Madera Irrigation District Component of 2004 Temporary Water Transfer Program for the San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority
Summary
SCH Number
2004068138
Public Agency
Madera Irrigation District
Document Title
Madera Irrigation District Component of 2004 Temporary Water Transfer Program for the San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/8/2004
Document Description
A portion of the water available through the 2004 Temporary Water Transfer Program fro the San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority will be transferred to Madera Irrigation District and Chowchilla Water District using available transportation capacity in existing conveyance facilities, including but not limited to portions of the California Aqueduct in Merced, Fresno, and Kings Counties. The purpose of the Project is to optimize the use of limited water resources for the production of agricultural crops or livestock, to prevent crop damage or lost agricultural productivity in 2004, a year of low water deliveries.
Contact Information
Name
Stephen H. Ottemoeller
Agency Name
Madera Irrigation District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Madera
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
section 15061
Reasons for Exemption
This project is a small portion of the 2004 "Transfer Program," fro which to US Bureau of Reclamation has prepared a Final Environmental Assessment dated March 17, 2000 for the "2000 EA", and a Supplemental Environmental Assessment for the "2002 SEA." In the Finding of No Significant Impact approved on August 8, 2002, the Bureau of Reclamation determined that the proposed actions...would not have a significant effect on the environment. The project will use existing facilities within their existing capacities in a manner consistent with customary operations to provide water to long-time recipients of the DIstrict's water service for their use on land that historically has been used for agricultural purposes. The Project, conducted in conformity with the "Transfer Program," has no potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.
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