Empire West Side ID Transfer of SWP Table A Contract Amount from Tulare Lake Basin WSD
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Summary
SCH Number
2023090554
Lead Agency
Empire West Side Irrigation District
(EWSID)
Document Title
Empire West Side ID Transfer of SWP Table A Contract Amount from Tulare Lake Basin WSD
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
11/1/2023
Document Description
EWSID proposes to accept a permanent transfer of 617 acre-feet of State Water Project (SWP) Table A Contract amount from TLBWSD. Both EWSID and TLBWSD are agricultural water purveyors with water supply contracts with the California Department of Water Resources for surface water supplies from the SWP. Ceil W Howe III, Erica J Howe, Ceil W Howe Jr., Geraldine M Howe, and Westlake Farms are landowners and have farming operations in TLBWSD, and have requested to permanently transfer the SWP Table A Contract amount associated with their lands in TLBWSD to a landowner and farming operation (Tachi Farms) in EWSID. The boards of directors of both districts have agreed to support the transfer of the SWP Table A Contract amount as requested by Westlake Farms.
Contact Information
Name
Scott Sills
Agency Name
Empire West Side Irrigation District
Job Title
General Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Hanford
Counties
Kings
Other Location Info
Kings County
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Empire West Side Irrigation District
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Kings
Final Environmental Document Available at
5065 19 ½ Ave Riverdale CA 93656
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
No
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
No
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
Notice of Determination
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