Transfer of State Water Project Water from Mojave Water Agency to Four Member Units of the Kern County Water Agency
Summary
SCH Number
2022060069
Public Agency
Mojave Water Agency
Document Title
Transfer of State Water Project Water from Mojave Water Agency to Four Member Units of the Kern County Water Agency
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/3/2022
Document Description
MWA and KCWA are SWP Contractors that receive imported water deliveries from the SWP; each has a water supply contract with DWR for water from the SWP. Given the 2022 SWP allocation of only 5%, four member units of KCWA (Belridge Water Storage District [“BWSD”], Berrenda Mesa Water District [“BMWD”], Lost Hills Water District [“LHWD”], and Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District [“WRMWSD”]) are anticipating the need of additional surface water in 2022 to meet their projected demands. MWA has a portion of its State Water Project water available for transfer to the four member units of KCWA in 2022. Under this agreement, MWA will make available 1,000 AF of its SWP water for transfer to the four member units of KCWA in 2022. Water will be delivered using existing SWP facilities, and in a manner similar to other deliveries from the SWP.
Contact Information
Name
Adnan Anabtawi
Agency Name
Mojave Water Agency
Job Title
Imported Water and Engineering Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Arvin, Bakersfield, California City, Delano, Kettleman, Lamont, Maricopa, McFarland, Mojave, Ridgecrest, Shafter, Taft, Tehachapi, Twentynine Palms, Upland, Victorville, Wasco, Yucaipa, Yucca Valley
Counties
Kern, San Bernardino
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
Mojave Water Agency (“MWA”) is a State Water Project (“SWP”) contractor located in San Bernardino County. The Kern County Water Agency (“KCWA”) is a SWP contractor located in Kern County. The California Department of Water Resources (“DWR”) is headquartered in Sacramento, California. The SWP includes facilities located throughout the State of California.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301(b)
Reasons for Exemption
Because all of the water made available for transfer to the four member units of KCWA from MWA pursuant to this Water Transfer will be delivered through existing facilities, without the construction of additional facilities to effect such deliveries, the transfer of water described herein constitutes a project that is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15301(b) (Use of Existing Facilities) of the State CEQA Guidelines.
County Clerks
Kern, San Bernardino
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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