MAGSA Aquaterra Waler Bank
Summary
SCH Number
2024090124
Lead Agency
McMullin Area Groundwater Sustainability Agency
Document Title
MAGSA Aquaterra Waler Bank
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Agriculture
Document Description
The Project aims to improve groundwater sustainability in the region by improving water supply reliability and providing flexibility to local agencies complying with the SGMA. Agricultural land uses in the MAGSA area are exclusively dependent on groundwater for irrigation. Groundwater extraction has created a pumping cone of depression, resulting in large amounts of available aquifer storage space. The Project will provide a dry-year water supply to prevent agricultural field fallowing or loss of crops by establishing the 1.8 million AF capacity Bank underlying the MAGSA area, which is adjacent to, and will accept water from, the James Bypass and the Mendota Pool. The Project will be designed to divert and recharge up to 208,000 acre-feet per year (AFY) of contract water into the bank over a 5-month period, and subsequently recover up to 148,000 AFY of contract water from the bank over a 5-month period for use by SWP and CVP contractors.
Contact Information
Name
Matt Hurley
Agency Name
McMullin Area GSA
Job Title
Executive Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
David Munro
Agency Name
Tetra Tech
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Clovis, Fresno, Kerman, Madera, Mendota, San Joaquin, Visalia
Counties
Fresno, Madera, Tulare
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
SR 145 and American Ave.
Zip
93652
Total Acres
App. 4000
Jobs
3
Parcel #
Multiple
State Highways
SR 145, SR 180
Railways
Union Pacific
Airports
None
Schools
Raisin City Elementary, Caruthers High, Burrel Elem., Helm
Waterways
San Joaquin River, James Bypass, Mendota Pool
Township
31N
Range
19E
Section
All
Base
Mt. Diab
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California San Joaquin River Conservancy (SJRC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights
Development Types
Water Facilities (water bank)(Type groundwater, MGD 0.0002)
Local Actions
Develop groundwater bank
Project Issues
Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Tribal Cultural Resources
Public Review Period Start
Public Review Period End
Attachments
Draft Environmental Document [Draft IS, NOI_NOA_Public notices, OPR Summary Form, Appx,]
Notice of Completion [NOC] Transmittal form
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