Newell Creek Reservoir Petition for Temporary Urgency Change
Summary
- SCH Number
- 2014028146
- Lead Agency
- State Water Resources Control Board
- Document Title
- Newell Creek Reservoir Petition for Temporary Urgency Change
- Document Type
- NOE - Notice of Exemption
- Received
- Posted
- 2/18/2014
- Document Description
- Temporary Urgency Change Petition to reduce the bypass/release requirements in order to preserve storage in Newell Creek Reservoir, which is needed due to current drought conditions. Beneficiaries are customers reliant on water supplied by the City of Santa Cruz.
- Contact Information
-
Chris Berry
State Water Resources Control Board, Div of Water Rights
1001 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95812
Phone : (831) 420-5483
Location
- Counties
- Santa Cruz
- Other Location Info
- Ben Lomond, CA
Notice of Exemption
- Exempt Status
- Categorical Exemption
- Type, Section or Code
- S:14CCR§15301, Class 1
- Reasons for Exemption
- Declared Emergency S:21080(b)(3); 15269 Emergency Project (S:21080(b)(4); 15269(b)(c)) The City's water supply situation is dire. Its only source of stored water for drought protection is being depleted and must be protected to mitigate the effects of the drought emergency declared by the Governor and to prevent worse effects.
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