Water Allocation Plan
6 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2011041082
Lead Agency
Kern Delta Water District
Document Title
Water Allocation Plan
Document Type
SIR - Supplemental EIR
Received
Present Land Use
The area to be evaluated includes, but is not limited to, active agricultural lands or fallow lands, as well as residential, commercial, industrial, recreational, public facilities, and undeveloped/vacant lands.
Document Description
KDWD is authorized by its enabling legislation to adopt a plan for water allocation"…in accordance with equitable upon the lands within the district" (California Water Code 35526). Consistent with such authorization, KDWD developed the draft Kern River Water Allocation Plan (Plan). The Plan outlines KDWD's proposed operational changes to optimize the use of water available to KDWD, provide operational flexibility, and maximize the beneficial use of its Kern River water entitlement. In the past years, KDWD operational practices have resulted in some of KDWD's Kern River Water entitlement being released for diversion and use by junior water right holders. By implementing the proposed operational changes under the Plan, KDWD's full Kern River water entitlement would be diverted and utilized by KDWD, eliminating historic release water to North Kern Water Storage District, the City of Bakersfield, and others.
Contact Information
Name
Mark Mulkay
Agency Name
Kern Delta Water District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Bakersfield
Counties
Kern
Zip
93307
Total Acres
128,960
State Highways
Hwy 99, 58, 5, 119
Airports
Bakersfield Municipal
Schools
Various
Waterways
State Water Project, Central Valley Project, Kern River
Township
30S
Range
295E
Section
30
Base
MD
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 Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 19, Department of Water Resources
State Reviewing Agency Comments
Department of Water Resources
Development Types
Other (All existing facilities, no new development)
Local Actions
Water Allocation Plan
Project Issues
Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Cumulative Effects, Hydrology/Water Quality, Subsidence, municipal water supply
Disclaimer: The document was originally posted before CEQAnet had the capability to host attachments for the public. To obtain the original attachments for this document, please contact the lead agency at the contact information listed above. You may also contact the OPR via email at state.clearinghouse@opr.ca.gov or via phone at (916) 445-0613.