Interim Water Supply Grant Agreement - Grant Agreement with the State Department of Water Resources
Summary
SCH Number
2001098218
Public Agency
San Luis and Delta Mendota Water Authority
Document Title
Interim Water Supply Grant Agreement - Grant Agreement with the State Department of Water Resources
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/17/2001
Document Description
The Authority is entering into a grant contract with the State Department of Water Resources, which will provide the funding for use by the Authority in reimbursing Westlands Water District for 60,000 acre feet of water acquired under forbearance agreements with the Central Valley Project Water Rights settlement contractors in the Sacramento Valley. The Authority will make the water available to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, which will deliver the foregone CVP water to Authority members as critical places need water, consistent with the CalFed Record of Decision.
Contact Information
Name
Frances Mizuno
Agency Name
San Luis and Delta Mendota Water Authority
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Colusa, Glenn, Sutter, Tehama, Yolo
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1; Section 39A 15301
Reasons for Exemption
The amount of water made available through this project for reallocation south of the Delta plus the water already allocated south of the Delta is less than the amount of water to which the contractors south of the Delta are contractually entitled and have historically received.
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