Conveyance of up to 40,000 acre-feet of Cross Valley Water and/or Friant Recirculation Water stored in San Luis Reservoir to be conveyed in the California Aqued
Summary
SCH Number
2019070186
Public Agency
Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District
Document Title
Conveyance of up to 40,000 acre-feet of Cross Valley Water and/or Friant Recirculation Water stored in San Luis Reservoir to be conveyed in the California Aqued
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/7/2019
Document Description
The Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District (District) will take delivery of up to 40,000 a.f. of Friant Recirculation Water (FRW) and/or Cross Valley Water (CV) under Article 55 of our State Water Supply Contract. The FRW is stored in San Luis Reservoir on behalf of Lower Tule River Irrigation District (L TRIO) and Orange Cove Irrigation District (OCID). The Cross Valley Water (CV) from L TRIO, Pixley Irrigation District (PIX), and Hills Valley Irrigation District (HVID) will be conveyed through banks pumping plant under Article 55 using state power. The FRW and CV water will be conveyed through the California Aqueduct using state power and delivered to the District in Reaches BC and 8D. In exchange, a comparable amount of local river supplies will be delivered by District landowners to the L TRIO, PIX, HVID, and OCID. Additional FRW and CV contractors may be participating in this exchange. The intention is to deliver the water by February 29, 2020. Any FRW and/or CV that is not delivered will be stored in San Luis Reservoir on the State side on behalf of TLBWSD.
Contact Information
Name
Mark Gilkey
Agency Name
Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Agency Name
Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Cities
Corcoran
Counties
Kings
Other Location Info
Service area of the Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301
Reasons for Exemption
See Attached NOE
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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