Transfer of Santa Clara Valley Water District’s 2026 State Water Project Table A Water to Kern County Water Agency (SWP #26023)
Summary
SCH Number
2026090224
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Transfer of Santa Clara Valley Water District’s 2026 State Water Project Table A Water to Kern County Water Agency (SWP #26023)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/4/2026
Document Description
SWP Agreement #26023 provides for a non-permanent transfer of up to 8,000 acre feet of Santa Clara Valley Water District’s (Santa Clara’s) approved 2026 SWP Table A water to KCWA for the benefit and use of KCWA member units Lost Hills Water District (Lost Hills) and Berrenda Mesa Water District (Berrenda Mesa), and Westside Mutual Water Company, a mutual water company with members who are landowners within Berrenda Mesa and Lost Hills. The transfer of water shall be completed by December 31, 2026.
Contact Information
Name
Melanie Richardson
Agency Name
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Job Title
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Name
Patrick Luzuriaga
Agency Name
California Department 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 Resources Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Arvin, Bakersfield, California City, Delano, Kettleman, Lamont, Maricopa, McFarland, Mojave, Ridgecrest, Shafter, Taft, Tehachapi, Wasco
Counties
Kern
Regions
Countywide, Southern California
Other Location Info
Delivery to KCWA’s turnout(s) at Reaches 9 through 16A of the California Aqueduct and Reach 31A of the California Aqueduct’s Coastal Branch.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1; CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project is a water management operation using only existing facilities. The project will not support new development or a change in land use. The project does not establish a new permanent source of water supply.
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 Clerk
Kern
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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