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Central ValleyIrrigated Lands Regulatory Program
Sue McConnellSusan Fregien
Bob Ditto
Central Valley Water Board Meeting – 6 December 2018
Outline
26 December 2018 - Central Valley Water Board MeetingAgenda Item 7
• Background
• East San Joaquin Petition Order
• Update - General WDRs
• Drinking water well monitoring
• External review - ESJ surface water monitoring
• Enrollment status
Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program
Goal: Ensure irrigated lands discharges don’t impact beneficial uses
• ~75% CA irrigated ag• > 6 million acres• 9 General WDRs• 14 Coalitions
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General WDRs
• 7 Geographic
• 1 Commodity
• 1 Individual
Agenda Item 7
Growers Responsible for Compliance
• Obtain coverage
• Implement management practices
• Prepare plans and reports on practiceso Template-based
o Stay on farm/submit to coalitions56 December 2018 - Central Valley Water Board MeetingAgenda Item 7
Coalitions Represent Growers
• Assist members with compliance
• Intermediaries for growers and Water Board
• Do not enforce WDRs
• Do not inspect operations or monitor discharges to determine individual member compliance with WDRs
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Coalition Responsibilities
• Regional requirements and conditions
o Water quality monitoring
o Management Plans
• Work with Water Board
o Meet requirements of WDRs
o Provide information needed for assessing compliance or enforcement
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Eastern San Joaquin
Coalition
• ~ 700,000 acres
• ~ 3500 members
• WDRs – Dec 2012
• Petition Ordero February 2018o Precedential
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Excess Nitrates in Groundwater
• Key issue for Petition Order
• Potential impacts
o Unsafe to drink
o Blue baby syndrome (Methemoglobinemia)
o Disadvantage communities
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Nitrogen Accounting
Nitrogen Applied
(A)
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Nitrogen Removed
(R)
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Q3 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q3 Q12018 2019 2020 2021 2022
October 2018• Drinking Water
Notification Template
• INMP Template
• INMP Summary Report Template
East San Joaquin Order - Major Milestones
July 2020 • MPEP group
proposes groundwater protection formula
March 2021• Farm Evaluations due (every 5 years)
• INMP Summary due for LVA members annually
• Nitrogen removed coefficients for 95% of acreage
May 2022 (Approximate)• Development of
groundwater protection targets
Sept 2020• First annual
report to State Water Board re: management practices and A/R targets
July 2021• Coalition submits individual
field AR data by anonymous APN ID annually
• Individual field AR data by anonymous member ID
• Township AR data
August 2019• Surface water
external review
January 2019• ESJ members
begin drinking water well monitoring
March 2019• INMP preparation
required for all members annually
• MPIR due for members subject to SQMP/GQMP
January 2020 • LVA Members
begin attending outreach events annually
March 2020• INMP
Summary due for HVA Members annually
2023
May 2021 (Approximate)• Incorporation of
groundwater protection values into GQMPs
July 2019Annual Coalition submittals
11Agenda Item 7
Q3 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q3 Q12018 2019 2020 2021 2022
October 2018• Drinking Water
Notification Template
• INMP Template
• INMP Summary Report Template
East San Joaquin Order - Major Milestones
July 2020 • MPEP group
proposes groundwater protection formula
March 2021• Farm Evaluations due (every 5 years)
• INMP Summary due for LVA members annually
• Nitrogen removed coefficients for 95% of acreage
May 2022 (Approximate)• Development of
groundwater protection targets
Sept 2020• First annual
report to State Water Board re: management practices and A/R targets
July 2021• Coalition submits individual
field AR data by anonymous APN ID annually
• Individual field AR data by anonymous member ID
• Township AR data
August 2019• Surface water
external review
January 2019• ESJ members
begin drinking water well monitoring
March 2019• INMP preparation
required for all members annually
• MPIR due for members subject to SQMP/GQMP
January 2020 • LVA Members
begin attending outreach events annually
March 2020• INMP
Summary due for HVA Members annually
2023
May 2021 (Approximate)• Incorporation of
groundwater protection values into GQMPs
July 2019Annual Coalition submittals
