DATE: September 10, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Draft submittal of the Groundwater Sustainability Plan for Fresno County Management Areas A and B Groundwater Sustainability Agencies
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve Resolution to adopt the Groundwater Sustainability Plan on behalf of Fresno County Management Areas A and B Groundwater Sustainability Agencies within the Delta-Mendota Groundwater Subbasin, and authorize the San Luis and Delta Mendota Water Authority, acting as the Groundwater Sustainability Plan Manager for the Subbasin, to submit the Groundwater Sustainability Plan to the California State Water Resources Control Board for approval.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will adopt the Groundwater Sustainability Plan for Fresno County Management Areas A and B, where the County serves as the Groundwater Sustainability Agency within the Delta-Mendota Groundwater Subbasin, as required by the California Department of Water Resources, to maintain local control for managing groundwater resources. This item pertains to locations in District 1.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may determine not to approve the recommended action; however, it would result in delay of the required single GSP submittal. If the GSP is not submitted, intervention from the State Water Resources Control Board may occur, resulting in the loss of local control of groundwater management.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Cost associated with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act activities are budgeted through the County Administrative Office (CAO) utilizing Interest and Miscellaneous Expenditures Org 2540. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues are included in the CAO's Org 2540 FY 2024-25 Proposed Budget. If there are significant implementation costs beyond the Department's allocated resources,...
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