Transfer of Plumas County Flood Control and Water Conservation District’s State Water Project Table A Water and/or Article 56 Carryover Water
Summary
SCH Number
2026080408
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Transfer of Plumas County Flood Control and Water Conservation District’s State Water Project Table A Water and/or Article 56 Carryover Water
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/13/2026
Document Description
Complete Title: Transfer of Plumas County Flood Control and Water Conservation District’s State Water Project Table A Water and/or Article 56 Carryover Water to Kern County Water Agency and Dudley Ridge Water District (SWP #26020 and SWP #26021)
SWP #26020 provides for the transfer and delivery of up to 790 acre-feet of Plumas’ approved 2026 SWP Table A Water to KCWA (Belridge Water Storage District, Berrenda Mesa Water District, Lost Hills Water District, and Wheeler Ridge – Maricopa Water Storage District), on behalf of its member units that make up the Westside Districts, through December 31, 2026.
SWP #26021 provides for the transfer and delivery of 43 acre-feet of Plumas’ Article 56 Carryover Water to Dudley Ridge, also a member of the Westside Districts, through December 31, 2026.
Contact Information
Name
Patrick Luzuriaga
Agency Name
CA Dept of Water Resources
Job Title
Section Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Rob Thorman
Agency Name
Plumas County Public Works Department
Job Title
General Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Name
Lauren Bauer
Agency Name
Kern County Water Agency
Job Title
Water Resource Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Name
Jamie Marquez
Agency Name
Dudley Ridge Water District
Job Title
Water Resource Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Address
Phone
Location
Cities
Dudley Ridge
Counties
Kern, Kings
Regions
Northern California, Unincorporated
Waterways
Project is within the State Water Project Aqueduct system
Other Location Info
From the Delta to Dudley Ridge Water District’s (Dudley Ridge’s) turnout(s) in 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. State Water Project 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 as a result of this short-term transfer.
County Clerks
Kern, Kings
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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