GSP Coordinating Committee Coordinating Committee Meeting – March 26, 2018 Merced Irrigation-Urban GSA Merced Subbasin GSA Turner Island Water District GSA-1
Agenda � Overview of SGMA Requirements � Overview of work completed to date and the scope for GSP development � GSP development process / timeline / roadmap � Stakeholder outreach approach Action: Approve Stakeholder List � � DWR’s SGMA Technical Support Services Action: Authorize staff to pursue TSS on behalf of � Merced Subbasin � Confirm Coordinating Committee schedule � Public comment on items not on agenda � Next steps and adjourn
Overview of SGMA GSP Requirements
GSP Requirements � Guides groundwater management in basins to meet the sustainability goal established in the SGMA � Each GSP has a number of required elements, including: Physical description • • Consideration of applicable general plans • Measurable objectives Groundwater quality and quantity criteria • Planning and implementation horizon • • Annual reporting and evaluation of GSP Various monitoring protocols effectiveness • � GSP deadline: � January 31, 2020 for basins in critical overdraft
Six SGMA Undesirable Results Chronic lowering of Significant and Significant and groundwater levels unreasonable unreasonable indicating a degraded water reduction of significant and quality groundwater storage unreasonable depletion of supply Depletions of interconnected surface Significant and Significant and unreasonable water that have unreasonable land reduction of significant and subsidence seawater intrusion unreasonable adverse impacts on beneficial uses of the surface water
Subbasin Overview
Work Completed and Scope
SGMA Readiness & Stressed Basins Work Completed Groundwater Data Collection and Monitoring Plan Development � Compilation of existing data � Data gap analysis
SGMA Readiness & Stressed Basins Work Completed Groundwater Data Collection and Monitoring Plan Development � Compilation of existing data � Data gap analysis � Analysis for locating additional monitoring wells � Monitoring Plan development
SGMA Readiness & Stressed Basins Work Completed Groundwater model evaluation and update � Developed 2015-2017; calibrated recently � Foundational tool to evaluate basin conditions � GSP work includes model review with stakeholders
Phase 1: SGWP Grant Application & GSP Early Implementation Actions Early Implementation Stakeholder and Public Grant Application Actions Outreach • Application for • Stakeholder & Public • Website launched Groundwater Outreach Plan • Finalizing stakeholder Sustainability Plan Development committee (meetings to (GSP) funding • Coordination with start in May) • Application for 3 Neighboring Basins Projects Benefitting • Merced GSA Severely Governance and Disadvantaged Decision-Making Communities (SDACs) • Initial Notification filed • DWR funding with DWR recommendations announced; awarding in progress
Severely Disadvantaged Community (SDAC) Projects Three Projects 1. Planada Groundwater Recharge Basin Pilot Project ($400k) 2. El Nido Groundwater Monitoring Wells ($400k) 3. Meadowbrook Intertie Feasibility Study ($100k)
Phase 2: GSP Development Funding Workplan GSAs’ Role • Requested $1.5M (total • Meets regulatory • Coordinating Committee project cost of $1.73M) requirements and working closely with follows DWR guidance consulting team; will • Requested 100% cost keep GSA leadership share waiver since • Includes technical work up-to-date basin includes more + public outreach + than 50% DACs interbasin coordination • Decision milestones along the way • DWR funding • Ready to start recommendations immediately to complete • Must submit adopted announced; awarding in 18 month schedule GSP to DWR by progress January 31, 2020
Work Completed to Date GSP Initiation GSP Coordination Stakeholder Outreach • Launched website • Joint GSAs meeting • Developed Dec 2017 in January Outreach Plan • Filed notice to • Weekly CC calls • Solicited prepare GSP with applications for • DWR Technical DWR in Jan 2018 Stakeholder Support Services Committee • Developed • Beginning to draft Roadmap and • Will finalize sections revised schedule committee in April, first meeting in May
