#21009 Agmt Between the Department of Water Resources of the State of California and Plumas County Flood Control and Water Conservation District for Additional
Summary
SCH Number
2021090182
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
#21009 Agmt Between the Department of Water Resources of the State of California and Plumas County Flood Control and Water Conservation District for Additional
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/10/2021
Document Description
In 2021, due to extreme drought conditions, DWR has allocated five percent State Water Project (SWP) Table A water to the SWP Contractors. Plumas County Flood Control and Water Conservation District’s (Plumas) 2021 approved Table A supply at five percent allocation is 135 acre-feet, which is insufficient to meet Plumas’s water needs in 2021.DWR will deliver to Plumas an additional 345 acre-feet, based on the availability of water supply from Lake Davis, which would provide Plumas with a total of 480 acre-feet, for use in its service area in 2021.
Contact Information
Name
Patrick Luzuriaga
Agency Name
SWP Contracts Chief
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Plumas
Regions
Countywide
Waterways
Lake Davis
Other Location Info
Lake Davis; and Plumas County
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 needed to deliver water to the areas of need in response to the drought emergency.
b. SWP long-term water supply contracts include provisions for delivery within SWP place of use.
c. Existing facilities will be used and no construction is required to implement the proposed delivery.
d. There will be no change in land use.
Also,
Statutory Exemption: Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(4); CEQA Guidelines Section 15269 (emergency)
County Clerk
Plumas
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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