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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - July 16, 2019 SSLODI CITY COUNCIL SHIRTSLEEVE SESSION CARNEGIE FORUM, 305 WEST PINE STREET TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2019 A. Roll Call by City Clerk An Informal Informational Meeting ("Shirtsleeve" Session) of the Lodi City Council was held Tuesday, July 16, 2019, commencing at 7:04 a.m. Present: Council Member Mounce, Council Member Nakanishi, Mayor Pro Tempore Kuehne, and Mayor Chandler Absent: Council Member Johnson Also Present: City Manager Schwabauer, City Attorney Magdich, and City Clerk Ferraiolo NOTE: Council Member Mounce participated in the meeting via teleconference. B. Topic(s) B-1 Receive Update on Sustainable Groundwater Management Act and Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Authority (PW) Water Plant Superintendent Travis Kahrs provided a PowerPoint presentation regarding Sustainable Groundwater Management Act and Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Authority. Specific topics of discussion included past Council actions; milestones; public outreach efforts; current situation; Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) framework; primary GSP goal; GSP content - description, plan area, basin setting, and Sustainable Management criteria; sustainability results; hydrogeologic model simulation; future sustainability projects; and next steps. Council Member Nakanishi stated that, while it is good that Lodi is part of this GSP and the broader picture, Lodi likely could have served as its own agency. Mr. Kahrs explained that, if Lodi were its own agency, it would not have needed to do the technical monitoring or the programs; however, it would be required to work with all of the other agencies to ensure all of the GSPs match up with one another's and that the Department of Water Resources accepts Lodi's plan. In further response, Public Works Director Charlie Swimley stated that, when it expires, the water agreement with Woodbridge Irrigation District (WID) has an option to extend for an additional 40 years and he anticipates there will be no problem doing so based on the positive relationship between the City and WID. Council Member Nakanishi stated citizens should realize that past Councils made good decisions on Lodi's water, which will continue to protect the City for the next 80 years or more. In response to Council Member Mounce, Mr. Swimley stated that in total the GSP cost $2 million, some of which came from the County of San Joaquin, some from grants, and some from each entity within the Groundwater Sustainability Agency. Lodi's total share of the GSP was roughly $16,000. Further, he stated the public outreach meeting at Hutchins Street Square was mostly educational with few direct questions regarding the GSP. Council Member Mounce stated she would be in favor of an additional Shirtsleeve Session on this subject to discuss any changes to the GSP that take place during the public comment period. Myrna Wetzel, member of the public, questioned whether it was true or not that it takes 25 years for rain on a specific day to make it into the aquifer, to which Mr. Kahrs stated that is an exaggerated number and is likely much quicker. Mr. Swimley further explained that aquifers are like sponges, some are more dense than others, which can affect how long it takes for water to make its way through, and soil types vary and that will affect how quickly water is absorbed also. 1 C. Comments by Public on Non-Agenda Items None. D. Adjournment No action was taken by the City Council. The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 a.m. ATTEST: Jennifer M. Ferraiolo City Clerk 2 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act & Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Authority Update July 16, 2019 The City of Lodi Public Works Outline •Past Council Actions / Updates •Milestones •Public Outreach Efforts •Where We Are Today •GSP Framework •Primary GSP Goal •GSP Content •Sustainability Results (Specific to Lodi) •Future Sustainability Projects •Next Steps Past Council Actions •September 22, 2015 SGMA Introduction (SS) •October 20, 2015 Follow Up Information (SS) •August 17, 2016 MOU between City and NSJWCD – GSA Boundary Modification (RM) •October 11, 2016 Information on Draft JPA (SS) •April 5, 2017 Resolution Executing JPA (RM) •February 7, 2018 Resolution Approving Cost Allocations (RM) •April 23, 2019 SGMA Update / GSP Intro (SS) •July 16, 2019 SGMA Update / GSP Results(SS) Milestones •February 8, 2017 JPA Finalized •June 30, 