Permit No. 20042 – East Kaweah GSA Multi-Benefit Land Repurposing Program Basin: Flying Dragon Ranch Project
4 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025010778
Lead Agency
East Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency
Document Title
Permit No. 20042 – East Kaweah GSA Multi-Benefit Land Repurposing Program Basin: Flying Dragon Ranch Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
5/20/2026
Document Description
Approval of Permit No. 20042, under California Code of Regulations, Title 23, Article 3, Section 6, for work within an adopted plan of flood control: To construct a turnout facility with a 36-inch reinforced concrete pipe intake for a multi cell groundwater recharge basin facility, located on an approximately 60-acre site north of the community of Ivanhoe adjacent to Cottonwood Creek. The proposed turnout facility will allow the East Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency to divert surface water from Cottonwood Creek into the proposed basin area for groundwater recharge.
Contact Information
Name
Jennifer Calles
Agency Name
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Responsible Agency
Phone
Name
Michael Hagman
Agency Name
East Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency
Job Title
Executive Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Southern California
Waterways
Cottonwood Creek
Other Location Info
This project is located within the Cottonwood Creek Designated Floodway and the Tulare County Resource Management Agency property at 36.4496387°N 119.2187535°W, Cottonwood Creek, Tulare County.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Central Valley Flood Protection Board
Approving Agency Role
Responsible Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Tulare
Final Environmental Document Available at
The Mitigated Negative Declaration, prepared by the lead agency for the project, is available to the general public at the lead agency’s office listed above. The Board’s administrative record related to the Board permit is available for public review at the Board’s office.
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
No
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
No
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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