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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Report - November 20, 2019 G-01AGENDA ITEÍUI G-f Crrv or Lour C ouNcrr C ovrMUNrcATroN TM AGENDA TITLE: MEETING DATE: PREPARED BY: Public Hearing to Consider Adopting Resolution Adopting Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Basin Sustainability Plan November 20,2019 Public Works Director RECOMMENDED ACTION Public hearing to consider adopting resolution adopting Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Basin Sustainability Plan. BACKGROUND INFORMATION. On August 29,2014, the California Legislature passed comprehensive groundwater legislation enacting the "Sustainable Groundwater Management Act" (SGMA). Then 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. The Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Authority (Authority) is a collaboration of agencies (including Lodi) within San Joaquin County working to prepare a GSP in accordance with the SGMA legislation. The Authority submitted an initial notification to DWR on behalf of its members to jointly develop a GSP for the Eastern San Joaquin Subbasin on February 8,2017. Over the past two years, the Authority has worked to develop a draft GSP, which was completed in July 2019. The draft GSP was made public for a 45-day comment period, beginning July 10, 2019 and ending August 25,2019. The GSP has now been revised and amended based on the comments received, and is available for review in its final form at the City of Lodi, Public Works Department, located at22l West Pine Street, Lodi, CA, and on the City's website at https://www.lodi.sov/DocumentCenterA/ieø3014/ESJ-GSP- Final-Draft. SGMA legislation requires GSP adoption by all involved GSA's prior to the GSP submittal date of January 31,2020. There are no forecasted changes to our water operations as a result of adopting the GSP, largely because the City has made substantial investments to reduce groundwater pumping to a sustainable level. Staff recommends adopting the GSP as presented, as failure to adopt the GSP would result in state intervention. FISCAL III'IPACT The final plan, if adopted, will require certain basin-wide implementation tasks that include monitoring and reporting to DWR. The estimated annual costs for GSP implementation will vary by GSA. The anticipated annual contribution for the City of Lodi is less than $50,000. The implementation costs will be funded by the Water Utility and will not impact the General Fund. APPROVED n K:\WP\PROJECTS\WATER\SGMA\CC PH GSP Adoption.doc uer, City Manager 11t12t2019 Publ¡c Hearing to ConsiderAdopting Resolution Adopt¡ng Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Basin Sustainability Plan November 20, 2019 Page 2 FUNDING AVAILABLE: Not applicable Charles E. Swimley, Jr Public Works Director cES/Ttftdb K:\WP\PROJECTS\WATER\SGMA\CC PH GSP Adoption.doc 11t6t2019 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act & Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Authority Public Hearing Agenda Item G-1 November 20, 2019 The City of Lodi Public Works Outline •Recap of Previous Staff and Council Actions •Public Comments •Updates to the Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) •Next Steps Timeline •February 8, 2017 JPA finalized •June 30, 2017 GSA’s formed •February 2018 GSP Consultant hired •August 25, 2019 Draft GSP public comment period ended •November 5, 2019 Final GSP published •November 13, 2019 Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Basin JPA made a recommendation to adopt the GSP •November 14 through All Agencies Adopt GSP December 31, 2019 •January 31, 2020 Adopted GSP must be submitted to Department of Water Resources Public Comments •The draft GSP was open for public comment through August 25th, and the comments that were received varied. •The final GSP has been developed after incorporating public comments as appropriate. A sub-committee was formed to identify the best way to respond to each comment, and in many cases, resulted in amendments to specific areas of the GSP. These amendments were approved unanimously by the JPA board in October 2019. Public Comments Next Steps Next Steps •Public hearing to consider adoption of the GSP by Lodi GSA- November 20th •Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Basin JPA adopts final GSP- January 8th •Submit the approved GSP to the Department of Water Resources by January 31, 2020 Questions?