Transfer of Solano County Water Agency’s 2026 SWP Table A Water and/or Article 56 Carryover Water to Dudley Ridge Water District and Kern County Water Agency
Summary
SCH Number
2026070838
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Transfer of Solano County Water Agency’s 2026 SWP Table A Water and/or Article 56 Carryover Water to Dudley Ridge Water District and Kern County Water Agency
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/21/2026
Document Description
[PROJECT TITLE CONTINUED]: (SWP #26017, SWP #26018, and
SWP #26019)
SWP #26017, #26018, and #26019 collectively provide for a transfer of Solano County Water Agency’s (Solano’s) approved 2026 SWP Table A Water and Article 56 Carryover Water to KCWA and Dudley Ridge, on behalf of the Westside Districts, through December 31, 2026, as follows:
• SWP #26017 provides for the transfer and delivery of up to
585 acre-feet of Solano’s approved 2026 Table A water to Dudley Ridge and/or KCWA;
• SWP #26018 provides for the transfer and delivery of 7,625 acre-feet of Solano’s Article 56 Carryover Water to KCWA, on behalf of its member units that makeup the Westside Districts (Belridge Water Storage District, Berrenda Mesa Water District, Lost Hills Water District, and Wheeler Ridge – Maricopa Water Storage District); and
• SWP #26019 provides for the transfer and delivery of 1,375 acre-feet of Solano’s Article 56 Carryover Water to Dudley Ridge.
Contact Information
Name
Patrick Luzuriaga
Agency Name
CA Dept of Water Resources
Job Title
Section Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Jamie Marquez
Agency Name
Dudley Ridge Water District
Job Title
Water Resource Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project
Address
Phone
Name
Alexander Rabidoux
Agency Name
solano County Water Agency
Job Title
Assistant General Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Name
Lauren Bauer
Agency Name
Kern County Water Agency
Job Title
Water Resource Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Kern, Kings, Solano
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
From the Delta to Dudley Ridge Water District’s (Dudley Ridge’s) turnout(s) at Reach 8D of the California Aqueduct and/or Kern County Water Agency’s (KCWA’s) 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, Solano
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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