Common Landowner Transfer of up to 5,000 acre-feet of Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage Distirct 2010 State Water Project Table A
Summary
SCH Number
2011058061
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Common Landowner Transfer of up to 5,000 acre-feet of Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage Distirct 2010 State Water Project Table A
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/6/2011
Document Description
The Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District will transfer up to 5,000 acre-feet of our State Water Project Table A Entitlement Water to Kern County Water Agency on behalf of Sandridge Partners Inc. who farms in both Districts. The breakdown of deliveries is as follows: 2,000 acre-feet to Lost Hills Water District, 2,000 acre-feet to Belridge Water Storage District, and 1,000 acre-feet to Berrenda Mesa. The Transfer will be completed in 2011. This proposed transfer is designed to enable both Kern's and Tulare's water 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.
Contact Information
Name
Gwen Knittweis
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, Class 1
Reasons for Exemption
SWP long-term water supply contract includes provisions for delivery within the SWP place of use.
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