2022 Central Coast Water Authority Water Purchase of Supplemental Water Supplies from San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency
Summary
SCH Number
2022100421
Public Agency
Central Coast Water Authority
(CCWA)
Document Title
2022 Central Coast Water Authority Water Purchase of Supplemental Water Supplies from San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/20/2022
Document Description
Due to prolonged drought conditions and five percent SWP allocations for 2022, the Carpinteria Valley Water District, a CCWA participant, currently needs additional water supplies to supplement its 2022 SWP supplies. On behalf of CVWD, CCWA will engage in the transfer and exchange of water whereby SGPWA will make available for transfer to CCWA for delivery to CVWD up to 400 acre-feet (AF) of SGPWA's 2022 Annual Table A Amount, as that term is defined by the State Water Contract. CCWA will pay SGPWA $1,500 for every AF of SWP water delivered to CCWA in 2022, and before December 31, 2032, CCWA will return 2 AF of CVWD's Table A Amount for each AF of water delivered to CCWA in 2022. CCWA will not be required to return water in years when the DWR allocation is less than 10 percent. All water returned to SGPWA by CCWA shall be water that otherwise would have been available for delivery to CVWD. The point of delivery for the deliveries is San Luis Reservoir, a DWR facility. All water delivered to CCWA shall be used entirely within CCWA's service area and within the service area of CVWD.
Contact Information
Name
Ray Stokes
Agency Name
Central Coast Water Authority
Job Title
Executive Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Riverside, Santa Barbara
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
Existing State Water Project (SWP) facilities to existing turnouts in Santa Barbara and Riverside Counties. The SWP includes facilities located throughout the State of California. The SWP is owned and operated by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), headquartered in Sacramento, California. Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District contracts with DWR for the delivery of SWP water to Santa Barbara County (SWP Contract). The Central Coast Water Authority (CCWA) has assumed responsibility for the SWP Contract. CCWA is headquartered in Santa Barbara County and CCWA's service area is located in Santa Barbara County. The San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency (SGPWA) contracts with DWR for the delivery of SWP water to Riverside County and also delivers non-SWP water within its service area located in Riverside County.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
14 Cal. Code Regs. §§ 15061(b)(2), 15061(b)(3), 15301
Reasons for Exemption
a. The transfer will facilitate the delivery of SWP water from one SWP contractor to another, using only existing DWR facilities and existing facilities in Santa Barbara and Riverside Counties and is intended to meet existing uses of water and would not support new development or a change in land use. (14 Cal.
Code Regs. §§ 15061(b)(2), 15061(b)(3), 15301.)
b. Any impact associated with the reduced availability of SWP water to CVWD when water is returned to SGPWA will be negated by CVWD's existing methods of managing its water supply portfolio, including but not limited to those addressed in its Urban Water Management Plan, such that there is no possibility that the transfer will have a significant effect on the environment. (14 Cal. Code Regs. §§ 15061(b)(2),
15061(b)(3), 15301.)
c. The transfer is entirely within the authorized SWP place of use.
d. None of the exceptions to use of an exemption set forth in CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2 apply and the Transfer will not have a significant impact on the environment.
County Clerks
Riverside, Santa Barbara
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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