Advisory Committee Meeting SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

. Advisory Committee Meeting SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 SANTAROSAPLAINGROUNDWATER.ORG 1

Time Agenda Item Material 3:00 Welcome, Introductions and Agenda Review Agenda; July meeting Committee Chairman Bob Anderson and Andy Rodgers, GSA Administrator summary; meeting Wel elcome, e, calendar 3:05 General Public Comment Introduc ductions ns, Public comment on matters not on the agenda and within committee jurisdictions. and d 3:10 GSA Staff and Advisory Committee Updates (Handout) Administrator, Plan Manager, and other Staff Agenda nda R Revi view Advisory Committee Members • August GSA Board meeting activity • Future meeting schedule/topics Objective: Provide relevant updates that inform Advisory Committee discussions. Introduction to Sustainable Management Criteria (SMC) 3:15 PPT presentation Marcus Trotta, Sonoma Water (Handouts) Advisory Committee Members • Overview and requirements • Key terms and definitions • General summary/perspectives of basin conditions • Schedule and process • Identify key data/information needs to support SMC process • Next steps Objective: Learn about the Sustainable Management Criteria requirements and SGMA definitions, provide feedback on key terms, definitions and ways to support the SMC process. SANTAROSAPLAINGROUNDWATER.ORG 2

Time Agenda Item Material 4:00 Overview of Water Budget Requirements and Existing Groundwater Flow Model PPT presentation Wel elcome, e, Marcus Trotta, Sonoma Water (Handout) Advisory Committee Members • General Water Budget Components and SGMA Requirements Introduc ductions ns, • Overview of Santa Rosa Plain Hydrologic Model (SRPHM) • Summary of existing model and ongoing and planned USGS/SWRCB and d updates • Applicability of SRPHM for GSP tasks Agenda nda R Revi view • Initial recommended areas for refinements/modifications • Next steps (continued) Objective: Learn about the water budget components, SGMA requirements and existing hydrologic models, provide feedback on recommended areas for refinements. 5:00 Groundwater User Registration Program update PPT presentation Andy Rodgers, GSA Administrator (Handouts) Presentation • Overview and schedule • Website/webpage/webmap • Information exchange form • Draft mailer • Next steps Objective: Learn about and provide input groundwater user registration program and discuss implementation plan. 5:30 Meeting Adjourns Next Advisory Committee meeting: Monday, November 4 th , 2019, 3:00 – 5:30 pm Next GSA Board meeting: Thursday, October 10 th , 2019, 1:00 – 3:30 pm All-GSA Workshop: Groundwater Recharge: December 11 th , 2019, 4:00-6:00 pm SANTAROSAPLAINGROUNDWATER.ORG 3

General P al Public ic Comme mment Public comment on matters not on the agenda and within committee jurisdiction. SANTAROSAPLAINGROUNDWATER.ORG 4

 August GSA Board meeting activity GSA Sta taff ff a and  Future meeting schedule/topics Adv dvisory Commi mmittee Up Updates Objective: Provide relevant updates that inform Advisory Committee discussions. SANTAROSAPLAINGROUNDWATER.ORG 5

August GSA Board meeting activity  Action Items ◦ Board authorized the Administrator to provide support to Sonoma/Gold Ridge RCDs for a Natural Resource Conservation Service grant for groundwater recharge studies and best practices. ◦ Board accepted introducing by title only Ordinance 19-02, “Ordinance Requiring Registration of Groundwater Use Facilities, Water User Reporting and Authoring the Adoption of Groundwater Sustainability Fee” with the mentioned request to clarify and amend “business” days or “calendar” days in Appeals process. ◦ Board accepted the City of Sebastopol as a new member of the board.  Informational Items ◦ Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) Update ◦ Groundwater User Registration Program ◦ Water Efficiency Rebate Program ◦ GSA Business SANTAROSAPLAINGROUNDWATER.ORG 6

Future Board and Advisory Committee meeting schedule/topics Board Advisory Committee October 10 September 9 Consider Approval of Ordinance Updates Overview of Water Budget Requirements and Existing Groundwater Flow Model Review Draft 19/20 Budget Revisions Introduction to Sustainable Management Criteria Groundwater User Registration Program Update December 11, 4-6pm, Santa Rosa All-GSA Workshop: Groundwater Recharge • What is recharge? What do we know about it? How does it relate to SGMA? • California’s Flood-MAR Initiative Local On-Farm Recharge efforts and studies December 12 November 4 Groundwater User Registration Program Implementation Basin Setting Update Water Budget and Model Discussion Management Areas Discussion Sustainable Management Criteria Considerations Cannabis Water Use Early 2020: Public Workshop on Sonoma Valley GSP and Basin Conditions • What defines the basin? • Communities • Water sources • Groundwater conditions • SGMAs Sustainable Management Criteria: What they are, why they matter, how they will be developed and how you can help SANTAROSAPLAINGROUNDWATER.ORG 7

