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WORKSHOP #13(MVGB)Martis Valley Groundwater Basin SGMA Alternative Submittal for (MVGB)Martis Valley Groundwater Basin SGMA Alternative Submittal for November 2, 2016
BACKGROUND / HISTORY yield as defined by SGMAyears of operation within sustainable -Demonstrate at least 10•Valley Groundwater Basin (MVGB)case basin; not appropriate for the Martis
-GSP written for worst•For basins that already meet the intent of SGMA•Option to comply without GSA & GSP•Alternative Submittal•(GSP)January 31, 2022, deadline for Groundwater Sustainability
Plan •andJune 30, 2017, deadline for Groundwater Sustainability Agency; •January 1, 2017, deadline for Alternative Submittals; or•Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 (SGMA):•SGMA
Alternative SubmittalSGMA Alternative Submittal
SGMA Alternative Submittal inimize unnecessary costs and regulatory burdensM•Comply with SGMA•Local stewardship of the MVGB•Goals include•Northstar Community Service District•Placer
County Water Agency•Placer County•Nevada County•Town of Truckee•Truckee Donner Public Utility District•Local SGMA Agencies•BACKGROUND / HISTORY SGMA Alternative Submittal
SGMA Alternative Submittal MVGB did not experience any shortages during recent drought•system budgetGroundwater pumping is less than 2% of the total MVGB water •25,000 AFY sustainable
yield-7,000 AFY & 13,000 AFY vs. 22,000•sustainable yieldCurrent water production and buildout projections are well below •Certified by licensed hydrogeologist•Key points of Alternative
Submittal•Martis Valley GMP + Truckee River Operating Agreement (TROA)•Adequate local governance to ensure management of the basin•years operation within sustainable yield-25•Department
of Water Resources (DWR)The Local SGMA Agencies Alternative Submittal to the California •BACKGROUND / HISTORY SGMA Alternative Submittal
SGMA Alternative Submittal than 10,000 AFY from surface waterNo more than 17,600 AFY net depletion from the MVGB with no more •32,000 AFY•Nevada State line)Total allocation for Truckee
River Portion (Lake Tahoe exit to •Took effect December, 2016•state Settlement Agreement requiring act of US Congress-Bi•River Basin (Lake Tahoe to Pyramid Lake)Settlement agreement
that allocates water rights in the Truckee •TROA Update•TROA does grant Federal water rights•TROA, in an of itself, does not provide a compliance path to SGMA•Impacts of TROA on SGMA
Compliance•BACKGROUND / HISTORY SGMA Alternative Submittal
BACKGROUND / HISTORY Overall project management of compliance effort•year compliance st SGMA Agencies for Alternative Submittal and 1Creating a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) amongst
Local •amount of science on the MVGBHired GEI for independent review and analysis of the significant •Writing the Alternative Submittal•AgenciesDistrict staff is taking the lead with
support from the Local SGMA •SGMA Alternative SubmittalSGMA Alternative Submittal
BACKGROUND / HISTORY months to form a GSA or pursue other course-Have 6•DWR rejects•Evaluate•DWR conditionally accepts•regulatory reporting and updatesyear st Implement MOA, create SGMA
Management Committee, 1•DWR accepts•Must form GSA by June 30, 2017 or pursue other course•Agencies can’t agree; no submittal•Possible outcomes of Alternative Submittal•DWR’s “Substantial
Compliance” to meet intent of SGMA•DWR’s “Functional Equivalence” to a GSP•DWR evaluation of Alternative Submittal•SGMA Alternative SubmittalSGMA Alternative Submittal
NEW INFORMATION Pursue MVGB Reprioritization (early 2017)•Alternative Submittal by January 1, 2017 deadline•th Public SGMA Alternative Submittal meeting Nov. 14•nd Truckee River Basin
Working Group Nov. 2•Stakeholder and public outreach (Nov. and Dec., 2016)•Dec., 2016)-Nov. to mid-Board/Council actions (mid•MOA•Report•Completion of Alternative Submittal (by early
November, 2016)•Completion of GEI report (by early November, 2016)•Key next steps•SGMA Alternative SubmittalSGMA Alternative Submittal
FISCAL IMPACT Department budgetSufficient funds exist in the approved FY16 & FY17 Water •year compliance cost (not to exceed $5,000)-The MOA also establishes, upon acceptance of the
Alternative •acceptance of Alternative Submittal (not to exceed $5,000)the Alternative Submittal (not to exceed $7,500) and for conditional The MOA established direct costs for the
District to participate in •Alternative Submittal•SGMA Alternative SubmittalSGMA Alternative Submittal
RECOMMENDATION Receive this report and provide comments•SGMA Alternative SubmittalSGMA Alternative Submittal