Temporary Urgency Change Petition - Place of Use
Summary
SCH Number
2008088017
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Temporary Urgency Change Petition - Place of Use
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/4/2008
Document Description
Through the Temporary Urgency Change Petition, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation are requesting that the State Water Resources Control Board authorize a consolidation of State Water Project and Central Valley Project places of use to allow transfer of water to Central Valley agricultural users that are facing critical shortages in their CVP water deliveries this summer due to the current drought and a recent court order significantly reducing the export of water from the Delta.
Contact Information
Name
Nancy Quan
Agency Name
California Department of Water Resources
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Sacramento
Counties
Sacramento
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class1,Sec.15301Exist.Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
One June 12, 2008, after assessing the full impact that the severe water shortages have had on San Joaquin Valley agriculture, Governor Schwarzenegger proclaimed a state of emergency in nine Central Valley counties. The emergency proclamation states that the emergency exemptions in sections 21080(b)(3) and 21172 of the Public Resources Code shall apply to all activities and project ordered and directed under this proclamation, to the fullest extent allowed by law. Included in the activities listed in the proclamation is the direction to DWR to file necessary water right urgency change petitions to facilitate surface water transfers by the SWP and Central Valley Project. Thus, according to the emergency proclamation, this petition is exempt from CEQA. Additionally, changing the language of the term in D-1641 pertains to the operation of an existing public facility and would involve negligible or no expansion of an existing use.
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