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Sustaina nabl ble A e Agricul ultur ural Lands ds Conser ervation on Program GSA Advi Advisory Co Committee Mader era C a County 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., August 6, 2020 Zoom, Madera County Madera, CA Madera County GSA Advisory Committee 1 August 6, 2020

Need eed to o Red educe Consu ce Consumptive U e Use • GSP specifies a demand management (water use reduction) program • Allocation • Allocation + Water Market • Land Resting/Retirement and Easements • Fee structures Madera County GSA Advisory Committee 2 August 6, 2020

Outlin line • Review of project objective, tasks, and timeline • Program options • Incentive structure • Initial maps • Stakeholder outreach • Next steps Madera County GSA Advisory Committee 3 August 6, 2020

Projec ect O Obj bjec ective • Assess and develop an agricultural conservation program with the primary objectives of developing: • Criteria for identifying and prioritizing land for its potential to be temporarily rested, permanently retired, or retired and restored and • An incentive program structured for resting, retiring, restoring, or protecting land under alternative water-centric conservation easements/land retirement • Program incentives should be consistent with other GSA demand management program efforts Madera County GSA Advisory Committee 4 August 6, 2020

Projec ect T Timel eline a e and nd W Wor orkplan 2020 2021 Tasks Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Task 1. Collaborative Outreach Task 2. Create a map of relevant layers for land prioritization Task 3. Create criteria for land ranking and fee structure Task 4. Collaborative Outreach Task 5. Completion of Final Plan • Collaborative Outreach—meetings with key Stakeholders, obtain input • Maps—land use categories • Criteria and fee structure • Collaborative Outreach--Meetings, present criteria and fee/incentive structure for feedback • Final plan—Land use categories, criteria, fee/incentive structure Madera County GSA Advisory Committee 5 August 6, 2020

Agr gricu cultural Land nd Con Conser ervation P Program O Options • Objective • Specify program structure and approach • Method • Specify the desired program objective/goal for: • Range of annual water use reduction achieved by the program • Land that remains unirrigated • Other stakeholder/GSA objectives yet to be determined • Specify program land conservation mechanism: • Bids, offers/incentives, and hybrid structure • Review and ensure that the program is consistent with: • Other existing land conservancies/programs • Other Madera County GSA demand management programs Madera County GSA Advisory Committee 6 August 6, 2020

Ince centive St e Struct ucture Madera Chowchilla • Objective 35,000 • Work with stakeholders to specify SALC 30,000 program incentive structure for each Irrigated Acres 25,000 goal/objective and different land use types 20,000 • Method 15,000 • Review different land use classifications and program objectives (see subsequent mapping 10,000 discussion) 5,000 • Evaluate potential incentive structures by estimating the return to land/water in 0 different activities, considering: Almonds Pistachios Walnuts Grapes Citrus Other Decid. Alfalfa Silage Grain/Hay Pasture Misc. Veg • Crop type/land use • Capital investments • Other county economic implications • Other stakeholder feedback Note: e: 2 2016 c crop op d data f a for M Mad adera C a County G GSA i A irrigated ed c croplan and o only Madera County GSA Advisory Committee 7 August 6, 2020

Over 50 50 GIS L Layers Obtai ained T Thus Far ar… GIS Layer Category Layer Count Boundaries 8 Environmental 13 Land Use 7 Roads 3 Soils 4 Urban 10 Water 17 Totals 62 Madera County GSA Advisory Committee 8 August 6, 2020

Draft Land nd U Use e Ca Categ egor ories es 1. Unirrigated land that is currently in use as grazed rangeland and could be incentivized to remain as such via perpetual conservation easement (that would not permit farming) 2. Irrigated land that could become unirrigated a. Dry land farmed b. Restored to rangeland 3. Irrigated farmland that may remain irrigated a. May not require direct incentives Madera County GSA Advisory Committee 9 August 6, 2020

Example M e Mapping g of of Ca Categ egor ories es 1. Unirrigated land that is currently in use as grazed rangeland ( FMMP grazing land minus any recently cropped land ) 2. Irrigated land that could become unirrigated ( annual crops not related to dairies ) a. Dry land farmed b. Restored to rangeland 3. Irrigated farmland that may remain irrigated ( FMMP ) Madera County GSA Advisory Committee 10 August 6, 2020

Made adera Cou County y GSAs and and Subbas asins DRAFT Madera County GSA Advisory Committee 11 August 6, 2020

Land Ca nd Category y 1 Uni nirri rigated l land and that i is cu s currently i in use a e as gr grazed ed rangel elan and DRAFT Note: Rangeland data source is Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program (FMMP, 2016) Madera County GSA Advisory Committee 12 August 6, 2020

