Transfer of Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency’s 2025 State Water Project Table A Water to Dudley Ridge Water District and/or Kern County Water Agency
Summary
SCH Number
2025101422
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Transfer of Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency’s 2025 State Water Project Table A Water to Dudley Ridge Water District and/or Kern County Water Agency
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/29/2025
Document Description
SWP Agreement #25038 provides for a non-permanent transfer of up to 25,000 acre-feet of Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency’s (AVEK) approved 2025 SWP Table A water to the Westside Districts, which consists of Dudley Ridge and the following four KCWA member units: Belridge Water Storage District, Berrenda Mesa Water District, Lost Hills Water District, and Wheeler Ridge – Maricopa Water Storage District. 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
Tom Barnes
Agency Name
Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency
Job Title
Water Resource Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Kern, Kings
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
From the Delta to Dudley Ridge Water District’s (Dudley Ridge) turnout(s) at Reach 8D of the California Aqueduct and/or Kern County Water Agency’s (KCWA) turnout(s) 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, Kings
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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