Water Transfer Program for the San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority, 2005-2014
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Summary
SCH Number
2003101106
Lead Agency
San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority
Document Title
Water Transfer Program for the San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority, 2005-2014
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
1/13/2005
Present Land Use
Primarily Open Space, including Agriculture
Document Description
Water Transer Program for the period of March 1, 2005 through February 29, 2014. This program would consist of the transfer of up to 130,000 acre-feet of substitute water (a maximum of 80,000 acre-feet of developed water from conservation measures, including tailwater recovery, and groundwater pumping and a maximum of 50,000 acre-feet from temporary land fallowing annually from the Exchange Contractors to other Central Valley Project (CVP) contractors, to Reclamation for delivery tot eh San Joaquin Valley wetland habitat areas (wildlife refuges), and to Reclamation and/or the California Department of Water Resources for use by the CALFED Environmental Water Account (EWA) as replacement water for CVP contractors south of the Delta.
Contact Information
Name
Steve Chedester
Agency Name
San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Alameda, Fresno, Kings, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus
State Highways
99,5,145,33,152,101,and 180
Railways
Yes
Waterways
San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, and Merced Rivers
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
N/A
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
Yes
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
N/A
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