(New Lloyd Allen Water Conservation Operational Reservoir)....It was formally dedicated Wednesday.

The Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors conducted a formal dedication of its newest conservation and operational reservoir located just east of Calipatria. It was named after longtime Division 3 Director Lloyd Allen. The reservoir is expected to help IID conserve 400 acre-feet of water a year and features a storage capacity of 40 acre-feet. It also aids the district's popular On-Farm Efficiency Conservation Program by providing improved water delivery service and flexibility to growers and IID water delivery staff in the Valley's North-end. Director Lloyd Allen was a Calipatria resident, serving five terms on the IID of Directors, providing direction during numerous negotiations, resulting in such agreements as the 1988 water conservation pact with the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the 2003 Quantification Settlement Agreement and the IID/San Diego County Water Authority transfer program, which were signed 20 years ago this month. Allen was considered a tireless champion of Imperial Valley's Water Rights.