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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11, SGMA Alternative Submittal Action Item #11 Alternative Submittalthe Martis Valley Groundwater Basin SGMA 04 for -Consideration to Adopt Resolution 2019Alternative Submittalthe Martis Valley Groundwater Basin SGMA 04 for -Consideration to Adopt Resolution 2019 February 6, 2019 BACKGROUND / HISTORY Placer County Water Agency (PCWA)(NCSD) and District Adopted collaboratively with Northstar Community Service •River Basin Studyfrom recent Federal Truckee groundwater model •Included large stakeholder group•2013 Martis Valley Groundwater Management Plan (GMP)•Recent adoption of the Truckee River Operating Agreement (TROA)•Effective management of groundwater resources•Decades of scientific studies•artnerships with local agencies and stakeholdersP•Martis Valley Groundwater Basin (MVGB) stewardship history•Alternative SubmittalMVGB SGMA Alternative SubmittalMVGB SGMA BACKGROUND / HISTORY Minimize unnecessary costs and regulatory burdens•Comply with SGMA•Local stewardship of the MVGB•Goals include•NCSD•PCWA•Placer County•Nevada County•Town of Truckee•Truckee Donner Public Utility District•agencies)SGMA Agencies with SGMA compliance obligation (local •MVGB Medium priority at the time•Applied to Medium priority basins and higher•Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 (SGMA)•Alternative SubmittalMVGB SGMA Alternative SubmittalMVGB SGMA MVGB SGMA as defined by SGMAyears of operation within sustainable yield -Must demonstrate at least 10•For basins that already meet the intent of SGMA•Option to comply without costly GSA & GSP•Alternative Submittal•deadline1/1/22 •GSP)Sustainability Plan (Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) plus Groundwater •deadline1/1/17 •SubmittalAlternative •options includedSGMA Compliance •BACKGROUND / HISTORY Alternative SubmittalMVGB SGMA Alternative Submittal BACKGROUND / HISTORY Local SGMA agencies also adopted MOA and resolutions•and MOA16 approving Alternative Submittal -District Board adopted Resolution 2016•defined by SGMAas of operation within sustainable yield years -25report certified at GEI •Submitted to California Department of Water Resources (DWR)•Managed compliance effort•the Alternative SubmittalCompiled •Hired GEI Consultants for independent review and analysis of the MVGB•agencieslocal SGMA with Created a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) •District took lead supported by local SGMA agencies•MVGB SGMA Alternative Submittal•Alternative SubmittalMVGB SGMA Alternative SubmittalMVGB SGMA NEW INFORMATION Good chance of approval•Local SGMA agencies submitted annual report•Two years and counting•DWR’s review of MVGB SGMA Alternative Submittal•Alternative SubmittalMVGB SGMA Alternative SubmittalMVGB SGMA NEW INFORMATION Medium priority basins and higher are required to comply with SGMA•Groundwater Elevation Monitoring (CASGEM) and SGMADetermines the provisions that apply for the California Statewide •Required every five years by law•DWR SGMA Basin Prioritization•Alternative SubmittalMVGB SGMA Alternative SubmittalMVGB SGMA NEW INFORMATION ocal SGMA agencies engaged with DWRL•Review of scoring results suspect•MVGB grouped with worst water quality basins in the State•MVGB again classified Medium priority•2018-Draft results released by DWR in mid•SGMA Basin PrioritizationDRAFT2018 DWR •Alternative SubmittalMVGB SGMA Alternative SubmittalMVGB SGMA NEW INFORMATION DWRcomment letter to provided formal SGMA agencies Local •drinking water standardsAll water served by local public water agencies in MVGB meets all •water served to our customersDWR’s data was for source water and does not represent quality of •permitwater treatment plant operated by the District under a State isolated well (Hirschdale) serving ~20 connections with an advanced One •emphasis on naturally occurring arsenic-Over•was flawedDWR’s methodology •SGMA Basin Prioritization water quality scoringDRAFT 2018 DWR •Alternative SubmittalMVGB SGMA Alternative SubmittalMVGB SGMA NEW INFORMATION Option to withdraw the MVGB SGMA Alternative Submittal•MVGB no longer required to comply with provisions of SGMA•Very Low priority•DWR posted final results on January 4, 2019 on SGMA website•Final 2018 DWR SGMA Basin Prioritization•Alternative SubmittalMVGB SGMA Alternative SubmittalMVGB SGMA NEW INFORMATION Minimizes unnecessary regulatory burdens and costs•Better integration with TROA•Large and diverse stakeholder working group•More local and efficient process to effectively manage MVGB•2013 MVGB GMP•start the 2013 MVGB GMP-Re•Formally withdraw the MVGB SGMA Alternative Submittal from DWR•Continue to work collaboratively in sustainable groundwater management•use agencies staff discussed next steps-MVGB local water and land•Future of groundwater management in the MVGB•Alternative SubmittalMVGB SGMA Alternative SubmittalMVGB SGMA FISCAL IMPACT our partnerscompliance burden will have significant savings for the District and The removal of the complex and very expensive SGMA regulatory •Alternative SubmittalMVGB SGMA Alternative SubmittalMVGB SGMA RECOMMENDATION SubmittalBasin Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Alternative 04 withdrawing the Martis Valley Groundwater -Adopt Resolution 2019•Alternative SubmittalMVGB SGMA Alternative SubmittalMVGB SGMA