Improvement District No. 4 (ID4) of the Kern County Water Agency's (Agency) High Flow Friant-Kern Canal Water Transfer from the Kern Water Bank
Summary
SCH Number
2022060551
Public Agency
Kern County Water Agency
Document Title
Improvement District No. 4 (ID4) of the Kern County Water Agency's (Agency) High Flow Friant-Kern Canal Water Transfer from the Kern Water Bank
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/24/2022
Document Description
ID4 is proposing to transfer up to 6,500 af of banked Friant-Kern Canal Section 215 and Friant-Kern Canal flood water to Belridge Water Storage District, Berrenda Mesa Water District, Lost Hills Water District and Tehachapi-Cummings County Water District. The transfer of ID4's water provides an economic benefit to ID4 and allows ID4 to stabilize water acquired from ID4 in place of their existing banked water accounts thereby conserving them for future use. 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 transfer.
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 areas
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301(b)
Reasons for Exemption
CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(b) provides that a lead agency may determine an activity to be exempt from CEQA in that it utilizes only existing facilities. This transfer involves banked high flow Friant-Kern Canal water supplies and all deliveries occur entirely within Kern County. This transfer exclusively utilizes existing facilities.
County Clerk
Kern
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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