Transfer of The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s 2026 State Water Project Table A Water to DRWD and/or KCWA
Summary
SCH Number
2026080140
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Transfer of The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s 2026 State Water Project Table A Water to DRWD and/or KCWA
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/6/2026
Document Description
[PROJECT TITLE COMPLETE]: [Transfer of The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s 2026 State Water Project Table A Water to Dudley Ridge Water District and/or Kern County Water Agency (SWP #26016)]
SWP Agreement #26016 provides for a non-permanent transfer of up to 100,000 acre-feet of The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s (Metropolitan’s) approved 2026 SWP Table A water to Dudley Ridge and/or KCWA. The transfer of water shall be completed by December 31, 2026 for use in Dudley Ridge’s and/or KCWA’s respective service areas.
Contact Information
Name
Patrick Luzuriaga
Agency Name
CA Dept of Water Resources
Job Title
Section Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Lauren Bauer
Agency Name
Kern County Water Agency
Job Title
Water Resource Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
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
Tracy Abundez
Agency Name
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Job Title
Senior Resource Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Kern, Kings
Regions
Southern California
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/or 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
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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