Exhange of State Water Project Table A water between Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District and Kern County Water Agency
Summary
SCH Number
2008088137
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Exhange of State Water Project Table A water between Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District and Kern County Water Agency
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/12/2008
Document Description
Santa Barbara Flood Control and Water Conservation District (SBCFCWCD) is a State Water Project (SWP) contractor located in Santa Barbara County. The proposed project is the delivery by SBCFLWCD of up to 1,000 acre feet of 2008 Table A water to Kern County Water Agency (KCWA) in the Irvine Ranch/ Rosedale-Rio Bravo Demonstration Groundwater Bank KCWA will return up to 500 acre feet of its SWP Table A water to SBCFCWCD by the year 2013. This exchange will enable both KCWA and SBCFCWCD to better manage their respective water supplies. No lands will be fallowed as a result of the exchange. The lands have been actively farmed in the past. The water will be delivered within the SWP Place of Use.
Contact Information
Name
Craig Trombly
Agency Name
California Department of Water Resources
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Kern, Santa Barbara
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class1,Sec.15301,Exist.Facility
Reasons for Exemption
-State Water Project long-term water supply contract includes provisions for delivery within the SWP place of use.
-No construction is required to implement the proposed points of delivery.
-The facilities are existing facilities that have not been expanded or modified to implement the proposed change in points of delivery.
-The water will be delivered to lands that have been in agricultural production for many years. There will be no change in land use.
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