SCH Number 2009121084

Project Info

Title

Long Term Change in Place of Use-SWP Table A Water from TLBWSD & EWSID to WWD

Description

State Water Project water is stored in San Luis Reservoir under the provisions of Permit 16482 and held for use in the service areas of SWP contractors including Tulare and Empire. Newton Farms and Hansen Ranches/Vista Verde Farms are farming interest that hold lands in both Tulare and Westlands. Newton Farms and Brooks Farms are farming interests that hold lands in both Empire and Westlands. These farming interests have requested that a total of up to 10,000 acre-feet per year of SWP water current scheduled for use on their lands in Tulare or Empire (8,000 af from Tulare and 2,000 af from Empire) be transferred for use on their lands located within Westlands. The proposed long-term change in place of use would be in effect from April 1, 2012 through April 30, 2027.

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