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3/11/2019 Greater Kaweah GSA Board Meeting www.GreaterKaweahGSA.org Monday, March 11, 2019 ITEM 4: MINUTES 1

3/11/2019 ITEM 5: SUBBASIN & GSP ACTIVITIES GSP Development Schedule SUBBASIN ACTIVITIES Basin Setting/Water Budget Refinements Groundwater Model Refinement Groundwater Model Simulations SMC Goal and SI Assessment Define Management Areas Water Level Projections Develop Thresholds and Objectives for MAs Water Supply Accounting Framework Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Complete Basin Setting Chapter GSA Specific Model Simulations Draft Monitoring Network Chapter Water Supply Accounting Chapter SMC Thresholds and Objectives – Iterative Process Developed by Stakeholders Informed by technical information including groundwater modeling Complete Monitoring Network Chapter Complete SMC Chapter GSA Deliverable Projects and Management Actions 2

3/11/2019 GKGSA Meetings • February 20 th Kaweah Subbasin Management Team Committee Mtg – Draft Coord. Agreement Outline, WAF, Basin Setting TO Amendment, Economic and Social Impacts Analysis – Next meeting March 20 th @ 9:00am • February 20 th Combined RCC / SC meeting – Projects and Management Actions, Communications and Engagement – Next meeting March 25 th @ 10:30am • March 5 th TAC meeting – Draft GSP Monitoring Network Chapter, Management Areas, Measurement and Monitoring Options – Possible Special Meeting to be scheduled in March in late March Kaweah Subbasin Activities • Subbasin Basin Setting Components Report and Numerical Model – Consultant team is working on the agreed refinements to the report, to be delivered to the GSA managers by March 15 th . – Model to be refined with water budget refinements. • Water Supply Accounting Framework approach has been discussed amongst the GSAs and with their respective TACs and legal counsel. – Consultants to use the “three buckets” approach to quantify the seepage volumes. – To be used in the Water Supply Accounting chapter for each of the GSPs in the subbasin, once agreed upon by the three GSAs. • SMC Development has been happening at the Subbasin Tech Team. – Refinements requested by the Tech Team are underway, with an anticipated completion date of March 15 th . 3

3/11/2019 Kaweah Subbasin Activities (cont.) • DMS available for Admin Review in April • Technical Support Services (TSS) for Monitoring Wells – A Draft Contract was provided to the GSA Managers by DWR a little more than a week ago – The application is being reviewed in Sacramento to determine: • When the wells will be drilled, • If all of the proposed monitoring wells will be funded, and • If not, how many wells will be funded for the Kaweah Subbasin this time around. • Discussion surrounding coordinated approaches to measurement – Will need to discuss our options, including optional well registration process GSP Development • Basin Setting Chapter – GKGSA Basin Setting Chapter to be completed once comments from Subbasin’s GSAs have been addressed in the Subbasin Wide Basin Setting Components report. • Monitoring Network Chapter – Chapter to be completed with the selection of Representative Monitoring Sites and development of plan to identify data gaps identified. • Sustainability Goal and Undesirable Results Chapter – Draft of chapter written with definitions discussed at Subbasin Management Team. – To be completed with incorporation of GSAs’ feedback and approval of Undesirable Results definitions and adoption of Sustainability Goal for the Subbasin. • Projects and Management Actions Chapter – Draft of chapter in development with Project List from GKGSA. 4

3/11/2019 Ongoing & Upcoming Policy / Management Action Discussions • Sustainable Yield • Allocation of Groundwater (including past accounting & transitional allocation period) • Allocation Transfers & Water Markets (including inter-basin export) • Management Areas • Mitigative Management Actions • Funding Mechanisms • Monitoring of Use (including well registration) • Domestic Wells • Urban Conservation • County Ordinance / Permitting Integration • Penalties and Enforcement Management Area Concepts 5

3/11/2019 Management Area Concepts Communication & Engagement • Individualized stakeholder surveys launched online in English and Spanish, most letters have been mailed by member/partner agencies and companies – Still early but light response so far; Exeter 31, Woodlake 13, all others single digit and zero responses • Speakers Bureaus and Panels – World Ag Expo SGMA Panel – February 13 th – Farmersville Kiwanis – February 15 th – Citrus Mutual Showcase SGMA Panel – March 7 th – Woodlake Kiwanis – March 12 th – Grower outreach event in coordination with Mid-Kaweah – Early April – Friant Water Authority Annual Meeting SGMA Panel – Early April • Website development 6

3/11/2019 ITEM 6: APPROVAL OF GEI TASK ORDER AMENDMENT GEI GSP Task Order Amendment Greater Kaweah GSA Estimated Budget and Task Order Distribution Task Task Estimated Order Order GSP Tasks Costs 01.2017 02.2017 Next Task 1 Data Management System (Maintenance) $ 40,000 $ 20,000 $ 20,000 month? Task 2 $ 50,000 Numerical Modeling (GSA Specific Runs and Data Management $ 50,000 Task 3 GSP Development Task 3a Introduction $ 25,000 $ 25,000 $ - Task 3b Basin Setting $ 40,000 $ 30,000 $ 10,000 Task 3c Sustainability Goal and Undesirable Results $ 50,000 $ 25,000 $ 25,000 Task 3d Monitoring Network $ 35,000 $ - $ 35,000 Task 3e Minimum Thresholds, Measurable Objectives, & Interim Milestones $ 60,000 $ - $ 60,000 Task 3f Water Supply Accounting $ 40,000 $ 30,000 $ 10,000 Task 3g Projects, Management Actions, & Adaptive Management $ 40,000 $ - $ 40,000 Task 4 Outreach (within GSA) $ 60,000 $ 40,000 $ 20,000 Task 5 $ 20,000 $ - References & Recordkeeping $ 20,000 $ 75,000 $ 50,000 Task 6 Project Management $ 25,000 $ 535,000 $ 220,000 TOTAL ESTIMATED COSTS: $ 315,000 7

3/11/2019 ITEM 7: LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR LEMON COVE SD WELL PUMP TEST PROJECT ITEM 8: NEXT MEETING DATE 8

3/11/2019 ITEM 9: CLOSED SESSION 9