Transfer of Central Coast Water Authority’s 2026 State Water Project Table A Water and/or Article 56 Carryover Water to Dudley Ridge Water District
Summary
SCH Number
2026091062
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Transfer of Central Coast Water Authority’s 2026 State Water Project Table A Water and/or Article 56 Carryover Water to Dudley Ridge Water District
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/24/2026
Document Description
Project Title Cont: and Kern County Water Agency (SWP #26028, SWP #26029, and SWP #26030)
Description:
SWP #26028, #26029, and #26030 collectively provide for a transfer of Central Coast Water Authority’s (CCWA’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 #26028 provides for the transfer and delivery of up to 20,469 acre-feet of CCWA’s approved 2026 Table A water to Dudley Ridge and/or KCWA;
• SWP #26029 provides for the transfer and delivery of 1,640 acre-feet of CCWA’s Article 56 Carryover Water to Dudley Ridge; and
• SWP #26030 provides for the transfer and delivery of 7,960 acre-feet of CCWA’s Article 56 Carryover Water to KCWA, on behalf of its member units that make up the Westside Districts (Belridge Water Storage District, Berrenda Mesa Water District, Lost Hills Water District, and Wheeler Ridge – Maricopa Water Storage District).
Contact Information
Name
Patrick Luzuriaga
Agency Name
CA Dept of Water Resources
Job Title
Section Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Peter Thompson
Agency Name
Central Coast Water Authority
Job Title
Executive Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Name
Jamie Marquez
Agency Name
Dudley Ridge Water District
Job Title
Water Resources Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project
Address
Phone
Name
Lauren Bauer
Agency Name
Kern County Water Agency
Job Title
Water Resources Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Unicorporated areas of the county with the CA Aqueduct
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 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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