Tule Subbasin Advisory Committee/Tule Basin Water Quality Coalition (TBWQC) Monitoring Wells TSMW-5U and TSMW-5L
Summary
SCH Number
2020060215
Public Agency
Tulare County
Document Title
Tule Subbasin Advisory Committee/Tule Basin Water Quality Coalition (TBWQC) Monitoring Wells TSMW-5U and TSMW-5L
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/11/2020
Present Land Use
agricultural land
Document Description
This project includes the installation of two groundwater monitoring wells within the Tule Subbasin consistent with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SOMA). The wells have been designed and will be located in an area considered "data-gap" based on existing wells and monitoring data. The wells will be located approximately 100 feet from each other. Well TSMW-5U will be drilled to a depth of310 feet and Well TSMW-5L will be drilled to a depth of 1,010 feet.
Contact Information
Name
Hector Guerra, Chief Environmental Planner
Agency Name
Tulare County Resource Management Agency
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
Agency Name
Tri-County Water Authority GSA, 944 Whitley Ave, Ste E, Corcoran, CA 93212, (559) 762-7240
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Cities
Alpaugh
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Avenue 28 and Avenue 24
Parcel #
330-070-053
Township
24 S
Range
23 E
Section
17
Base
MDBM
Other Location Info
The project is located approximately 1,180 feet east of Avenue 28 and 850 feet north of Avenue 24, approximately 3.3 miles south of the community of Alpaugh,
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 3 Section 15303 New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures
Reasons for Exemption
This action is consistent with Class 3 Section 15303 New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures, as activities associated with the project include the drilling, construction, and testing of two groundwater monitoring wells consistent with Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SOMA) requirements. The project site is located on previously disturbed agricultural land and no other construction-related activities are proposed with the project. As such, Section 15303 is applicable and appropriate for this project.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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