Amendment to Include 2025 San Joaquin River Restoration Program Recapture Water as an additional source of Non-Project Water and to Allow the United States
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Summary
SCH Number
2026030763
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Amendment to Include 2025 San Joaquin River Restoration Program Recapture Water as an additional source of Non-Project Water and to Allow the United States
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/28/2026
Document Description
[PROJECT TITLE CONTINUED]:Bureau of Reclamation to Make Non-Project Water Available to the Department of Water Resources at Banks Pumping Plant under SWP #26007 (SWP #26007-A)
The original Agreement, SWP #26007, provides for the conveyance of up to 82,204 acre-feet of Central Valley Project (CVP) water (Non-Project Water) to Tulare, including up to 20,000 acre-feet of Lower Tule River Irrigation District’s (Lower Tule’s) 2026 San Joaquin River Restoration Program Recapture Water. The Non-Project Water is to be made available by the United States Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) to DWR at O’Neill Forebay by February 28, 2027 for subsequent delivery by DWR to Tulare by December 31, 2027.
This Amendment adds Lower Tule’s 2025 San Joaquin River Restoration Program Recapture Water as part of the 20,000 acre-feet of San Joaquin River Restoration Program Recapture Water originally approved. Furthermore, for operational flexibility between DWR and Reclamation, this Amendment adds Banks Pumping Plant as an additional location where Reclamation could provide the Non-Project Water to DWR.
Contact Information
Name
Patrick Luzuriaga
Agency Name
CA Dept of Water Resources
Job Title
Section Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Cameron Batth
Agency Name
Tulare Lake Basin Storage District
Job Title
Water Resources Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Rain L. Emerson
Agency Name
Bureau of Reclamation
Job Title
Acting Area Manager
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Kings
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
From O’Neill Forebay and/or Banks Pumping Plant to Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District’s (Tulare) turnout(s) in Reach 8C and/or Reach 8D of the State Water Project’s 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. State Water Project long-term water supply contract includes provisions for conveyance of non-project water to SWP contractors. b. The project is a water management operation using only existing facilities. c. The project will not support new development or a change in land use. d. The project does not establish a new permanent source of water supply.
County Clerk
Kings
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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