Temporary Additional Point of Delivery of SCVWD’s SWP Supplies and Additional Return Mechanisms to Recover SCVWD's SWP Supplies Stored in Semitropic Water Bank
Summary
SCH Number
2025120111
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Temporary Additional Point of Delivery of SCVWD’s SWP Supplies and Additional Return Mechanisms to Recover SCVWD's SWP Supplies Stored in Semitropic Water Bank
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/3/2025
Document Description
Santa Clara Valley Water District (Santa Clara) is a State Water Project (SWP) contractor and a Central Valley Project (CVP) contractor. Santa Clara typically receives its SWP water supplies from DWR through the South Bay Aqueduct and receives its CVP water from Reclamation from Turnout 59 in San Luis Reservoir and subsequently through the CVP’s San Felipe Division facilities.
SWP Agreement #25013 provides for the delivery of a portion of Santa Clara’s SWP water supplies to an additional delivery point—specifically Turnout 59 at San Luis Reservoir—for subsequent conveyance to Santa Clara by Reclamation via CVP’s San Felipe Division facilities through December 31, 2029. This agreement aims to enhance operational flexibility during periods when the South Bay Aqueduct is unavailable or operating at reduced capacity.
SWP Agreement #25014 similarly seeks to improve delivery flexibility but focuses specifically on the delivery of Santa Clara’s previously banked SWP water stored in Semitropic Water Storage District’s groundwater banking program under SWPAO Agreements #06011 and #10012, which only provide for the recovery of banked water via the South Bay Aqueduct. SWP #25014 provides for additional delivery mechanisms to allow Santa Clara’s banked water under SWPAO #06011 and #10012 to be delivered into 1) San Luis Reservoir for temporary storage and future recovery through the CVP’s San Felipe Division facilities, and/or 2) San Luis Reservoir for temporary storage and future delivery into Santa Clara’s service area through the South Bay Aqueduct, through December 31, 2029.
Contact Information
Name
Patrick Luzuriaga
Agency Name
CA Dept of Water Resources
Job Title
Section Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Christopher Hall
Agency Name
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Job Title
Assistant Environmental Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Cities
NA- California Aqueduct
Counties
Merced, Santa Clara
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
From the Delta to San Luis Reservoir in the California Aqueduct
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1; CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
a. The project is a water management operation to improve delivery flexibility for Santa Clara’s SWP water supplies, with no changes to the amounts of approved water supplies.
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
Merced, Santa Clara
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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