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AGENDA TITLE: Adopt Resolution Approving Letter of Support from City of Lodi for City of Lathrop
Groundwater Basin Boundary Modification Request
MEETING DATE: June 20, 2018
PREPARED BY: Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt resolution approving letter of support from City of Lodi for City
of Lathrop groundwater basin boundary modification request.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: On August 29, 2014, the California Legislature passed comprehensive
groundwater legislation enacting the Sustainable Groundwater
Management Act (SGMA). Governor Brown signed the legislation on
September 16, 2014 and it became effective on January 1, 2015.
SGMA requires the formation of groundwater sustainability agencies (GSA's) and the development and
implementation of one or more groundwater sustainability plans (GSP's) for each groundwater basin
categorized by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) as high or medium priority.
To address the possibility where a GSA might overlie two separate groundwater basins, DWR developed
regulations to allow local agencies the opportunity to request that DWR consider modifying existing
groundwater basin boundaries. In this case, the City of Lathrop GSA overlies portions of both the Tracy
Subbasin and the Eastern San Joaquin Subbasin. This geographical condition requires Lathrop to
develop two separate GSA's and two separate GSP's in order to comply with SGMA requirements.
The City of Lathrop has requested letters of support from agencies within the Eastern San Joaquin
Subbasin to facilitate the groundwater basin boundary modification request to locate the City of Lathrop
entirely within the Tracy Subbasin. The basin modification will allow Lathrop to develop and implement a
single GSA and GSP.
The City of Lathrop is the third smallest city in San Joaquin County and its groundwater usage represents
only 0.04 percent of the total groundwater use in the Eastern San Joaquin Subbasin. It is expected the
request for the basin modification will have minimal impact on agencies in either affected subbasin. For
this reason, Staff recommends Council approve a letter of support (Exhibit A) from the City of Lodi for the
City of Lathrop groundwater basin boundary modification request.
FISCAL IMPACT: Removing the City of Lathrop from the Eastern San Joaquin Subbasin will
have a de minimis fiscal impact on the City of Lodi.
APPROVED:
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Adopt Resolution Approving Letter of Support from City of Lodi for City of Lathrop Groundwater Basin Boundary Modification Request
June 20, 2016
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FUNDING AVAILABLE: Not applicable.
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Charles E. Swimley, Jr.
Public Works Director
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Attachment
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City Attorney
Mr. Brad Nakagawa, Eastern San Joaquin County Groundwater Basin Authority
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CITY COUNCIL
ALAN NAKANISHI, Mayor
JOANNE MOUNCE,
Mayor Pro Tempore
MARK CHANDLER
BOB JOHNSON
DOUG KUEHNE
Stephen Salvatore
City Manager
City of Lathrop
390 Towne Centre Drive
Lathrop, CA 95330
CITY OF LODI
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EMAIL: pwdept@lodi.gov
www.lodi.gov
June 21, 2018
STEPHEN SCHWABAUER
City Manager
JENNIFER M. FERRAIOLO
City Clerk
JANICE D. MAGDICH
City Attorney
CHARLES E. SWIMLEY, JR.
Public Works Director
Subject: City of Lodi Support for Basin Boundary Modification Request to be Filed
by the City of Lathrop
The purpose of this letter is to express City of Lodi's support for the basin boundary
modification request ("Request") to be submitted by the City of Lathrop to the California
Department of Water Resources ("DWR") pursuant to Basin Boundary Emergency
Regulations ("Regulations").
We understand that the Request proposes to align the boundaries of the Tracy Subbasin
(DWR 5-022.15) and the Eastern San Joaquin Subbasin (DWR 5-022.01) with the City's
boundary and is based on a body of evidence that demonstrates that including the entire
City within the Tracy Subbasin would promote sustainable groundwater management.
This letter constitutes City of Lodi's support for the Request.
Sincerely,
Stephen Schwabauer
City Manager
RESOLUTION NO. 2018-129
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL APPROVING A
LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM CITY OF LODI FOR THE CITY
OF LATHROP GROUNDWATER BASIN BOUNDARY
MODIFICATION REQUEST
WHEREAS, on August 29, 2014, the California Legislature passed comprehensive
groundwater legislation enacting the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).
Governor Brown signed the legislation on September 16, 2014, and it became effective on
January 1, 2015; and
WHEREAS, SGMA requires the formation of groundwater sustainability agencies
(GSA's) and the development and implementation of one or more groundwater sustainability
plans (GSP's) for each groundwater basin categorized by the California Department of Water
Resources (DWR) as high or medium priority; and
WHEREAS, to address the possibility where a GSA might overly two separate
groundwater basins, DWR developed regulations to allow local agencies the opportunity to
request that DWR consider modifying existing groundwater basin boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lathrop GSA overlies portions of both the Tracy Subbasin and
the Eastern San Joaquin Subbasin. This geographical condition requires Lathrop to develop
two separate GSA's and two separate GSP's in order to comply with SGMA requirements; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lathrop has requested letters of support from agencies within the
Eastern San Joaquin Subbasin to facilitate the groundwater basin boundary modification
request to locate the City of Lathrop entirely within the Tracy Subbasin. The basin modification
will allow Lathrop to develop and implement a single GSA and GSP; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends approving a letter of support from City of Lodi for the City
of Lathrop groundwater basin boundary modification request.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby approve
a letter of support from City of Lodi for the City of Lathrop groundwater basin boundary
modification request.
Dated: June 20, 2018
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2018-129 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held June 20, 2018, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Johnson, Kuehne, Mounce, and Mayor Nakanishi
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Chandler
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
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NNIFE'7M. FERRAIOLO
City Clerk
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