Participation in the Semitropic Water Banking and Exchange Project
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2017101021
Lead Agency
Montecito Water District
Document Title
Participation in the Semitropic Water Banking and Exchange Project
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Montecito Water District boundary & service area
Document Description
The primary objective of the Montecito Water District's participation in the Semitropic Water Banking and Exchange Program is to increase drought resiliency. The project involves conjunctive use of surface and groundwater through iterative exchanges through the use of San Luis Reservoir, Semitropic's exisitng groundwater bank, and the existing State Water Project delivery system. The delivery of water to Semitropic for banking, and the return of banked water to the District would be undertaken with the cooperation of DWR, Kern County Water Agency, Santa Barbara County Water Agency, Cachuma Operations and Maintenance Board, the US Bureau of Reclamation and Central Coast Water Authority.
Contact Information
Name
Nick Turner
Agency Name
Montecito Water District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Santa Barbara
Other Location Info
Montecito Water District boundary area
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), Department of General Services (DGS), Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 6, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance
Development Types
Other (participation in water banking project)
Local Actions
participation
Project Issues
none
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