Dudley Ridge Water District and Kern County Water Agency Long Term Storage and Exchange of State Water Project Water Supplies with the Kern Water Bank Groundwat
Summary
SCH Number
2006028439
Public Agency
Dudley Ridge Water District
Document Title
Dudley Ridge Water District and Kern County Water Agency Long Term Storage and Exchange of State Water Project Water Supplies with the Kern Water Bank Groundwat
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/28/2006
Document Description
DRWD and KCWA have requested DWR to approve deliveries of a portion of DRWD's 2003-2007 State Water Project (SWP) water supplies for storage and later recovery from the Kern Water Bank (KWB) Groundwater Banking Program within Kern County Water Agency's (KCWA) service area. DWR would deliver a portion of DRWD's SWP water supplies normally scheduled for delivery to DRWD's turnouts in Reach 8D, to KCWA's turnouts at Reach 12E and 13B of the California Aqueduct for storage in the KWB. Water delivered to KWB shall have a ten-year return period subject to DRWD need and future agreements.
Contact Information
Name
Dale Melville
Agency Name
Dudley Ridge Water District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Kern, Kings
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
(a) State Water long-term water supply contract including provisions of water exchange within the SWP place of use between SWP contractors.
(b) No construction is required to implement the proposed exchange, and
(c) The facilities owned and/or operated by DWR, and the SWP contractors are existing facilities that have not been expanded or modified to implement the proposed exchange.
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