IID has completed Phase 1 of the Mulberry Inline Reservoir Project.

The project is an operational improvement designed to increase efficiency in the water delivery system. The project is located in the Mulberry Lateral near Rutherford and Hasten Roads north of Brawley. This will be the first in a series of planned inline reservoirs across the IIDs water system. According to the district, an inline reservoir acts like a " parking lot ' for water, giving the IID the ability to temporarily hold returned water and time it's delivery more precisely. The Phase 1 project included widening and concrete lining the first quarter-mile section of the Mulberry Lateral resulting in the ability to store approximately 4 acre-feet of water. This could conserve more than 1,120 acre-feet of water each year. Without the inline reservoir, excess water at the end of the lateral would be discharged into drains. Phase 2 of the project is scheduled to begin in December of this year.