Common Landowner Transfer of up to 4,500 a.f. of TLBWSD 2022 State Water Project Water to Westlands Water District
Summary
SCH Number
2022010288
Public Agency
Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District
Document Title
Common Landowner Transfer of up to 4,500 a.f. of TLBWSD 2022 State Water Project Water to Westlands Water District
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/19/2022
Document Description
The Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District (Tulare Lake) will transfer up to 4,500 a.f. of its 2022 State Water Project water to Westlands Water District for Westlake Farms who farms in both districts. The transfer will be completed by December 31, 2022. This proposed transfer is designed to enable Westlake Farms to better manage their 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
Ethan Warren
Agency Name
Tulare Lake Basin WSD
Job Title
Resource Analyst
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Corcoran
Counties
Kings
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
State Water Project Service Area of the Westlands Water District.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
1729
Reasons for Exemption
Tulare Lake has determined that there are no foreseeable environmental impacts. 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
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301
Reasons for Exemption
Tulare Lake has determined that there are no foreseeable environmental impacts. 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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