2017 GSA’s Formed •February 2018 GSP Consultant Hired •July 10 - August 25, Draft GSP Available for Public 2019 Comment Period •January 31, 2020 GSP must be submitted to Department of Water Resources Public Outreach Efforts •Basin-wide informational meetings have been held quarterly, beginning August 2018. •Additionally, we held an informational meeting at Hutchins Street Square on March 26, 2019 to reach the public in a local setting, on a smaller scale. •The Water page on the City’s website has been updated with new information on the development of SGMA as appropriate. Where We Are Today •The GSP has gone through one round of drafts for administrative / internal review at each GSA. •Comments from each agency have been incorporated as was appropriate. •The first draft of the GSP is available for public comment now, as part of the 45-day public comment period. GSP Framework •Administrative Information –General information, description of plan area, communications •Basin Setting –Hydrologic Conceptual Model, groundwater conditions, water budget, management areas •Sustainable Management Criteria –Sustainability goal, undesirable results, minimum thresholds, measurable objectives •Monitoring Networks –Monitoring network, assessment and improvement of network, reporting and monitoring data GSP Framework •Projects and management actions –List of projects to achieve sustainability goal •Department Evaluation and Assessment –Department review, evaluation criteria •Annual Reports and Periodic Evaluations by Agency –5-year evaluations by agency or when amended •Interagency Agreements –Interagency agreements, interbasin agreements, coordination agreements Primary GSP Goal •Sustainability Indicators –Chronic lowering of groundwater levels indicating a significant and unreasonable depletion of supply –Significant and unreasonable reduction in groundwater storage* –Significant and unreasonable land subsidence* –Depletions of interconnected surface water that have significant and unreasonable adverse impacts on beneficial uses of the surface water* –Significant and unreasonable degraded water quality –Significant and unreasonable seawater intrusion *These indicators have a minimum threshold defined by proxy. The City of Lodi is located northeast of the City of Stockton along Highway 99. The City relies on both groundwater and surface water to satisfy customer needs. In 2003, Lodi entered into a 40‐year agreement with Woodbridge Irrigation District (WID) for up to 6,000 AF/year of Mokelumne River Water. The City of Lodi built the Lodi Surface Water Treatment Plant and associated conveyance facilities necessary to deliver this supply, which were completed and operational at the end of 2012. The City of Lodi currently provides up to 3,000 AF/year of treated wastewater to agricultural land in the vicinity of the wastewater treatment plant, White Slough Water Pollution Control Facility. The GSA for the City of Lodi includes the White Slough Water Pollution Control Facility area (City of Lodi, 2015). GSP Content Chapter 1: GSA Description GSP Content Chapter 2: Plan Area •Hydrogeologic Conceptual Model •Current and Historical Conditions •Water Budget GSP Content Chapter 3: Basin Setting •Sustainability Goal Sustainability Indicators •Monitoring Network GSP Content Chapter 4: Sustainable Management Criteria Sustainability Results •Chronic lowering of groundwater levels indicating a significant and unreasonable depletion of supply –None •Significant and unreasonable reduction in groundwater storage –None •Significant and unreasonable land subsidence –None Sustainability Results •Depletions of interconnected surface water that have significant and unreasonable adverse impacts on beneficial uses of the surface water –None •Significant and unreasonable degraded water quality –None •Significant and unreasonable seawater intrusion –None Sustainability Results Hydrogeologic Model Simulation •23 projects proposed by the agencies in the JPA –Majority focused on in-lieu recharge •Lodi Projects –Surface Water Plant Expansion •Additional 4,500 AFY treatment capacity –The White Slough Recycled Water Pond Expansion Project •300 AF Title 22 compliant recycled water storage •Increases recharge to basin Future Sustainability Projects Next Steps Next Steps •Public Draft comment period July 10 – August 25 •NOI to adopt GSP distributed – July 20 •Final draft distributed – November 5 •JPA recommendation to adopt – November 13 •GSAs adopt – Individual GSAs adopt Final Draft GSP – November 20th •JPA adopts – January 8 •GSP submittal deadline – January 31, 2020 Questions?