Transfer of The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s Banked SWP Table A Water to Kern County Water Agency on behalf of Semitropic WSD
Summary
SCH Number
2025090969
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Transfer of The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s Banked SWP Table A Water to Kern County Water Agency on behalf of Semitropic WSD
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/22/2025
Document Description
SWP Agreement #25020 provides for a transfer of 10,000 acre-feet of The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s (Metropolitan’s) banked State Water Project (SWP) Table A Water in Semitropic to Kern County Water Agency (KCWA), on behalf of Semitropic, in 2025.
Contact Information
Name
Patrick Luzuriaga
Agency Name
CA Dept of Water Resources
Job Title
Section Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Tracy Abundez
Agency Name
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Job Title
Senior Resource Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Kern
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
Groundwater storage underlying Semitropic Water Storage District (Semitropic)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1; CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
a. SWP long-term water supply contracts include provisions for delivery within SWP place of use, including transfers between SWP contractors.
b. No construction is required to implement the proposed delivery.
c. The facilities are existing facilities that have not been expanded or modified to implement the proposed delivery.
d. There will be no change in land use.
County Clerk
Kern
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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