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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWater Commission Agenda Packet for May 2018 Menchaca, Clarissa From:. Butte County Department of Water& Resource Conservation <bcwater@ buttecounty.net> Sent:. Thursday, April 26, 2018 8:42 PM To: Menchaca, Clarissa Subject: Water Commission Agenda Packet for May 2018 Blut td.�-.oun ty, C'A I I t 0R1`4 dA i rr I t/Ifo/ �%� �� r /i r✓r/ ' rr; r r � � �%��i//�i/i %//i%��/�/,�i�/Jif/,,,,✓-, a„ ' //!///J/�/ /� !�//i �� (y /!��/j�%�i�ir%//i�%ii/%r �, ,t,1W i%✓/i, ��i///f�i���; ,- /%j///ii ���/J%1�� lis r 1 ik /r l I IJ r f Hi Clarissa, The May 2018 Water Commission documents are now available. You can access the documents by clicking on time button or vising the Department website. i SEEM= MEM 11MIZEN= WaterSolutions ""To raaaaraa ge and consma water and other resources fir the citizens of Butte Cazngy" / sir //5 SGMA 1 f r/, l� Governance p ate The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) places the responsibility for sustainably managing groundwater at the local levell. Your participation in the 2 implementation of SGMA is critical for the future of local communities, the economy and the environment, Over the next few months, groundwater sustainability agencies(GSA) in each of the four subbasins will decide how they will organize, or"govern", themselves in order to develop the groundwater sustainability plans (GSPs) for their areas. Setting a balanced governance structure is of the upmost importance. GSPs developed by local GSAs evaluate the sustainability of the basin and identify actions that will be implemented to achieve sustainability over a 20-year period. The GSAs in all of the subbasins have committed to work together to prepare one GSP for each subbasin. Governance within each subbasin will establish the roles and responsibilities of each GSA to develop and carry out the GSP. Some of the decisions on groundwater sustainability will be difficult and must reflect local values and expectations. That is why governance structures in each su:bbasin should not only be efficient and effective, but also transparent. Your input on the governance structure in your subbasin is important and valued. How can you participate? Read more Update on in Boundary Modifications Potential Modifications Proposed Modified Subbasin Boundaries Boundary Adpstments Legend New Boundagy hm.d�F.�%10-datl. kldfid V". Existing 8116 Subbasn is pyo -my L,,- Exisfing Modified 9 Z"tL'.— County Line VINA VINA coRtld .............. #2 ......... WEST WIEST BUTTE At Tf- -w 47 T #5 J1130 TE"� T 0 � COLOSA COLUISA NDOiTE WYAN REEK C!RE K 7 \#6 #7 NORTH NORTH YUBA t YUBA UIT,,,TI,E, ?J Map Disclaimer The exact iocation of the adjusted basin boundory is 5rX to be determined in most cases. Thi,mop is meant to show the ge nera;dkection of possitite modeicorions- Last month's newsletter described seven potential basin boundary modification (BSM') concepts under consideration in the region affecting the four subbasins in Butte County: Vina, West Butte, East Butte and Wyandotte Creek. This article provides an update on the status of those potential changes. How are our subbasins changing? Read more 3 Butte County Basin Management Objective Program Sub-tlnuentoru Units, 're not out f the Woods Yet roun titer Levels Down i ., 1 t tnaah i The spring groundwater level data was aE��ukpiTmeasured by the Department of Water nAr° Resources Northern Legion with help from . reTz DURHAMour staff in 124 wells throughout the valley portion of the County in the sub-inventory arr hncix a.soaanr say b units (SlUs) depicted in Figure 1', caaceupts;t UAII0 SECO t WrtY EpeN 4:eS aih4 What did the results show? r,r Read Here to find out 7 cxuhi.na ,, a> N:pfHWE61,£ , NORTO Yal}h a aaw VA SI CailOpllET RUT Ta auarc:smcM Figure E..Butte County Basra Management QbjeMve Program subAriventory uri is � uu�l II I Illlpgllll�I Illlllllpll III r a II New phone number Mailing List Sign-up Meeting Schedules On January first, Butte Want to know more about Wafer Commission County Department of Water what is happening in the 5/2/2018, 1:30 pm & Resource Conservation world' of water? You can now Board of Supervisors changed phone numbers. customize the information Chambers you get from our 25 County Center Drive The mainline phone Department. number is 530.552.3595. Board of Supervisors Do you only want 518/2013, 9:00 am For the time being„ the information pertaining to the Boar/of Supervisors 530.538.4343 number will be Sustainable Groundwater Chambers forwarded, however, we ask Management Act (SGMA)? 