Temproary Out-of-District Water Transfer for License 11118 (Application 14804)
Temproary Out-of-District Water Transfer for License 11118 (Application 14804)
Summary
SCH Number
2014048154
Lead Agency
South Sutter Water District
Document Title
Temproary Out-of-District Water Transfer for License 11118 (Application 14804)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/16/2014
Document Description
South Sutter Water District ("SSWD") proposes a temporary transfer of a limited quantity of its water supplies in 2014 to certain participating State Water Contractors (the "Project") Water will be made available for transfer by SSWD's re-operation of Camp Far West Reservoir. Such re-operation will result in additional water being available in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta for conveyance through the State Water Project to the State Water Contractors. SSWD will seek approval from the State Water Resources Control Board of an urgent petition for temporary change to License 11118 to authorize the proposed water transfer. SSWD also will seek approval of the proposed water tranfer from the California Department of Water Resources.
The Project is exempt under Public Resources Cdoe section 21080(b)(3) and CEQA Guidelines section 15269(a) because (1) on Junuary 17, 2014, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. declared a state of emergency due to drought conditions throughout California, and (2) the Project will maintain the local groudwater resource and groundwater storage capacity within the service areas of participating State Water Contractors by indirectly reducing and/or avoiding excessive groundwater pumping.
