#21024 Common Landowner Transfer of up to 200 acre-feet of Empire West Side Irrigation District’s Approved 2021 State Water Project Table A Water to Kern County
Summary
SCH Number
2021090245
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
#21024 Common Landowner Transfer of up to 200 acre-feet of Empire West Side Irrigation District’s Approved 2021 State Water Project Table A Water to Kern County
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/14/2021
Document Description
The project is for the transfer up to 200 acre feet of Empire West Side Irrigation District’s (EWSID) approved 2021 State Water Project (SWP) Table A water (EWSID’s 2021 Table A Water) to Kern County Water Agency (KCWA). The request was made on behalf of landowner Sandridge Partners Incorporated which owns land in both EWSID and KCWA service areas. Sandridge Partners Incorporated will use the transferred water to better manage its water supplies. The delivery of EWSID’s approved 2021 Table A water to KCWA under this Agreement will be completed by December 31, 2021 for use within the SWP Place of Use.
Contact Information
Name
Patrick Luzuriaga
Agency Name
DWR
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Kern
Regions
Countywide
Waterways
California Aqueduct
Other Location Info
From the Delta to Kern County Water Agency’s (KCWA) turnout(s) in Reaches 9 through 11B 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. State Water Project long-term water supply contracts include provisions for delivery within SWP place of use.
b. No construction is required to implement the proposed points of delivery.
c. The facilities are existing facilities that have not been expanded or modified to implement the proposed change in points of delivery.
d. The water will be delivered to lands that have been in agricultural production for many years. There will be no change in land use.
County Clerk
Kern
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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