25 County Center Drive that you please update your Only the WaterSolutions contact information. newsletter?Would you 5/.22/2018, 9:00 am rather we send you all we've Boars/of Supervisors got? It's all up to you. Chambers 25 County Center Drive 4 To update your personal WAC/TAC Meeting profile or preferences just 5/3/2018, 2:00pm click the "Update Profile" link 202 Mira Loma on the bottom of the page. Tahoe Room Oroville, CA Wyandotte Creek Governance Public Workshop 5/3/2018, 6:00 pm Chico Masonic Center I 110 IN East Ave, Chico, CA GPAC Meeting 5/21/2018, 8:30 am 311 Nicholas C Shouten Lane, Room A009 Chico, CA Drought Task Force 5/31/18, 10:00 am 78 Table Mountain Blvd. Andes Room Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to work with you. We look forward to continuing our dedication to cooperation, collaboration and keeping control of our water in the hands of locals. Please feel free to contact our office with any questions you may have, Sincerely, Administrative Analyst Butte County Department of Water& Resource Conservation 530.552.3595 bcwate @tOp�gggjIty (jet www,buttecouiitv,Kiet/waterresour-cecoinservatioti 000 5 i���r� ,,,' i�� �o�i�/, lil • w a e,� WATER$RESOURCE CONSERVATION Butte County Department of Water & Resource Conservation 308 Felson Avenue, Oroville, CA 95965 tel. 5301.552.3595 !J,ns,ubscr-ibe—cmencha�;l@,�i,"t ;Aunty Upda te Prefile ( About our.se,rvice proyide,r Sent by bcwater@buttecounty.net 6 =` WATER AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION ?a S :,.; 308 Nelson Avenue,Oroville,CA 95965 yj`yw2 Telephone:(530)538-4343 Fax:(530)538-3807 www.buttecounty.net/waterand resource Butte County bcwater@buttecouniy.net Paul Gosselin,Director WATER 8 RESOURCE CONS@RVATION April 25, 2018 TO: Butte County Water Commission FROM: Butte County Department of Water and Resource Conservation SUBJECT: Meeting Agenda Date: May 2,2018 Time: 1:30 p.m. Place: 25 County Center Drive Oroville,CA 95965 AGENDA ITEMS 1) Roll call. 2) *Approval of minutes for the April 4, 2018 meeting. (Chair Skinner) 3) Public members wishing to address the Commission on items not listed on the agenda. (The Water Commission is prohibited by State law from taking action on any item presented if it is not listed on the agenda. Comments will be limited to five minutes per person) 4) *Presentation and discussion of the spring 2018 groundwater elevation monitoring program (Kelly Peterson, Water and Resource Conservation) 5) *Update and possible recommendation to the Board of Supervisors on activities associated with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. (SGMA). (Water and Resource Conservation staff) a. Groundwater Sustainability Plan development (Christina Buck, Water and Resource Conservation) b. Basin Boundary Modifications to the Vina and Wyandotte Creek subbasins (Christina Buck, Water and Resource Conservation) c. Draft Governance Structures (Paul Gosselin, Water and Resource Conservation) d. Update regarding the Groundwater Pumpers Advisory Committee(GPAC) (Paul Gosselin, Water and Resource Conservation) 1 e. Resolution in Support of Butte Environmental Council Involvement in the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Process(Paul Gosselin, Water and Resource Conservation) 6) Update on the activities of the Northern Sacramento Valley Integrated Regional Water Management Plan Board (NSV Board) comprised of representatives of the Counties of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, Sutter and Shasta. (Christina Buck, Water and Resource Conservation). 7) Reports from Water Commissioners and staff on issues of interest. a. Report on Water Advisory Committee, Technical Advisory Committee and general groundwater issues. (Kelly Peterson, Water and Resource Conservation) b. Update on Delta Issues (Paul Gosselin, Water and Resource Conservation). C. *Update on the proposed North of Delta Storage Project(Sites Reservoir) (Paul Gosselin, Water and Resource Conservation) d. Report on water related activities of the Board of Supervisors. (Paul Gosselin, Water and Resource Conservation) e. Other issues. 8) Future meeting dates and locations: .lune 6, 2018 Board of Supervisors Chambers 25 County Center Drive Oroville, CA 96965 9) Commissioners wishing to address items not listed on the agenda. (The Water Commission is prohibited by state law from taking action on any item presented if it is not listed on the agenda). 10)*Communications received and referred. (Copies of all communications are available in the Butte County Department of Water and Resource Conservation, 308 Nelson Avenue, Oroville, California). 11)Adjournment. *Materials attached cc: Water Commission Mailing List Window Posting 2 Agenda Item #2 MINUTES OF THE BUTTE COUNTY WATER COMMISSION April 4, 2018 Board of Supervisors Chambers 25 County Center Drive Oroville, CA 95965 1. Roll call. Commissioners present: Commissioners Chance, Jones, Kimmelshue, Roethler, Skinner, Tennis and Washington. Commissioners absent: Commissioner Grover and Schohr. 2. Approval of minutes for the March 7, 2018 meeting. Motion by Commissioner Kimmelshue, second by Commissioner Jones to approve the minutes as presented. Motion carried 6-0 with Commissioner Washington abstaining. 3. Public members wishing to address the Commission on items not listed on the agenda. None. 4. Consideration to cancel or reschedule the July 4, 2018 Water Commission meeting. Motion by Commissioner Tennis to cancel the July 4,2018 meeting, second by Commissioner Washington. Motion carried 7-0 with no abstentions. 