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Home My WebLink AboutStaff Report 1.A 11/14/2016Act in the Petaluma Valley Basin tr Fi114f&VI- "Irl RvatMol !,00 7�7' �, X, ^ Prashwater" Fietervoit �"" ��"` Treatment Plant,. i3tion il I milik, W�Aik pams folim KAft u imev%ta 10"'ll Imple J A GROUN DWAX SUSTAINAB ' Became law on 1/1/2015 Requires groundwater basins to be sustainability managed Applies statewide to medium and high priority basins In Sonoma County, affects Santa Rosa Plain, Sonoma Valley, and Petaluma Valley Basins 7 Please Note: Groundwater Basin and Management Program Area boundaries are approximate. This map is for Illustration purposes only. Sonia Ro{ a Phil) 0 110 11114 V, t I I, -Y Gioundwater Basin ', vot'11111110 valloy 61oundwA'I OwAn )'111(0 RO"O Hain Managetnent Program Area ';(monla Valley Kmaqonwnt flmqiom Awi Please Note: Groundwater Basin and Management Program Area boundaries are approximate. This map is for Illustration purposes only. California last western state to regulate groundwater Statewide problem �Over-draftecl basins have led to Dropping intrusionLoss of groundwater storage Land subsidence Saltwater impactDegradation of groundwater quality Negative ". ��.A sustainable groundwater basin will address thes@ impacts SUSTAINABLE GRQUNDWAT md Steps to Groundwater SustainabilitNi. Aequire Form Develop Achieve Groundwater Groundwater Sustainabi[ity S,ustainabitity Sustainability 20 years after Agency Plan , adoption of June 30, 2017 January 31, 2022 plaO DWR may grant up to two, five-year extensions on implementation Xl' SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWAT upon showing of good cause and progress kiss'. GeOlOgIcal Survey G roundwater Study . 171120scheduled for completion Fa o COMO * ng nevv data �geol I Collect' I-ty and streaMflO\Ivs) goundwater Is DeveloP ng Ical foundation for de\jelOping * 11 form . at', plan (GSP) \N I e r Susta-nabl MY GVkOUt4DNNAGrOundvvat 0 LE i� Groundwater Sustainability Agencies Local agency or combinationof !agencies "'Local agency" is any public agency that has responsibilities for at leasonet i '; • Supplies water • i water Manags • Controls , i. Counties• 1 "unmanaged" areas If the County declines , the State will step I to manage the in • Can be more than one GSA in basin wtv Agencies aroundwater Sustainab Y have authOrfty 6 \e \ Regis -L'' w. ing requirement Set well SPac - reporting Require extraction Regulate extractions implement capital projects Assess fees to cover costs a SrAp4AB GROUND-Vv��,T, SU 0 'Oft 0"'har ieb terestc ,�► h, ..WIN .. m • • al uses and • nterestS Of all benef GSA Must • e • users Of groundwater 1 Local Landowners to ries Groundwater Communities X11 ca Disadvantaged Users Business Agriculture Domestic Well Users Federal Govern Well operators and nvironment l Uses Municipal public Waterstems Surface Water Users if conn ection ican -Tribes between surface and roun Native Amer water) county Land S e � susTAlN��LE GRau�aw��r tannin Departments % General GSA Governance 0,'# ns i de red b CounbrA Y the *ne GSA with one Plan per Basin (Option Recommended by Workgroup) • Most direct, simplest form of representation • Possible funding competition between basins • Less efficient administration & regional issues Centralized: One countywide GSA (Option Not Pursued) • Coordinate regional issues (e.g., land use, well permitting, data) • Maximize administration efficiencies, reduce competition among basins Possibly cumbersome GSA board representation Broad policies to basin -specific unique issues I I I I III ��I I F 11�q lo (1) The Act allows for multiple GSAs with 1 GSP developed cooperatively; or multiple GSAs with multiple GSP"s developed under a formal ""coordination agreement"' between GSAs. SUSTAINABLE GROUND 09tion Develogeu tjy %.,%%.7 - r OU I Z)IL.)L. %,® 1-11 -1 Requires a Separate Rural GSA foBasin limits pa tLIonP anV GSA lting fee No City.-- S, including the resu by other Accept GSP created ent gractices and regulations structure, managern P4 MNA�If Qp SUSTAINABLEGVto" Petaluma Valley Basin a Encompasses about 94 of the 146 square miles of the Petaluma River Watershed 1-59 Basin IDI Basin/Sutibas Medium Prio Vett' Low Priority 1.50 1whown Fomation Ngh Petaluma River Watershed sir 2-1 Clty,of. Petaluma :1 Servi8eAr ytik ld NOrth Bay Water District Sonoma Counts, Givundwater Basins and Sub -basins Unt'Od'.-Mg Petaluma Vatley Basin IDI Basin/Sutibas Medium Prio Vett' Low Priority 1.50 1whown Fomation Ngh Petaluma River Watershed sir 2-1 Clty,of. Petaluma :1 Servi8eAr ytik ld NOrth Bay Water District Sonoma Counts, Givundwater Basins and Sub -basins Unt'Od'.