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Environmental Permits

On this page, you can access all documents related to the Kern Water Bank Authority’s Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP), Natural Community Conservation Plan (NCCP), and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) permits.

KWBA Habitat Conservation Plan / Natural Community Conservation Plan 

The Kern Water Bank Authority Habitat Conservation Plan / Natural Community Conservation Plan was executed on October 2, 1997 by and among the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the California Department of Fish and Game, and Kern Water Bank Authority, a joint powers authority. Below are the major components of the HCP / NCCP available in a downloadable .pdf format.

    US Fish and Wildlife Service PermitsCalifornia Endangered Species Act Management AuthorizationNCCP Approval and Take AuthorizationImplementation AgreementImplementation Agreement Exhibit AImplementation Agreement Exhibit B – Assumption AgreementImplementation Agreement Exhibit C – Conservation Bank AgreementImplementation Agreement Exhibit D – Legal Description DWR Mitigation EasementImplementation Agreement Exhibit E – Legal Description KWBA Mitigation EasementImplementation Agreement Exhibit F – HCP/NCCPImplementation Agreement Exhibit G – Maps 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, & Security Agreement [Map 3 was replaced in Minor Amendment (see below)]Implementation Agreement Exhibit H – Minimization of Impacts RequirementsImplementation Agreement Exhibit I – Substitution of Trustee and Full ReconveyanceImplementation Agreement Exhibit J – Grant of KWB Conservation Easement (KWBA Mitigation Parcel)Implementation Agreement Exhibit K – Other Covered SpeciesImplementation Agreement Exhibit L – Viability Fund Disbursement RequestImplementation Agreement Exhibit M – Grant of KWB Conservation Easement (DWR Mitigation Parcel)Implementation Agreement Exhibit N – Environmental Indemnity AgreementImplementation Agreement Exhibit O – Memorandum of NCCP/HCPImplementation Agreement Exhibit P – NCCP (2835) Covered AnimalsHabitat Conservation Plan / Natural Community Conservation PlanAppendix A – KWB Operations ManualAppendix B – Species Accounts Part 1 of 3Appendix B – Species Accounts Part 2 of 3Appendix B – Species Accounts Part 3 of 3Appendix C – KWB Vegetation Management PlanAppendix D – KWB Waterbird Management PlanKern Water Bank Conservation Bank AgreementHCP/NCCP Exhibit B – Conservation BankHCP/NCCP Exhibits D thru J – Conservation Bank AgreementMinor Amendment #3 – Conservation Bank Permit Area
    CEQA Documents 

    • Kern Water Bank Authority Conservation and Storage Project Environmental Impact Report, 2018

    1. Executive Summary2. EIR3. Appendices4. NOA5. Notice of Completion• Kern Water Bank Authority Conservation and Storage Project Environmental Impact Report – FINAL

    • Monterey Plus CEQA Documents

    A1._Cover-Document A1 Volume IIDocument A Volume I_Public Draft7-1 Data Report7-2 Model Results7-2a Known Areas of Controversy7-3 Surface and Groundwater Quality7-4 (AQ-GHG)7-5a 1995 KWB MOU on Operations and Monitoring7-5b 2014 Interim Project Recovery Operations Plan7-5c Long Term Ops Plan KWB7-5d KWBA_WKWD_Agreement_13-121 final7-5e Cross Valley Canal Kern Water Bank Operating Guidelines during Shallow Groundwater Conditions7-6a 1997 KWBA IS and Addendum7-6b Resolution 2016-2 Re Monterey Plus REIR7-7a7-7b KWB HCP & NCCP, Appendix A. Kern Ops Manual7-7c KWB HCP & NCCP, Appendix C. Vegetation Management Plan7-7d KWB HCP Appendix D Waterbird Management Plan7-7e CESA authorizationFinal REIR
    Addendum to Monterey Plus