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AGENDA TITLE: Approve Letters to State Water Resources Control Board in Support of
Mokelumne River Water Rights Applications
MEETING DATE: May 2,2007
PREPARED BY: Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve letters to the State Water Resources Control Board in
support of Mokelumne River water rights applications for
North San Joaquin Water Conservation District (NSJWCD) and
San Joaquin County.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The State Water Resources Control Board has recently taken a
number of actions that are detrimental to long-termwater supply
and groundwater basin management. Specifically, they have
denied NSJWCD's request to renew their Mokelumne River permit
for 20,000 acre feet and have canceled the San Joaquin County (acting as the Mokelumne River Water
and PowerAuthority) application for up to 544,000 acre feet for the Mokelumne River Regional Water
Storage and Conjunctive Use Project (the MORE water project).
The NSJWCD water was only available in normal and wet years but was unreliable, leading many users
in the Districtto switch to groundwater. Thus, the District has not utilized this full amount. The District
has been making plans to utilize the water for groundwater recharge but is stymied by denial of their
renewal application.
The MORE water project has recently been gaining momentum, after a slow start. The County, in
cooperation with other water entities, including Lodi, has been working, with active State involvement, on
an Integrated Regional Water Management Plan that incorporates the MORE project. This plan is required
in order to obtain various State grants for the project and needs an Environmental Impact Report, which is
underway.
Staff supports efforts to reverse these two decisions and, if approved, would draft letters for the Mayor's
signature that would be coordinated with letters from other agencies.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable.
FUNDING AVAILABLE: Not applicable.
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Public Works Director
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Ed Steffini, Executive Director, North San Joaquin Water Conservation District
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CITY COUNCIL
BOB JOHNSON, Mayor
JOANNE L. MOUNCE
Mayor Pro Tempore
LARRY D. HANSEN
SUSAN HITCHCOCK
PHIL KATZAKIAN
CITY OF LODI
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
CITY HALL, 221 WEST PINE STREET
P.O. BOX 3006
LODI, CALIFORNIA 95241-1910
(209)333-6706
FAX (209) 333-6710
EMAIL ppww epl lodl.gov
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April 27, 2007
BLAIR KING
City Manager
RANDIJOHL
City Clerk
0. STEVEN SCHWABAUER
City Attorney
RICHARD C. PRIMA, JR.
Public Works Director
Mel Lytle, Water Resources Coordinator Ed Steffani, General Manager
San Joaquin County Water Resources North San Joaquin Water Conservation District
1810 E. Hazelton Avenue P.O.Box 3006
Stockton, CA 95201 Lodi, CA 95241-1910
SUBJECT: Approve Letters to State Water Resources Control Board in Support of
Mokelumne RiverWater Rights Applications
Enclosed is a copy of background information on an item on the City Council agenda of
Wednesday, May 2, 2007. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the
City Council Chamber, Carnegie Forum, 305 West Pine Street.
This item is on the consent calendar and is usually not discussed unless a
Council Member requests discussion. The public is given an opportunity to address
items on the consent calendar at the appropriate time.
If you wish to write to the City Council, please address your letter to City Council,
City of Lodi. P.O. Box 3006, Lodi, California, 95241-1910. Be sure to allow time for the
mail. Or, you may hand-deliverthe letter to City Hall, 221 West Pine Street.
If you wish to address the Council at the Council Meeting, be sure to fill out a speaker's
card (available at the Carnegie Forum immediately prior to the start of the meeting)and
give it to the City Clerk. If you have any questions about communicating with the
Council, please contact Randi Johl, City Clerk, at (209) 333-6702.
If you have any questions about the item itself, please call me at (209) 333-6759
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