Modification to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Water Rights Permits for the Cachuma Project on the Santa Ynez River
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Summary
SCH Number
1999051051
Lead Agency
State Water Resources Control Board
Document Title
Modification to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Water Rights Permits for the Cachuma Project on the Santa Ynez River
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Zoning: Open Lands. Land Use: Undeveloped open space and recreation.
Document Description
The proposed project analyzed in the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) and revised DEIR consists of potential modifications to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's (Reclamation) water right permits for the Cachuma Project in order to provide appropriate protection of downstream water rights and public trust resources on the Santa Ynez River. The Cachuma Project includes Bradbury Dam, which impounds water on the Santa Ynez River in northern Santa Barbara County, forming Cachuma Lake. The Cachuma Project provides water to the Cachuma Project Members Units for irrigation, domestic, municipal, and industrial uses. The Member Units consist of the City of Santa Barbara, Goleta Water District, Montecito Water District, Carpinteria Valley Water District, and the Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District- Improvement District #1.
Contact Information
Name
Diane Riddle
Agency Name
State Water Resources Control Board
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Buellton, Lompoc, Solvang
Counties
Santa Barbara
Zip
93105
Total Acres
3200
State Highways
154
Waterways
Santa Ynez River
Township
6N
Range
29W
Other Location Info
City/Nearest Community: Santa Ynez
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW)
Local Actions
Modification of Water Right Permits
Project Issues
Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Hydrology/Water Quality, Recreation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian
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