Agreement to transfer CVP water from Westlands Water District (WWD) to Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District (WRM) and Semitropic Water Storage District
Summary
SCH Number
2019080126
Public Agency
Westlands Water District
Document Title
Agreement to transfer CVP water from Westlands Water District (WWD) to Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District (WRM) and Semitropic Water Storage District
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/6/2019
Document Description
The project includes the execution of Water Exchange Agreements to deliver up to 29,556 acre-feet (AF) of WWD's 2019-20 allocated CVP supplies to WRM and SWSD on behalf of a common landowner that farms in WWD and within the Kern County Water Agency (KCWA) service area. The delivery will occur between July 2019 through the end of February 2020.
Contact Information
Name
Russ Freeman
Agency Name
Westlands Water District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Name
Agency Name
Westlands Water District
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Counties
Fresno, Kern, Kings
Other Location Info
Central Valley Project (CVP) and State Water Project (SWP) Contractor service areas and existing CVP and SWP facilities. Including the following counties: Fresno, Kings and Kern.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301
Reasons for Exemption
Westlands Water District determined that this Project is exempt under 14 CCR 15301 as it provides for the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency's determination. The Project is
wholly administrative in scope as the project involves no construction, alteration, or expansion of an existing use.