Addnedum to Long-Term Water Transfers EIS/EIR

Document Description: The Long-Term Water Transfers EIS/EIR was certified in 2015. Additional agencies not previously identified in the EIS/EIR have since indicated that they may be interested in water transfers, and three agencies that were already identified in the EIS/EIR indicated an interest in increasing their amount of potential water transfers. These water transfers refine the range of potential transfers specifically acknowledged in the Long-Term Water Transfers EIS/EIR. While individual agencies may be able to transfer additional water, the overall water transfers in total for all agencies would not exceed the 511,094 acre-feet analyzed in the EIS/EIS. SLDMWA prepared an Addendum to evaluate the potential differences between the impacts analyzed in the EIS/EIR and those associated with project refinements. SLDMWA determined that the refinements tot eh range of potential water transfers would not result in new or substantially more severe environmental effects and do not require further environmental review.

Contact Information: Frances Mizuno
San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority
P.O. Box 2157 842 6th Street
Los Ganos, CA 93635
209-832-6200

(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment: No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: Yes
(2b) A Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project: Yes
(4) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project: No
(5) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA: Yes