Unbalanced Water Exchange of Approved State Water Project Table A Water between Mojave Water Agency and Dudley Ridge Water District (SWPAO #20006)
Summary
SCH Number
2020050135
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Unbalanced Water Exchange of Approved State Water Project Table A Water between Mojave Water Agency and Dudley Ridge Water District (SWPAO #20006)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/6/2020
Document Description
Under the proposed water exchange, up to 6,761 acre-feet of MWA’s approved 2020 SWP Table A water (MWA’s 2020 Table A Water) will be delivered to DRWD by December 31, 2020. In exchange, DRWD will return to MWA, based on an unbalanced exchange ratio of 4 to 1, up to 1,690 acre-feet of its approved 2021-2030 SWP Table A water (DRWD’s Future Table A Water). That is, for every 4 acre-feet of MWA’s 2020 Table A Water delivered to DRWD, 1 acre-foot will be returned by DRWD to MWA by December 31, 2030.
Contact Information
Name
David Rizzardo
Agency Name
Department of Water Resource State Water Project Analysis Office
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Kings, San Bernardino
Other Location Info
From the Delta to: 1) Dudley Ridge Water District’s (DRWD) turnout(s) in Reach 8D, and 2) Mojave Water Agency’s (MWA) turnout(s) in Reach 22B of the California Aqueduct.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1; Section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
a. The project is a water management operation using only existing facilities.
b. The project will not support new development or a change in land use.
c. The project does not establish a new permanent source of water supply.