Exchange of up to 75,000 Acre-Feet of SCVWD’s CVP Water Supplies with State Water Project Water Supplies
Summary
SCH Number
2023090053
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Exchange of up to 75,000 Acre-Feet of SCVWD’s CVP Water Supplies with State Water Project Water Supplies
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/5/2023
Document Description
Santa Clara Valley Water District (Santa Clara) proposes to exchange up to 75,000 acre-feet of Santa Clara’s Central Valley Project (CVP) water supplies with State Water Project (SWP) water supplies. The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation will make a portion of Santa Clara’s CVP water available to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) at O’Neill Forebay. DWR will deliver the CVP water to SWP service areas south of O’Neill Forebay. In exchange, DWR will deliver an equal amount of SWP water supplies to Santa Clara from Banks Pumping Plant to Santa Clara’s turnout(s) in Reach 9 of the South Bay Aqueduct. This exchange is covered under the 2023-2024 Consolidated Place of Use Order, approved by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) on July 21, 2023. The SWRCB’s approval is effective July 22, 2023 through July 21, 2024.
Contact Information
Name
Patrick Luzuriaga
Agency Name
Department of Water Resources
Job Title
Section Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Santa Clara
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
From Banks Pumping Plant to Santa Clara Valley Water District’s turnout(s) in Reach 9 of the South Bay Aqueduct and O’Neill Forebay.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1; CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, existing facility and Statutory, Section 1729
Reasons for Exemption
a. California Water Code, § 1729, exempts temporary changes in place of use from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act. (see also Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15282, subd. (u).)
b. The proposed project is a water management operation using only existing facilities.
c. The project will not support new development or a change in land use.
d. The project does not establish a new permanent source of water supply.
County Clerk
Santa Clara
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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