West Kern Water District Groundwater Banking Project
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2009071022
Lead Agency
West Kern Water District
(WKWD)
Document Title
West Kern Water District Groundwater Banking Project
Document Type
EIR - Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Z & GP: Same
PLU: Agricultural
Document Description
The West Kern Water District is proposing to implement a Groundwater Banking Project to aid in the management of West Kern's existing water supplies and develop new reliable water supplies to meet increasing water demands within the district. The Project involves the acquisition of approximately 500 acres of land on the Kern River Fan area and the construction of recharge basins, monitoring wells and water production wells. Pending completion of the analysis currently underway, the project may have a recover capacity of up to 24,000 acre-feet oer year from the underlying groundwater basin. Thr amount recovered would be limited to the amount of water previously banked for WKWD on the subject property, the south end of the Buena Vista Storage District (BVWSD), the Tule Elk State Natural Reserve, the Outlet Canal, and the Kern Water Bank (KWB), less up to 10% to account for losses (6% for rechargeand 4% for migration). Further, a conveyance pipeline would be constructed linking the new facilities with WKWD's existing Pump Station "A." The Project would occur in an unincorporated area of western Kern County on land currently used for agricultural purposes.
Contact Information
Name
Gary Hamilton
Agency Name
West Kern Water Agency
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Kern
Cross Streets
Station Road and Morris Road
Zip
93276
Parcel #
15902013,15905009 + other
State Highways
I-5
Schools
Elk Hills Elementary
Waterways
California Aqueduct, KWB Canal, Cross Valley Canal
Township
30S
Range
25E
Section
19
Base
Tupman
Other Location Info
City/Nearest Community: Tupman (CDP)
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
Development Types
Water Facilities (Recharge basins, production/monitoring wells, pipelines)
Local Actions
Site Plan, water infrastructure
Project Issues
Air Quality
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