Boundaries are approximate 4

5 3 2

(! (!

031-230-003 (! (!

Date: 10/20/20 9 10 11 8 I

0 0.25 0.5 Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community Miles EXHIBIT “F” Rancho Bella Vista Riparian Lands

Riparian Land (21.24 acres)

Parcel 34 33 Section Boundary

Waterways

(! Point of Diversion

Note: Boundaries are approximate

Fresno River

035-010-001

3 4

Date: 10/20/20 I

0 0.125 0.25 Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community Miles EXHIBIT “G” Isla Vista

33 Riparian Lands 34

Riparian Land (93.39 acres)

Parcel

Section Boundary

Waterways

(! Point of Diversion

(! Note: Boundaries are approximate

035-010-020

035-010-019

Fresno River

035-010-042

Date: 10/20/20

(! I

0 0.125 0.25 Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community Miles (! EXHIBIT “H” (!

5 4 Cal Fischer Riparian Lands

Riparian Land (149.00 acres)

Parcel

Section Boundary

Waterways

(! Point of Diversion

Note: Boundaries are approximate 035-040-053

(! 9

031-282-009

Fresno River

Date: 10/20/20 I

0 0.15 0.3 17 Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics,16 CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community Miles EXHIBIT “I” Cosyns Farms Riparian Lands

9 11 12 7 8

Riparian Land (686.06 acres)

Parcel

Section Boundary Dry Creek Waterways

(! Point of Diversion 1

1 The SWRCB will need to make 18 a determination of locations and 16 13 capacities of the POD's off of (! 17 14 Dry Creek the Fresno River for Rd. 16. 023-270-005 023-270-011 023-270-010 023-270-012

Dry Creek Dry (! 043-045-004 043-051-004 043-051-006

Fresno River

Note: Boundaries are approximate

19 20 Date: 21 23 24 10/20/20 I

0 0.375 0.75 26 35 Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe,30 GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus29 DS, USDA, USGS, 28 AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community Miles EXHIBIT “J” 30 30 29 28 27 26 25 29 28 27 Costa View Riparian Lands

31 32 33 34 35 36 31 32 33 34

Riparian Land (1,800.00 acres)

Parcel

Section Boundary

Waterways 3 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 5 4 (! Point of Delivery

(! Point of Diversion 1

* Landowner also has Post - 1914 Berenda Drain 6 Appropriative Rights.

12 7 8 9 10 7 8 9 10 11 1 The SWRCB will need to make 023-200-002 023-210-001 023-220-001 023-230-005 a determination of locations and 023-240-002 capacities of the POD's off of 023-250-006 Berenda Drain 7,8 the Fresno River for Rd. 16.

023-250-007 023-260-001 023-260-002 023-270-001 023-230-004 Dry Creek 51 Note: Boundaries are approximate

18 17 16 15 18 17 16 15 14 13 043-030-026 043-041-003 043-043-003 043-045-006 (! (!(! Fresno River

20 21 22 19 20 21 22 23 24 19 Date: 10/20/20

27 30 29 28 27 26 35 30 29 I28

0 0.75 1.5 Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, 33 33 34 31 32 34 35 AeroGRID, IGN,36 and the GIS User Community31 32 Miles EXHIBIT “K” 29 28 27 26 25 30 29 27 26 25 30 28

34 John Hancock (Triangle T Ranch) 35 36 31 32 33 34 35 36 31 32 33 021-130-008 Riparian Lands

2 Riparian Land (2,676.00 acres) 022-030-003

022-040-003 Parcel 1 6 5 4 3 2 1 6 5 4 Section Boundary 022-050-006 022-030-003 022-030-003 Waterways

022-100-006 (! Point of Diversion at Rd. 9

12 11 12 7 8 9 10 7 8 9 * Landowner also has Post - 1914 Appropriative Rights. 022-180-002

13 Note: Boundaries are approximate 18 15 17 16 14 13 18 16 (! 17 Fresno River

022-180-003

19 20 19 21 22 23 24 20 21

30 27 29 28 26 25 30 29 28

043-021-002 Date: 10/20/20

32 36 31 33 34 35 32 33

5 I 4 3 2 1 6 5 4 0 1 2 Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community 7 8 Miles EXHIBIT “L” Harman/Vlot/John Hancock 13 E a s Riparian Lands18 14 ts id e B y p a s s

074-170-023 Riparian Land (1,497.00 acres) 074-170-021 Parcel

020-140-011 Section Boundary

Waterways

23 24 (! Point of Diversion at Road 9 (not shown) 19 020-140-008 22 020-140-003

020-140-012 Note: Boundaries are approximate

020-170-010

26 25 30 27

28 020-170-008

020-200-001 34 Date: 020-181-005 10/20/20

31 F res 36 no R 35 iver 020-200-004 020-200-005 020-200-006 ive uin R r oaq S an J I 020-200-007

0 0.5 1 Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye,2 Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, 1 6 AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community Miles EXHIBIT “M” Menefee Riparian Lands

074-130-010

Riparian Land (495.00 acres)

Parcel

Section Boundary 074-150-008 Waterways

(! Point of Diversion at Road 9 074-150-010 (not shown) 074-150-009 * Landowner also has Post - 1914 Appropriative Rights.

Note: Boundaries are approximate

074-150-004

074-150-004 074-160-012 12 11 Date: 10/20/20

074-170-012

I14

0 0.4 0.8 Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community Miles EXHIBIT “N” Tri-Iest Dairy Riparian Lands

13 17

D Riparian Land (387.93 acres)

r y

C r Parcel e e k Section Boundary

Fresno River Waterways

(! Point of Diversion

043-053-003 Note: Boundaries are approximate

043-053-007

043-053-004 19

24 20

Date: 10/20/20 I

0 0.2 0.4 Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, 35 30 29 AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community Miles EXHIBIT “O”

CHECK BOX AND SIGN BELOW IF YOUR INFORMATION HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE LAST YEAR'S SUBMITTAL If box is checked, no information below required except signature ☐and date

2021 RIPARIAN AND APPROPRIATIVE RIGHT HOLDERS CROPPING INFORMATION must be received by the District no later than 4:00 PM on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 with no exceptions.

Name: Example Only

This form must be filled out completely and accurately and all numbers must sum to be included in the 2021 Fresno River Allocation Model runs. Include below acreage of river bottom, fallow land, residences, etc., if riparian land. Riparian Acres 0.00 1

Crop / Land Use Acres Cover Crop Irrigation Type Yes / No Drip / Sprinkler / Surface / Other Yes / No Drip / Sprinkler / Surface / Other Yes / No Drip / Sprinkler / Surface / Other Yes / No Drip / Sprinkler / Surface / Other Yes / No Drip / Sprinkler / Surface / Other Total (Total must add up to Riparian Acres above)

Appropriative Acres 0.00 1 (excludes overlapping acreage)

Riparian / Appropriative Only Points of Diversion 2 MID reserves the right to inspect points of diversion, capacity, and request proof of permitting.

Point of Diversion Location:______; Diversion Capacity:______Point of Diversion Location:______; Diversion Capacity:______Point of Diversion Location:______; Diversion Capacity:______Total Diversion Capacity: ______

Name (Print): Date:

Signature:

By signing this form, the landowner is certifying that only the riparian and/or appropriative acreage is being provided to MID for allocation calculations.

The landowner is also certifying that they have the authority to sign this form and that the numbers are accurate.

1. Only documented cropped acres prior to December 31, 2019, will be included in the FRAM. The actual inputs into the FRAM may be adjusted accordingly. 2. Only those points of diversion that were included in the FRAM prior to December 31, 2019, will be recognized. The actual inputs into the FRAM may be adjusted accordingly.