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fill Resolution No. 17-0184
RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH THE BUTTE COUNTY GROUNDWATER SLISTAINIABILITY AGENCY
IN THE VINA SUBBASIN
WHEREAS, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) of 2014 went into effect on January 1,
2015; and
WHEREAS, SGMA enables the State Water Resources Control Beard to intervene in groundwater basins
unless a local public agency or combination of local public agencies form a Groundwater Sustainability Agency or
Agencies (GSA) by June 30, 2017 (Water Code §10735); and
WHEREAS, retaining local jurisdiction over water management and land use is essential to sustainably
manage groundwater and to the vitality of Butte County's economy, communities, and environment; and
WHEREAS, any local public agency that has water supply, water management or land use responsibilities
within a subbasin may elect to be a Groundwater Sustainability Agency (Water Code §10721 and §10723(a)); and
WHEREAS, counties are presumed to be the Groundwater Sustainability Agency for areas within a basin
that is not within the management area of another Groundwater Sustainability Agency (Water Code §107247'; and
WHEREAS, Butte County is eligible and presumed to be a Groundwater Sustainability Agency for the
portions of the Vina, West Butte, East Butte, and Wyandotte Creek (formally North Yuba) subbasins in Butte
County; and
WHEREAS, on October 13, 2015, after holding a public hearing and publication of notice pursuant to
Government Code section 6066, the Butte County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 15-146, electing to
become a GSA for all portions of Butte County that overlie the Vina, West Butte, East Butte, and Wyandotte Creek
(formally the North Yuba) sub'basins; and
WHEREAS, on November 3, 2015,Tehama County adopted Resolution 05-2015 electing to become a GSA
for the portions of the Vina subbasin in Tehama County; and
WHEREAS,on November 17, 2015, 'Chico held a public hearing to determine whether to become a GSA and
on November 17, 2015, Chico adapted Resolution No. 63-15, electing to become a GSA; and
WHEREAS,on September 22, 2016, the mock Creep Reclamation District held a public meeting to determine
whether to become a GSA and on October 18, 2016, the Rack Creek Reclamation District adopted Resolution No.
01, electing to become a GSA; and
WHEREAS,on January 1, 2016, legislation known as Senate Bill 13 took effect which among other things
requires that if the proposed GSA management areas of two or more entities overlap, then none of the entities
would be recognized as GSAs until) the overlap was resolved or eliminated (Water Code §10723.8(c)); and
WHEREAS,the Butte County GSA area submitted through Resolution No. 15-146 overlap the GSA areas of
the City of Chico, and the Rock Creek Reclamation District and has prevented the establishment of GSAs as required
by SGMA; and
WHEREAS,failing to eliminate the GSA overlaps and establish GSAs by June 30, 2017 will subject the
respective basin to State Water Resources Control Board intervention that will result in the imposition of fees and
the loss of local land use and water management authority; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Water Code §10723,8(c), entities whose, proposed GSA management areas overlap
may modify their proposed management areas in order to eliminate overlaps, and such modification does not
require a new notice of intent unless the modification would effect a "material change"to the previously
submitted notice of intent; and
WHEREAS, Butte County, Tehama County, the City of Chico, and the Rock Creek Reclamation District
support a cooperative and ongoing working relationship that will allow compliance with SGMA through eliminating
GSA boundary overlaps and establish, multi-GSA partnerships; and
WHEREAS, Butte County can resolve the overlap with the City of Chico and the Rock Creek Reclamation
District by modifying its GSA notice with a revised GSA map which reflects that the Butte County GSA area will be
the portions of the Vina subbasin not covered by the City of Chico or the Rock Creek Reclamation District; and
WHEREAS, the modified GSA filing would resolve the overlaps in the Vina subbasin and does not involve a
material change requiring a new notice of intent; and
WHEREAS, Butte County, Tehama County, the City of Chico, and Rock Creek Reclamation District intend to
advance SGMA compliance for the Vina subbasin through cooperation and partnership.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte hereby modifies
its proposed GSA management areas in the Vina (5-21.57) subbasin by removing the overlap of the City of Chico
and Rock Creek Reclamation District areas as depicted in the map attached as Exhibit A; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Butte County Department of Water and Resource Conservation is
authorized to submit a modified GSA boundary and other related documents for the Vina subbasin.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 23,d day of May, 2017 by the
following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Wahl, Lambert, Teeter, and Chair Connelly
NOES: None
ABSENT:Supervisor Kirk
NOT VOTING: None
Bill Connelly, Chair 0
Butte County Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
Paul Hahn, Chief Administrative Officer
and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Depuly T
Exhibit A:
Butte County Groundwater Susta nab' lity Agency
In the Vna Subbasn
Legend
Butte County boundary
Boar County GSA
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