Common Landowner Transfer ofup to 1,500 AF of EWSID 2018 State Water Project Water to Kem County Water Agency.
Summary
SCH Number
2019070922
Public Agency
Empire West Side Irrigation District
(EWSID)
Document Title
Common Landowner Transfer ofup to 1,500 AF of EWSID 2018 State Water Project Water to Kem County Water Agency.
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/19/2019
Document Description
The Empire West Side Irrigation District (District) will transfer up to 1,500 AF of its 2019 State Water Project Water to Kern County Water Agency for Sandridge Partners Inc. who farms in both districts. The transfer will be completed in 2019. This proposed transfer is designed to enable Sandridge Partners Inc. to better manage its respective water supplies. No lands will be fallowed as a result of the transfer and no additional groundwater will be pumped. The lands have been actively farmed in the past.
Contact Information
Name
John Howe
Agency Name
Empire West Side Irrigation District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Agency Name
Empire West Side Irrigation District
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Counties
Kings
Other Location Info
Kern County Water Agency Service Area
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301
Reasons for Exemption
Statutory Exemption (CA Water Code 1729)
The District has determined that there are no foreseeable environmental
impacts, because both lands have been actively farmed, no new land has been developed, no additional groundwater will be pumped, and there is no physical change associated with this project. The single year transfer is also exempt from CEQA under Water Code Section 1729. Further, the transfer is categorically
exempt under CEQA since it involves the use and operation of an existing facility (CEQA Guidelines 15301).
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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