DATE: January 7, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Amendments to the Westside Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan for the Westside Subbasin
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Adopt resolution approving the amendments to the Westside Groundwater Sustainability Plan for the 2025 Periodic Evaluation, including portions of Fresno County and authorize the Westside Subbasin, acting as Groundwater Sustainability Plan Manager for the subbasin, to submit the amended Groundwater Sustainability Plan to the Department of Water Resources by January 23, 2025.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will adopt the amended Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) for the 2025 Periodic Evaluation for portions of Fresno County within the Westside Subbasin, required by Water Code Section 10728.2 and GSP Regulations Section 356.4. This item pertains to locations in District 4.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may determine not to approve the recommended action; however, it would result in delay of submitting the required the GSP Periodic Evaluation by the January 23, 2025, deadline. If the GSP is not submitted by the deadline, intervention from the State Water Resources Control Board (State) will 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 (SGMA) 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 Adopted Budget. If there are significant implementation costs beyond the Department's allocated resources, staff will return to your Board for direction and to request additional resource allocation.
DISCUSSION:
As previously repor...
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