Phase 2: GSP Development 13 Tasks: Project Management Water Accounting 1. 8. Framework Plan Area and Authority 2. Management Program Data Management System 9. 3. 10. GSP Implementation Basin Settings 4. 11. GSP Compilation and Sustainable Management 5. Preparation Criteria 12. Coordination and Monitoring Networks 6. Outreach Sustainability Thresholds 7. 13. Interbasin Coordination
Key Milestones for GSA Input Sustainable Management Criteria & Thresholds Water Accounting Framework Management Actions and Projects
GSP Development Process and Timeline
GSP Process and Timeline: the “Roadmap” Plan Area and Authority Coordinating Committee Data Management System Other Activities � Data, Plan Area, and Basin Setting In-Person Public & DAC Outreach Meetings � Sustainability Criteria Sustainability Criteria In-Person Stakeholder Committee Meetings � GSA Board Meeting Presentations Monitoring Networks Sustainability Thresholds Water Accounting Framework Management Program GSP Implementation Interbasin Agreements and Coordination Prepare Final Draft GSP Prepare Final GSP GSP Approvals and DWR Submittal �� � �� � �� � �� � �� � � � � � � FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT-DEC JAN 2020 2018 2019 We Are Here
Stakeholder Outreach Approach
Requirements for GSP Outreach � Identify Stakeholders (encourage involvement of diverse social, cultural, and economic elements of the population within the basin) � Hold Public Meetings � Provide Opportunities for Public Input � Document the Public Involvement Process � Inform the Public about the progress of the GSP
Levels of Involvement / Engagement and Decision-Making � GSA Leadership – overall authority for decision-making, GSP development and implementation � Steering / Coordinating Committee (this group) – day- to-day plan development and recommendations to decision- makers � Stakeholder Committee – input and engagement from GSA Leadership diverse stakeholders to guide plan development � Public workshops – involvement by Councils and Boards, DACs, SDACs
Stakeholder Committee Role � Multi-disciplinary group comprised of organizations representing interested parties � Forum for testing ideas and providing information � Responsible for providing feedback and communicating to their constituencies � Recommendations considered by Coordinating Committee and GSA Leadership � Periodic in-person meetings (every one to two months) open to the public
Stakeholder Committee DRAFT MERCED GSP Stakeholder Committee - Not yet approved by Coordinating Committee VERSION DATE: 3/20/2018 Disciplines/Perspectives (Self reported) Groundwater Flood Agricultural Other Environmental Other Disadvantaged Community/ Users Management Interests Business Interests Institutional Community & Applicant Name Organization Neighborhood Interests Interests Interests Environmental Interests Arlan Thomas 1 MIDAC X X X Ben Migliazzo Live Oak Farms X X X 2 Bill Spriggs Interested Citizen X X X X 3 Leap Carpenter Kemps Bob Salles X X X X 4 Insurance Buchanan Hollow Nut Co. Le Brad Robson X X X X X X X X 5 Grand- Athlone Water District Merced County Farm Bureau, Breanne Ramos X X 6 Executive Director Brian Carter DNS Farms X X X 7 Carol M. Bonin Winton M.A.C. X X X X 8 Daniel Machado 9 Machado Backhoe Inc. X X X Darren Olgwin McSwain MAC X X 10 Frenchie Missionier Rice Farmer X X X X 11 Galen Miyamoto X 12 Miyamoto Farms X X
Stakeholder Committee DRAFT MERCED GSP Stakeholder Committee - Not yet approved by Coordinating Committee VERSION DATE: 3/20/2018 Disciplines/Perspectives (Self reported) Groundwater Flood Agricultural Other Environmental Other Disadvantaged Community/ Users Management Interests Business Interests Institutional Community & Applicant Name Organization Neighborhood Interests Interests Interests Environmental Interests Sandy Mush Mutual Water Gino Pedretti III 13 X X Company Greg Olzack X 14 City of Atwater resident X James (Jim) G. Marshall City of Merced X X X 15 Scoto Bros Farms / McSwain Joe Scoto X X X X 16 Union School District East Merced Resource Ladi Asgill Conservation District / X X X 17 Sustainable Conservation Maria Herrera Self-Help Enterprises X 18 Mark Maxwell X 19 University of California, Merced X X Maxwell Norton Retired X X 20 Executive Director, East San Parry Klassen 21 X X Joaquin Water Quality Coalition Rick Drayer Drayer Ranch X X X X X 22 Sandy Mush Mutual Water X X X Simon Vander Woude 23 Company
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