Sandridge Irrigation Pipeline Extension Project

Sandridge Irrigation Pipeline Extension Project

Construction of an approximately 5.5-mile, 48-inch diameter irrigation water pipeline that would connect to and from existing Sandridge water distribution systems in Kings County, California. Construction required a 320-foot-long by 20-foot-wide right-of-way easement across property owned by the Stratford Public Utility District (Assessor's Parcel Numbers 026-132-013-000 and 026-132-019-000). Specific project objectives and benefits include: • Develop and extend Sandridge irrigation conveyance system to more efficiently transport water from northern farmland wells to eastern and southwestern farmland owned by Sandridge near Stratford. • Integrate the extended pipeline with Sandridge’s existing water transportation infrastructure. • Deliver irrigation water to Sandridge’s fertile soil farmland south of Stratford in Kings County where water is scarce. • Avoid significant evaporation loss in a canal-based irrigation water transportation system. • Avoid water perching and prevent the mixing of irrigation water with local salts and/or pollutants. • Enhance the efficiency of irrigation water transportation. • Address irrigation and water transportation challenges posed by subsidence in the region. • Improve overall safety of Sandridge’s water conveyance system. The Project is located in northwest Kings County, California. The pipeline begins approximately 2 miles south of the City of Lemoore, in the vicinity of Java Avenue directly west of State Route 41 and terminates at Blakely Canal. The entire pipeline route is located on Sandridge properties, with the exception of the State Route 41 crossing, a 320-foot-long by 20-foot-wide easement across SPUD property, and crossings of several Kings County rural streets, the Stratford Canal, the Kings River Canal, and the Tulare Lake Canal easement. Water from the pipeline would be used to irrigate approximately 3,200 acres of existing Sandridge farmlands located south of SR 198/Jackson Avenue along the SR 41 corridor, east of Kings River and surrounding the Stratford area in Kings County, within the Tulare Lake Subbasin. Operation of the Project would involve the transport of groundwater supplies from seven existing Sandridge groundwater wells located north of Stratford (in addition to any residual runoff that flows into the open sections of Sandridge irrigation canals) to irrigate approximately 3,200 acres of existing Sandridge-owned farmlands located in the vicinity of Stratford within Kings County. The Project would not result in an increase in groundwater pumping or surface water use and would result in the availability of additional irrigation water supply relative to existing conditions as a result of reduced water loss due to soil percolation and evaporation.

Stratford (Census Designated Place)

Kings

Unincorporated

Kings