Ronald McGehee Water Right Change Petition and Application to Appropriate Water (A021429B & A031057)

Ronald McGehee Water Right Change Petition and Application to Appropriate Water (A021429B & A031057)

Under application 31057, Ronald McGehee (applicant) proposes to construct an offstream reservoir for storage of 45 acre-feet per year of water diverted from Hensley Creek. The water would be used for irrigation and frost protection of 37 acres of proposed vineyard (previously cultivated) along Hensley Creek. The applicant is also petitioning to change the place of use and add purposes of use to an existing water right, License 9947B (A021429B).The applicant has requested to eliminate the POU authorized under License 9947B and add the 37 acres specified under A031057, add frost protection and heat control as purposes of use, and add the offstream reservoir as a place of storage for water diverted at the licensed reservoir.

Ukiah

Mendocino

California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Eureka Region 1 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 1 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Delta Protection Commission, Delta Stewardship Council, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance

Water Facilities (Type ag diversion, MGD <1.08), Other (reservoir construction, pasture to vineyard conversion)

water right

Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian