Transfer of The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s 2025 State Water Project Table A Water to Dudley Ridge WD and/or Kern County WA

SWP Agreement #25021 authorizes a non-permanent transfer of up to 100,000 acre-feet of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s approved 2025 State Water Project Table A water to the Dudley Ridge Water District and/or the Kern County Water Agency. The transfer is scheduled for completion by December 31, 2025, for use within the respective service areas of the receiving agencies in Kings and Kern Counties. Delivery will occur via existing State Water Project infrastructure, specifically utilizing turnouts at Reach 8D, Reaches 9 through 16A, and Reach 31A of the California Aqueduct's Coastal Branch. The agreement is managed by the California Department of Water Resources and is classified as a forecast under NAICS code 221310. Because the transfer utilizes existing facilities without requiring new construction or land use changes, the activity is designated as categorically exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301. The contract is administrative and logistical in nature, with no specified pricing, evaluation factors for award, or physical packaging requirements. Primary points of contact for the agreement include Patrick Luzuriaga of the Department of Water Resources and Tracy Abundez of the Metropolitan Water District.