2024-104 Water Purchase and Sale between Kern County Water Agency, Westside Districts and Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District.
Summary
SCH Number
2024110073
Public Agency
Napa County
Document Title
2024-104 Water Purchase and Sale between Kern County Water Agency, Westside Districts and Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District.
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/4/2024
Document Description
To execute an agreement between Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (Napa), Kern County Water Agency (KCWA), Westside Districts and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) for a water transfer through the State Water Project. The agreement would allow delivery of up to 5,000 acre-feet of SWP water to KCWA, Westside Districts.
Contact Information
Name
Christopher Silke
Agency Name
County of Napa
Job Title
Engineering Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated area
Counties
Kern, Napa
Regions
Unincorporated
Zip
various
Total Acres
various
Jobs
1
Parcel #
various
State Highways
n/a
Railways
n/a
Airports
n/a
Schools
n/a
Waterways
n/a
Township
n/a
Range
n/a
Section
n/a
Other Location Info
various SWP and CVP facilities in Napa and Kern County
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301 Class 1 - Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed improvements are considered Categorically Exempt from CEQA
pursuant to Title 14 CCR Section 15301. The proposed project consists of the contractual right to transfer water through the continued operation of existing water supply diversion, storage and conveyance facilities and would not expand Napa or
KCWA, Westside Districts water supply use. Construction of new, expanded or modified facilities is not required to implement the project.
None of the exceptions defined in Section 15300.2 would occur. The project is not located near a scenic highway or on a hazardous waste site. There is no reasonable possibility that the activities related to the proposed project will have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances. Also, no significant cumulative impacts are anticipated over time due to successive projects of the same type in the same place.
County Clerk
Napa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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