2026 Transfer to Colusa Drain Mutual Water Company
Summary
SCH Number
2026041017
Public Agency
Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District
(GCID)
Document Title
2026 Transfer to Colusa Drain Mutual Water Company
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/22/2026
Document Description
Transfer of up to 45,000 acre-feet of irrigation tailwater from Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District to Colusa Drain Mutual Water Company during the period of June through September 2026
Contact Information
Name
Louis Jarvis
Agency Name
Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District
Job Title
Finance Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Jake Berens
Agency Name
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Job Title
Chief, Water and Lands Division
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Name
Doug McGeoghegan
Agency Name
Colusa Drain Mutual Water Company
Job Title
President
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Counties
Colusa, Glenn, Yolo
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
Project occurs within Colusa Drain Mutual Water Company boundaries in Glenn, Colusa, and Yolo Counties. Map attached to NOE document.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301 (Existing Facilities), 15304 (Minor Alterations to Lands)
Reasons for Exemption
Consistent with transfers made by Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District (GCID) to Colusa Drain Mutual Water Company (CDMWC) annually since 1999, GCID will transfer irrigation tailwater to CDMWC for irrigation use. Tailwater transfers identical to those under the project have been occurring annually for more than two decades; the transfer agreement will allow these transfers to continue without change. Water transferred under the agreement is tailwater from irrigation that would not result in a new draw on the hydrogeologic system. No land will be fallowed within GCID as a result of the transfer, and the transfer will not result in any increase in groundwater pumping. The transfer will occur using existing facilities to irrigate existing cropland within CDMWC, consistent with established irrigation uses. The transfer qualifies for the following CEQA categorical exemptions: 15301 (Existing Facilities), 15304 (Minor Alterations to Lands) and 15061(b)(3) (General), and there is no possibility the transfer will result in a significant impact to the environment.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
15061(b)(3) (General)
Reasons for Exemption
Consistent with transfers made by Glenn-Colusa Irrigation District (GCID) to Colusa Drain Mutual Water Company (CDMWC) annually since 1999, GCID will transfer irrigation tailwater to CDMWC for irrigation use. Tailwater transfers identical to those under the project have been occurring annually for more than two decades; the transfer agreement will allow these transfers to continue without change. Water transferred under the agreement is tailwater from irrigation that would not result in a new draw on the hydrogeologic system. No land will be fallowed within GCID as a result of the transfer, and the transfer will not result in any increase in groundwater pumping. The transfer will occur using existing facilities to irrigate existing cropland within CDMWC, consistent with established irrigation uses. The transfer qualifies for the following CEQA categorical exemptions: 15301 (Existing Facilities), 15304 (Minor Alterations to Lands) and 15061(b)(3) (General), and there is no possibility the transfer will result in a significant impact to the environment.
County Clerks
Colusa, Glenn, Yolo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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