Transfer of up to 200 acre-feet of Empire West Side Irrigation District's Approved 2022 State Water Project Table A Water to Kern County Water Agency
Summary
SCH Number
2022090285
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Transfer of up to 200 acre-feet of Empire West Side Irrigation District's Approved 2022 State Water Project Table A Water to Kern County Water Agency
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/16/2022
Document Description
The project is for the delivery of up to 200 acre-feet of Empire West Side Irrigation District’s (EWSID) approved 2022 State Water Project (SWP) Table A water to KCWA. The request was made on behalf of landowner Sandridge Partners Incorporated which farms 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 2022 Table A water to KCWA under this Agreement will be completed through December 31, 2022 for use within the SWP Place of Use.
Contact Information
Name
Patrick Luzuriaga
Agency Name
Department of Water Resources
Job Title
Section Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Kern
Regions
Southern California
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 change in 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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