Modifying the Regulations for the Groundwater Allocation Program and Use of Groundwater within the Westside Subbasin (Regulations)
Summary
SCH Number
2025070720
Public Agency
Westlands Water District
Document Title
Modifying the Regulations for the Groundwater Allocation Program and Use of Groundwater within the Westside Subbasin (Regulations)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/17/2025
Document Description
Modifying the regulations supporting implementation of the Groundwater Sustainability Plan’s Projects and Management Actions. Modifications to Section 1.12 will change the Leave Behind Percentage to an aggregate on the Westside Subbasin. The modifications to the regulations are consistent with the Westside Subbasin GSP, which allows the District to modify the Groundwater Allocation Program provided that the Groundwater Allocation Program is reasonably likely to achieve its intended objectives and support the sustainability goal for the Westside Subbasin.
Contact Information
Name
Stephen Farmer
Agency Name
Westlands Water District
Job Title
Chief Administrative Officer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Fresno, Kings
Regions
Countywide
Other Information
Westlands Boundary within Fresno and Kings County
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
§15307, §15308 & §15378
Reasons for Exemption
The Project is categorically exempt under CEQA Guidelines §15061(b)(3). WWD, as authorized by the SGMA, approved the Project for the protection of natural resources and the environment, which is categorically exempt from CEQA under §15307, §15308, and §15378 of the CEQA Guidelines.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Section 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The regulations were originally adopted by the WWD GSA pursuant to the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) on August 17, 2021, and action was found to be statutorily and categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"). The regulations were subsequently modified on May 23rd 2022, September 20th 2022, December 20th th , , , 2022, September 18 , 2023, May 21st , 2024, and June 17th ,2025.
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Water Code §10728.6
Reasons for Exemption
The Project is statutorily exempt from CEQA under Water Code §10728.6 because the modifications to the
regulations adopted on June 17, 2025, will not have any significant impact on the environment. The Project
is categorically exempt under CEQA Guidelines §15061 (b)(3). WWD, as authorized by the SGMA,
approved the Project for the protection of natural resources and the environment, which is categorically
exempt from CEQA under §15307, §15308, and §15378 of the CEQA Guidelines.
County Clerks
Fresno, Kings
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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