HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-075RESOLUTION DEVELOPING GUIDELINES FOR AN
ENVIRONMF.N'I'AL MONITORING PROGRAM
FOR BUTTE COUNTY
WHEREAS, the groundwater within Butte County is a valuable resource to the
citizens of Butte County as well as the associated environment;
WHEREAS, there has been concern about habitat being af~'ected by changes in water
tables and stream flow;
WHEREAS, the Butte County Water Commission formed a working group to
develop environmental monitoring guidelines for Butte County;
WHERF_.AS, the Butte County Water Commission has recommended the
following guidelines for environmental monitoring of changes in habitat;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE I"l' RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors:
That the following guidelines be adopted regarding environmental monitoring of
potential habitat change;
1) The Department of Water and Resource Conservation will form an
Environmental Committee to assist in the oversight of, and gaining funding
for, the Butte County Environmental Monitoring Program.
2) The Butte County Environmental Monitoring Program shall be led by the
Department of Water and Resource Conservation, and will actively partner
with other institutions and agencies while seeking outside expertise from
others as needed.
3) Monitoring shall be organized on the same hydrologic units used in the Butte
County Water Lnventory and Analysis project.
4) The program will establish a baseline through remotely sensed data (e.g. aerial
imagery) and housed in a Geographic Information System (GIS); data will
also be gathered by field sampling of riparian and terrestrial habitats, shallow
ground water Levels and stream flows.
5) The monitoring program will be ongoing and an annual report submitted to
the Board of Supervisors on April 1 of each year, shall be widely distributed
to all appropriate county board and commissions, and made available to the
public.
6) General purpose revenue will only be used for basic support of this program
under 1) and 2) above. Funding must be sought from outside sources for the
monitoring program itself.
7) The State and Federal governments must provide adequate funding for
monitoring to ensure that environmental resources are protected in Counties
of Origin.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this
26th day of June 2001 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Beeler, Dolan, Houx, Yamaguchi. and Chair Josiassen
NOES: None
ABSENT; None
NOT VOTING: None
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Curt osiassen, Chair of the
Butte County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
JOHN BLACKLOCK
Chief Administrative Officer
And Clerk of the Boar
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