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CURRENT GROUNDWATER CONDITIONS & TEHAMA COUNTY GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY Current Drought and Groundwater Conditions Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) of Tehama County

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CURRENT GROUNDWATER CONDITIONS & TEHAMA COUNTY GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY

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  • Current Drought and Groundwater Conditions
  • Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)
  • Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) of Tehama County
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http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cdecapp/precipapp/get8SIPrecipIndex.action

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HTTP://CDEC.WATER.CA.GOV/CDE CAPP/SNOWAPP/SWEQ.ACTION

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HTTP://CDEC.WATER.CA.GOV/CDECAPP/R ESAPP/GETRESGRAPHSMAIN.ACTION

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Map courtesy of DWR

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Map courtesy of DWR

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Map courtesy of DWR

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Map courtesy of DWR

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Map courtesy of DWR

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Map courtesy of DWR

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Map courtesy of DWR

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Map courtesy of DWR

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http://www.tehamacountypublicworks.ca.gov/flood/wells.html

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Maps courtesy of DWR 2009 2013

Wells screened <150ft

2009 2013

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Maps courtesy of DWR 2009 2013

Wells screened >150ft

2009 2013

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2009 2013 Wells screened greater than150 ft Wells screened less than150 ft 2009 2013

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Questions

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  • Sustainable Groundwater Management Act
  • On September 16, 2014, Governor Brown signed SB1168, AB1739, and

SB1319 into law, enacting SGMA

  • SGMA became effective on January 1, 2015
  • Tehama County Groundwater Sustainability Agency
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What is SGMAs purpose?

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Promote sustainable management of groundwater basins

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Enhance local management of groundwater, state to step in if necessary

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Avoid or minimize impacts for land subsidence

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Improve data collection and understanding of groundwater resources and management

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  • California currently has 43 High

Priority and 84 Medium Priority Basins

  • 1. Promote Sustainable Management

Of Groundwater Basins

  • Increase in Population and

Agricultural Production

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Tehama County has 1 High Priority, 7 Medium Priority, and 3 Low Priority Basins

2. Enhance local management of groundwater, state to step in if necessary

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3.

Avoid or minimize impacts for land subsidence

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  • 4. Improve data collection and understanding of groundwater

resources and management

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http://www.mdpi.com/water/water-05-00480/article_deploy/html/images/water-05-00480-g002-1024.png

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Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Timeline

  • June 30, 2017: Deadline to form a Groundwater Sustainability Agency
  • January 31, 2022: Groundwater Sustainability Plans required for all

high and medium priority groundwater basins

  • January 31, 2042: Basins must achieve sustainability
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Tehama County Groundwater Sustainability Agency

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Governance Structure

  • Governing Board – Tehama County Flood Control & Water

Conservation District Board of Directors (County Board of Supervisors)

  • Groundwater Commission (similar to Planning Commission)
  • Technical Advisory Committee
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Groundwater Commission

  • 1 – City of Corning – 773 million gallons per year (GPY)
  • 1 – City of Red Bluff – 1.18 billion GPY
  • 1 – City of Tehama – 35 million GPY
  • 1 – El Camino Irrigation District – 2.28 billion GPY
  • 1 – Los Molinos Community Services District – 70 million GPY
  • 1 – Rio Alto Water District – 241 million GPY
  • The Commission will be made up of 11 members
  • 6 agencies will have designated seats on the commission and appoint their own members.
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  • 5 additional members will be made up of 1 representative from each

County Supervisor District

  • Recommendations to be made by the seated Groundwater Commission members and

confirmed by the FCWCD Board of Directors;

  • Members should be a resident, property owner, or groundwater user within Tehama County;
  • Appointees will be expected to meet certain qualifications:

 2 members should represent surface water agencies/districts;  2 members should represent private pumpers;  1 member will be an “at large” representative;  No Agency or district shall be represented by more than 1 member on the Groundwater Commission.

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Groundwater Commission Duties

  • Develop GSP and all GSA ordinances, rules, and regulations, making final recommendations

to the Board of Directors.

  • Conduct investigations to determine the need for groundwater management, monitor

compliance and enforcement, and propose fee increases.

  • Review all proposed grant applications
  • Decision-making authority for permits or similar entitlements
  • Make quasi-judicial decisions in GSA enforcement matters
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  • Form Groundwater Committee

 6 designated agencies select members  Selecting 5 additional members  Training on Brown Act, SGMA, GSP regulations  Write bylaws

  • Start working on the GSP

Next Steps

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Questions

Ryan Teubert Tehama County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 530-385-1462 rteubert@tcpw.ca.gov Tehama County FCWCD: http://www.tehamacountywater.ca.gov DWR: http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/data_and_monitoring/northern_region/groundwaterlevel/ gw_level_monitoring.cfm#well