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Home My WebLink About18-096 icy///err / ,rr! ,.,.., � �, // / ! ✓/ /� //, //p ,, /, /% ,. /.r,�,r /r, � /// r//� /i, ,/j/ c �lr /,,o. ,I / 1l ",I., ,,., ,...„., /. ✓i ,,. e r/,. 1. ,;,:,,. ..//% e ,'J r r,. /, y, / / /%..%/ ////,G/I!/!//1/!i/.,ri/Ci-, ✓,.,Jr/o�s ,� .,. ,,,.,, a;, :,. 1/// c.... fr /, / r / ; ,L,,, r r „/ %p � ^ ', ;,,. q r/1a�/i,rJ/r////../✓r��/. /r r,.r r�r,.,f�// r ,,, r � � .f / / n ,> / r, r,, r F,. ✓ / 1, ///i r/ //i / ra//,/� .., /, l,:. „ .. /�.,. ./ /. /✓ /.... ,11. .1,. /.. /, r.✓... /r r,/ / ;, r, / � ,.r „_,� /..,. 1. ,,... / .. /.,. /I /. r .,... /r✓./ :/ /,... n. ,.y ,..,/ r �:��/1 j,%,, r„n, ,„,,,,, .,. ,,, ,,,, „r ,<.,.,,,�/l,l lr„a., // e/..1/,fv, ,///./r,/„�LrJ„_/r,v rl,,,r,�l. ,L„/r,l,.,/r„ ,i//,_,✓,o .r rr„lr..__/ ri c,�,,:.,,1/,,ar�r!%/d,k,��/r/G,.,✓c1(/Lir„Ji/i/,r�„ ///,/i,.:,.1/�� rw Resolution No. 18-096 RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE BUTTE ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL INVOLVEMENT IN THE SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT PROCESS WHEREAS, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 ("SGMA") provides local agencies (counties and cities with land-use authority and' single and multipurpose special districts with water management authority) with the directive and authority to manage groundwater locally, with State oversight; and WHEREAS, high and medium: priority groundwater basins must develop and be managed under a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP),which must be submitted to the California Department of Water Resources by January 31,2022, for the subbasins within Butte County; and WHEREAS, one of the steps in that process in Butte County is for eligible local agencies in each subbasin to determine the make-uip of an inclusive governance structure in their respective groundwater subbasin. The governance agencies, known as Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs), can be a single entity managing an entire basin or subbasin or multiple entities; and WHEREAS, in many counties throughout the Central Valley of California,including Butte County,which are subject to SGMA with high and medium priority s:ub-basins,there are tracts of land known as"white areas,”which are areas within counties:that are not within the boundaries of an otherwise eligible local agency; and WH'EREAS, pursuant to SOMA, these "white areas" may be covered and regulated by a county, or they may elect to annex through a Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) process to an eligible local agency with SGMA authority, or petition LAFCo to form a new eligible local agency under SGMA such as a California Water District(Water Code Sections 34000 et.al.}; and WHEREAS, Butte County is located within the Sacramento Valley Basin, and the State has identified four sub- basins within the Sacramento Valley Basin per DWR"s Bulletin 118, partially located within Butte County: namely Vina, West Butte, East Butte, and Wyandotte Creek; and WHEREAS, Butte County began a collaborative process in 2015 with all eligible focal agencies to reach consensus within the County on principles of GSA formation and future SGMA governance.The goal of this process is to define a set of working principles that are shared among eligible local agencies and that consistently and constructively shape SGMA interaction and decision-making; and WHEREAS,those principles include the following:; 1. Maximize value of familiar structures and relationships; 2. Acknowledge all key interests of eligible local agencies; 3. Respect legally recognized rights; 4. Anticipate GSA requirements; 5. Make use of basin boundary adjustments; 6. Comply with SGMA regulations; 7. Identify opportunities to address interests of current non-GSA stakeholders; 8. Distribute costs in an equitable manner as possible; 9. Respect mutual interests in maintaining independent decision-ma king; and WHEREAS,the"white areas"of Butte County within the four sub-basins are not represented by other eligible local agencies and will therefore be represented by Butte County unless these areas choose to annex to an eligible local agency orform anew one; and WHEREAS, Butte Environmental Council(BEC) as a local non-profit engaged in Butte County water advocacy since 1975 has taken an active nm|e in tbecnQabnrotive SGN1A process since it began in 2015 and continues 1uengage in all aispecta ofSGKAA implementation and governance. Butte Environmental Council is uniquely positioned to represent key interests in SGMA and supports the interests beneficial users of groundwater including domestic groundwater users,and the environmental users asdefined inSGMAiodecision making processes; and WHEREAS,, the Butte Environmental Council recognizes and respects the leadership of Butte County and it its efforts to create workable and cooperative structure to d|scusxGSP; and WHEREAS, the Butte Environmental Cowmd| recognizes and respects the leadership of Butte County to move forward tocomplete aconmprehensiveGSP byJanuary 31, 3022; and WHEREAS, inherent inthis process and timefra:me Butte County will endeavor through the stakeholder process tndevelop a governance structure,for SGMA oversight of each,of the four subbasinis within Butte C�unty consistent with the nine principles enumerated above; and WHEREAS, principle number above, recognizes that the interests ofnon-GSA stakeholders such as domestic pumpers, and the environmental uses should be,addressed; and WHEREAS, Butte County recognizes the value ofinput and participation in the SGM4 process by the Butte Environmental Council, which has been committed to protecting and defending the land, air and water of Butte [owm&y thrmugh action, education and advocacy since 1975, and is comprised of more than 600 community members dedicated toour local environment. NOW,THEREFORE, BE |T RESOLVED: 1. The County of Butte will continue to work with stakeholders within Butte County utilizing a collaborative process to establish a8overnance structure and ultimately develop a Groundwater Sustainability Plan, and the Butte Environmental Council will openly and earnestly participate and cooperate in that process. 2. As a governance structure for implementation of SGMA is discussed among, and ultimately decided by all eKiQib|e local agencies within the four sobbesims, the County of Butte and the, Butte Environmental Council will work together to advocate for appropriate representation of domestic pumpers, and the environment at large within the governance structure ineach subbasin [ncornp8iancewith SGKDA. PASSED AND ADOPTEDby the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 28111 day of June, 2018, by the, following vote: AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Wahl, Kirk,Teeter, and Chair Lambert NOES: None ABSE0T: None NOT VOTING: None Steve Lamb&,"Chair Butte County Board ofSupervisors ATTEST: Shari McCracken, Chief Administrative Officer aindClerk ofthe Board ofSupervisors