-Mg Petaluma Vatley Forming a Groundvvater Sustainability Agency A Or MEMO M M ERNA, IVE ALI 0 13 Vlley Basin -wide GSA • PetalumaCity of Sonoma County # i • ency Sonoma Resource Conservation 0 les for Developeng PrincIP A- up ation and successful water Build upon existing cooper na county . management efforts n sonor 11 y principles local management 1[ 0 Reinforce® f hes ly shared ugh advisory 0 Share resources and 0 identTYts should be equitab hro 0 Cos sty stakeholders t . committees nsparent outreach 0 Conduct robust and tra "'° LE GROUND" , '' SUSiA1N� B it iv-iie emmy tIM"JI'l- '6 GSA Membersnipe tative from 5 s one represen GSA BOarO'-' I ® ed board/council member Representat On' us be elected or appoint primary.• M d/Appointed or executive staff Alternate: Electe er entitY out of 5 vote Ing. One \jote p vote of 3 utine business simple majority for approval of critical items Ro aiority 4 out of 5 required / required for super - Super -M of both the City and the Count\ Affirmative ative vote er to any critical issue. majority items county an effective veto PO including amendments, annual - Gives City Or adoption of bylaws, GSP ees, and appointment of critical items: a is assessment of rates and f budget, regulatiof Y surer. a fiscal agent and trea akeholder inpUt reated f Or st DW STAINABLE GROUN AIT SU Sory body" C tion A dvil still Under considera vund-Ing/staff'ng I a TransparencYo ru"' meetings 8 protocols to be established gA�T SUSTAINOU GR�O"IDW 0 ea Membership ers, one aPPOin'teu 4 al Water. -User 1r► MM ln'ed bY members r:!!: C i Rept e SiJSiAtNA13 C,ROUidC)WA .0 "GAP" COStI t subcommitteeins formedrepresenting Funding a i GSP r i r &operations ism rangeDevelopment of revenue mechan is no precedence Wide estimates informationatEstimates compare well with estimates 0 Estimates will continue to be refined as new becomes available i-, ntinn of a� reduce costs a Estimated Annual GSA Start -Up Costs Options to Fund Start -Up Costs Funding Mechanisms • Contributions from GSA -eligible entities • Loan/finance (Staff proposal) FinandnRO ions pf-,.-- • Loans from GSA -eligible entities per negotiated allocation • Finance from third party (e.g. County Treasurer) • Need to "backstop" obligation in case of default by GS • Allocation of "backstop" among GSA -eligible entities I Decision -makers - Boards and Councils of GSA -eligible agencies Public Input: Public officials will consider public input How? Legal documents will be developed in Winter and Spring of 2017 for approval by Boards and Councils I MA r-,-jtv-\Nj6e GSA Make -U",61 serves as G5A Duc" city Counc' so be a GSA eligible entItY, however SCWA may al participation doubtTul nts a seven member Council, as GSA boardy appOI Advisory Committee Industrial well owners commercial and 1I ral and recreational well owners Agricultu Cityys well field operations nental Interests Environr Economic development interests ' ell interests Idential W Res At large 0 CIty..\Njde GSA Funcling NEXUS between operation of a 11creates ply strategy Co u n co -riaCotyls water sup 0 -; UITY-j a I tar due " I e of grounuv\,o A.-%IjunctIve uslonat-el yto con' d proport-de GSA share ■ Costs Of a C"'tY-WI r classes and included in the C'tY s by all custome water rate analysis. ■ Compliant With the requirements of State Proposition218. edIF CouncilBijsiness plan to be Develop pirects So LE" RoUNDWA STA 14AB G operatlonal Considerations ®.- a a a pate in Petaluma ) d, cye Development ana ru" on and resource sharing as a a a a a a anformati • a ® pate in -wide GSA Alternative a a a described wan the Bass tV outreach utilizing the Include Robust un COMM,,abi a e ies° city s ng cap ia, workshops, and a ® a Websites, social a customer s a s a a ng services from the countywide GSA!s a purcha i b—commIttee outreach Su a and media placements. SUSTAINABLE 'MOUNp1 �4 Formation Steps ' • • • • �r •: .. +Develop description of how interests of all beneficial uses • • users of •;, • be considered the development and operation of • •' development and implementation of the GSR ''Publishpublic i '` of • • publici resolutionAdopt i Adopt by-laws, ordinances,Authorities SUSTAINABLE-�>- This would need to begin by March 2017 , no] icipation a e tantial places control \Ivith the basin-\Ni6e GSP Or vjv agencies mens of a fee and rate structure Developme of roan mate regulations Imposition cant influence n6 charges With city would ha\/e no I rograMS, controls a 6 up \Nith nevv P Oney Could en oeS not agree nd \Nell O\IvnefS M Osts Of Which it d City residents a pay for the C not sa\/e the ioected to Does Id still be e%1- ause they \NOL1 COLnty-\Nide GSA. beC 13,sin-ntat' \Nide or it the vIt P\epreseOn II -Taxation WIL !able OP On to STAIN G - V t ! OU� �'D, WIT dered a N Ot consi *10% uornments and Questions /��/\®� /\..� \