Unbalanced Exchange of Stat Water Project Table A Water between San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency an...
Unbalanced Exchange of Stat Water Project Table A Water between San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency and Ventura County Watershed Protection District (SWPAO #18007)
Summary
SCH Number
2018078171
Lead Agency
Water Resources, Department of
(California Department of Water Resources)
Document Title
Unbalanced Exchange of Stat Water Project Table A Water between San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency and Ventura County Watershed Protection District (SWPAO #18007)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Document Description
The proposed project is to deliver up to 5,250 acre-feet of VCVWPD's approved 2018 SWP Table A water (2018 Table A Water) to SGPWA by December 31, 2018. This amount will be proportioned between two of VCWPD's memer agencies, City of Buenaventura (ventura) and casitas Municipal Water District (Casitas). Up to 3,500 acre-feet shall come from Ventura and up to 1,750 acre-feet shall come from Casitas.
In exchange, SFGPWA will return to VCWPD for Ventura and Casitas, based on an unbalanced exchange ratio of 2.5 to 1, up to 2,500 acre-feet of its future approved SWP table A water. That is, for every acre-foot of either Ventura's and/or Casitas's 2018 Table A water delivered to SGPWA, 40 percent of that amount will be returned to the appropriate member agency.
Ventura County Watershed Protection District, San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
S: 15301
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed exchange is a water management operation using only existing facilities for the conveyance of water
The limited term exchange will not support new development or change in land use
The exchange is entirely within the SWP place of use
