DATE: October 21, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Implementation of the Domestic Well Mitigation Program
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the Memorandum of Understanding regarding costs and implementation of the Delta-Mendota Subbasin Well Mitigation Program within the Central Delta-Mendota GSA.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between multiple Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) within the Delta-Mendota Groundwater Subbasin (DMS). This MOU governs the cost sharing and implementation of the Well Mitigation Policy (Policy) within the boundaries of the Central Delta-Mendota Groundwater Sustainability Agency (CD-M GSA) in the Subbasin. This item pertains to locations in District 1.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may determine not to approve the recommended action; however, it would likely result in increased costs and delay the Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) implementation and any coordination obligation of SGMA.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The County's share is estimated at $14,286 per year, for 3 years, totaling $42,858. The County will cover the cost for CD-M GSA Management Areas A & B through appropriations allocated within the Interest and Miscellaneous Expenditures from the CAO's Org 2540 FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION:
The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) provides for the establishment of a local Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) to manage groundwater sustainability within groundwater subbasins defined by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR).
SGMA was signed into law on September 16, 2014, and is codified at California Water Code (Cal. Water Code) sections 10720 through 10737.8. SGMA established a new s...
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