Acquisition of Real Property by the Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District for Evaluation of Future District Uses
Summary
SCH Number
2026040680
Public Agency
Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District
Document Title
Acquisition of Real Property by the Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District for Evaluation of Future District Uses
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
4/15/2026
Document Description
The purpose of the proposed project is for the Rosedale - Rio Bravo Water Storage District ("District") to acquire fee title to the properties identified by the listed Kern County Assessor Parcel Numbers ( collectively, the "Property"). The total acreage of the Property is approximately 540 acres. The project is limited solely to the acquisition of the Property by the District. The District has no current plans to change the existing uses of the Property. The purpose of the project is to allow the District to evaluate future opportunities to use the Property for the District's project and purposes. The District is not approving any specific future project, construction activity, operational use, recharge basin, transmission facility, change in point of diversion, change in place of use, water conveyance facility, or any other physical change to the Property or associated water rights at this time. The Property will remain in its current condition and use unless and until the District separately considers and approves a future project. The beneficiaries of the project are the landowners within the boundaries of the District.
Contact Information
Name
Rachelle Echeverria
Agency Name
Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District
Job Title
Resources Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Name
Dan Bartel
Agency Name
Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District
Job Title
Engineer-Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Bakersfield
Counties
Kern
Regions
Citywide, Countywide
Parcel #
426-040-09, 10 and 11; 426-031-01, 02, 08, 09 and 10; 426-033-01; 426-400-06
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
General Rule or Common-Sense Exemption (15061(b)(3))
Reasons for Exemption
The substantive component of the project consists solely of the acquisition of Property by the District. The proposed project does not involve the construction or alteration of any facilities, any change in existing uses of the Property, or any other change to the Property or its associated water rights. The Property will remain in its present use and condition until plans for future use of the Property are developed and considered by the District. Any future use or development of the Property by the District will be subject to separate consideration, discretionary approval, environmental review, and compliance with CEQA at the time such proposal is formulated. In light of the foregoing, it can be seen with certainty that the proposed activity will not result in any direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect potential change in the environment. As such, the proposed project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b)(3).
County Clerk
Kern
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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