Common Landowner Transfer of up to 10,000 AF of TLBWSD 2018 State Water Project Water to Kern County Water Agency
Summary
SCH Number
2018018078
Public Agency
Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District
Document Title
Common Landowner Transfer of up to 10,000 AF of TLBWSD 2018 State Water Project Water to Kern County Water Agency
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/5/2018
Document Description
The Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District will transfer up to 10,000 AF of its 2018 State Water Project Water to Kern County Water Agency for the JG Boswell Co. who farms in both districts. The transfer will be completed in 2018. This proposed transfer is designed to enable the JG Boswell Co. to better manage its respective water supplies. No lands will be fallowed as a result of the transfer and no additional groundwater will be pumped. The lands have been actively farmed in the past.
Contact Information
Name
Jacob Westra
Agency Name
Tulare Lake Basin Water Storage District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Bakersfield
Counties
Kern
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301
Reasons for Exemption
Tulare Lake has determined that there are no foreseeable environmental impacts, b/c both lands have been actively farmed, no new land has been developed, no additional groundwater will be pumped, and there is no physical change associated with this project. The single year transfer is also exempt from CEQA under water code section 1729.
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