Agreement Amendment for the Dry Year Water Purchase Program with the Calif. Depart. of Water Resources and The Metropolitan Water District of Southern Calif.
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Summary
SCH Number
2005062111
Lead Agency
Yuba County Water Agency
Document Title
Agreement Amendment for the Dry Year Water Purchase Program with the Calif. Depart. of Water Resources and The Metropolitan Water District of Southern Calif.
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
12/12/2025
Document Description
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Metropolitan) authorized its General Manager to amend the existing Dry Year Water Purchase Program Agreement (Agreement) between the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and Metropolitan. The Agreement is associated with the Water Purchase Agreement between DWR and Yuba County Water Agency (Yuba Water), whereby DWR purchases Yuba Water supplies under the Yuba Accord Long-Term Water Transfer Program (Yuba Accord). The Yuba Accord, implemented by the Yuba Water since 2008, is a comprehensive settlement resolving issues regarding instream flow requirements for the lower Yuba River, water transfers, conjunctive use of surface water and groundwater, and fisheries management. The environmental effects of the Yuba Accord were evaluated in an EIR, which was certified in 2007 (SCH No. 2005062111).
Metropolitan is a State Water Project contractor and a party to the Agreement with DWR for the purchase of Yuba Water supplies that DWR obtains through the Water Purchase Agreement. Both the Water Purchase Agreement and Metropolitan’s Agreement with DWR expire at the end of 2025.
The amendment would extend the Agreement twenty-five years, through December 31, 2050. The amendment includes updating water purchase pricing subject to amendments at five-year intervals. Agreement amendment details are available in the December 8, 2025, Board Letter (Item 7-5).
Contact Information
Name
Jacob Vander Meulen
Agency Name
Yuba County Water Agency
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Alameda, Butte, Colusa, Contra Costa, Fresno, Glenn, Imperial, Kern, Kings, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Merced, Monterey, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Sierra, Solano, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Tulare, Ventura, Yuba
Regions
Statewide
Other Location Info
Yuba County and other counties. (Please see attached Figures 1 and 2 and the information provided in the Lead Agency's NOD).
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Yuba
Final Environmental Document Available at
700 Alameda Street, Los Angeles, Ca, 90012
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes (Supplemental Environmental Impact Report)
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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