HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2016-03RESOLUTION NO. 2016-03
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL DECLARING
THE FORMATION OF A GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY
AGENCY WITHIN LODI CITY LIMITS
WHEREAS, the California legislature has adopted, and the Governor has signed into
law, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 ("SGMA"), which authorizes local
agencies to manage groundwater in a sustainable fashion; and
WHEREAS, the legislative intent is to provide for sustainable management of
groundwater basins, to enhance local management of groundwater, to establish minimum
standards for sustainable groundwater management, and to provide local groundwater agencies
with the authority and technical and financial assistance necessary to sustainably manage
groundwater; and
WHEREAS, in order to exercise the authority granted in SGMA, a local agency or
combination of local agencies must elect to become a Groundwater Sustainability Agency
("GSA"); and
WHEREAS, the City of Lodi (the "City") is a local agency, as SGMA defines that term;
and
WHEREAS, the City is committed to sustainable management of its groundwater
resources, as shown by, among other actions, its conservation efforts and substantial
community investment in conjunctive use infrastructure to establish groundwater sustainability;
and
WHEREAS, the City overlies the Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Basin (designated
basin number 5-22.01) in the California Department of Water Resources' (DWR) groundwater
basin system; and
WHEREAS, the Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Basin has been designated by DWR
as a high-priority basin in critical overdraft; and
WHEREAS, SGMA requires that a GSA be established for all basins designated by the
Department of Water Resources by June 30, 2017; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City to work cooperatively with other local GSAs, as
may be appropriate, to sustainably manage a portion(s) of the Eastern San Joaquin
Groundwater Basin that fall outside the City's jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, Section 10723.2 of SGMA requires that a GSA consider the interests of all
beneficial uses and users of groundwater, as well as those responsible for implementing
groundwater sustainability plans; and
WHEREAS, Section 10723.8 of the SGMA requires that a local public agency electing to
be a GSA to notify the DWR of its election and intention to undertake sustainable groundwater
management within the agency's jurisdictional boundary; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code 6066, notice of a public hearing on the City's
election to become a GSA for the Basin ("Notice") has been published in the Lodi News Sentinel
as provided by law; and
WHEREAS, a courtesy copy of the Notice was mailed to the Eastern San Joaquin
County Groundwater Basin Authority members; and
WHEREAS, on January 6, 2016, the City held a public hearing to consider adoption of
this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to exercise the powers and authorities of a GSA granted by
SGMA and to begin the process of cooperatively preparing a groundwater sustainability plan
("Sustainability Plan") with other GSAs as appropriate; and
WHEREAS, adoption of this Resolution does not constitute a "project" under California
Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), including organization and
administrative activities of government, because there would be no direct or indirect physical
change in the environment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Lodi City Council as follows:
1. The City of Lodi hereby elects to become a GSA for that portion of the Eastern
San Joaquin Groundwater Basin which underlies the area bound by the Lodi City
limits as shown in Exhibit A; and
2. The Lodi City Council authorizes the City Manager (or his designee) to, within 30
days of the date of this Resolution, provide notice of the City's election to be the
GSA for the Basin ("Notice of GSA Election") to the California Department of
Water Resources in the manner required by law; and
3. Such notification shall include the boundaries of the areas the City intends to
manage, which shall include the lands within the Lodi City limits as shown in
Exhibit A, a copy of this Resolution, a list of interested parties developed
pursuant to Section 10723.2 of SGMA, and an explanation of how their interests
will be considered in the development and operation of the GSA and the
development and implementation of the GSAs groundwater sustainability plan;
and
4. The City Council hereby directs staff to begin discussions with all interested
stakeholders and beneficial users within the Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater
Basin, resolve GSA boundary overlaps, and initiate the process of developing a
coordinated Groundwater Sustainability Plan in accordance with SGMA.
Dated: January 6, 2016
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2016-03 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held January 6, 2016, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Johnson, Kuehne, Mounce, Nakanishi, and
Mayor Chandler
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
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