2018 Water Transfer from Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency to Water Districts within Kern County ...
2018 Water Transfer from Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency to Water Districts within Kern County Water Agency
Summary
SCH Number
2018078074
Lead Agency
Santa Clarita Water Company
Document Title
2018 Water Transfer from Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency to Water Districts within Kern County Water Agency
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Document Description
The Kern Westside Districts are proposing to purchase 5,000 AF of water from SCVWA. SCVWA has a may 22, 2007 agreement to purchase water from Buena Vista WSD and Rosedale-Rio Bravo WSD as part of the BVWSD/RRBWSD Water banking and Recovery Program that is deliverable to SCVWA via exchange for portion of BVWSD/RRBWSD's KCWA State Water Project. Per said 2007 agreement, SCVWA would request as KCWA SWP Table A water. The KCWA SWP Table A water would then be transferred internally within KCWA to the Kern Westside Districts.
Statutory Exemption: Sect. 15061(b)3
The proposed action consists of a one-time water transfer that will use existing facilities and would not require any construction or grading.
The project does not constitute a new permanent source of water supply and will not result in ay growth inducing or cumulative environmental impacts.
There will be no land use changes or additional agricultural acreage being cultivated as a result of the proposed project.
