Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District's (Rosedale) exchange up to 20,000 acre-feet (af) of Kern River water for Improvement District No. 4 (ID4) of the
Summary
SCH Number
2022060532
Public Agency
Kern County Water Agency
Document Title
Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District's (Rosedale) exchange up to 20,000 acre-feet (af) of Kern River water for Improvement District No. 4 (ID4) of the
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/24/2022
Document Description
title continued: Kern County Water Agency (Agency) 2022 State Water Project (SWP) Table A water and/or previously banked SWP water.
ID4 will exchange up to 20,000 af of 2022 SWP Table A water and/or previously banked SWP water with Rosedale for an equal amount of Kern River water. The SWP water will be delivered to Rosedale at Reach 12E and/or 13B on the California Aqueduct or at other mutually agreeable locations. The Kern River water will be delivered to ID4 into the Calloway Pool of the Kern River or at other mutually agreeable locations. The exchange of ID4's SWP Table A water for Rosedale's Kern River water will facilitate in-district delivery of Rosedale's water and provide ID4 an economic benefit by foregoing pumping lifts through the Cross Valley Canal. All other mutually agreeable locations are located within the Kern groundwater basin so that the total water supply to Kern County is not diminished. There is no construction, land use change, or modification to existing facilities; no new lands will be brought into production as a result of the exchange.
Contact Information
Name
Dave Beard
Agency Name
Kern County Water Agency Improvement District No. 4
Job Title
Improvement District No. 4 Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Kern
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
SWP service area
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301(b)
Reasons for Exemption
CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b) provides that a lead agency may determine an activity to be exempt from CEQA in that it utilizes only existing facilities. This exchange involves project water within the Agency's Water Supply Contract with the Department of Water Resources of the State of California, all deliveries occur entirely within the SWP place of use and exclusively utilizes existing facilities.
County Clerk
Kern
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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