Coachella Valley Water Management Plan and SWP Entitlement Transfer
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Summary
SCH Number
2000031027
Lead Agency
Coachella Valley Water District
(CVWD)
Document Title
Coachella Valley Water Management Plan and SWP Entitlement Transfer
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Varies throughout Valley.
Document Description
The Coachella Valley Water Management Plan has been developed to manage water resources and eliminate groundwater overdraft in the Upper and Lower Coachella Valley ground water basins.
Element of the proposed Plan include:
1.) Implementing water conservation measures
2.) Delivering reclaimed water for agricultural and golf course irrigation
3.) Increasing groundwater recharge in the Upper Valley at the existing Whitewater River recharge basins using additional State Water Project (SWP) exchange water
4.) Delivering Coachella Canal water to golf courses and agricultural users in the Lower Valley currently on wells
5.) Recharging the Lower Valley basin with Coachella Canal water at new recharge sites to be located near Dike 4 and Martinez Canyon
Contact Information
Name
Steve Robbins
Agency Name
Coachella Valley Water District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Riverside
Parcel #
Numerous
State Highways
62, 111, 74, 86, 195
Railways
UPRR
Airports
Palm Springs, Bermuda Dunes
Schools
Numerous
Waterways
Whitewater River, Coachella Canal
Other Location Info
Varios Coachella Valley Communities.
Other Information
Section: Numerous
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 Transportation, District 1 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6, Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Water Facilities (Groundwater Management)
Local Actions
Water Management Plan
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife
Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.