12Agenda Item 7
July 2019Annual Coalition submittals
• Individual field AR data by anonymous member ID
•Township AR data
August 2019•Surface water external review
Q3 Q1 Q32018 2019
October 2018•Drinking Water Notification Template
• INMP Template• INMP Summary Report Template
January 2019•ESJ members begin drinking water well monitoring
March 2019• INMP preparation required for all members annually•MPIR due for members subject to SQMP/GQMP
13Agenda Item 7
July 2019Annual Coalition submittals
• Individual field AR data by anonymous member ID
•Township AR data
August 2019•Surface water external review
Q3 Q1 Q32018 2019
October 2018•Drinking Water Notification Template
• INMP Template• INMP Summary Report Template
January 2019•ESJ members begin drinking water well monitoring
March 2019• INMP preparation required for all members annually•MPIR due for members subject to SQMP/GQMP
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Irrigation Nitrogen Management Plan Certification on third page
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INMP Summary
Report
www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/water_issues/irrigated_lands/forms_templates/
6 December 2018 - Central Valley Water Board MeetingAgenda Item 7
July 2019Annual Coalition submittals
• Individual field AR data by anonymous member ID
•Township AR data
August 2019•Surface water external review
Q3 Q1 Q32018 2019
October 2018•Drinking Water Notification Template
• INMP Template• INMP Summary Report Template
January 2019•ESJ members begin drinking water well monitoring
March 2019• INMP preparation required for all members annually•MPIR due for members subject to SQMP/GQMP
17Agenda Item 7
July 2019Annual Coalition submittals
• Individual field AR data by anonymous member ID
•Township AR data
August 2019•Surface water external review
Q3 Q1 Q32018 2019
October 2018•Drinking Water Notification Template
• INMP Template• INMP Summary Report Template
January 2019•ESJ members begin drinking water well monitoring
March 2019• INMP preparation required for all members annually•MPIR due for members subject to SQMP/GQMP
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Management Practice Implementation ReportSurface Water
www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/water_issues/irrigated_lands/water_quality/coalitions_submittals/east_sanjoaquin/surface_water/
6 December 2018 - Central Valley Water Board MeetingAgenda Item 7
July 2019Annual Coalition submittals
• Individual field AR data by anonymous member ID
•Township AR data
August 2019•Surface water external review
Q3 Q1 Q32018 2019
October 2018•Drinking Water Notification Template
• INMP Template• INMP Summary Report Template
January 2019•ESJ members begin drinking water well monitoring
March 2019• INMP preparation required for all members annually•MPIR due for members subject to SQMP/GQMP
20Agenda Item 7
July 2019Annual Coalition submittals
• Individual field AR data by anonymous member ID
•Township AR data
August 2019•Surface water external review
Q3 Q1 Q32018 2019
October 2018•Drinking Water Notification Template
• INMP Template• INMP Summary Report Template
January 2019•ESJ members begin drinking water well monitoring
March 2019• INMP preparation required for all members annually•MPIR due for members subject to SQMP/GQMP
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General Orders
• 7 revised ILRP General Orders
• 45-day public review
• Comments due 21 December 2018
• 7/8 February Board Meeting
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General Orders
• ESJ Petition Order elements
• Reopener language for CV-SALTS
• Removal of Notice of Intent requirement for new coalition members
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Early CommentsReplacement water definition
• Petition Order appears to limit replacement water to bottled water
• Include appropriately treated water (using State Water Board registered treatment devices)
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Early CommentsDrinking Water Well Numbers
• In ESJ WDRs
• Not precedential
• Necessary for follow-up
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Compliance & Outreach Unit Staff
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Bob DittoSenior Scientist
Gurbinder DhaliwalEnv Scientist
Sac Valley
Scott PerrouEnv Scientist
Sac Valley
VacantEnv Scientist
Sac Valley/WSJ
Terry BechtelEnv Scientist
ESJ
Wes OimetteGeologist
Delta
Keri YeeAdmin Support
Outreach-Compliance-Enforcement
