Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency's 2025 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) and Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP)
Summary
SCH Number
2026060980
Public Agency
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency
Document Title
Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency's 2025 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) and Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/23/2026
Document Description
On June 9, 2026 and June 16, 2026 the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency’s Board of Directors approved a Resolution adopting the Agency’s 2025 WSCP and a Resolution adopting the Agency’s 2025 UWMP, respectively. The WSCP establishes the Agency’s procedures for identifying, responding to, and managing water shortages, including shortage levels, demand-reduction actions, and communication protocols. UWMPs, which are prepared by urban water suppliers every five years per California Water Code, §10610-10656 and §10608, support the Agency’s long-term resource planning to ensure that adequate water supplies are available to meet existing and future water needs. The UWMP assesses the reliability of water sources over a 20-year planning time frame, describes demand management measures and water shortage contingency planning, reports progress toward meeting applicable urban water use objectives, and discusses the use and planned use of recycled water.
Contact Information
Name
Sarah Fleury
Agency Name
SCV Water
Job Title
Senior Water Resources Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Santa Clarita
Counties
Los Angeles, Ventura
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
26501 Summit Circle
Zip
91350
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
California Water Code 10652
Reasons for Exemption
The Project is statutorily exempt from CEQA pursuant to
California Water Code section 10652, which provides that
I CEQA does not apply to the preparation and adoption of
plans pursuant to the Urban Water Management Planning
Act or to the implementation of actions taken pursuant to
Water Code section 10632. The Project consists of the
I Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency's adoption of its 2025
Urban Water Management Plan and 2025 Water Shortage
Contingency Plan. Accordingly, no further CEQA review
is required for adoption of the 2025 UWMP and 2025
WSCP.
Further, the resolutions and associated plans do not
constitute a "project" as defined by Public Resources
Code section 21065 and CEQA Guidelines section
l5378(a), because they do not commit the Agency to any
current or future construction, development, or other
activity that could result in a direct or reasonably
foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
County Clerks
Los Angeles, Ventura
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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