2023 Common Landowner Transfer between Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency and Kern County Water Agency on behalf of V Lions Operations LP
Summary
SCH Number
2023100087
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
2023 Common Landowner Transfer between Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency and Kern County Water Agency on behalf of V Lions Operations LP
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/3/2023
Document Description
SWP #23034 approves the non-permanent Table A transfer of up to 30,000 acre-feet of Antelope Valley-East Kern Water Agency’s (AVEK) approved 2023 State Water Project (SWP) Table A water to KCWA. The request was made on behalf of landowner V Lions Operations LP which farms in both AVEK and KCWA service areas. The delivery of AVEK’s approved 2023 Table A water to KCWA under this Agreement will be completed by December 31, 2023 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
Countywide
Other Location Info
From the Delta to Kern County Water Agency’s (KCWA) turnout(s) in Reaches 10 through 13B 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. The project is a water management operation using only existing facilities.
c. The project will not support new development or a change in land use.
d. The project does not establish a new permanent source of water supply.
County Clerk
Kern
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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