Westside Water Districts 2025 Water Transfer
Summary
SCH Number
2025060664
Public Agency
Zone 7 Water Agency
Document Title
Westside Water Districts 2025 Water Transfer
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/16/2025
Document Description
Zone 7 Water Agency and Dudley Ridge Water District, Berrenda Mesa Water District, Belridge Water Storage District, Lost Hills Water District, and Wheeler Ridge – Maricopa Water Storage District (all five agencies collectively called the Westside Water Districts herein) propose a water transfer of up to 8,000 Acre-feet of Zone 7’s State Water Project 2025 Table A water supplies. All six entities are either State Water Project contractors or member agencies of a State Water Project contractor (Kern County Water Agency). The water will be delivered to the Westside Districts via existing facilities such as the California Aqueduct and the Point of Transfer will be Banks Pumping Plant. To deliver the water, a water transfer agreement will be executed among all six agencies and a State Water Project Agreement will be executed between the California Department of Water Resources, Dudley Ridge Water District, Zone 7 Water Agency, and Kern County Water Agency.
Contact Information
Name
Elke Rank
Agency Name
Zone 7 Water Agency
Job Title
Senior Water Resources Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Alameda, Kern, Kings
Regions
Statewide
Cross Streets
State Water Project facilities; California Aqueduct
Zip
multiple
Total Acres
n/a
Jobs
1
Parcel #
multiple
State Highways
multiple
Railways
multiple
Airports
mutiple
Schools
multiple
Waterways
State Water Project canals
Township
n/a
Range
n/a
Section
n/a
Base
n/a
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301. EXISTING FACILITIES
Reasons for Exemption
15301. EXISTING FACILITIES. Operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use. No new facilities are being authorized as part of this agreement; it is anticipated to utilize existing facilities in a like manner as they have historically been used, and environmental considerations are expected to be similar as historical operations.
County Clerks
Alameda, Kern, Kings
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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