The Dunnigan Groundwater Recharge Project, led by Dunnigan Water District, launched in early 2022 as a pilot project with the diversion of about 200 AF from the Tehama-Colusa Canal into Buckeye Creek. The project has successfully expanded to include on-farm recharge and seasonal wetland habitat. The project now plans to recharge 5,000 AF per year into the aquifer and provide 500 acres of shorebird habitat. 

See below for an overview video of the Dunnigan Groundwater Recharge Project. 

Gates are opened to allow water into the recharge field

Gates are opened to allow water into the recharge field

Flooded fields provide wetland habitat

Water flows at "trickle" rates down Buckeye Creek

Water flows at "trickle" rates down Buckeye Creek

Water flows at "trickle" rates down Buckeye Creek

DWR staff visit the project

Water flows at "trickle" rates down Buckeye Creek