22022-DWR Conveyance of up to 7,000 acre-feet of Central Valley Project Water to Kern County

The contract facilitates the conveyance of Non-Project Water from the San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority to the Kern County Water Agency (KCWA) on behalf of its four member districts—Belridge Water Storage District, Berrenda Mesa Water District, Lost Hills Water District, and Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District—under Article 55 of KCWA’s Water Supply Contract with the California Department of Water Resources (DWR). Water is made available by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation at O’Neill Forebay and/or Banks Pumping Plant and delivered via DWR to KCWA’s turnout points in Reaches 9 through 16A of the State Water Project’s California Aqueduct in Kern County. The maximum annual conveyance capacity has been amended from 7,000 acre-feet to 17,000 acre-feet under Amendment SWP #25018-A, though the baseline contractual reference remains at up to 10,000 acre-feet per year. The period of performance for water delivery extends through December 31, 2030, with initial delivery operations beginning May 1, 2025. The project falls within the scope of the Final EIR/EIS (SCH 2011061057), with no additional environmental review required under CEQA, and the San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority is responsible for implementing all mitigation measures outlined in Chapter 14 of that document. The contract is governed under NAICS Code 221310 and published as a special notice with no solicitation number, payment terms, or pricing details disclosed. Key contact points include Patrick Luzuriaga, Section Manager, and Chris White, Executive Director.