Warren Act Contract designated as Contract No. 24-WC-20-6202
Summary
SCH Number
2024030803
Public Agency
Kern-Tulare Water District
Document Title
Warren Act Contract designated as Contract No. 24-WC-20-6202
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/21/2024
Document Description
Kern-Tulare enter into contract with the United States of America for a Warren Act Contract to deliver Non-Project water in Federal facilities.
Contact Information
Name
Skye B. Grass
Agency Name
Kern-Tulare Water District
Job Title
General Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Kern, Tulare
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
Within the boundaries of the Kern-Tulare Water District, Delta-Mendota Canal, San Luis Reservoir, California Aqueduct, Cross Valley Canal and Friant Kern Canal.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
State type and section number: Guidelines sections 15301 and 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The Project is exempt under CEQA Guidelines section 15301 and 15061(b)(3) and finds the Agreement is categorically exempt and will not have a significant effect on the environment and is therefore exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to Title 14 of the California Code of Regulation ("CEQA Guidelines) Section 15301 and 15061(b)(3). KTWD finds that the Agreement is exempt under the Class 1 exemption pursuant to Section 15301 because it constitutes a continued use of existing facilities, with no expansion of use and is undertaken pursuant to the terms of KTWD's and Reclamation's existing water supply contracts. The Agreement is a water management operation using only existing facilities and existing water supplies, and will not support new development or a change in land use. The Agreement does not establish a new permanent source of water supply. For these reasons it can also be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, and the Agreement is thus exempt under Section 15061(b)(3).
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Public Resources Code section 21080.21 and CEQA Guidelines section l 5282(k)
Reasons for Exemption
The Project is exempt under CEQA Guidelines section 15301 and 15061(b)(3) and finds the Agreement is categorically exempt and will not have a significant effect on the environment and is therefore exempt from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to Title 14 of the California Code of Regulation ("CEQA Guidelines) Section 15301 and 15061(b)(3). KTWD finds that the Agreement is exempt under the Class 1 exemption pursuant to Section 15301 because it constitutes a continued use of existing facilities, with no expansion of use and is undertaken pursuant to the terms of KTWD's and Reclamation's existing water supply contracts. The Agreement is a water management operation using only existing facilities and existing water supplies, and will not support new development or a change in land use. The Agreement does not establish a new permanent source of water supply. For these reasons it can also be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, and the Agreement is thus exempt under Section 15061(b)(3).
County Clerks
Kern, Tulare
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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