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Resolution No, 16-151
RESOLUTION OF THE BUTTE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FORMING THE GROUNDWATER PUMPERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (GPAC)TO ADVISE THE COUNTY DURING
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY PLAN REQUIRED UNDER THE 2014
SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT
WHEREAS, in November 2014,the State legislature passed the Sustainable Groundwater Management
Act (SGMA), which requires local agencies with land use and or water management or water supply authority
to do certain tasks to reach sustainability of medium and high priority groundwater subbasins as designated
by the State of California Department of Water Resources; and
WHEREAS,there are four high and/or medium priority subbasins with the County of Butte, namely
Vina, West Butte, East Butte and North Yuba; and
WHEREAS, beginning January 1, 2015, under SGMA local agencies are required to develop a
Groundwater Sustainability Plan for the unincorporated areas of the medium and high priority subbasins
within the County; and
WHEREAS, basin areas not covered by other local agencies are assumed to be covered by the County
wherein they lie; and
WHEREAS, absent a qualified planning process which produces a Groundwater Sustainability Plan, the
State Water Resources Control Board (State Board) is authorized to declare that the subbasins are out of
compliance and thereby they will intervene and place the subbasins on probation with regard to SGMA;
WHEREAS, on May 5, 2015, the Butte County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed Resolution No
15-146, electing to be a Groundwater Sustainability Agency for the portions of the Vina, West Butte, East
Butte and North Yuba Subbasins within Butte County
WHEREAS,the Department of Water and Resource Conservation has conducted a stakeholder
assessment to outreach to specific groups known to have an interest in the sustainability of the groundwater
subbasins; and
WHEREAS,the Department of Water and Resource Conservation has conducted extensive outreach to
stakeholders through public meetings other forums; and
WHEREAS, through this outreach it has become apparent that there is concern being expressed among
stakeholders within the subbasin areas that may be groundwater dependent or that are not represented by
another local agency that they may not have a voice in the planning process; and
WHEREAS,the Board of Supervisors sees the value of stakeholder input into the development and
implementation of the Groundwater Sustainability Plans within Butte County; and
WHEREAS, representatives from two of these groups, namely the Butte County Farm Bureau and the
Citizens Water Watch have come together to present a consensus-based approach to form an advisory
committee to advise the County on issues related to the development and implementation of the
Groundwater Sustainability Plans within Butte County; and
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Butte County Board of Supervisors hereby
1. Creates the Groundwater Pumpers Advisory Committee (GPAC);
2. The GPAC shall act as the liaison between groundwater pumpers and the County by communicating
their issues of concern regarding the management of groundwater and the development of the
Groundwater Sustainability Plan to the County, through the Department of Water and Resource
Conservation.
3. The GPAC would have the following representation:
a. Eight independent groundwater pumpers (two from each of the four sub-basins that are not
serviced by a surface water district within that basin).
b. One environmental representative preferably with scientific and/or technical credentials
relevant to environmental use of groundwater within the groundwater basins within Butte
County and preferably a groundwater pumper.
4. The selection of the members of the GPAC is at the sole discretion of the Board of Supervisors.
S. Person interested in serving on the GPAC shall submit a letter of interest which shall include the
following:
a. Basin in which they are a groundwater pumper (or representative of a groundwater
pumper) and number of acres serviced by groundwater pumping;
b. Current level of SGMA knowledge;
c. Ability to commit to attending meetings of the GPAC and other identified meetings of the
SGMA process where groundwater pumper input is sought;
d. Willingness to serve as a liaison to other groundwater pumpers in their basin to offer
communications and information on the SGMA process.
6. The GPAC will remain intact throughout the development of the SGMA planning process.
7. GPAC members shall serve a three-year term beginning from date of appointment. Members may
be appointed for additional terms.
8. Removal of a member of the GPAC is at the sole discretion of the Board of Supervisors.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors on this 11th day of October 2016 by
the following vote:
AYES: Supervisor WahI, Kirk, Lambert, Teeter and Chair Connelly
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
Bill Connelly, Chair �p
ATTEST: Butte County Board of Supervisors
Paul Hahn, Chief Administrative Officer
And th~ d *f Supervisors
By
Deputy