Poplar Basin Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025060167
Lead Agency
Lower Tule River Irrigation District
Document Title
Poplar Basin Project
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
8/15/2025
Document Description
The new 40-acre recharge basin facility is comprised of two (2) 20-acre basins and would include a new turn-out connection from the District’s Casa Blanca Ditch on the southern end of the property and approximately 100 feet of pipeline. The basin would generally be rectangular shape surrounded by lands in agricultural production. There are two existing turnouts and a check structure along the Casa Blanca Ditch running along the southern border of the Area of Potential Effect (APE). Overhead electricity lines run along the northern border of the APE with an existing power pole near the northeast corner of the APE.
Contact Information
Name
John Michael Domondon
Agency Name
Lower Tule River Irrigation District
Job Title
District Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Porterville, Tipton
Counties
Tulare
Regions
Citywide
Parcel #
302-020-003, 302-020-040, 302-020-004, and 302-020-044
Schools
Pleasant View West Elementary School
Waterways
Casa Blanca Canal
Township
22S
Range
26E
Section
11
Base
MDMB
Other Location Info
The proposed Project is located southwest of the city of Porterville in Tulare County, California, approximately 70 miles southeast of Fresno and 60 miles north of Bakersfield near the unincorporated community of Poplar.
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Lower Tule River Irrigation District
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
County Clerk
Tulare
Final Environmental Document Available at
Lower Tule River Irrigation District, 357 E. Olive Ave, Tipton, CA 93272
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
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
Yes
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
Attachments
Notice of Determination
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