Adoption of Golden Mussel Control Plan and Submittal of Golden Mussel Control Plan to California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Summary
SCH Number
2026050811
Public Agency
Kern-Tulare Water District
Document Title
Adoption of Golden Mussel Control Plan and Submittal of Golden Mussel Control Plan to California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/20/2026
Document Description
In its Resolution No. 2026-1, the Kern-Tulare Water District’s (“District”) Board of Directors approved the “Invasive Mussel Control – Chemical Feed Installation Plan” (“Invasive Mussel Control Project”). The District complied with the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) (Pub. Resources Code, § 21000 et seq.) for its approval of the Invasive Mussel Control Project by determining that the Invasive Mussel Control Project was exempt pursuant to CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15000 et seq.), specifically, Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(4) (Emergency Projects) and CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption), 15269(b)&(c) (Emergency Projects), 15301 (Class 1 Existing Facilities), 15304 (Class 4 Minor Alterations to Land) and 15308 (Class 8 Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment). The Project is the approval of a “Golden Mussel Control Plan,” prepared pursuant to statutory and regulatory requirements, including California Fish and Game Code Section 2301(d) and regulatory directives of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (“CDFW”), and submittal of that “Golden Mussel Control Plan” to CDFW.
Contact Information
Name
Vanessa Y. Escobedo
Agency Name
Kern-Tulare Water District
Job Title
District Engineer
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Kern, Tulare
Regions
Countywide
Other Location Info
WOOLLOMES PUMPING PLANT (35.747176, -119.173792);
CECIL PUMPING PLANT (35.775819, -119.177648); AVENUE
24 PUMPING PLANT (35.834349, -119.162313); AVENUE 36
PUMPING PLANT (35.855996, -119.161063); AVENUE 4
PUMPING PLANT (35.798637, -119.103095); BIG 4
RESERVOIR (35.749229, -119.085207); CECIL RESERVOIR
(35.777286, -119.096277); AND AVENUE 24 RESERVOIR
(35.833133, -119.074637)
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Emergency Project
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 21080(b)(4); 15269(b)(c)
Reasons for Exemption
The District reviewed the provisions of CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines for purposes of the Project. The District reaffirmed the exemptions set forth in Resolution No. 2026-1 and also determined that the Project is not a “Project” under CEQA because it is an
administrative action/activity (CEQA Guidelines § 15378), or, alternatively, remains fully exempt under the previously adopted CEQA findings in Resolution No. 2026-1 as the Project introduces no new physical activities, expansions of use, or environmental impacts beyond those already evaluated and approved, and it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the Project may have a significant effect on the environment (CEQA Guidelines § 15061(b)(3).
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Section 15301,Section 15304, and Section 15308
Reasons for Exemption
The District reviewed the provisions of CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines for purposes of the Project. The District reaffirmed the exemptions set forth in Resolution No. 2026-1 and also determined that the Project is not a “Project” under CEQA because it is an
administrative action/activity (CEQA Guidelines § 15378), or, alternatively, remains fully exempt under the previously adopted CEQA findings in Resolution No. 2026-1 as the Project introduces no new physical activities, expansions of use, or environmental impacts beyond those already evaluated and approved, and it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the Project may have a significant effect on the environment (CEQA Guidelines § 15061(b)(3).
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Common Sense Exemption: CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The District reviewed the provisions of CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines for purposes of the Project. The District reaffirmed the exemptions set forth in Resolution No. 2026-1 and also determined that the Project is not a “Project” under CEQA because it is an
administrative action/activity (CEQA Guidelines § 15378), or, alternatively, remains fully exempt under the previously adopted CEQA findings in Resolution No. 2026-1 as the Project introduces no new physical activities, expansions of use, or environmental impacts beyond those already evaluated and approved, and it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the Project may have a significant effect on the environment (CEQA Guidelines § 15061(b)(3).
County Clerks
Kern, Tulare
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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