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Environmental Determination - Adopt Resolution No. 2024-63 adopting Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 2024-56 prepared for the California Department of Water Resources, Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Implementation Grant, Cameron Creek Linear Recharge Project (Resolution No. 2024-63 required).
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Deadline for Action: 11/18/2024
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Rebecca Keenan, Senior Civil Engineer, (559) 713-4541, rebecca.keenan@visalia.city
Jason Huckleberry, Engineering & Building Director, (559) 713-4495, jason.huckleberry@visalia.city
Paul Bernal, Planning and Community Preservation Director, (559) 713-4025, paul.bernal@visalia.city
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2024-63 adopting Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 2024-56 prepared for the California Department of Water Resources, Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Implementation Grant, Cameron Creek Linear Recharge Project (State Clearinghouse No. 2024100447).
Background Discussion:
On February 7, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution 2022-06 authorizing the Greater Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency to submit a grant application on behalf of the City of Visalia for the Cameron Creek Linear Recharge Project. The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) administers the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) grant program with funds authorized under the California Budget Act of 2021 and Proposition 68. Projects are intended to address groundwater investments and drought to achieve regional sustainability investments in groundwater recharge projects and other conjunctive use projects. The Cameron Creek Linear Recharge Project was awarded a grant by DWR in the amount of $2,000,000.00.
The project goal is to increase groundwater recharge through linear water pools that will infiltrate over time to recharge the groundwater. The goal wi...
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