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Public Hearing #7 April 6, 2011(GMP)Groundwater Management Plan Intent to Update The Martis Valley
Intent to Update The Martis Valley GMP 2 Potential impacts of climate change–Evaluate impacts to aquifer due to built environment changes–Better information on sustainable yield of aquifer–New
tools–Opportunity to update GMP•Last Groundwater Management Plan (GMP) was 1995–quality from the Martis Valley aquiferterm water supply and -Board’s responsibility to ensure long•Background
/ History
Intent to Update The Martis Valley GMP 3 year project-2–$750K total project to study aquifer and develop GMP–Climate change model incorporated into DRI model–Desert Research Institute
(DRI) modeling–Additional $500K from Bureau of Reclamation grants––$60K Northstar Community Services District (Northstar CSD)–$150K from District–District Board meetingBoard adopted
Memorandum of Agreement at July 21, 2010 –Collaborative effort to update Martis Valley GMP•Background / History
Intent to Update The Martis Valley GMP 4 contractor-Local Balance Hydrologics is sub–PCWA Board meetingAwarded contract to Brown and Caldwell at February 7, 2011 –Lead public outreach
effort–Develop Martis Valley GMP–Manage DRI’s modeling efforts–Issued Request for Proposal–PCWA is lead agency•Background / History
Background / History Intent to Update The Martis Valley GMP 5 Public notice in Sierra Sun prior to meeting–hearing and resolutionschedule April 6, 2011 Board meeting for initial public
At March 16, 2011 Board meeting, Board directed staff to •Board Resolution to adopt the final GMP–Final public hearing–Board Resolution to announce the intent to update the GMP–Initial
public hearing–including:State of California has specific requirements for GMP’s •associated public outreachBrown and Caldwell is about to begin work on GMP and •
New Information Intent to Update The Martis Valley GMP 6 Future public workshops–off of the Martis Valley aquifer modeling effort by DRI-Kick––Development of project website–CommitteeCreation
of Stakeholder Working Group/Technical Advisory –GMP (tonight)Public notice and hearing on District’s intent to update our –Key next steps include•Brown and Caldwell is developing the
project work plan •
New Information Intent to Update The Martis Valley GMP 7 directly to the BoardOpportunity for the public to provide written or oral comments –Sierra Sun on March 18, 2011 and March 25,
2011District posted public notice for the Public Hearing in the –April 6, 2011 Board meeting (tonight)–Public Hearing on the District’s intent to update our GMP•
Fiscal Impact Intent to Update The Martis Valley GMP 8 There is no fiscal impact associated with this Public Hearing•this projectSufficient funds exist within the approved FY11 budget
for •
Recommendation Intent to Update The Martis Valley GMP 9 Conduct the Public Hearing and receive comments•