DATE: April 14, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: SS-MOA Participant Consent to Third 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 Third 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 third 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 Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) required by SGMA.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The membership is paid for with Interest and Miscellaneous Expenditures Org 2540. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues are included in the Interest and Miscellaneous Org 2540 FY 2019-20 Recommended Budget.
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 DWR's higher priority groundwater basins. Each GSA was then required to develop a GSP by January 31, 2020. Failure to implement a GSP and meet its sus...
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