Agricultural Aquifer Storage and Recovery Program

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Summary

SCH Number
2019089109
Lead Agency
Westlands Water District
Document Title
Agricultural Aquifer Storage and Recovery Program
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Agriculture
Document Description
The Agricultural Aquifer Storage and Recovery (Ag-ASR) Program will be implemented within WWD's service area which includes 1,000 square miles of prime farmland on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley within Fresno County and Kings County. With the Ag-ASR Program, surface water from existing sources will be recharged into groundwater aquifers through groundwater wells during times when surplus or supplemental surface water is available, and later extracted by landowners for irrigation when it is needed. The Ag-ASR Program includes the incremental additions of about 20 well conversions per year for recharge with a conservatively high target of 400 operational Ag-ASR wells over the next 15 to 20 years. Most infrastructure is already in place.

Contact Information

Name
Russ Freeman
Agency Name
Westlands Water District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency

Name
Agency Name
Westlands Water District
Contact Types
Project Applicant

Location

Cities
Fresno, Huron, Mendota
Counties
Fresno, Kings
State Highways
5,33,145,198,269
Waterways
San Luis Canal
Other Location Info
City/Nearest Community: Three Rocks, Cantua Creek

Notice of Completion

State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Emergency Services, California, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW)
Development Types
Other (Aquifer Storage and Recovery)
Project Issues
Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Flood Plain/Flooding, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Wetland/Riparian

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