The Project entails the approval of a Water Exchange Agreement.
Summary
SCH Number
2009118018
Public Agency
San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District
Document Title
The Project entails the approval of a Water Exchange Agreement.
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/2/2009
Document Description
On October 1, 2009, the Board of Directors of Agency approved the execution of the Water Exchange Agreement ("Agreement") with Valley. This Agreement provides for the delivery of 1,000 AF of SWP water from Agency to Valley in 2009, and requires Agency submit a written request to the California Department of Water Resources on or before December 1, 2009, to deliver 1,000 AF of Agency's share of SWP Table A water to Valley. In exchange for delivery of that water, Valley will deliver 650 AF of water of equal or better quality to Agency by the end of 20178. This same Agreement was approved by Valley and then executed by Valley on October 22, 2009
Contact Information
Name
Randy Van Gelder
Agency Name
San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
San Bernardino
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15282
Reasons for Exemption
The water exchange will entail no change in type of use or expansion of use, but consist merely of the continued operation of existing facilities and the use of those facilities to temporarily transport water to a different location. State CEQA Guidelines section 15301 provides that environmental review is not required for "the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency's determination." In addition, the exchange of water is a minor, temporary alteration to the condition of water that does not require the removal of any trees and thus is also exempt pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines, section 15282(u) exemption for the temporary tranfer of water or water rights. Because the water exchange will merely temporarily change the location in which water is used and will be delivered via existing facilities, there is no possibility the Project may have a significant impact on the environment. Accordingly, the Agreement and the water exchange that it authorizes are exempt from environmental review under CEQA. Morever, the water transfer does not involve cumulative impacts, potentially significant impacts, unusaually sensitive environments, or any other unique or unusual environmental impacts that might merit environmental review.
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