Byron-Bethany Irrigation District Central Valley Project, Contract No. 14-06-200-785-LTR1-P
Summary
- SCH Number
- 2020110248
- Lead Agency
- Byron Bethany Irrigation District
- Document Title
- Byron-Bethany Irrigation District Central Valley Project, Contract No. 14-06-200-785-LTR1-P
- Document Type
- NOE - Notice of Exemption
- Received
- Posted
- 11/16/2020
- Project Applicant
- Byron-Bethany Irrigation District
- Present Land Use
- Agriculture
- Document Description
- Byron-Bethany Irrigation District's (BBID) execution of the BBID Central Valley Project (CVP) Contract No. 14-06-200-785-LTR1-P (Repayment Contract), which will convert BBID's existing Long-Term CVP water service contract with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to a permanent repayment contract, pursuant to the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (Pub. L. 114-322, 130 Stat. 1628). The purpose of the Project is to continue the delivery of CVP water for use in BBID's CVP Service Area, while also allowing BBID to prepay its debt obligation to Reclamation, rather than continuing to pay a portion of such obligation each year. The Project is, therefore, entirely administrative in scope, being only a legal and financial transaction. The beneficiaries of the Project are BBID, BBID landowners, and BBID's CVP water users.
- Contact Information
-
Rick Gilmore
Byron-Bethany Irrigation District
7995 Bruns Road
Byron, CA 94514
Phone : (209) 835-0375
r.gilmore@bbid.org
Location
- Counties
- San Joaquin
- Other Location Info
- The BBID CVP Service Area, formerly organized under the Plain View Water District.
Notice of Exemption
- Exempt Status
- Categorical Exemption
- Type, Section or Code
- Categorical Exemption, Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14 § 15301 (Existing Facilities)
- Reasons for Exemption
- Approval of the Repayment Contract is statutorily exempt from further environmental review under CEQA as an "on-going project," as defined in California Code of Regulations, title 14, section, 15261, subdivision (a), because it is merely the continuation of a project approved, funded, and fully operated prior to November 23, 1970, and no modification or alteration in the facilities, or the amount of water entitled for delivery, is projected. Approval of the Repayment Contract is categorically exempt from further environmental review under CEQA as "existing facilities," as defined in California Code of Regulations, title 14, section, 15301, because it merely provides for the continued operations of existing facilities, involving no or negligible expansion of use. Approval of the Repayment Contract is exempt from further environmental review under CEQA' s "common sense" exemption, pursuant to California Code of Regulations, title 14, section, 15061, subdivision (b)(3), because there is no possibility that executing the Repayment Contract may have a significant effect on the environment. Approval of the Repayment Contract will not create any of the effects provided in California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15300.2, regarding exceptions to CEQA exemptions.
- Exempt Status
- Statutory Exemption
- Type, Section or Code
- Statutory Exemptions, Cal. Code Regs. tit. 14 § 15261(a) (on-going-proeject)
- Reasons for Exemption
- Approval of the Repayment Contract is statutorily exempt from further environmental review under CEQA as an "on-going project," as defined in California Code of Regulations, title 14, section, 15261, subdivision (a), because it is merely the continuation of a project approved, funded, and fully operated prior to November 23, 1970, and no modification or alteration in the facilities, or the amount of water entitled for delivery, is projected. Approval of the Repayment Contract is categorically exempt from further environmental review under CEQA as "existing facilities," as defined in California Code of Regulations, title 14, section, 15301, because it merely provides for the continued operations of existing facilities, involving no or negligible expansion of use. Approval of the Repayment Contract is exempt from further environmental review under CEQA' s "common sense" exemption, pursuant to California Code of Regulations, title 14, section, 15061, subdivision (b )(3), because there is no possibility that executing the Repayment Contract may have a significant effect on the environment. Approval of the Repayment Contract will not create any of the effects provided in California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15300.2, regarding exceptions to CEQA exemptions.
Attachments
- Notice of Exemption
- 11122020 Notice of Exemption - Project Location BBID CVP Service Area PDF 257 K
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