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AGENDA TITLE: Authorize City Manager to Execute Letter Agreement Indicating Concurrence with
Terminating Groundwater Basin Authority Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement
MEETING DATE: September 15, 2021
PREPARED BY: Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize City Manager to Execute Letter Agreement Indicating
Concurrence with Terminating Groundwater Basin Authority Joint
Exercise of Powers Agreement.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: On June 10, 2015, an amended Joint Exercise of Powers
Agreement (JPA) was entered into by the Eastern San Joaquin
County Groundwater Basin Authority (GBA). The original purpose
of the GBA was to manage groundwater activities in the Eastern San Joaquin groundwater basin. The
members of the GBA are San Joaquin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, City of Lodi,
Central San Joaquin Water Conservation District, Woodbridge Irrigation District, City of Manteca, City of
Lathrop, City of Ripon, City of Escalon, Central Delta Water Agency, City of Stockton, North San Joaquin
Water Conservation District, Stockton East Water District, South Delta Water Agency, and the South San
Joaquin Irrigation District.
The GBA Board requested the San Joaquin County Department of Public Works staff evaluate options to
sunset the GBA at their last meeting on July 12, 2017, after the Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater
Authority (GWA) was formed to develop a Groundwater Sustainability Plan to comply with the Sustainable
Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). The formation of the GWA made it unnecessary for the GBA to
continue groundwater management activities because the two entities performed the same general
function.
The Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRWMP) activities were also a responsibility of the
GBA. In order to sunset the GBA, a new entity would be needed to take on the administrative
responsibilities. In 2019, the Greater San Joaquin County Regional Water Coordinating Committee
(GSJCRWCC) was formed by the County with the intent to take over the administrative responsibilities
associated with managing the IRWMP. As such, the GBA is no long responsible for IRWMP activities.
Since the GBA responsibilities have been successfully transferred to successor entities (GSJCRWCC and
GWA), it may now formally be terminated by mutual agreement in accordance with the JPA bylaws. Mutual
agreement is defined as all GBA members executing the Agreement to Terminate the Joint Exercise of
Powers Agreement of the Eastern San Joaquin County Groundwater Basin Authority (Exhibit A).
FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable.
FUNDING AVAILABLE: Not applicable.
Charles E. Swimley, Jr.
Public Works Director
Prepared by Charles E. Swimley, Jr., Public Works Director
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APPROVED: &1�=
Stephen Sch r, City Manager
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CHUCK WINN
CHAIRMAN
KRIS BALAR
SECRETARY
EASTERN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
GROUNDWATER BASIN AUTHORITY
1810 EAST HAZELTON AVENUE
STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA 95205
(209) 468-3531
(209) 468-2999/FAX
www.GBAwater.org
GBA MEMBERS
CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE COMPANY
CENTRAL DELTA WATER AGENCY
CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN
WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
CITY OF LATHROP
CITY OF LODI
CITY OF MANTECA
CITY OF STOCKTON
NORTH SAN JOAQUIN
WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
STOCKTON EAST WATER DISTRICT
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
SOUTH DELTA WATER AGENCY
SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION DISTRICT
WOODBRIDGE IRRIGATION DISTRICT
SAN JOAQUIN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION
ASSOCIATE MEMBER
AGREEMENT TO TERMINATE THE JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS AGREEMENT OF THE
EASTERN SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY GROUNDWATER BASIN AUTHORITY
On June 10, 2015, an amended and restated Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (JPA) for the Eastern San
Joaquin County Groundwater Basin Authority was entered into by and among the San Joaquin County Flood
Control and Water Conservation District (County District), the City of Stockton, the City of Lodi, Stockton
East Water District, Central San Joaquin Water Conservation District, Woodbridge Irrigation District, North
San Joaquin Water Conservation District, City of Manteca, City of Lathrop, City of Ripon, City of Escalon,
South San Joaquin Irrigation District, Central Delta Water Agency, and South Delta Water Agency,
collectively called
the "Members".
THIS AGREEMENT TO TERMINATE is made by and among the Members, who hereby mutually agree as
follows:
1. The Groundwater Basin Authority JPA is hereby terminated by mutual agreement of the Members.
2. The remaining balance within the GBA fund (Fund 21401) will be closed and transferred to the
County District in accordance with the JPA Agreement, Section 7.03. As of May 31, 2021, the
balance of the fund was $193,688.79.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Members hereto have caused this Letter Agreement to be executed on the day
and year set opposite the name of the parties.
EASTERN SAN JOAQUIN GROUNDWATER BASIN AUTHORITY
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SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY FLOOD
ATTEST: CONTROL AND WATER
CONSERVATION DISTRICT
By: By:
RACHEL DeBORD
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
of the County of San Joaquin,
State of California
RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL:
By:
KRIS B AJI, PMP, P.E.
Director of Public Works
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By:ht 4 fol 1 w �- J,�
MATTHEW DACEY
Deputy County Counsel
CHUCK WINN
Board of Supervisors of the
County of San Joaquin,
State of California
"COUNTY DISTRICT"
ATTEST:
CLERK
ATTEST:
CLERK
STOCKTON EAST WATER DISTRICT
Print Name:
Title:
"S EW D"
CITY OF STOCKTON
By:
Print Name:
Title:
"STOCKTON"
ATTEST:
CLERK
ATTEST:
CLERK
ATTEST:
CLERK
CITY OF LODI
By:
Print Name:
Title:
"LODI"
WOODBRIDGE IRRIGATION DISTRICT
By:
Print Name:
Title:
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SOUTH SAN JOAQUIN IRRIGATION
DISTRICT
By:
Print Name:
Title:
"SSJ I D"
ATTEST:
CLERK
ATTEST:
CLERK
CITY OF LATHROP, a municipal corporation
of the State of California
By:
Print Name:
Title:
"LATH ROP"
CITY OF MANTECA, a municipal corporation
of the State of California
By:
Print Name:
Title:
"MANTECA"
ATTEST: CENTRAL SAN JOAQUIN WATER
CONSERVATION DISTRICT
CLERK
By:
Print Name:
Title:
°CSJWCD"
ATTEST:
CLERK
ATTEST:
CLERK
ATTEST:
CLERK
NORTH SAN JOAQUIN WATER
CONSERVATION DISTRICT
By:
Print Name:
Title:
"NSJWCD"
CENTRAL DELTA WATER AGENCY
By:
Print Name:
Title:
"CDWA"
SOUTH DELTA WATER AGENCY
By:
Print Name:
Title:
"SDWA"
ATTEST:
CLERK
WR-21F054-VS3- Recommendation for Sunsetting the GBA
CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE
By:
Print Name:
Title:
"CAL WATER"