20 Year Extension of the 2005 Mendota Pool Exchange Agreements
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2013041028
Lead Agency
Westlands Water District
Document Title
20 Year Extension of the 2005 Mendota Pool Exchange Agreements
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Agriculture
Document Description
The MPG, an 11-member unincorporated association of farmers, proposes to extend the existing Exchange Agreements with Reclamation to ensure continued water availability to MPG farmers in the Westlands Water District. MPG irrigated lands are located in the SLC service area in Westlands, and near Mendota Pool. The Exchange Agreements are set to expire on December 31, 2014. Reclamation administers the CVP and would be responsible for continued execution of the exchange. The proposed project would allow MPG farmers to continue the exchange for an additional 20-year period from 2015 through 2034. The water exchange allows MPG farmers to deliver groundwater of suitable quality to Mendota Pool in exchange for CVP irrigation water delivered via the SLC for use on MPG-owned farms in Westlands.
Contact Information
Name
Charlotte Gallock
Agency Name
Westlands Water District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Mendota
Counties
Fresno
Waterways
San Joaquin River, Delta-Mendota Canal (DMC)
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Public Health (CDPH), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
Development Types
Other
Local Actions
Other
Project Issues
Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Transportation, Other
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