Water Purchase and Sale between Kern County Water Agency, Westside Districts and Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
Summary
SCH Number
2025070907
Public Agency
Napa County
Document Title
Water Purchase and Sale between Kern County Water Agency, Westside Districts and Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/22/2025
Document Description
To execute an agreement between Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (Napa), Kern County Water Agency (KCWA), Westside Districts and the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) for a water transfer through the State Water Project. The agreement would allow delivery of up to 6,000 acre-feet of SWP water to KCWA, Westside Districts.
Contact Information
Name
Dana Eleanor Morrison
Agency Name
County of Napa
Job Title
Supervising Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Christopher Silke
Agency Name
County of Napa
Job Title
Engineering Manager
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
unincorporated area
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
various locations in unincorporated Napa County
Zip
94559
Total Acres
1
Parcel #
various in Napa County
State Highways
Highway 29
Railways
not applicable
Airports
not applicable
Schools
not applicable
Waterways
not applicable
Township
31N
Range
4W
Section
15
Base
MDM
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class (Type): 1 Section #: 15301
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed improvements are considered Categorically Exempt from CEQA
pursuant to Title 14 CCR Section 15301. The proposed project consists of the contractual right to transfer water through the continued operation of existing water supply diversion, storage and conveyance facilities and would not expand Napa or
KCWA, Westside Districts water supply use. Construction of new, expanded or modified facilities is not required to implement the project.
None of the exceptions defined in Section 15300.2 would occur. The project is not located near a scenic highway or on a hazardous waste site. There is no reasonable possibility that the activities related to the proposed project will have a significant effect on the environment due to unusual circumstances. Also, no significant cumulative impacts are anticipated over time due to successive projects of the same type in the same place.
County Clerk
Napa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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