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Resolution No. 2025-15
Adoption of the Updated Martis Valley Groundwater
Management Plan
WHEREAS, in 2013, the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District (District) duly
adopted the 2013 Martis Valley Groundwater Management Plan (GMP) in collaboration with Northstar
Community Services District (NCSD) and Placer County Water Agency (PCWA); and
WHEREAS, In 2014, the State of California implemented the Sustainable Groundwater Management
Act (SGMA)which applied to Medium and High Priority basins of which the Martis Valley Groundwater
Basin was categorized as Medium Priority by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR);
and
WHEREAS, in 2014 the District, NCSD, and PCWA agreed to stop the implementation of the GMP and
take the steps necessary to comply with SGMA; and
WHEREAS, in 2019, DWR conducted the five-year review of basin status, and the Martis Valley
Groundwater Basin was reprioritized to Very Low and was no longer required to comply with SGMA;
and
WHEREAS, in 2019, the District, NCSD, and PCWA agreed that the GMP was a good framework for
local watershed stewardship and basin management and voluntarily restarted implementation of the
GMP; and
WHEREAS, in 2024, the District, NCSD, and PCWA agreed to conduct a 5-year update ofthe GMP and
follow the public process and notification required by DWR when updating a GMP which includes
notification when intending to update a GMP and notification when intending to adopt an updated GMP;
and
WHEREAS, on January 15, 2025, the Board of Directors of the District took action to set a public
hearing for February 5, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. or soon thereafter at the District's regularly scheduled board
meeting for the intent to update the current Martis Valley Groundwater Management Plan; and
WHEREAS, on January 17, 2025 and January 24, 2025, the District advertised the public hearing in the
Sierra Sun.
WHEREAS, on February 5, 2025, the Board of Directors of the District held a public hearing for the
intent to update the current Martis Valley Groundwater Management Plan and took action adopting
Resolution 2025-02 for the intent to update the current Martis Valley Groundwater Management Plan;
and
WHEREAS, the District, NCSD, and PCWA have updated the GMP and associated reports; and
WHEREAS, on May 21, 2025, the Board of Directors of the District took action to set a public hearing
for June 18, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. or soon thereafter at the District's regularly scheduled board meeting for
the intent to adopt the updated Martis Valley Groundwater Management Plan; and
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WHEREAS, on May 30, 2025 and June 6, 2025, the District advertised the public hearing in the Sierra
Sun; and
WHEREAS, on June 3, 2025 the District, NCSD, and PCWA held a Stakeholder Working Group and
public meeting to present and receive input on the updated GMP; and
WHEREAS, on June 18, 2025 the District held a public hearing for the intent to adopt the updated
Martis Valley Groundwater Management Plan; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility
District as follows:
1. The District hereby adopts the updated Martis Valley Groundwater Management Plan in
substantially the form presented at the meeting.
2. Certified copies of this Resolution are to be forwarded to the California Department of Water
Resources along with the adopted updated Martis Valley Groundwater Management Plan.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Truckee Donner Public Utility District at a
meeting held within the District on June 18, 2025 by the following vote:
AYES: Murrell, Randall, Bender, Laliotis, Finn
NOES: none
ABSENT: none
ABSTAIN: none
TRUCKEE DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
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Christa Finn, President
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Brian Wright, General Manager
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