Transfer of 617 acre-feet of Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District (“TLBWSD”) 2024 State Water Project Water to Empire West Side Irrigation District (“EWSID”
Summary
SCH Number
2024010913
Public Agency
Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District
Document Title
Transfer of 617 acre-feet of Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District (“TLBWSD”) 2024 State Water Project Water to Empire West Side Irrigation District (“EWSID”
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/30/2024
Document Description
TLBWSD will transfer 617 acre-feet of its State Water Project Table A Water on behalf of Westlake Farms, Inc, a landowner in TLBWSD, to Tachi Farms, LLC, a landowner in EWSID. This proposed transfer is to provide Tachi Farms, LLC access to State Water Project Table A until the permanent transfer is finalized. No lands will be fallowed as a result of the transfer and no additional groundwater will be pumped. The lands have been actively farmed in the past.
Contact Information
Name
Cameron Batth
Agency Name
Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District
Job Title
Water Resource Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Corcoran, Lemoore
Counties
Kings
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
Kings County
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301
Reasons for Exemption
Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District has determined that there are no foreseeable environmental impacts, no new land has been developed, and there is no physical change associated with this project. The transfer is categorically exempt under CEQA since it involves the use and operation of an existing facility (CEQA Guidelines 15301).
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15061
Reasons for Exemption
Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District has determined that there are no foreseeable environmental impacts. Further, the transfer is categorically exempt under CEQA since it involves the use and operation of an existing facility
County Clerk
Kings
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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