F o x Ca nyo n Gro undwa te r Ma na g e me nt Ag e nc y’ s Gro undwa te r Susta ina b ility Pla n Ma rc h 2016
Susta ina b le Gro undwa te r Ma na g e me nt Ac t T he Susta ina b le Gro undwa te r Ma na g e me nt Ac t (SGMA) o f 2014 a llo ws fo r the • c re a tio n o f Gro undwa te r Susta ina b ility Ag e nc ie s (GSAs) GSAs must de ve lo p, a do pt a nd imple me nt Gro undwa te r Susta ina b ility Pla ns • (GSPs) fo r b a sins tha t the Sta te De pa rtme nt o f Wa te r Re so urc e s (DWR) ha s de sig na te d a s e ithe r hig h o r me dium prio rity a nd in c ritic a l o ve rdra ft T he se re g ula tio ns re q uire lo c a l pub lic a g e nc ie s to de fine a c o urse o f a c tio n to • a c hie ve susta ina b le g ro undwa te r ma na g e me nt within 20 ye a rs o f pla n imple me nta tio n
Susta ina b le Gro undwa te r Ma na g e me nt Ac t GSPs must ide ntify lo c a l g ro undwa te r pro b le ms, pro je c ts a nd a c tio ns the GSAs will • imple me nt to re so lve the se pro b le ms a s we ll a s mile sto ne s to tra c k pro g re ss A g ro undwa te r mo nito ring pro g ra m must b e de ve lo pe d a nd use d to de mo nstra te • impro ve d c o nditio ns within the b a sins On Ja nua ry 26, 2016 the F o x Ca nyo n Gro undwa te r Ma na g e me nt Ag e nc y • (F CGMA) pro vide d the DWR with no tific a tio n o f its inte nt to b e c o me a GSA pe r SGMA
T he GSP Pro c e ss On De c e mb e r 11, 2015 F CGMA e nte re d • into a c o ntra c t with Hydro Me tric s Wa te r Re so urc e s I nc . A T e c hnic a l Adviso ry Gro up (T AG) wa s • fo rme d to a ssist in re vie wing the c o nsulta nt’ s wo rk I t wa s de c ide d tha t spe c ific GSP will b e • de ve lo pe d fo r e a c h o f the fo ur b a sins within the purvie w o f the Ag e nc y T he c o nsulta nt a nd T AG a re c urre ntly • Re vie wing ind ivid ua l b a sin summa rie s tha t • ha ve b e e n c re a te d fro m prio r re po rts a nd stud ie s Id e ntifying the c o mpo ne nts o f the Wa te r • Bud g e t Sta rting to list c ritic a l pa ra me te rs a nd • ma na g e me nt a lte rna tive s
Co mmunic a tio ns Pla n SGMA re q uire s sta ke ho lde r invo lve me nt • Bro a d sta ke ho lde r c o lla b o ra tio n is impo rta nt • b e c a use it pro vide s dive rse e xpe rtise , e xpe rie nc e a nd vie wpo ints T his kind o f pro c e ss a llo ws fo r g re a te r sha ring • o f info rma tio n whic h o fte n le a ds to inno va tive so lutio ns F CGMA will b e re a c hing o ut to a va rie ty o f • g ro ups inc luding : Pub lic a g e nc y sta ff • Co mmunity g ro ups • E nviro nme nta l o rg a niza tio ns • Busine ss a nd tra d e g ro ups • Wa te rshe d g ro ups •
Critic a l Pa ra me te rs Unde sira b le Re sults “sig nific a nt a nd unre a so na b le ”
Minimum T hre sho lds T he c o nditio n tha t re sults in a Critic a l Pa ra me te r ha ving Unde sira b le Re sults Must b e nume ric • Gro undwa te r e le va tio ns a nd g ro undwa te r q ua lity c o nc e ntra tio ns • E sta b lishe d fo r e a c h Critic a l Pa ra me te r • Must a ddre ss impa c ts o n a dja c e nt b a sins • Must sta te ho w T hre sho lds will b e q ua ntita tive ly me a sure d • Re g ula tio ns o utline minimum b a se s fo r e a c h T hre sho ld •
Me a sura b le Ob je c tive s Qua ntita tive o b je c tive s tha t a re ma na g e me nt “ta rg e ts” Allo w fo r o pe ra tio na l fle xib ility • Must b e a b o ve Minimum • T hre sho lds
Ope ra tio na l Ra ng e T he diffe re nc e b e twe e n the Minimum T hre sho ld a nd the Me a sure a b le • Ob je c tive (no t de fine d in the re g ula tio ns) F o rme rly c a lle d “Sa fe ty Ra ng e ” o r “Sa fe ty F a c to r” •
Ne xt Ste ps T AG re c o mme nds slo wing the pro c e ss do wn (the c urre nt sc he dule is to • ha ve a fina l GSP b y1-31-17) T he F CGMA Bo a rd ma y dire c t sta ff to a djust the c o nsulta nt’ s Sc o pe o f • Wo rk a nd sc he dule We ha ve so me info g a the re d whic h will ma ke sha ring the c o nc e pts, ide a s • a nd pro po se d a c tivitie s e a sie r fo r sta ke ho lde rs We will ho ld wo rksho ps, b y b a sin, ve ry so o n to o pe n disc ussio n a nd sha re • ide a s We invite a nd e nc o ura g e yo u to a ll pa rtic ipa te in this pro c e ss. De ta ils o n • me e ting da te a nd time s c a n b e fo und a t fc g ma @ ve ntura .o rg
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