2009 Pooled One-Year Water Transfer Program
Summary
SCH Number
2009078098
Public Agency
San Luis and Delta Mendota Water Authority
Document Title
2009 Pooled One-Year Water Transfer Program
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/15/2009
Document Description
The San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority (SLDMWA) proposes to enter into one-year transfer agreements with Oakdale, and South San Joaquin Irrigation Districts to acquire a combined total of up to 45,000 acre feet of water. The water will be released from Goodwin Dam into the Stanislaus River during the months of July-September 2009. The water will be pumped at the State Water Project's Banks Pumping Plant utilizing its excess capacity. Transferred water will be delivered to SLDMWA member agencies participating in the SLDMWA 2009 Pooled Water Transfer Program to benefit agricultural water users within their respective service areas, in order to provide a small incremental water supply to supplement their allocations under CVP water service contracts, currently at 10%.
Contact Information
Name
Frances Mizuno
Agency Name
San Luis and Delta Mendota Water Authority
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kings, Merced, San Benito
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Emergency Project
Type, Section or Code
Sec 21080
Reasons for Exemption
The Project is subject to the Governor's Proclamation of a State of Emergency of February 2, 2009, among whose purposes is to continue to implement water management practices in order to minimize economic impacts to agriculture and make the best use of available water supplies (section 20). Section 17 of said Proclamation directs that CEQA exemptions under these sections as well as CCR title 14, section 15269(c) shall apply. The Secretary for the California Natural Resources Agency and the Secretary for the California Environmental Protection Agency have concurred that using the above CEQA exemptions for the this Project is consistent with the Proclamation.
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