Change in Point of Delivery of Dudley Ridge Water District's State Water Project Water Supplies to the Kern Water Bank Groundwater Banking & Exchange Program
Summary
SCH Number
2009108013
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Change in Point of Delivery of Dudley Ridge Water District's State Water Project Water Supplies to the Kern Water Bank Groundwater Banking & Exchange Program
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/1/2009
Document Description
Dudley Ridge Water District (DRWD) and Kern County Water Agency (KCWA) have requested DWR to approve deliveries of a portion of DRWD's 2008-2012 State Water Project (SWP) water supplies for storage and later recovery from the Kern Water Bank (KWB) Groundwater Banking Program within KCWA's 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 Reaches 12E and/or 13B of the California Aqueduct for storage in the KWB. Water will be recovered in future years utilizing the existing facilities and delivered back to DRWD for use in its service area.
Contact Information
Name
Craig Trombly
Agency Name
California Department of Water Resources
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Kern, Kings
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301
Reasons for Exemption
a. SWP long-term water supply contract includes provisions for water storage programs 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 DRWD, DWR, and KCWA are existing facilities that have not been expanded or modified to implement the proposed change in delivery point,
d. The activity will cause no change in land use.
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