The Harvey Place Dam and Reservoir replaced the Indian Creek Reservoir as the District's storage reservoir in 1989. The new facility is designed to contain all District wastewater effluent as well as maximum flood flow. The system includes diversions and ditches to supply certain land owners with reclaimed wastewater from the treatment plant. Throughout the summer released water is used for irrigation.

These reuse facilities are located in the Diamond Valley, Wade Valley, and Fredericksburg areas. Harvey Place Reservoir has a capacity of 3,800 acre-feet of water. Included in this capacity is the normal storage of 3,000 acre-feet of reclaimed water and 800 acre-feet of flood water. There is an additional 250 acre-feet of dead storage.

The recycled water irrigation system was developed with two basic premises: further treatment of wastewater through land application, and augmentation of irrigation water in a water-short area. Due to the lack of water storage on the Carson River system there is a high variability in water available for irrigation. By contract with Diamond Ditch users, a minimum of 2,000 acre-feet is provided annually .

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