Implementation of a One-Year Program that Would Provide Groundwater Credits for Recharge Using Flood Water or Central Valley Project Section 215 Water
Summary
SCH Number
2023030034
Public Agency
Westlands Water District
Document Title
Implementation of a One-Year Program that Would Provide Groundwater Credits for Recharge Using Flood Water or Central Valley Project Section 215 Water
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/1/2023
Document Description
Westlands Water District, serving as the Groundwater Sustainability Agency for the Westside Subbasin, authorized the implementation a one-year program (2023 Contract Year only) that allows the District staff to provide landowners groundwater credits for recharging the Westside Subbasin with flood water or water the United States Bureau of Reclamation makes available pursuant to Section 215 of the Act of October 12, 1982 (96 Stat. 1263), commonly referred to as “215 Water”.
Contact Information
Name
Russ Freeman
Agency Name
Westlands Water District
Job Title
Deputy General Manager Resources
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Fresno, Kings
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
Westlands Boundary within Fresno and Kings County
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301 and 15304
Reasons for Exemption
The actions proposed by the 2023 Groundwater Recharge Program Application is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because they continue ongoing operations of existing facilities within established parameters without substantial modification and minor alterations to land (Section 15301 and 15304 of the CEQA Guidelines); and because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the actions proposed may have a significant effect on the environment, the actions proposed are not subject to CEQA (Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines).
County Clerk
Fresno
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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