Transfer of Plumas County Flood Control and Water Conservation District’s 2025 State Water Project Table A Water to Kern County Water Agency (SWP #25037)
Summary
SCH Number
2025101188
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Transfer of Plumas County Flood Control and Water Conservation District’s 2025 State Water Project Table A Water to Kern County Water Agency (SWP #25037)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/24/2025
Document Description
SWP Agreement #25037 provides for a non-permanent transfer of up to 925 acre-feet of Plumas County Flood Control and Water Conservation District’s (Plumas’) approved 2025 SWP Table A water to KCWA. The transfer of water shall be completed by December 31, 2025.
Contact Information
Name
Patrick Luzuriaga
Agency Name
CA Dept of Water Resources
Job Title
Section Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Rob Thorman
Agency Name
Plumas County Public Works Department
Job Title
Public Works Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Counties
Kern, Merced
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
From the Delta to Kern County Water Agency’s (KCWA’s) turnout(s) located at Reaches 9 through 16A of the California Aqueduct and Reach 31A of the California Aqueduct’s Coastal Branch of the State Water Project (SWP).
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 Clerks
Kern, Merced
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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