Water Supply Improvement Project

Water Supply Improvement Project

IWVWD currently has a higher demand than capacity on the maximum demand days which occur in the summer months. There is also not enough capacity to allow for a 20 percent redundancy to cover equipment failure or other emergency during the maximum demand days in accordance with IWVWD policy. As such, the following improvements to its existing wells are proposed in addition to the construction and operation of two new wells. The Proposed project consists of the improvement and operation of existing Wells 18 and 34 and the construction and operation of two new wells, proposed Wells 35 and 36. Existing Wells 18 and 34 are located east and west of Brown Road and south of Bowman Road, just south of Inyokern. The two new wells would be located in two main areas. Proposed Well 35 would be located on the south side of Bowman Road between Moon Place and Star Place. Well 35 would be located on two parcels which total 3.92 acres. Proposed Well 36 would be located on a 20.33 acre property located at the southeast corner of Las Flores Avenue and N. Victor Street. Well 36 would be located in the extreme southwest corner of the parcel. Both sites are owned by IWVWD. An approximately 400-foot, 12-to 16-inch pipeline would connect proposed Well 35 to the existing pipeline in Bowman Road. In addition, an ~4,000-foot 12-to 16-inch pipeline would be installed along N. Victor Street and tie into the existing pipeline at well 31 near Drummond Avenue to serve proposed Well 36. The pipelines would be for transmission purposes only and no distribution connections are proposed.

Ridgecrest

Kern

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Public Health (CDPH), California Department of Transportation, District 9 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)

California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)

Water Facilities (Type well, MGD 4200)

Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Noise, Public Services, Vegetation