25-Year Water Transfer Program for the San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority (2014-2038)
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Summary
SCH Number
2011061057
Lead Agency
San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority
Document Title
25-Year Water Transfer Program for the San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority (2014-2038)
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Open Space, Agriculture, Wildlife Refuge
Document Description
The purpose of the proposed Program is to allow the annual transfer and/or exchange of CVP water from the Exchange Contractors to continue after February 28, 2014 (water year 2013), to consider alternatives of additional conservation water transfers under specified conditions, and to provide for the alternative of delivery of transfer water to additional areas and contractors no included in the 10-year program EIS/EIR.
The action/project alternatives to be evaluated in the EIS/EIR involve multiple sources of developed water and multiple users of that water. The Exchange Contractors proposed to develop water from a conservation/tailwater recovery program and crop idling/temporary land fallowing.
Contact Information
Name
Joann White
Agency Name
San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Fresno, Madera, Merced, Stanislaus
State Highways
Hwy 99, 5, 145, 33, 152
Railways
Yes
Waterways
San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne & Merced Rivers
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Public Health (CDPH), California Department of State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT)
Development Types
Other (Water Transfer to other CVP contractors, and/or wildlife refuges)
Local Actions
District Water Transfer
Project Issues
Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Economics/Jobs, Growth Inducement, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife, Climate Change/GHG
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