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WHE 7,EAS, the S):stainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 went into effect on January
1, 2015; and
WHEREAS, Many groundwater basins in California have declining groundwater elevations that
are causing reduced groundwater storage, land subsidence, seawater intrusion, degrading water quality
and/or surface water depletion; and
WHEREAS, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 requires that the
Department of Water Resources provide technical and financial assistance to local agencies for
sustainable groundwater management; and
Itvh. EREAS, the Sustainable Groundwater Planning Grant Program pursuant to the Water
Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 (Proposition 1) (Water Code Section
79700 et sea) provides financial resources to advance sustainable groundwater management; and
Iv h h f AS, grant fu l:ding is being made available to eligible counties on a competitive basis
through the Counties with Stressed Basins Grant Program; and
W hE h) CAS, Butte County meets the eligibility criteria for the Counties with Stressed Basins
Grant Program; and
Wrh ) 7h AS, Butte County established policies to protect groundwater through the Groundwater
Management Plan adopted in 2004 and the Integrated Water Resource Plan adopted in 2005; and
Wh hE hhml AS, these plans specified policies to I,inimize the long-term drawdown of groundwater
levels and to protect recharge area though zoning; and
WIRE' r AS, the Butte County General Plan 2030 Water Resources Element includes Goal W-2
that states, "Ensure an abundant and sustainable water supply to support all uses in Butte County," and
Goal W-3 that states, "Effectively manage groundwater resources to ensure a long-term water supply for
utte County;" and
WHEREAS, portions of the Vina„ West Butte, and East Butte subbasins are experiencing
chronic declining groundwater elevations; and
W ',REAS, the Department of Water and Resource Conservation has identified a project that
will improve the sustainability of the groundwater basin through the identification of areas within the
county that have the potential to recharge the groundwater basin area of the county; and
WHE EAS, the Department of Water and Resource Conservation has also identified the need to
evaluate the availability of surface water for potential recharge programs.
NOW, THEREFORE, E IT mlh'SOLVE11, that the Board of Supervisors of the County of
Butte hereby authorizes and directs the Department of Water and Resource Conservation to prepare the
necessary data, conduct investigations and file an application, and execute a grant agreement with the
California Department of Water Resources.
BE IT FU'THER SO VED that an application be made to the California Department of
Water Resources to obtain a Counties with Stressed Basins Grant under the Sustainable Groundwater
Planning Grant Program pursuant to the Water Quality, Supply, and infrastructure 1 Iprovement Act of
2014 (Proposition 1) (Water Code Section 79700 et seq.) and enter into an agreement to receive a grant
for the project, "Evaluation of Restoration and Recharge Potential Within the Groundwater Basins of
•utte County."
ASSE 1 AN I AllOPTEI by the Butte County h'oard of Supervisors this 12th day of January,
2016 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Wahl, Kirk, Lambert and Teeter
NO H,S: None
ABSENT: None
NO 11 VOTING: None
ill C nelly, Chair,
Board of Supervisors
ATTES
'Paul hn, Chief Administrative Officer
and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
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