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Kern-Tulare Water District GSA - Kern County

5-022.14 SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY KERN COUNTY

Point of Contact Information

Vanessa Yap, Staff Engineer Kern-Tulare Water District GSA 5001 California Ave., Suite 102 | Bakersfield, CA 93309 661-327-3132 | vanessa@kern-tulare.com kern-tulare.com

AGSA Eligibility Determination

Provide a description of your local agency's water supply, water management, or land use responsibilities within the groundwater basin / basins you intend to manage.
Kern-Tulare Water District (District) is a public agency organized in accordance with California Water District Law, Division 13 of the California Water Code (Commencing with Section 34000). The District was formed on March 5, 1974 to provide agricultural water within its service area. On January 1, 2009 the District consolidated with Rag Gulch Water District, which was formed in 1954. The District is located on the eastern side of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern and Tulare Counties and overlies the Kern County Subbasin and the Tule Subbasin.
Are you an "exclusive local agency" listed in Water Code �10723(c)?
No

BDecision to Become a GSA

Please enter the date your local agency, or agencies, decided to become or form a GSA.
04/13/2023
Upload a copy of the Government Code �6066 notice.
Proof of Publication - Shafter Press.pdf (188.3kB) Uploaded on 04/24/2023 at 04:10PM
Upload a copy of resolution forming the new agency.
KTWD GSA Resolution 2023-04-13.pdf (142.6kB) Uploaded on 04/24/2023 at 04:15PM
If desired, please upload or provide additional information related to your local agency's decision to become or form a GSA.

CType of GSA Formation and Contact Information

GSA Name

Kern-Tulare Water District GSA

Select a Point of Contact (POC) for your GSA.
Vanessa Yap
If you anticipate submitting multiple GSA notices on behalf of your local agency/GSA, please consider adding a "Local ID" for reference purposes to distinctly identify separate areas you intend to manage.
Kern County
Is this a Single-Agency or Multiple-Agency GSA?
SINGLE

DMap & Service Area Boundaries

Select Basin(s)/Subbasin(s) to be managed by the GSA.
5-022.14 SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY KERN COUNTY
Upload a PDF map that clearly defines: (1) the service area boundaries of each local agency that is part of your GSA; and (2) the boundaries of the basin(s) or portion of the basin(s) your GSA intends to manage.
KTWD_GSA_Basin_Map.pdf (1.6MB) Uploaded on 04/24/2023 at 04:19PM
Upload service area boundary GIS shape file.
KTWD_SOI.zip (6.2kB) Uploaded on 04/27/2023 at 08:21AM
Upload GSA area boundary GIS shape file.
KTWD_GSA_Kern.zip (7.7kB) Uploaded on 05/03/2023 at 04:33PM
If desired, please provide information that clarifies your service area boundary and GSA boundary, if those boundaries are different.
The District has executed agreements with landowners to provide sustainable groundwater management for certain undistricted lands within the Kern County Subbasin.

ERequired Documents

Provide a list of interested parties developed pursuant to Water Code Section 10723.2 and an explanation of how their interests will be considered in the development and operation of the GSA and the development and implementation of the GSP.
List of Interested Parties.docx (14.7kB) Uploaded on 04/27/2023 at 08:34AM
Provide a list of the other agencies managing or proposing to manage groundwater within the basin, or upload a document or map that provides the same information.
Local Agencies - Kern County Subbasin: Kern Groundwater Authority GSA Cawelo Water District GSA Eastside Water Management Area Kern Water Bank Authority Southern San Joaquin Municipal Utility District GSA North Kern Water Storage District GSA Kern County Water Agency - Pioneer GSA Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District GSA Semitropic Water Storage District GSA Shafter-Wasco Irrigation District GSA City of McFarland GSA West Kern Water District GSA Westside District Water Authority GSA Kern River GSA Arvin-Edison Water Storage District GSA Tejon-Castaic Water District GSA Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa Water Storage District GSA Buena Vista GSA Olcese Water District GSA Henry Miller Water District GSA
Provide a description or upload a copy of any new by laws, ordinances, or new authorities adopted by the local agency.
N/A.

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