Semitropic Water Exchange with Landowner/Water User (Paramount Farms)
Summary
SCH Number
2013128368
Public Agency
Semitropic Water Storage District
Document Title
Semitropic Water Exchange with Landowner/Water User (Paramount Farms)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/26/2013
Document Description
Paramount Farms (Paramount), a landowner/water user within Semitropic Water Storage District (Semitropic), has requested that Semitropic deliver, this water year, on a one time basis, up to 3,000 acre-feet of Semitropic's State Water Project ("SWP") Table A allocation to Westlands Water District for use on Paramount's land therein outside of the State Water Project place of use in exchange for a like amount of Westside Mutual Water Company's water stored in the Kern Water Bank (KWB). Semitropic an existing participant with other supplies in the KWB, may recover from the KWB and convey to Semitropic the exchanged water for the same purposes as said Table A may have otherwise been used by SEmitropic.
Contact Information
Name
Jason Gianquinto
Agency Name
Semitropic Water Storage District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Fresno, Kern
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301, 15304 - Class 1 & 4
Reasons for Exemption
15060(b)(3) - the proejct entails a onetime landowner water exchange between Semitropic Water Storage District and its landowner/water user Paramount Farms.
Existing facilities and minor alteration to land or water.
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