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Sustainable Groundwater Management ActVina Joint Powers Agreement

Sustainable Groundwater Management ActVina Joint Powers s s Agreement

Developed over 10 months with eight public meetingsApproved by Butte County and Durham ID in September 2018Rock Creek subsequently decided not to joinRequired redrafting of the AgreementLegal review recommended changes to the Stakeholder Director appointment process


Requested Actions:

1. Approve the Agreement and authorize the Chair to sign;

2. Authorize staff to formally rescind Butte County as a GSA in the Vina subbasin


Vina Groundwater Sustainability AgencyBoard of Directors

• Create a new Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) Create a new Groundwater Sustainabthrough a Joint Powers Agreement

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55 seats on the Board of Directors (each seat will have an 55 eats on tsalternate)

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3 Agencies (Butte County, City of Chico, Durham Irrigation 3 AgencieDistrict)

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2 Stakeholder seats (1 agricultural seat, 1 rural 2 Stakeholder seats (1 agricultural residential/domestic well owner)


Vina Groundwater Sustainability AgencyBoard of Directors

Public agency directors must be elected officials on the Public agency directors must be epublic agency’s governing body:

•g y g g yMember of the Butte County Board of Supervisors

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City Council Member of the City of Chico•

y yBoard of Director of the Durham Irrigation District


Agricultural Stakeholder Board MemberOne agricultural stakeholder seat and one alternateMust own or lease property in active commercial agricultural operation overlying the subbasin OR be an employee of a commercial agricultural operation overlying the subbasinSole agricultural interests in Sacramento Valley regionCannot be party to any pending litigation against the JPA or any of its member public agencies (Butte County, City of Chico, Durham Irrigation District)


Agricultural Stakeholder Board MemberStakeholder Board Members and alternates will be Stakeholder Board MSappointed by the

Members and alternates will be rd Me e Butte County Board of Supervisorspp y

Agricultural y py

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Domestic Well User Stakeholder Board Member••• One domestic well user stakeholder seat and one One domeO

alternate•• Own or lease residential property overlying the subbasin Own or lease residential property overlying tO

that is the stakeholder’s primary residence•

p y• Must extract groundwater from the subbasin for Must extract groM

domestic use •• Appointed by the e Butte County Board of Supervisors Appointed by theA e utte County Board Bu

through an open application process


Decision Making ProcessEach h Board Member shall have one voteFor weighty decisions, there is a aa fourur-r-fifths s s supermajority For weigFvoting

hty decisions, there is aa oufourreigg g requirement. Example topics:

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gg q p pGSP adoption or modification

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pAssessment, charges, fees

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gRegulations or ordinances

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gAdoption of annual budget

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p gSelection or removal of Advisory Committee members

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yOthers, as stipulated in legal agreement


Management Committee• The GSA will not have any employees• Each public agency who is a member of the Agreement

will appoint at least one staff member to the Management Committee

• Receives direction from the Vina GSA Board• Generates staff reports and proposals for the Vina GSA

Board’s consideration• Staffs the stakeholder advisory committee• Assures staff and other necessary resources are provided

to prepare and implement the GSP


Vina Stakeholder Advisory CommitteeRepresents diverse stakeholder interests pProvides input and recommendations to the Vina GSA Provides input and recommendations to the Vina GPBoard on GSP development and implementationpSubject to Ralph M. Brown Act j pAppointed by the Vina GSA Board via an open application AppointeAprocess


Vina Stakeholder Advisory CommitteeCalifornia Water Service Company y y -- Chico (1)Tribal Representative (1)AtAtAt-

p ( )tt-large agricultural water users (3)

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tt-large domestic well users (2)AtAtAt-

gtt-large environmental (1)

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tt-large business association (1)g ( )The Vina GSA Board of Directors may appoint other The Vina GSA Boardgroundwater user

of Directors maardr r representatives


Vina Stakeholder Advisory CommitteeReview and Provide Recommendations to the Agency on:

Development, adoption, amendment of the g

e e GSPp pSustainability goalsAnnual

y gal al work plans and d reportsp

Monitoring programsg p gModeling scenariosgCommunity outreachyFee proposalsp pProjects

ps s and management actions


Management AreasManagement Areas refer to an area within a basin for which a GSP may identify different objectives, monitoring, and projects based on unique local conditions.There will be three Management Areas in the Vina subbasin:

Management Area 11: nonon-n agricultural areas within and Management Area Manageg 1 no: nonn- gricultural agag ggdirectly adjacent to the City of Chicodirectly adjacent todirectly adjacent toManagement Area 2

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City of ChicoCCity of Chicoityitye ethethe2: rural areas north of Chico that overly ManagemenManagement Ag

Butte County Area Area 2222: : ural arural areasrururrnt Ant A

y except for Rock s north of Chico that overlys northreasreas

k Creek Reclamation DistrictButte CountyButte Countyy y xcepxcepexexManagement Area 3

or Rockor Rockor k k reek Reclamation Districtreek Reclamation DistrictCrCrpt foptt fo3: rural areas south of Chico that overly Management Area Managemennt Areant Ag 33 rural areas south of Chicrural arreas south of Chicreas: r: r

Butte County and Durham Irrigation District


Management AreasThe Management Areas would have distinct “chapters” in The Management Areas would have distinct chaptersTthe GSP establishing different minimum thresholds, the GSP establishing different minimum thresholds, measurable objectives, monitoring, and projects, etc. j g p jAll “chapters” must be consistent with the basinnn-nn-wide All chapters must beAsustainability goals y gAdditional Management Areas may be defined and Additional ManagemAestablished by the

ment Areasgeme e Vina GSA

s may be defined and easA A Board of Directors, if established

warranted


Requested Actions:

1.. Approve the e Agreement and d authorize the Chair to sign;

2.. Authorize staff to formally rescind Butte County as a GSA in the Vina subbasin


Thank you

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