The State Water Board will hold a hearing to receive evidence relevant to determining whether the State Water Board should approve Yuba County Water Agency’s petition to modify water right Permits 15026, 15027 and 15030 (Applications 5632, 15204 and 15574) by making specific changes to the State Water Board’s Revised Decision 1644 (RD-1644) – Lower Yuba River in Yuba County.

• May 20, 2008 - Order WR 2008-0025 Correcting Order WR 2008-0014 and Denying Petitions for Reconsideration
  
  
• Submitted Comments
  • Yuba County Water Agency
    
    
• May 7, 2008 - Cover Letter for Draft Order Correcting Order WR-2008-0014 and Denying Petitions for Reconsideration
  
  
• Submitted Petitions For Reconsideration
  • Yuba County Water Agency
  • The Anglers Committee and the California Salmon and Steelhead Association
    • Attachment 1
    • Attachment 2
    • Attachment 3
      
      
• March 25, 2008 - Cover Letter relating to water right order WR 2008-0014
  
  
• March 18, 2008 - Water Right Order WR 2008-0014 - Order Approving Petition For Modification and Petition for Long-Term Transfer of Water
  
  
• Submitted Comment on the Draft Order
  
  
• February 29, 2008 - Cover Letter and Proposed Draft Order - In the Matter of YCWA's petition to modify RD-1644 and petition for long-term transfer of water.
  • Cover Letter
  • Proposed Draft Order
    
    
• Reporter’s Transcript, December 5, 2007
  
  
• Reply Briefs
  • California Department of Water Resources
  • Yuba County Water Agency
    
    
• Closing Briefs
  • Yuba County Water Agency
  • California Department of Water Resources
  • San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority and Westlands Water District
  • Cordua Irrigation District
  • Anglers Committee
    
    
• December 14, 2007 – (1) Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law Re: Interim Remedies: Delta Smelt ESA Remand and Reconsultation, and (2) Interim Remedy Order Following Summary Judgment and Evidentiary Hearing.
  
  
• November 20, 2007 – Letter - Regarding Additional State Water Board Evidence in Hearing to Consider Yuba County Water Agency’s (YCWA) Petition to Modify Water Right Permits 15026, 15027 and 15030 and Petition for Long-Term Transfer under Permit 10506
  • Declarations and Exhibits from:
    • Jerry Johns
    • Christina Swanson
      • Declaration
      • Supplemental Declaration (Ref: Remedy)
      • Appendix 1-2
      • Exhibits A-D
      • Exhibits E-O
      • Exhibits P-R
      • Exhibits S-Z
    • Charles Hanson
      • Declaration
      • Supplemental Declaration
    • John Leahigh
      • Declaration
      • Supplemental Declaration
    • Stephen Ford
    • Cay Goude
      
      
  • Remedies Hearing Transcripts:
    • August 21, 2007
    • August 22, 2007
    • August 23, 2007
    • August 24, 2007
    • August 29, 2007
    • August 30, 2007
    • August 31, 2007
      
      
  • Resources Agency, March 2007. Pelagic Fish Action Plan
    
    
  • Interagency Ecological Program, 2006-2007. Work Plan to Evaluate the Decline of Pelagic Species in the Upper San Francisco Estuary
    
    
  • Interagency Ecological Program, 2005. Pelagic Organism Decline Synthesis Report 2005
    
    
• List of Exhibits
  
  
• Policy Statements
  • California Department of Fish and Game
  • California Department of Water Resources
  • Kern County Water Agency and State Water Contractors
  • National Marine Fisheries Service
  • Public Trust Alliance
  • Trout Unlimited, Friends of the River, South Yuba River Citizens League, the Bay Institute
  • United States Bureau of Reclamation
    
    
• November 7, 2007
  • Hearing Officer's Letter responding to Bob Baiocchi's public records act request and other issues
• Hearing Officer's Letter regarding the status of South Delta Water Agency's protest
• Hearing Officer's Letter regarding the USBR's participation
• Hearing Officer's Letter regarding Cordua Irrigation District's participation
  
  
• October 26, 2007
  • Hearing Officer's Letter summarizing certain matters discussed during the October 25, 2007 pre-hearing conference
  • Hearing Officer's Letter regarding the Anglers Committee of California's participation.
  • Hearing Offcicer's Letter regarding reagding Department of Fish and Game's participation and request for fisheries expertise direct testimony
    
    
• October 12, 2007 – Service List of Participants
  
  
• Submitted Notices of Intent to Appear
  • Anglers Committee
  • California Department of Fish and Game
  • California Department of Water Resources
    • Revised NOI
  • Cordua Irrigation District
    • Revised NOI
  • Michael Warburton, Public Trust Alliance
  • The San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority
  • State Water Contractors and Kern County Water Agency
  • Trout Unlimited, Friend of the River, South Yuba River Citizens League, The Bay Institute
  • United States Bureau of Reclamation
  • Westlands Water District
  • Yuba County Water Agency
    

• October 1, 2007 - Changes to Notice of Public Hearing and Pre-Hearing Conference
  
  
• September 6, 2007 – Notice of Public Hearing and Pre-Hearing Conference - The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) will hold a Hearing to Consider Yuba County Water Agency’s (YCWA) Petition to Modify Water Right Permits 15026, 15027 and 15030 (Applications 5632, 15204 and 15574), and Petition for Long-Term Transfer of up to 200,000 Acre-Feet of Water from YCWA to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) under Permit 10506 (Application 5632)
  
  
• June 29, 2007 - Notice of Petition for Modification of Water Right Permits 15026, 15027, and 15030 (Applications 5632, 15204, and 15574) and Notice of Petition for Long-Term Transfer of up to 200,000 acre-feet of water per year under Permit 15026 (Application 5632)
  
  
• June 26, 2007 –  Draft EIR/EIS for the Proposed Lower Yuba River Accord
  
  
• April 27, 2007 – Petition for Modification of Water Right Permits 15026, 15027, and 15030 (Applications 5632, 15204, and 15574) and Petition for Long Term Transfer of up to 200,000 acre-feet of water per year under Permit 15026 (Application 5632)
  
  

( updated 8/28/08 )