Department of Water Resources Recharge Basins Grant Funded Project

Summary

SCH Number

2019011060

Lead Agency

Visalia, City of (City of Visalia)

Document Title

Department of Water Resources Recharge Basins Grant Funded Project

Document Type

MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration

Received

1/28/2019

Present Land Use

Sites within city is Conservation/OS; Tulare County is AE

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Document Description

Note: Review Per Lead The project consists of the development or expansion of three basin sites within the Lower Kaweah River system area where the city of Visalia is located. The primary goals of the project are reducing flood risk for the city of Visalia through increased transitory flood storage capacity and incorporating wildlife habitat enhancement at the basin sites. The project has a secondary goal of increased groundwater recharge at the three basin sites.

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Contact Information

Paul Scheibel
City of Visalia
315 East Acequia Avenue
Visalia, CA 93291
Phone : (559) 713-4369

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Location

Cities

Visalia Woodlake

Counties

Tulare

Cross Streets

Hwy 99/Hwy 198; hwy 198/Rd 152; hwy 198/Rd 204

Zip

93291

Total Acres

103

Parcel #

various

State Highways

99, 198, 268

Railways

UPRR

Airports

Visalia Arpt

Waterways

Kaweah River, Mill Crk, Packwood Crk

Other Location Info

Goshen

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Notice of Completion

Review Period Start

1/28/2019

Review Period End

3/5/2019

Development Type

Water Facilities (recharge basins Type, 635 af MGD)

Local Action

Other Action Other Action: recharge basins

Project Issues

Aesthetic/Visual Agricultural Land Air Quality Archaeologic-Historic Biological Resources Drainage/Absorption Flood Plain/Flooding Forest Land/Fire Hazard Geologic/Seismic Noise Population/Housing Balance Public Services Recreation/Parks Soil Erosion/Compaction/Grading Toxic/Hazardous Traffic/Circulation Tribal Cultural Resources Vegetation Water Quality Water Supply Wetland/Riparian Growth Inducing Land Use Cumulative Effects

Reviewing Agencies

California Department of Parks and Recreation California Highway Patrol California Public Utilities Commission Caltrans, District 6 Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics Central Valley Flood Protection Board Department of Conservation Native American Heritage Commission Office of Emergency Services, California Regional Water Quality Control Bd., Region 5 (Fresno) Resources Agency State Lands Commission State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 4