Contract Assignment of State Water Project Water From Kern County to Westlands Water District
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
1999081041
Lead Agency
Westlands Water District
Document Title
Contract Assignment of State Water Project Water From Kern County to Westlands Water District
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Areas within Westlands Water District are nearly all agricultural with some small rural communities located within the district.
Document Description
Permanent assignment of contractual rights of 20,500 acre-feet per year of state water project contract water from a portion of Kern County into the Kings County portion of Westlands Water District. The SWP entitlement drafted for WWD to purchase 20,500 AF/Y of SWP entitlement water from potentially three districts that are members of the KCWA: Belridge Water Storage District, Lost Hills Water District and potentially Berrenda Mesa Water District. All three selling districts are located in Northwestern Kern County. The SWP water from the transfer will supplement WWD's current Central Valley Project supplies and will be used to help reduce water supply deficits in WWD, reduce groundwater pumping and associated overdraft and provide greater flexibility in water deliveries.
Contact Information
Name
Marc J. Carpenter
Agency Name
Westlands Water District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Fresno
Counties
Fresno, Kings
Total Acres
604,000
State Highways
I-5
Waterways
CA Aqueduct
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Local Actions
Additional Surface Water Supply
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Mineral Resources, Noise, Transportation
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