2022 Temporary Water Transfer to Contra Costa Water District and East Bay Municipal Utility District
Summary
SCH Number
2021120199
Public Agency
Yuba County Water Agency
Document Title
2022 Temporary Water Transfer to Contra Costa Water District and East Bay Municipal Utility District
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/9/2021
Document Description
The Project is the approval and implementation of a water transfer agreement among
Yuba County Water Agency (YCWA), Contra Costa Water District (CCWD), and East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) to transfer at least 10,000 acre-feet of water with the potential for additional volumes during the spring and summer of 2022, and the related approval of a temporary change petition to add the CCWD points of diversion as authorized points of rediversion for YCWA transfer water and add to the authorized place of use the service areas that would be receiving transfer water. The YCWA Board of Directors approved the Project at a Board meeting on December 7, 2021.
Contact Information
Name
John James
Agency Name
Yuba County Water Agency - Marysville, CA
Job Title
Manager of Resource Planning
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Regions
Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area
Waterways
Yuba River, Feather River, Sacramento River, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Other Information
Temporary water transfer.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Water Code sec. 1729
Reasons for Exemption
As explained in Attachment 1, the Project is a temporary water transfer under Water Code sections 1725 – 1732. As such, the transfer and related temporary changes of points of diversion and place of use “shall be exempt from the requirements of Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code.”
County Clerks
Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Yuba
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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