Temporary Permit to divert Cache Creek water to underground storage
Summary
SCH Number
2021040255
Public Agency
State Water Resources Control Board
Document Title
Temporary Permit to divert Cache Creek water to underground storage
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/9/2021
Document Description
Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (YCFCWCD) requests a temp. permit to divert water from Cache Creek from 01/01/21 to 04/30/21 to underground storage and later withdrawal for irrigation use within the YCFCWCD service area. Water diversion is up to 72,000 acre-feet at a max. rate of 600 cubic feet per second. The permit expires 180 days after issuance.
Contact Information
Name
Erica Rhyne-Christensen
Agency Name
State Water Resources Control Board
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Capay
Counties
Yolo
Regions
Countywide
Waterways
Cache Creek
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Executive Order B-39-17
Reasons for Exemption
Governor Edmund G. Brown’s April 6, 2017 Executive Order B-39-17 suspends CEQA, and the regulations adopted pursuant to it, to the extent that CEQA would otherwise apply to actions taken by state agencies in furtherance of the executive order, including the actions described in item 14 of the
executive order. Item 14 requires the State Water Board to prioritize temporary water right permits to
accelerate approvals for projects that enhance the ability of a local or state agency to capture high
runoff events for local storage or recharge, consistent with water rights priorities and protections for fish and wildlife. This temporary permit will enhance the ability of the Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District to capture high runoff events this winter and spring for underground
storage and groundwater recharge, consistent with water rights priorities and protections for fish and
wildlife. Water stored underground under the permit will be used for irrigation use within the service
area of the district. Accordingly, CEQA is suspended to the extent that it would otherwise apply to this
temporary permit.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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