Re-irrigation of and Type E Transfer on the Laws Ranch Lease
Summary
SCH Number
2003011067
Lead Agency
Los Angeles County
Document Title
Re-irrigation of and Type E Transfer on the Laws Ranch Lease
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Document Description
The project includes the following actions: (1) the resumption of irrigation on an area of Los Angeles-owned land in the Laws area of the Owens Valley, a portion of which is commonly known as the Laws Ranch, (2) adoption of an amendment to the Inyo County/Los Angeles Long Term Water Agreement ("Water Agreement") to modify the management map in regard to a change in the location of Type E vegetation in the area of Laws that is part of this project, (3) the conversion of 596 acres that were previously flood irrigated with a duty of 5 acre-feet per acre to sprinkler irrigation with a duty of 3 acre-feet per acre, (4) the exemption of two wells (Well 236 and Well 413) from ON/OFF management under the Water Agreement, (5) the construction of approximately 2.5 miles of water pipeline along Jean Blanc Road and Joe Smith Road, (6) the conversion of lands that were formerly cultivated to pasture, and (7) the conversion of approximately 39 acres of the Laws Historical Museum enhancement/mitigation project from flood irrigation to sprinkler irrigation.
Contact Information
Name
Mr. Clarence Martin
Agency Name
Los Angeles County Department of Water and Power
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Inyo
Cross Streets
Jean Blanc and Joe Smith
Zip
93514
Total Acres
1522
State Highways
6
Waterways
Owens River
Township
6S
Range
33E
Section
15
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 9 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance
Development Types
Other (Re-irrigation and Type E vegetation transfer)
Local Actions
Specific Plan
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Hydrology/Water Quality, Vegetation
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