Sun Pacific Farming Recharge Facility Project

Sun Pacific Farming Recharge Facility Project

The proposed Project entails two sites with the following details at each site: Falconer East Banking Site: The Project includes construction of approximately 78-acres of enhanced levees at the existing temporary recharge basins and construction of associated facilities on the former Falconer property, east of the FKC. The Falconer APE currently includes temporary recharge basins, three existing irrigation wells, and a temporary turnout from the FKC (Contract ####) consisting of seven diesel suction pumps and appurtenant water pipelines. The Project specifically includes construction of: • 78 acres of recharge basins to replace the existing temporary basins; • 3,600 linear feet of 15” pipelines, controls, and a check structure; and • An overflow monitoring and alarm system to prevent overfilling of the recharge basins. Water Sources include surplus water from the Tule River and Friant CVP supplies such as Uncontrolled Season or District contract water that is deemed available for recharge or banking. Water can be routed to the Project site through the Tule River, the temporary pumps, and from the Rhodes Fine Ditch just south of the Project site. Recovery water sources include existing wells on the property and those within the acceptable range, likely downgradient from the site, determined by the banking agreement set by the District. The recovered water would be utilized on or near the property from which it is pumped. No recovered water is planned to be pumped into the FKC. All Project pumps would be operated using electrical motors drawing from existing farm power service lines. APN’s 240-190-011 & 240-070-017 Los Robles Water Bank: The Project area includes approximately 47 acres of existing recharge basins in the Los Robles property, along the Porter Slough Ditch, west of Los Robles Ave. The Project would use existing wells in the area to recover banked water back into local conveyances. The Project includes construction of a turnout from the Porter Slough Ditch and new pipelines. The Los Robles property includes two existing turnouts from Ditch #2 to the existing irrigation system and four existing irrigation wells. The Project specifically includes construction of: • A pump station and/or gravity turnout from the Porter Slough Ditch; • Pipeline from the existing Ditch #2 turnout to the recharge basins; • Pipelines, controls, and a check structure to enable delivery of recovered water back into the Porter Slough Ditch and Ditch #2 (total of 2,200 linear feet of 15” diameter pipe); and • An overflow monitoring and alarm system to prevent overfilling of the recharge basins. Water sources include surplus water from the Tule River and Friant CVP supplies such as Uncontrolled Season or District contract water that is deemed available for recharge or banking. Water will be delivered to the Project from the Porter Slough Ditch and Ditch #2. Recovery water sources include existing wells on the property and those within the acceptable range, likely downgradient from the site, determined by the banking agreement set by the District. Recovery water can also be pumped back into the Porter Slough Ditch and Ditch #2, depending on coordination and timing with the District. All Project pumps would be operated using electrical motors drawing from existing farm power service lines. The Los Robles property is located along the Porter Slough Ditch west of Los Robles Ave. APN’s 243-360-004 & 243-370-004.

Porterville

Tulare

Citywide

Other (Recharge Basins)

Other

Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Tribal Cultural Resources

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), Central Valley Flood Protection Board

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), Central Valley Flood Protection Board