Kernville Raw Water Intake Upgrade Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025040522
Lead Agency
State Water Resources Control Board
Document Title
Kernville Raw Water Intake Upgrade Project
Document Type
MND - Mitigated Negative Declaration
Received
Present Land Use
Highway Commercial & Neighborhood Commercial
Document Description
California Water Service (Cal Water) is proposing to replace an existing raw water intake system, which diverts water from the north fork of the Kern River to the Kernville Water Treatment Plant.
Contact Information
Name
Wendy Pierce
Agency Name
State Water Resources Control Board
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Kellen Boyce
Agency Name
California Water Service Kern River Valley District
Job Title
Operations Manager
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Nicole West
Agency Name
Rincon Consultants, Inc.
Job Title
Supervising Environmental Planner/Project Manager
Contact Types
Consulting Firm
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
unincorporated Kernville
Counties
Kern
Regions
Countywide
Cross Streets
About 200 feet NE of the intersection of Sirretta St. and Kernville Road
Parcel #
082-030-06
State Highways
N/A
Railways
N/A
Airports
N/A
Schools
Kernville Elementary School
Waterways
Kern River
Other Location Info
The approximately 0.53-acre project site is located in the census-designated town of Kernville in Kern County, California. The project site is located along the western riverbank of the Kern River, approximately 100 feet northeast of the Sirretta Street and Kernville Road intersection. The project site is located within an approximately 2.6-acre parcel identified as Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 082-030-06. Access and staging areas may extend to the adjacent parcel identified as APN 082-030-05.
Kernville
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 State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, District 6 (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Fish and Game Commission (CDFGC), California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Fresno Region 5 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Office of Historic Preservation, Sierra Nevada Conservancy, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 12, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 19, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, State Water Resources Control Board, Divison of Financial Assistance
Development Types
Water Facilities (water intake)(Type Raw water intake, MGD 1.44)
Local Actions
none
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire
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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