Common Landowner Transfer of up to 200 AF of EWSID 2021 State Water Project Water to Kern County Water Agency.
Summary
SCH Number
2021070249
Public Agency
Empire West Side Irrigation District
(EWSID)
Document Title
Common Landowner Transfer of up to 200 AF of EWSID 2021 State Water Project Water to Kern County Water Agency.
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/15/2021
Document Description
The Empire West Side Irrigation District (District) will transfer up to 200 AF of its 2021 State Water Project Water to Kern County Water Agency for Sandridge Partners Inc. who farms in both districts. The transfer will be completed in 2021. 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
Scott Sills
Agency Name
General Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Bakersfield
Counties
Kern
Other Information
Kern County Water Agency Service Area
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301
Reasons for Exemption
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).
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
1729
Reasons for Exemption
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).
County Clerk
Kings
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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