Yuba Accord definition

Yuba Accord means the Lower Yuba River Accord described in section 1.3.

Yuba Accord means the Lower Yuba River Accord consisting of the WPA, a Fishery Agreement as implemented by SWRCB Water Right Order 2008-0025, and Conjunctive Use Agreements between YWA and its Member Units.

Yuba Accord means the changes to YCWA's water rights that were approved by the SWRCB in Corrected Order WR 2008-0014.

Examples of Yuba Accord in a sentence

• In addition, the proposed Project would implement the Yuba Accord flow schedules, which were developed to improve anadromous salmonid habitat conditions in the lower Yuba River.

• The resulting Yuba Accord Fisheries Agreement sets new, substantially-higher streamflow requirements that allocate more water to fishery benefits than RD-1644 would have required.

• Although only one project (the Yuba Accord Alternative) and one action alternative (the Modified Flow Alternative) are evaluated in this EIR/EIS, it is necessary to use separate NEPA and CEQA modeling scenarios for the Proposed Project/Action, alternatives and bases of comparisons to make the appropriate comparisons.

• The State Water Board finds that the Yuba Accord will not injure any legal user of surface water.

• Setting the flows at this level will permit YCWA to operate as contemplated in the Yuba Accord.

• Table 7.17: Future irrigation requirements of Set MA adopted for the Mooi River (based on future development levels and adjusted for assurance of supply levels)Incremental sub-catchmentMainstream irrigationDummy Dam irrigation Note: (&) The Craigie Burn and Muden irrigation requirements were not adjusted for assurance of supply.

• The EIR/EIS for the Yuba Accord notes that salvage17 of Delta smelt at the water project pumps may be correlated to average reverse flows in Old River and Middle River (ORMR), especially during January and February.

• Changing from the CEQA No Project Alternative to the Yuba Accord Alternative would have resulted in an average reduction in flow of 19 cfs in April, 411 cfs in May, and 133 cfs in June.

• The record contains no evidence establishing that, under the Yuba Accord, any legal user of lower Yuba River surface water will be physically prevented from diverting water.

• Because neither the proposed petitions nor implementation of the Yuba Accord will require changes to YCWA or DWR’s FERC licenses, the State Water Board does not need to consider whether it would be appropriate to refrain from acting until FERC acts.