2019 Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority In-Basin Water Transfers

2019 Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority In-Basin Water Transfers

This MND and EA/IS analyze environmental impacts of proposed water transfers from willing sellers to buyers in the Sacramento Valley to help address water shortages. This environmental document includes transfers of Central Valley Project (CVP) water from entities in northern California to participating members of the Tehama Colusa Canal Authority. The water would be made available for transfer through a combination of cropland idling and groundwater substitution. The transfers could originate in Colusa, Glenn, Sacramento, Shasta, Sutter, Tehama, or Yolo counties. The transfer buyers could be in Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, or Yolo counties.

Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, Yolo

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 2 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Redding Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)

California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)

Other (interagency water transfer)

water transfer

Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cumulative Effects, Economics/Jobs, Hydrology/Water Quality, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian