DATE: March 25, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: SS-MOA Participant Consent to Fourth Amendment to Central Delta-Mendota Region Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Services Activity Agreement
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the SS-MOA Participant Consent to Fourth Amendment to Agreement No. 17-075 Central Delta-Mendota Region Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Services Activity Agreement.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will authorize the County's execution of consent to the fourth amendment between multiple agencies within a portion of the Delta-Mendota (DM) Groundwater Subbasin and further the cooperation between the participating local agencies responsible for the implementation of the Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP), as required by the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). 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 delay in the implementation of the GSP required by SGMA.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The County of Fresno's participation costs in the amount of $10,000 each year for a total of three years will be absorbed within the Department's Org 4360 Services and Supplies FY 2024-25 Adopted Budget. Sufficient appropriations are included in the Department of Public Works and Planning FY 2024-25 Adopted Budget for Org 4360 and will be included in future budget requests.
DISCUSSION:
SGMA, signed into law September 16, 2014, and codified at Water Code sections 10720 to 10737.8, established a new structure for managing California's groundwater resources at a local level by local agencies. SGMA allowed the formation of locally controlled Groundwater Sustainability Agencies in Department of Water Reso...
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