21006-B Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement between Department of Water Resources of the State of California and Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2021050273
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
21006-B Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement between Department of Water Resources of the State of California and Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/23/2022
Document Description
This Amendment (SWPAO #21006-B) amends the “Agreement between Department of Water Resources of the State of California and Metropolitan Water District of Southern California for Introduction and Conveyance of Non-Project Water in the State Water Project Facilities (SWPAO #21006)” by 1) increasing the amount of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s (MWDSC) Non-Project Water introduced into/conveyed through the California Aqueduct to 140,000 acre-feet; and 2) extending the term through March 31, 2023.
The original Agreement, SWPAO #21006, executed May 5, 2021 and amended on June 17, 2021, sets forth the terms and conditions for the introduction and conveyance of up to 100,000 acre-feet of MWDSC’s Non-Project Water in the California Aqueduct through March 31, 2022. This Non-Project Water is MWDSC’s stored water in Diamond Valley Lake, which is introduced into the California Aqueduct via reverse flow operations from Diamond Valley Lake through MWDSC’s Inland Feeder, Lakeview Pipeline, and Perris Bypass Pipeline for subsequent delivery by the Department of Water Resources of the State of California (DWR) to the Box Springs Feeder Turnout located in Reach 28H of the California Aqueduct.
Contact Information
Name
Patrick Luzuriaga
Agency Name
DWR
Job Title
Water Contracts Branch Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Los Angeles
Waterways
California Aqueduct
Other Location Info
Reach 28H of the California Aqueduct
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1; CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, existing facility
Reasons for Exemption
a. The project is a water management operation using only existing facilities involving no expansion of use.
b. The project will not support new development or a change in land use.
c. The project does not establish a new permanent source of water supply.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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