• Outreach– Develop Outreach Materials (website and mailers)– Professionals [Certified Crop Advisors (CCAs), Pesticide
Control Advisors (PCAs)]– Members– Stakeholder Meetings
• Compliance & Enforcement– Enrollment– Late Annual Reports– On-Farm Inspections
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New Outreach Material
• Program Trifold• Decision Tree• Annual Report Trifold• Translated to Punjabi
Hmong and Spanish
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ILRP Compliance & Enforcement
Severity
Pre-ACL or Compressed ACL
Initial Outreach Letter/reminder letter
Enrollment Directive
ACL
Notice of Violation
Landowner Screening in GIS / APNs
Drive by inspection
Phone Call
Formal Enforcement
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On-Farm Inspections• On-farm inspections of site
conditions, farm evaluation, nitrogen management plan, and wellhead protection
• Criteria for selection: missing annual reports, size, proximity to surface waters
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Drinking Water Well Requirements
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Why sample drinking water wells for nitrates?
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Outreach Efforts• Over 3,500 outreach packages
- Quick Guide for Members- Member Information Form- Notification Template- Information Trifold
• Outreach to Laboratories• New Drinking Water Well Webpage• Stakeholder Meetings
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Sampling Requirements• Annually
• Future monitoring frequency varies based on results
• Existing data can be used
• Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP) certified laboratory
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Drinking Water Well
Member Information
Form
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Notification Template
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www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/water_issues/irrigated_lands/drinking_water
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Proposed Monitoring
Schedule • 2019- East San Joaquin Coalition
• 2020- Tulare Lake Basin
• 2021-Westside San Joaquin, San Joaquin & Delta, Grassland Drainage Area, and the individual order
• 2022 -Sacramento Valley, Rice and Western Tulare Lake Basin Area
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Monitoring & Implementation Unit
Develop & Implement Plans
Data Management, QA/QC
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Coalition Compliance
Monitoring & Reporting
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External Review East San JoaquinSurface Water Monitoring
Framework
Objective
Monitoring Framework
Agenda Item 7 East San Joaquin Coalition Monitoring Sites
Surface Water Monitoring Program
How are Results Used? Trigger Limit Exceedances
Management Plans
Management Practices
Positive Results
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State Board Petition Order
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2013 Petitioners’ assertions
Independent expert panel by Aug 2019
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External Review Tasks
Implement public process
Prepare findings and recommendations
Evaluate ESJ surface water framework Answer Petition Order questions Consider stakeholder comments
Third-party contractor to administer, SCCWRP
Maintain a project website
Implementation Approach
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1. Select external expert reviewers
Categories of expertise
List of nominees
2. Facilitate expert review & public process
3. Report of findings and recommendations
4. Board to consider revising monitoring framework
Key Steps
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Enrollment Status
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Enrollment Trends 2012 - 2018
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4,500,000
5,000,000
5,500,000
6,000,000
Jun-11 Jul-12 Aug-13 Sep-14 Oct-15 Nov-16 Dec-17 Feb-19
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2012/2013 Coalition members
4,707,708Enrolled acres*
* Based on 2012/2013 annual fees
Agenda Item 7
2017/2018 Coalition members
5,833,959 Enrolled Acres*
24% Increase from 2012
* Based on 2017/2018 annual fees
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Follow-up needed for
~560,000 acres
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Parcel Size Percentage
<=1 acre 22%
1-10 acres 44%
10-40 acres 24%
40-60 acres 3%
>60 acres 7%
Agenda Item 7
Parcel size of land that might need to
enroll in ILRP
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