Exchange of up to 15,000 acre-feet of Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency's approved State Water Project water supplies to Santa Clara Valley Water District
Summary
SCH Number
2015038206
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Exchange of up to 15,000 acre-feet of Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency's approved State Water Project water supplies to Santa Clara Valley Water District
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/23/2015
Document Description
SCVWD is in need of additional water supplies to meet the critical water supply needs of SCVWD. Up to 15,000 acre-feet approved SWP water supplies from AVEK will be delivered to SCVWD in 2015. By December 31, 2025, SCVWD will return to AVEK the same amount from SCVWD's future SWP water supplies. This will result in an exchange ratio of 1 to 1. The water delivered to SCVWD and the water returned by SCVWD to AVEK will be carried out using SWP, AVEK and SCVWD existing facilities.
Contact Information
Name
Geoff Shaw
Agency Name
California Department of Water Resources
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Kern, Los Angeles, Santa Clara
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301, Class 1
Reasons for Exemption
Existing facility. The proposed project is a water management operation using only existing facilities for the exchange of water from one SWP contractor to another SWP contractor.
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