Policy For Allocation of Carryover Credits And Penalties During Annual Farm Unit Reorganization
Summary
SCH Number
2025100887
Public Agency
Madera County
Document Title
Policy For Allocation of Carryover Credits And Penalties During Annual Farm Unit Reorganization
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/20/2025
Document Description
The sustainable groundwater management act expressly gives GSAs the power to: "establish accounting rules to allow unused groundwater extraction allocations issued by the agency to be carried over from one year to another and voluntarily transferred." (Water Code,§ 10726.4 (a)(4).) Allowing variation in farm unit carryover allocations also tends to be supported by the Madera County GSA's allocation policy which is "to allow flexibility and reflect real-world farming conditions" in which resources are shared among commonly operated or managed lands" (emphasis added) (Resolution 2020-166.)
Contact Information
Name
Jacob Aragon
Agency Name
Madera County
Job Title
Planner III
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated area
Counties
Madera
Regions
Unincorporated
Other Location Info
Madera, Chowchilla, and Delta-Mendota Subbasins, unincorporated areas
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15307, 15308
Reasons for Exemption
This project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections 15307 (action of regulatory agency to protect natural resources), 15308 (action of a regulatory agency to protect the environment), and 15061 (b)(3) (the "common sense" exemption where a project is exempt if it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment)
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
This project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections 15307 (action of regulatory agency to protect natural resources), 15308 (action of a regulatory agency to protect the environment), and 15061 (b)(3) (the "common sense" exemption where a project is exempt if it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment)
County Clerk
Madera
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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