Project Details
Title: 5-Year Friant-Kern Canal Groundwater Pump-In Program
Summary: Due to ongoing drought conditions and reduced water supplies, Friant Division Central Valley Project (CVP) contractors requested approval from Reclamation to pump cumulatively up to 50,000 acre-feet (AF) of groundwater into the Friant-Kern Canal over a two-year period. Based on specific environmental commitments required for the FKC Groundwater Pump-in Program, including water quality requirements, Reclamation determined that the cumulative introduction, storage, and conveyance of up to 50,000 AF per year of groundwater would not significantly affect the quality of the human environment and a FONSI was completed on May 2, 2014. Later, North-Kern Water Storage District (North-Kern), a non-CVP contractor located adjacent to the FKC in Kern County, requested approval from Reclamation to participate in the FKC Groundwater Pump-in Program. Due to ongoing dry conditions, certain Friant Division contractors and North-Kern have requested to continue participating in a FKC Groundwater Pump-in Program when the current program expires in February 2016. Therefore, Reclamation proposes to enter into one-year Warren Act agreements with the seven CVP contractors. In addition, Reclamation proposes to enter into a 5-year Warren Act Contract with North-Kern for introduction of their groundwater into the FKC.
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Molly Burns (559)487-5531 (559)487-5397 mburns@usbr.gov
Status
03/08/2016FONSI signed on 03/04/2016
01/27/2016Comment period open January 27, 2016 to February 10, 2016
List of Available Reports
File Report Title File Ext File Size
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT 5-Year Friant-Kern Canal Groundwater Pump-In Program FONSI-15-046 .pdf 2,519,167 B
Draft FONSI 5-Year Friant-Kern Canal Groundwater Pump-In Program .pdf 1,238,204 B