Common Landowner Transfer of up to 4,000 AF of TLBWSD 2024 State Water Project Water to Kern County Water Agency.
Summary
SCH Number
2024041062
Public Agency
Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District
Document Title
Common Landowner Transfer of up to 4,000 AF of TLBWSD 2024 State Water Project Water to Kern County Water Agency.
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/25/2024
Document Description
The Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District (District) will transfer up to 4,000 AF of its 2024 State Water Project Water to Kern County Water Agency for Sandridge Partners Inc., who farms in both districts. The transfer will be completed in 2024. 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
Bakersfield
Counties
Kern
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
Kern County
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301
Reasons for Exemption
The District has determined that there are no foreseeable environmental impacts because both lands have been actively farmed, no new land has been developed, and there is no physical change associated with this project. The single year transfer is also exempt from CEQA under Water Code Section 1729. Further, the transfer is categorically exempt under CEQA since it involves the use and operation of an existing facility (CEQA Guidelines 15301).
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
1729
Reasons for Exemption
The District has determined that there are no foreseeable environmental impacts because both lands have been actively farmed, no new land has been developed, and there is no physical change associated with this project. The single year transfer is also exempt from CEQA under Water Code Section 1729. Further, the transfer is categorically exempt under CEQA since it involves the use and operation of an existing facility (CEQA Guidelines 15301).
County Clerk
Kern
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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