Onyx Ranch South Fork Valley Water Project
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Summary
- SCH Number
- 2018021061
- Lead Agency
- Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District
- Document Title
- Onyx Ranch South Fork Valley Water Project
- Document Type
- EIR - Draft EIR
- Received
- Project Applicant
- Rosedale~Rio Bravo Water Storage District
- Present Land Use
- Land Use: Agricultural lands, vacant lands, paved and dirt roadways, Onyx Ranch headquarters with residential structures and supporting buildings, and Onyx Store and residential structure. Zoning: A (Exclusive Agriculture), A-1 (Limited Agriculture), A-1 MH (Limited Agriculture/Mobilehome Combining), RF (Recreation-Forestry), E (2 ½) (Estate-2 ½ Acres), and CH (Highway Commercial)
- Document Description
- The RRBWSD proposes to change the points of diversion and place of use for the water rights associated with the parcels on the project site so that the water can be delivered in the RRBWSD service area on the San Joaquin Valley floor and used for irrigation and groundwater recharge. The RRBWSD proposes to reduce the diversion and use of surface water on the project site by converting irrigated fields to non-irrigated pasture or native vegetation. With the proposed project, surface water that is diverted under the existing condition would remain in the South Fork of the Kern River and flow downstream. The net increase in the South Fork would flow downstream to the Isabella Reservoir, be released through the Isabella Dam, and flow downstream in the Lower Kern River until the water is diverted at the RRBWSD diversion points. From there, the RRBWSD would deliver the water to recharge basins and channels within and near its service area west of The City of Bakersfield. The increased water supplies to the RRBWSD' s service area would mitigate the shortages in the RRBWSD's contracted SWP water supply from the State of California, which has been steadily reduced due to environmental constraints impacting exports in the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta.
- Contact Information
-
Dan Bartel
Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District
849 Allen Road
Bakersfield, CA 93314
Phone : (661) 589-6045
Location
- Coordinates
- 35°41'27"N 118°14'7"W
- Cities
- Weldon, Onyx
- Counties
- Kern
- Cross Streets
- SR 178, Fay Ranch Road, Kelso Valley Rd, Doyle Ranch Rd, and Scodie Lane
- Zip
- 93283
- Total Acres
- 4,109
- State Highways
- SR 178 SR 155
- Waterways
- South Fork of the Kern River, Isabella Reservoir, Kern River
- Other Location Info
- APNs, Township, Range, and Sections: See NOC for full details.
Notice of Completion
- Review Period Start
- Review Period End
- Development Type
- Other (Change in points of diversion and place of use for water rights-)
- Local Action
- Project Approval
- Project Issues
- Aesthetic/Visual Agricultural Land Air Quality Archaeologic-Historic Biological Resources Drainage/Absorption Economics/Jobs Flood Plain/Flooding Forest Land/Fire Hazard Geologic/Seismic Soil Erosion/Compaction/Grading Toxic/Hazardous Vegetation Water Quality Water Supply Wetland/Riparian Growth Inducing Land Use Cumulative Effects
- Reviewing Agencies
- California Air Resources Board California Department of Conservation California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection California Department of Parks and Recreation California Department of Transportation, District 9 California Department of Water Resources California Governor's Office of Emergency Services California Highway Patrol California Native American Heritage Commission California Natural Resources Agency California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 California State Lands Commission Central Valley Flood Protection Board Delta Protection Commission Delta Stewardship Council Department of Toxic Substances Control Office of Historic Preservation State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 19 State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4
Attachments
- Environmental Document
- 00_Onyx Ranch DEIR PDF 63744 K 00_Onyx Ranch DEIR Appendices A through E PDF 174229 K 00_Onyx Ranch DEIR NOA PDF 1079 K
- NOC
- NOC PDF 1182 K
- State Comments
- 2018021061_CDFW Comment PDF 498 K
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