DATE March 6, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
David Pomaville, Director
Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Amendment to Fresno County Ordinance Code Title 14 (Water and Sewage)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Conduct first hearing to amend Fresno County Ordinance Code, Section 14.04.050, relating to the potential conversion of proposed abandoned wells to groundwater monitoring wells in lieu of destruction; and, waive the reading of the ordinance in its entirety and set second hearing for March 20, 2018; and,
2. Designate County Counsel to prepare a fair and adequate summary of the proposed ordinance and direct the Clerk to the Board to post and publish the required summary in accordance with Government Code, Section 25124(b)(1).
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions would allow an opportunity to determine whether abandoned water wells proposed for destruction can be converted to groundwater monitoring wells in areas managed by Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSA) that require additional groundwater monitoring data. Development of the proposed ordinance is a requirement to receiving $500,000 in grant funds from the California Department of Water Resources as part of the Proposition 1 Sustainable Groundwater Planning (SGWP) grant award issued to the County in 2016.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board could determine not to adopt the proposed amendment. The SGWP grant only requires that a proposed groundwater ordinance be presented to your Board for consideration.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Staff costs are reimbursable via the SGWP grant. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues are included in the Public Works and Planning Org 4360 FY 2017-18 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION:
On November 17, 2015, your Board adopted a resolution authorizing the Director of Public Works and Planning to submit ...
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