Change in Point of Delivery of up to 4,627 acre-feet of Kern County Water Agency's (KCWA) approved State Water Project (SWP) Table A water to Westlands Water
Summary
SCH Number
2015028368
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Change in Point of Delivery of up to 4,627 acre-feet of Kern County Water Agency's (KCWA) approved State Water Project (SWP) Table A water to Westlands Water
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/26/2015
Document Description
Harris Farms, LLC (Harris) is a landowner who has farming operations in WWD's service area. Harris and Semitropic Water Storage Dsitrict (Semitropic), a member unit of KCWA, agreed to a water exchange. DWR will deliver up to 4,627 acre-feet of KCWA's 2014 and/or 2015 approved SWP Table A water to WWD's turnouts in Reaches 4 to 7 of the California Aquaduc, and in exchange, KCWA's member unit, Semitropic, will retain a like amount of Harris's CVP water previously stored in KCWA's service area.
Contact Information
Name
Geoff Shaw
Agency Name
California Department of Water Resources
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Fresno, Kern, Kings
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CA Water Code 1729; 15301, Cl
Reasons for Exemption
California Water Code section 1729, exempts temproary changes in place of use from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act.
The proposed project is a water management operation useing only existing facilities for the exchange of water.
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