Water Management Program Agreement between Montecito Water District and Homer LLC

Montecito Water District has entered into a five-year Water Management Program Agreement with Homer LLC to transfer up to 3,300 acre-feet annually of State Water Project supplies from Santa Barbara County Flood Control and Water Conservation District to the Kern County Water Agency, which will deliver the water to Homer LLC. The transfer is authorized under SWP Agreement #25023 and will run through December 31, 2029, with water conveyed along Reaches 9A–13B of the California Aqueduct. The agreement was preceded by a comprehensive environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act, resulting in a Mitigated Negative Declaration that determined the project would not cause significant environmental impacts, eliminating the need for mitigation measures. Administrative filings and fees, including a $2,968.75 fee for the Negative Declaration and a $50 processing fee, were completed as part of compliance, and supporting documents such as the Environmental Impact Report, Notice of Determination, and Fish & Wildlife receipt were submitted as required. The Montecito Water District acts as the Lead Agency for CEQA compliance, while Kern County Water Agency and the California Department of Water Resources serve as Responsible Agencies with oversight authority. No pricing structure or monetary value for the water transfer itself is disclosed; the agreement focuses on allocation rights and regulatory adherence rather than financial terms. There are no federal procurement clauses, standard acquisition formats, or federal contracting elements such as FAR sections, contract types, or payment systems like WAWF, and no federal entity identifiers, socioeconomic certifications, or COR/COTR designations are specified. The transaction is governed by state-level environmental law and inter-agency water management protocols rather than federal acquisition regulations.