Transfer of Solano County Water Agency’s State Water Project 2024 Table A Water and/or Article 56 Carryover Water to Dudley Ridge WD and Kern County WA
Summary
SCH Number
2024110812
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Transfer of Solano County Water Agency’s State Water Project 2024 Table A Water and/or Article 56 Carryover Water to Dudley Ridge WD and Kern County WA
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/22/2024
Document Description
On July 23, 2024, Solano County Water Agency (Solano) and the Westside Districts, which consist of Dudley Ridge and the following four KCWA member units: Belridge Water Storage District, Berrenda Mesa Water District, Lost Hills Water District, and Wheeler Ridge – Maricopa Water Storage District, entered into a “Term Sheet for Water Purchase Between Solano and the Westside Districts” (Solano/Westside Agreement). The Solano/Westside Agreement contains provisions governing the terms and conditions for the transfer of up to 8,000 acre-feet of Solano’s 2024 Table A water and/or Article 56 Carryover Water to the Westside Districts by December 31, 2024. Solano has requested that DWR approve this arrangement as two separate transfer agreements under Article 56 of Solano’s, Dudley Ridge’s, and KCWA’s respective Water Supply Contracts as follows: (1) a transfer of up to 1,000 acre-feet of Solano’s 2024 Table A Water to Dudley Ridge and/or KCWA; and (2) a transfer of 7,000 acre-feet of Solano’s Article 56 Carryover Water to KCWA, on behalf of the four KCWA member units that make up the Westside Districts.
SWP #24027 provides for the transfer and delivery of up to 1,000 acre-feet of Solano’s approved 2024 Table A water to the Westside Districts. SWP #24028 provides for the transfer and delivery of 7,000 acre-feet of Solano’s Article 56 Carryover Water to KCWA.
Contact Information
Name
Patrick Luzuriaga
Agency Name
CA Dept of Water Resources
Job Title
Section Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Kern, Kings, Solano
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
From the Delta to Dudley Ridge Water District’s (Dudley Ridge’s) turnout(s) at Reach 8D of the California Aqueduct and/or Kern County Water Agency’s (KCWA’s) turnout(s) at Reaches 9 through 16A of the California Aqueduct and Reach 31A of the California Aqueduct’s Coastal Branch of the State Water Project (SWP)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1; CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
a. SWP long-term water supply contracts include provisions for delivery within SWP place of use, including transfers between SWP contractors.
b. No construction is required to implement the proposed delivery.
c. The facilities are existing facilities that have not been expanded or modified to implement the proposed delivery.
d. There will be no change in land use as a result of this short-term transfer.
County Clerks
Kern, Kings, Solano
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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