DATE: February 26, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District Proposed Basin Outside the City of Clovis' Sphere of Influence
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Consider and approve proposed siting of Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District Basin "DQ" as a recharge and drainage facility outside the City of Clovis' Sphere of Influence.
The subject property is located on a portion of an approximately 67-acre parcel of agricultural land located south of the Sierra Avenue alignment, between the Enterprise Canal and the Leonard Avenue alignment, north of Bullard Avenue and approximately 2,200 feet northwest of the nearest limits of the City of Clovis.
REPORT
Fresno County's Water Resources goals and policies promote enhancement of water quality and quantity in the County by supporting water recharge efforts and additional water storage facilities that benefit the County and are economically, environmentally, and technically feasible. These policies have been augmented by the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). Consistent with these policies, Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District (FMFCD) plans to site Basin "DQ" in the unincorporated area of the County as a flood control and groundwater recharge basin. This matter is being presented, given the Board's adopted Resolution No. 02-509 regarding the location of drainage basins by FMFCD outside the Sphere of Influence (SOI) of cities. This item pertains to locations in District 5.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may wish not to approve the siting of the proposed basin as a recharge and drainage facility on the subject property and ask FMFCD to search for an alternate location.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The proposed basin as a recharge and drainage facility will be owned by a public agency (FMFCD); theref...
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