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Greater Kaweah GSA Board Meeting

Monday, March 11, 2019

www.GreaterKaweahGSA.org

ITEM 4: MINUTES

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ITEM 5: SUBBASIN & GSP ACTIVITIES

SMC Thresholds and Objectives – Iterative Process Developed by Stakeholders Informed by technical information including groundwater modeling Basin Setting/Water Budget Refinements Projects and Management Actions GSA Specific Model Simulations

SUBBASIN ACTIVITIES

Groundwater Model Refinement SMC Goal and SI Assessment Complete Basin Setting Chapter

GSP Development Schedule

Groundwater Model Simulations

GSA Deliverable

Define Management Areas Develop Thresholds and Objectives for MAs Water Level Projections Draft Monitoring Network Chapter Complete Monitoring Network Chapter Complete SMC Chapter

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun

Water Supply Accounting Framework Water Supply Accounting Chapter

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GKGSA Meetings

• February 20th Kaweah Subbasin Management Team Committee Mtg

– Draft Coord. Agreement Outline, WAF, Basin Setting TO Amendment, Economic and Social Impacts Analysis – Next meeting March 20th @ 9:00am

• February 20th Combined RCC / SC meeting

– Projects and Management Actions, Communications and Engagement – Next meeting March 25th @ 10:30am

• March 5th 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 15th. – 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 15th.

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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.

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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

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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 13th – Farmersville Kiwanis – February 15th – Citrus Mutual Showcase SGMA Panel – March 7th – Woodlake Kiwanis – March 12th – Grower outreach event in coordination with Mid-Kaweah – Early April – Friant Water Authority Annual Meeting SGMA Panel – Early April

• Website development

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ITEM 6: APPROVAL OF GEI TASK ORDER AMENDMENT

GEI GSP Task Order Amendment

Estimated Costs Task Order 01.2017 Task Order 02.2017 Task 1 Data Management System (Maintenance) 40,000 $ 20,000 $ 20,000 $ Task 2 Numerical Modeling (GSA Specific Runs and Data Management 50,000 $ 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 $

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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 References & Recordkeeping 20,000 $

• $

20,000 $ Task 6 Project Management 75,000 $ 50,000 $ 25,000 $ TOTAL ESTIMATED COSTS: 535,000 $ 220,000 $ 315,000 $

Greater Kaweah GSA Estimated Budget and Task Order Distribution

GSP Tasks Next month?

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

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ITEM 9: CLOSED SESSION