Common Landowner Transfer of up to 10,000 acre-feet of Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District's Approved 2019 State Water Project Table A Water to Kern County
Summary
SCH Number
2020030514
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Common Landowner Transfer of up to 10,000 acre-feet of Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District's Approved 2019 State Water Project Table A Water to Kern County
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/12/2020
Document Description
Under the proposed project, up to 10,000 acre-feet of TLBWSD's approved 2020 State Water Project (SWP) Table A water (TLBWSD's 2020 Table A Water) will be transferred to KCWA by December 31, 2020. The request was made on behalf of landowner JG Boswell Company, which farms in both TLBWSD's and KCWA's service areas. JG Boswell Company will use the transferred water to better manage its water supplies.
Contact Information
Name
David Rizzardo
Agency Name
California Department of Water Resources
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Kern
Other Location Info
From the Delta to Kern County Water Agency's (KCWA) turnouts at Reaches 12E and 138 of the California Aqueduct.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1; CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, existing facility
Reasons for Exemption
a. The project is a water management operation using only existing facilities.
b. The project will not support new development or a change in land use.
c. The project does not establish a new permanent source of water supply.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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