Conveyance of Westlands Water District’s CVP Water to Kern Co Water Agency for Storage in Semitropic Water Storage District’s Groundwater Banking Program
Summary
SCH Number
2023100213
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Conveyance of Westlands Water District’s CVP Water to Kern Co Water Agency for Storage in Semitropic Water Storage District’s Groundwater Banking Program
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/6/2023
Document Description
This project is for the conveyance of up to 57,000 acre-feet of Westlands Water District’s (WWD) Central Valley Project (CVP) water (Non-Project Water) to Kern County Water Agency (KCWA) under Article 55 of its Water Supply Contract, on behalf of Poso Creek, LLC and Harris Farms, for storage in Semitropic Water Storage District’s (Semitropic) Groundwater Banking Program and for the recovery of such water, minus applicable losses, by WWD by December 31, 2033. Poso Creek, LLC and Harris Farms both own land in KCWA’s and WWD’s service areas.
Contact Information
Name
Patrick Luzuriaga
Agency Name
Department of Water Resources
Job Title
Section Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Fresno, Kern, Kings
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
From O’Neill Forebay to Kern County Water Agency’s turnout(s) in Reaches 10A through 13B of the California Aqueduct, and from the Delta to O’Neill Forebay
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1; CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, Existing Facilities
Reasons for Exemption
a. State Water Project long-term water supply contract includes provisions for conveyance of non-project water to SWP contractors.
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 Clerks
Fresno, Kern, Kings
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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