Whitewater River Groundwater Replenishment Project
Summary
SCH Number
2020020004
Lead Agency
Coachella Valley Water District
Document Title
Whitewater River Groundwater Replenishment Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation
Received
Present Land Use
Groundwater Replenishment Facility/ Watercourse Zone/ Watercourse Zone & Watercourse Zone (Wind Energy Overlay)
Document Description
CVWD is requesting a right-of-way (ROW) grant from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for the continued operation and maintenance of CVWD's existing Whitewater River Groundwater Replenishment Facility (Facility). Since the early 1900's, CVWD has been replenishing the Coachella Valley Groundwater Basin (Basin) in Whitewater with natural flow, snow melt, and beginning in 1973 with imported water as part of cooperative program with the Desert Water Agency. The Facility is a critical component for management of the Basin. The Facility is located on CVWD-owned lands as well as public land managed by the BLM. CVWD's existing ROW grants with the BLM have expired, and CVWD has applied to renew and amend the ROW grants.
Contact Information
Name
William Patterson
Agency Name
Coachella Valley Water District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Agency Name
Coachella Valley Water District
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Palm Springs
Counties
Riverside
Cross Streets
State Route 111 and Overture Drive
Zip
92262
Total Acres
690.73
State Highways
111
Railways
UPRR
Waterways
Whitewater
Township
3S
Range
4E
Base
SBBM
Other Location Info
Section: 20, 28, 30
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy (CVMC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 8 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Colorado River Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado River Basin Region 7 (RWQCB)
Development Types
Water Facilities (Type Groundwater Repl)
Local Actions
ROW Renewal
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Transportation, Vegetation, Wildfire