1. Unirrigated ed l land t tha hat is cur urrently i in us use a e as grazed gr ed r rang ngel eland Madera Subbasin GSA Total Acres Chowchilla Subbasin County of Madera GSA - Delta-Mendota Subbasin 65,035 Madera GSA Total Acres GSA Total Acres Madera Irrigation District GSA 11,917 County of Madera GSA - SJR Exchange Contractors - 1,552 Chowchilla Gravelly Ford Water District GSA 453 Delta Mendota in Madera 633 Chowchilla Water District GSA 1,481 County City of Madera GSA 249 Aliso Water District GSA 62 Triangle T Water District GSA 44 Root Creek Water District GSA 122 County of Madera GSA - County of Merced GSA – 51 0 Madera Water District GSA 1 Delta-Mendota Chowchilla New Stone Water District GSA 1 Total Acres: 81,601 Total Madera County GSA Acres: 66,638 DRAFT Note: Rangeland data source is Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program (FMMP, 2016) Madera County GSA Advisory Committee 13 August 6, 2020

Lan and Ca Categ egory 2. y 2.a Irrigated ed land t that co could b beco come uni unirri rigated (annua annual c crops) DRAFT Note: Data source is Land IQ, 2016. Annual crops include Bean (Dry), Bush Berries, Carrots, Cotton, Flowers/Nursery, Idle, Lettuce, Melons/Squash, Misc. Truck Crops, Onions/Garlic, Tomatoes, Wheat. Madera County GSA Advisory Committee 14 August 6, 2020

2.a. Irrigated ed l land t that cou ould bec become e unirrigated (an annual al c crops) Madera Subbasin GSA Total Acres Chowchilla Subbasin County of Madera GSA - Delta-Mendota Subbasin 9,815 Madera GSA Total Acres GSA Total Acres Madera Irrigation District GSA 9,367 Chowchilla Water District GSA 7,102 Aliso Water District GSA 1,202 Root Creek Water District GSA 1,315 County of Madera GSA - SJR Exchange Contractors - 5,361 Chowchilla Gravelly Ford Water District GSA 734 Delta Mendota in Madera 779 Triangle T Water District GSA 573 County City of Madera GSA 595 County of Madera GSA - County of Merced GSA - 199 118 Madera Water District GSA 0 Delta-Mendota Chowchilla New Stone Water District GSA 0 Total Acres: 37,159 Total Madera County GSA Acres: 17,116 DRAFT Note: Data source is Land IQ, 2016. Annual crops include Bean (Dry), Bush Berries, Carrots, Cotton, Flowers/Nursery, Idle, Lettuce, Melons/Squash, Misc. Truck Crops, Onions/Garlic, Tomatoes, Wheat. Madera County GSA Advisory Committee 15 August 6, 2020

Lan and Ca Categ egory 2. y 2.b Irrigated l land that cou ould b becom ome unirrigated i in vi vici cinity of of Disadvantaged Co Communi unities es ( (DACs Cs) Crops that Support Dairies DRAFT Note: Irrigated land data source is Land IQ, 2016. Annual crops include Bean (Dry), Bush Berries, Carrots, Cotton, Flowers/Nursery, Idle, Lettuce, Melons/Squash, Misc. Truck Crops, Onions/Garlic, Tomatoes, Wheat. Other crops are permanent crops or crops to support dairy or confined animal operations. DACs data were obtained using DWR’s DAC Mapping Tool and also based on 2016 data. Madera County GSA Advisory Committee 16 August 6, 2020

2.b. b. I Irrigated l land tha hat cou ould bec become e unirrigated i in v vicinity y of D DACs Disadvantaged Communities There are 12 DACs contained within or lying with 1/2 mile of the study area. They are Bonadelle Ranchos-Madera Ranchos, Chowchilla, Fairmead, Firebaugh, Fresno, Friant, La Vina, Madera, Madera Acres, Parksdale, Parkwood, and Rolling Hills. Irrigated Land Type Total Acres Percentage Annual Crops 5,772 16% Permanent Crops or Crops 29,998 84% that Support Dairies Total Acres 35,770 - DRAFT Note: Irrigated land data source is Land IQ, 2016. Annual crops include Bean (Dry), Bush Berries, Carrots, Cotton, Flowers/Nursery, Idle, Lettuce, Melons/Squash, Misc. Truck Crops, Onions/Garlic, Tomatoes, Wheat. Other crops are permanent crops or crops to support dairy or confined animal operations. DACs data were obtained using DWR’s DAC Mapping Tool and also based on 2016 data. Madera County GSA Advisory Committee 17 August 6, 2020