Common Landowner Transfer of Up to 1,000 AF of Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District 2009 State Water Project Table A Water to Kern Co. Water Agency #09034
Summary
SCH Number
2009068355
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Common Landowner Transfer of Up to 1,000 AF of Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District 2009 State Water Project Table A Water to Kern Co. Water Agency #09034
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/25/2009
Document Description
Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District (TLBWSD) is a State Water Project (SWP) contractor. TLBWSD will transfer up to 10,000 AF of its 2009 Table A Water to Kern County Water Agency (KCWA) for the J.G. Boswell Co. who farms in both Districts. The transfer will be completed in 2009, and is designed to enable both KCWA and TLBWSD users to better manage their respective water supplies. No lands will be fallowed as a result of the transfer and no additional groundwater will be pumped. The lands have been actively farmed in the past. The water will be delivered within the SWP Place of Use.
Contact Information
Name
Craig Trombly
Agency Name
California Department of Water Resources
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Kern
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301
Reasons for Exemption
a. SWP long-term water supply contract includes provisions for delivery within the SWP place of use.
b. No construction is required to implement the proposed points of delivery.
c. The facilites are existing facilities that have not been expanded or modified to implement the proposed change in points of delivery.
d. The water will be delivered to lands that have been in agricultural production for many years. There will be no change in land use.
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