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Home My WebLink AboutLetter RE Butte County's Intent to Submit Application for SGMA Basin Boundary Modification - Vina Subbasin Menchaca, Clarissa From: Butte County Department of Water& Resource Conservation <bcwater@a buttecounty.net> Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 4:58 PM To: Menchaca, Clarissa Subject: SGMA Basin Boundary Modification-Viva Subbasin riD0/ of%fir 7J,ii r'��/ii r jij��✓yj✓j/�y j� /�io�l 77, + WATER&RESOURCE CONSERVATION Dear Interested Stakeholder, Below is a letter describing Butte County's intent to submit an application for a Basin Boundary Modification in the Vi'na subbasin affecting portions of the West Butte and Bast Butte subbasins. The application deadline for submission to the Department of 'Mater Resources is June 80, 20184 This proposed boundary modification will be considered by the Butte County Board of Supervisors at their meeting on June 12, 2018. The letter contains more information, IlC IQ *achLetter;yjna ' Tease do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Thank you, Christina Christina R. Brack, Ph.Di. Assistant Director Dept.of Water and Resource Conservation Butte County 3o8 Nelson Avenue oroville,CA,95965-3302 off: 530.552.3593 Cell: 530.871.9948 cbuck@bLittecocii-ity.net 1. Butte County Department of Water& Resource Conservation 1 308 Nelson Avenue, Oroville, CA 95965 Unsubscribe cmenchaca buttecount .net Update Profile I About our service provider Sent by bcwater@buttecounty.net 2 Water and Resource Conservation Paul Gosselin, Director 308 Nelson Avenue T: 530.538.4343 buttecounty.net/waterresourceconservation Oroville,California 95955 F: 530.538.3807 bcwater@buttecounty.net Butte County WATER&RUOURCE CONSERVATK)N May 15, 2018 RE: Butte County Groundwater Sustainability Agency's Intent to Submit a Jurisdictional Consolidation Basin Boundary Modification to Incorporate a Portion of the West Butte and East Butte subbasins into the Vina Subbasin Dear Interested Stakeholder, The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act(SGMA)established the Bulletin 118 basins and subbasins as the planning units for implementation of the new state law. The existing Bulletin 118 subbasins were recognized as unsuitable in some cases for implementing SGMA. As a result, a process to modify basin boundaries became part of SGMA. The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has provided an opportunity for Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) to submit requests to adjust the current boundaries of groundwater basins and subbasins in order to promote sustainable groundwater management. Butte County is recognized by DWR as the GSA for the Butte County portions of the Vina,West Butte, and East Butte subbasins (Attachment 1). Currently the boundary between the Vina and West Butte subbasins is Big Chico Creek, which divides the City of Chico GSA, placing it in both subbasins and requiring the City of Chico to participate in the development and implementation of two separate Groundwater Sustainability Plans. The purpose of this letter is to notify interested stakeholders that Butte County intends to submit a Basin Boundary Modification (BBM) request in coordination with the City of Chico to DWR by June 30, 2018. This modification would move the boundary of the Vina and West Butte subbasins further south. As a result the City of Chico GSA would be entirely located within the Vina subbasin (Attachment 2). Currently,the majority of the City of Chico's jurisdiction lies within the Vina subbasin. This BBM includes moving portions of Butte County GSA areas in the West Butte and East Butte subbasins to the Vina subbasin. This change to the subbasin boundaries would promote effective and efficient sustainable groundwater management, consistent with the standards by which a jurisdictional BBM may be approved by DWR under SGMA regulations. In addition,this adjustment will make the governance of the subbasins,along with staffing responsibilities, more time and cost efficient. Also as part of this BBM application, Butte County intends to coordinate with neighboring GSAs in subbasins bounded by the Sacramento River where the River also serves as a county boundary between Tehama and Butte Counties and Butte and Glenn Counties. Affected subbasins include the Corning, Colusa, Vina, and West Butte subbasins. In these areas, the subbasin boundary will be slightly modified to align with existing County boundaries. This addresses inconsistencies in the current mapping(existing shapefiles), but does not result in a material change to the current basin boundary along the Sacramento River. Butte County is interested in receiving feedback from local agencies and landowners in the Vina, West Butte, and East Butte subbasins concerning this subbasin modification. County staff will bring the basin boundary modification proposal before the Butte County Board of Supervisors for consideration on June 12, 2018 at 25 County Center Drive,Oroville, CA 95965. Additionally, comments can be sent via email to Christina Buck at cbuck buttecount .net or mailed to 308 Nelson Avenue, Oroville, CA 95965 (attn.: Christina Buck). For questions or additional information on the Vina Basin Boundary Modification, please contact Christina Buck at(530)552-3593 or cbuck@buttecountV.net. Sincerely, Christina Buck,Assistant Director Butte County Department of Water and Resource Conservation Attachment 1:Existing Bulletin 118 Groundwater Subbasin Boundaries with Groundwater Sustainability Agencies(GSA)shown. LOS Legend MOLINOS County L,. G.Canty ®Bulletin 118 Subbasin Germ Groundwater Boundaries Authority GSA Name Q City of Grdey Butte Camty City of Live Oak Cly of Chico City of Oroville Pock Creek Redarnatm District Redarr abon Dkstrict 0 2108 VINA TehaniaCountyFlood Redam3tionDistrict CORNING o Control and Water 0 No.1 OD4 CanservabDn Dstr A Richvale Inigaticn C�Tj of Big Distdat w Biggs Wens Grit? f Sutter County O Watercistritt autterExtenSion Water B."Wates Distr ct District City of Yuba City Th�rr►�ihn Watier and CosaGramdwater �Se�0'�ct lu Authority Western Const Water 0 District Coming�twGaser Yuba County Water wham Irrigation Agency € District W ST BU TE EAST r , COLUSA << BUTTE v � ANDO TE r ` REEK fi r� iC1yi.,f es/3M! F` It aIMM"'4 a g� �p N O RT H 4�� N �a: YUBA N, SKITTER Attachment 2: Proposed Vina,West Butte,and East Butte subbasin boundaries. Proposed modified southern boundary from east to west follows:Skyway Road,Butte Creek,Highway 99,the Chico Greenline, and Big Chico Creek. This map also includes the proposed modification along the northern boundary to be submitted by Tehama County Flood Control and Water Conservation District. LOS " Modified Subbasin Boundary MGL�Nos Bulletin 118 Vina Subbasin -�County Line Bulletin 118 Subbasin Boundaries DSAS = Butte County r City of Chico Tehama GSA Corning Sub-basin GSA Glean Groundwater Authority Rock Creek Reclamation District Tehama County FCWCD r , VINA -� r Butte Coun,y it GSA Roc_ Cee R6 GSA CORNING``' :C Ico GSA; r 3 z COLUSA WE EAs� BUTTE 11 T 4 0 1 2 4 BUT 1 E TE Miles