North-to-South Water Transfers Subsequent El R to the 2019 Long-Term Water Transfers Final ElR

North-to-South Water Transfers Subsequent El R to the 2019 Long-Term Water Transfers Final ElR

The North-to-South Water Transfers Subsequent EIR (SEIR) will evaluate a range of alternatives for potential single-year water transfers over a multi-year period to facilitate responsible transfers when climate or water resource variability limit water supply availability in Central Valley Project-dependent areas. Transfers would occur through agreements between willing Sellers and Buyers. Each potential transfer must be proposed, reviewed, and approved by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation on an annual basis. The project location includes the counties that overlap with the Buyers’ and Sellers’ Service Areas and at reservoirs used for release transfers. Affected counties include Alameda, Butte, Colusa, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Kings, Merced, Placer, Sacramento, Shasta, Stanislaus, Sutter, San Benito, Santa Clara, Tehama, and Yolo counties. The San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority (SLDMWA) plans to prepare a SEIR to the 2019 Long-Term Water Transfers Final EIR (LTWT EIR). In April 2020, SLDMWA certified the LTWT EIR. Since certification, changes have been proposed to the project that warrant consideration in a subsequent EIR to assess the potential effects of the project with the proposed changes (consistent with California Public Resources Code, § 21166 and State CEQA Guidelines, 14 CCR § 15162). Specifically, the SEIR will consider a revised list of participating sellers and transfer quantities. The LTWT EIR retains its informational value regarding the environmental effects of the project. Preparation of the SEIR will evaluate the potential environmental effects of the project as revised and ensure that any new or substantially more severe environmental impacts are addressed through the CEQA process.

Alameda, Alamo, Albany, Anderson, Antioch, Atwater, Auburn, Avenal, Berkeley, Biggs, Brentwood, Byron, Campbell, Ceres, Chico, Citrus Heights, Clayton, Clovis, Coalinga, Colfax, Colusa, Concord, Corcoran, Corning, Cupertino, Danville, Davis, Diamond Springs, Dos Palos, Dublin, El Cerrito, Elk Grove, Emeryville, Firebaugh, Folsom, Fowler, Fremont, Fresno, Galt, Gilroy, Gridley, Gustine, Hanford, Hayward, Hercules, Hollister, Hughson, Huron, Isleton, Kerman, Kingsburg, Lafayette, Lemoore, Lincoln, Live Oak, Livermore, Livingston, Loomis, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Banos, Los Gatos, Martinez, Mendota, Merced, Milpitas, Mineral, Modesto, Monte Sereno, Moraga, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Newark, Newman, Oakdale, Oakland, Oakley, Olympic Valley, Orange Cove, Orinda, Orland, Oroville, Palo Alto, Paradise, Parlier, Patterson, Piedmont, Pinole, Pittsburg, Placerville, Pleasant Hill, Pleasanton, Rancho Cordova, Rancho Murieta, Red Bluff, Redding, Reedley, Richmond, Riverbank, Rocklin, Roseville, Sacramento, San Joaquin, San Jose, San Juan Bautista, San Leandro, San Pablo, San Ramon, Sanger, Santa Clara, Saratoga, Selma, Shasta Lake, South Lake Tahoe, Sunnyvale, Tehama, Turlock, Union City, Walnut Creek, Waterford, West Sacramento, Williams, Willows, Winters, Woodland, Yuba City

Alameda, Butte, Colusa, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Kings, Merced, Placer, Sacramento, San Benito, Santa Clara, Shasta, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Yolo

Countywide, Northern California

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Habitat Conservation Planning (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, District 2 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, District 3 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Redding Region 5 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan South Lake Tahoe Region 6 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), California San Joaquin River Conservancy (SJRC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), California Tahoe Conservancy, Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Office of Historic Preservation, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), Sierra Nevada Conservancy, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA)

Other (Muti-agency water transfers)

Multi-agency water transfers

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cumulative Effects, Geology/Soils, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Public Services, Recreation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian