The Discharge of Blended Oilfield Produced Water in the Famoso Groundwater Banking Project Basins of Cawelo Water District
Summary
SCH Number
2011081065
Lead Agency
Cawelo Water District
Document Title
The Discharge of Blended Oilfield Produced Water in the Famoso Groundwater Banking Project Basins of Cawelo Water District
Document Type
NEG - Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Existing Cawelo Water District, agricultural
Document Description
The District imports Oilfield Produced Water from Valley Waste Disposal Company, Chevron North America and Schaefer Oil Company, pursuant to approved discharge permits from the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board. A total of 385,598 acre-feet of OPW has been delivered to the District for irrigation and groundwater banking through 2010. The OPW enters the District's distribution system in Reservoir "B" and Reservoir "C" where the OPW is blended with Kern River water, State Water Project water other water and/or groundwater for reduction of the boron and electrical conductivity content prior to delivery for irrigation of agricultural crops within the District. The OPW is delivered continuously to the District and during the winter months of the year, with minimal irrigation demands, the OPW has been discharged in Poso Creek and the adjacent basin for groundwater recharge and banking. The proposed project and the purpose of this EA is to evaluate the environmental factors potentially affect by the discharge of the blended oilfield produced water in the existing Famoso Groundwater Banking Project recharge basins.
Contact Information
Name
David Ansosabehere
Agency Name
Cawelo Water District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Bakersfield
Counties
Kern
Parcel #
073-050-19
State Highways
SR 99
Railways
UPRR
Airports
Bakersfield Municipal
Waterways
Poso Creek
Township
27S
Range
26E
Section
8
Base
MDB&M
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 Public Health (CDPH), 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, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Water Facilities (Type Recharge, MGD 65)
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Mineral Resources, Noise, Public Services, Transportation
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