Project Details
Title: Warren Act Contract For Storage And Conveyance of Non-CVP Water From Foresthill Public Utility District to Santa Clara Valley Water District in 2015
Summary: Reclamation proposes to enter into a temporary one-year Warren Act (WA) contract for storage and conveyance of up to 2,000 acre-feet (AF), less 5% conveyance losses, of non-Central Valley Project (Project) water through federal facilities from Foresthill Public Utilities District (FPUD) to Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD). The WA contract would authorize use of the federally owned Folsom Reservoir for storage and conveyance of the FPUD transfer water. The state-owned Harvey O. Banks (Banks) Pumping Plant and South Bay Aqueduct would be utilized to convey the water to SCVWD. Under the proposed transfer, FPUD would release the 2,000 AF of transfer water from its Sugar Pine Reservoir into North Shirttail Canyon Creek which subsequently flows into the North Fork American River and Folsom Reservoir. Transfer water would be stored and later released in the 2014/2015 water year for conveyance through the Lower American River and Sacramento River to the SWP?s Banks Pumping Plant, which would convey the FPUD water to the South Bay Aqueduct for delivery to SCVWD. FPUD will enter into a refill agreement with Reclamation to refill Sugar Pine Reservoir while protecting downstream vested water rights holders following the transfer. The Proposed Action would not involve construction or modification of any facilities. Only existing facilities would be utilized to divert, release, convey and redivert water. Land uses within the FPUD and SCVWD service areas would not change as a result of the transfer. The Proposed Action is subject to approval by The State Water Resources Control Board for issuance of a Temporary Change Order to FPUD approving temporary changes in the Sugar Pine water right permit?s place of use and points of rediversion prior to the execution of the Proposed Action. The Order was approved and issued by the State Water Resources Control Board on April 13, 2015, and allows the transfer water to be used in SCVWD within one year from the date of approval by the SWRCB.
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John Hutchings (916)989-7179 (916)989-7208 jhutchings@usbr.gov
Status
04/22/2015Draft EA available for public review starting April 22, 2015 with comments due by COB on April 29, 2015.
List of Available Reports
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Completed EA, Warren Act Contract For Storage And Conveyance of Non-CVP Water From Foresthill Public Utility District to Santa Clara Valley Water District in 2015 .pdf 757 B
Draft EA, Warren Act Contract For Storage And Conveyance of Non-CVP Water From Foresthill Public Utility District to Santa Clara Valley Water District in 2015 .pdf 2,012 B