 Overview and requirements Introduction t to ◦ Key terms and definitions Sustainab able e  General summary/perspectives of basin Manag agem ement conditions Crit iter eria ( ia (SMC)  Schedule and process Objective: Learn about the Sustainable  Identify key data/information needs to support Management Criteria requirements SMC process and SGMA definitions, provide feedback on key terms, definitions and ways to support the SMC process.  Next steps SANTAROSAPLAINGROUNDWATER.ORG 8

Ove verview o of Water  General Water Budget Components and SGMA Budget Requirements Requirements a and Existing  Overview of Santa Rosa Plain Hydrologic Model (SRPHM) Groundwater F Flow ◦ Summary of existing model and ongoing and Model planned USGS/SWRCB updates Objective: Learn about the water ◦ Applicability of SRPHM for GSP tasks budget components, SGMA requirements and existing hydrologic ◦ Initial recommended areas for models, provide feedback on refinements/modifications recommended areas for refinements .  Next steps SANTAROSAPLAINGROUNDWATER.ORG 9

 Overview and schedule  Website/webpage/webmap Groundw undwater  Information exchange form User er R Reg egis istratio ion  Draft mailer Program u update  Next steps Objective: Learn about and provide input groundwater user registration program and discuss implementation plan. SANTAROSAPLAINGROUNDWATER.ORG 10

Overview ◦ June 13, 2019 – Board adopted Ordinance 19-01: "Ordinance Requiring Registration of Groundwater Use Facilities, Water User Reporting and Authorizing the Adoption of Groundwater Sustainability Fee." Ordinance became effective July 13, 2019 ◦ July 2019 - Develop Groundwater User Registration Program • Activate working group to coordinate program development with member agencies, advisory committee and key stakeholder groups • Develop a proposed development and roll-out schedule SANTAROSAPLAINGROUNDWATER.ORG 11

Overview ( continued ) ◦ Develop phased implementation of registration program ◦ Clearly communicate purpose and benefits of program ◦ Make information-sharing simple to understand and easy to perform ◦ Key Registration Program Elements • Website updates with dedicated Registration Program webpage that include − Purpose and benefits of program − Interactive map to review information on parcel-scale − Electronic and hardcopy form to review and provide information, and request correction of information − Multiple options for groundwater users to seek assistance and guidance • Customized groundwater database to accommodate updates and new data fields • Notification mailer for parcel owners assumed to be groundwater users • Schedule for development and roll-out 9/9/2019 SANTAROSAPLAINGROUNDWATER.ORG 12

Schedule July 8, 2019 – Advisory Committee meeting ◦ Program framework input August 8, 2019 – Board meeting ◦ Program implementation plan input and Ordinance cleanup September 9, 2019 – Advisory Committee meeting ◦ Review of draft mailer, information form and webmap October 10, 2019 – Board meeting ◦ Input on preliminary elements of registration program November 4, 2019 – Advisory Committee meeting ◦ Review of program content and information interfaces December 12, 2019 – Board meeting ◦ Input on registration program before launch January 2020 – Launch Groundwater User Registration Program SANTAROSAPLAINGROUNDWATER.ORG 13

Website/webpage 1. Link updated to the SRP GSA interactive map. (Current link is to SGMA Basin Prioritization Dashboard.) 2. Interactive map will include a link to Groundwater User Information Groundwater User Information Exchange Exchange form 3. Managing Our Groundwater – Dropdown to Groundwater User Information Exchange page . SANTAROSAPLAINGROUNDWATER.ORG 14

Steps to review groundwater information 1. Determine whether or not your property is located in the Santa Rosa Plain basin: • Visit this interactive map: http://bit.ly/SRPInteractiveMap • Enter the APN or address of parcel into the search bar at the top left of the map. Outside of SRPGSA Within SRPGSA jurisdiction jurisdiction -If your property intersects with the blue area, your property is included in the Santa Rosa Plain Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SRP GSA) jurisdiction. -If no portion of your property intersects with the blue area, your property is NOT included in the Santa Rosa Plain Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SRP GSA) jurisdiction. SANTAROSAPLAINGROUNDWATER.ORG 15