Georgetown Divide Public Utility District 2020 Reservoir Release Water Transfer
Summary
SCH Number
2020100050
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Georgetown Divide Public Utility District 2020 Reservoir Release Water Transfer
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/2/2020
Document Description
Divide Public Utility District (District) has requested that the Department of Water Resources (DWR) convey up to 2,000 acrefeet of transfer water from District’s Stumpy Meadows Reservoir to Westlands Water District (Westlands). The point of transfer will be Folsom Lake Reservoir. The transfer water will flow to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, where DWR will pump the transfer water using the State Water Project Banks Pumping Plant and convey it to Westlands’ service area.
Contact Information
Name
Brian Heiland
Agency Name
Department of Water Resources
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
El Dorado
Other Location Info
El Dorado County and the service area of Westlands Water District
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
California Water Code §1729. See also Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15282, subd. (u).
Reasons for Exemption
The District filed a Petition for Temporary Change with the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) on June 12, 2020, pursuant to Water Code § 1725 et seq. The SWRCB approved the transfer on August 17, 2020. In accordance with Water Code § 1729, temporary changes filed in accordance with Water Code, § 1725, et seq. (Temporary Changes) are exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act. (Pub. Resources Code, § 2100; see also Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15282, subd. (u).)