Water Purchase Agreement with Santa Clara Valley Water District for the 2003 Environmental Water Account
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Summary
SCH Number
2003042104
Lead Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Water Purchase Agreement with Santa Clara Valley Water District for the 2003 Environmental Water Account
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
5/22/2003
Document Description
The California Department of Water Resources will acquire up to 30,000 acre-feet of stored groundwater stored and potentially acquire a 1-year lease of up to 10,000 acre-feet of groundwater storage capacity, from Santa Clara Water District (SCVWD). This project will make use of existing agreements between SCVWD and Semitropic Water Storage District for groundwater banking in the Semitropic Groundwater Banking Program (Semitropic). The Department will recover water stored in Semitropic through pumping and direct delivery into the California Aqueduct or through exchange of SWP deliveries to the Kern County Water Agency (KCWA). Semitropic's withdrawal capacity ranges from 31,500 acre-feet to 78,050 acre-feet, which is 35% of Semitropic's overall withdrawal capacity. The amount of water that will be purchased by the Department is contingent on SCVWD not requiring all of the recovery capacity of Semitropic for its own use in 2003.
Contact Information
Name
Hanspeter Walter
Agency Name
Department of Water Resources
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Bakersfield, San Jose
Counties
Kern, Santa Clara
State Highways
I-5
Waterways
Kern River
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Department of Water Resources
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
No
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
N/A
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
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