Storage of a Portion of The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s SWP Water Supplies in Irvine Ranch Water District’s Groundwater Banking Program
Summary
SCH Number
2023100101
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Storage of a Portion of The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s SWP Water Supplies in Irvine Ranch Water District’s Groundwater Banking Program
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/3/2023
Document Description
SWP #23012 authorizes delivery of MWDSC’s approved State Water
Project (SWP) Table A water to KCWA for temporary storage in IRWD’s
Groundwater Banking Program for a period of up to 12 months from the
effective date, in order for MWDSC to better manage its SWP water
supplies and increase water reliability to help meet its water demands within
its service area during periods of drought. MWDSC must recover this water,
minus losses, for use in its service area by December 31, 2026.
Contact Information
Name
Patrick Luzuriaga
Agency Name
Department of Water Resources
Job Title
Section Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Kern, Los Angeles, Orange
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
The delivery of Project Water will be accomplished by the delivery of
MWDSC’s approved SWP water supplies to Kern County Water Agency
(KCWA) for temporary storage in IRWD’s Water Bank in Kern County.
Recovery of MWDSC’s banked water (minus appropriate storage loss) will
be accomplished by KCWA on behalf of MWDSC by the direct
introduction/pump-in of MWDSC’s banked water into the California
Aqueduct, or by an operational exchange whereby KCWA retains
MWDSC’s banked water in exchange for delivery of KCWA’s Table A
water and/or Article 56 Carryover Water to MWDSC. Recovered water can
either be directly delivered to MWDSC’s turnout(s) or placed in temporary
storage in San Luis Reservoir for subsequent delivery to MWDSC’s service
area.
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 a water management operation using only existing
facilities with no expansion of use.
b. The project will not support new development or a change in land
use.
c. The project does not establish a new permanent source of water
supply.
County Clerks
Kern, Los Angeles, Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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