5. Update and possible recommendation to the Board of Supervisors on activities associated with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). a. Update on Groundwater Sustainability Plan development and governance. Information only, no action. b. Update regarding the Groundwater Pumpers Advisory Committee(GPAC). Information only, no action. c. Update on the outreach strategy to private well users. Information only, no action. 6. Update on the activities of the Northern Sacramento Valley Integrated Regional Water Management Plan Board (NSV Board) comprised of representatives of the Counties of Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, Sutter and Shasta. Information only, no action. 7. Reports from Water Commissioners and staff on issues of interest. a. Report on Water Advisory Committee, Technical Advisory Committee and general groundwater issues. Information only, no action. b. Update on Delta Issues. Information only, no action. c. Update on the proposed North of Delta Storage Project(Sites Reservoir) Information only, no action. d. Report on water related activities of the Board of Supervisors. Information only, no action. e. Other issues. None. 8. Future meeting dates and locations: May 2, 2018, 1:30 pm Board of Supervisors Chambers 25 County Center Drive Oroville, CA 95965 9. Commissioners wishing to address items not listed on the agenda. None. Information only, no action. 10. *Communications received and referred. Information only, no action. 11. Adjournment. Agenda Item #4 Groundwater Level Elevation Change-Spring 2017 to Spring 2018 Number of Wells 117 Average GWL Change -3.0 Median GWL Change -2.6 19 Average Increase 2.4 Median Increase 1.8 Max Increase 12.1 Wyandotte Creek 95 Average Decrease -4.1 Median Decrease -3.3 Max Decrease 1 -13.1 Wyandotte Creek Table 1. Groundwater level elevation changes between Spring 2017 and Spring 2018 based on water surface elevations for all wells measured (with the exception of questionable measurements) in all subinventory units for the Butte County Basin Management Objective Program. Note:Three wells measured did not change in GWL between Spring of 2017 and Spring of 2018. Spring Alert Stage Count 2008-2018 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 201(2016 2016 2017 2018Alert 1 26 28 25 22 23 19 22 15 14 16 Total Measured 104 115 112 119 128 127 119 123 123 124 Table 2.Spring alert stage counts and total wells measured from 2008 to 2018 for all wells measured (with the exception of questionable measurements) in all subinventory units for the Butte County Basin Management Objective Program. 1 Spring BMO Alert Frequencies 2008-2018 Spring BMO Alert Frequencies 2008-2018 so 140 45 120 40 3 Cr 25 60 .10 10 20 2 UJ8 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201b 201( 2011 2018 Alert 1&2 Alert 2 -Total wells measured Figure 1.Spring alert stage counts and total number of wells measured from 2008 to 2018 in all subinventory units for the Butte County Basin Management Objective Program with water year index depicted (with the exception of questionable measurements). *The 2018 Water Year index is forecasted to be a "below normal"year according tothe April 1DWRBulletin 1JDpublication. Note: In this newest graph,wells in Alert level 1 and in Alert level 2 are both depicted in yellow. This differs from the data in Table 2.which assigns a well as only in Alert level I or in Alert level 2, but not both at the same time. Wells in Alert Level 1 are perhaps depicted more representatively in this graph if you consider that once a well reaches the threshold of being considered in an Alert Level 1(usually a historic low) it does not cease being in Alert Level 1, as the water surface elevation decreases and eventually reach into the Alert Level 2 depths.These wells in Alert Level 2 could be viewed as wells in both Alert Stage 1 and Alert Stage 2 simultaneously. 2 Spring 2018 Depth to Water Conditions Spring 2018 Depth to Water Conditions QJ 0 /0 4 19 40 17 Ground surface 441 60 33 67 80 so a Min Depth to Water(DTW) 100 E Median DTW(values labeled) 120 a Max DTW 23 34 118 Note:Median DTW labeled,other bars show range SlU primarily served by surface water Figure 2. Spring 2018 Minimum, Median and Maximum Depth to Water(DTW) rounded to the nearestfoot|neach sub\nventoryunit for the Butte County Basin Management Objective Program whhmedtanDlW labeled. *Note: In this newest representation of the data,the scale has been inverted with positive values extending towards the lower portion of the graph and negative values extending towards the upper portion of the graph.This depicts depth to water representatively of how measurements are recorded in the field relative to the ground surface. In this graph,as depths to water increase,the bars extend further towards the lower portion of the graph. 3 Groundwater Level Change Spring of 2017 to Spring of 2038 Groundwater Level Change Spring of 2017 to Spring of 2018 15 V 10 5 2.0 1.2 o a-- f,� J -0.5 -0.7 -5 r-1.1-1.2-2.7 M r 1 -7.0 -10 -0.9 -1.0 -2.8 -4.0 -8.7 -3.5 -5.6 to`7 -15 -4.0 ®Lowerbound of Range -20 ■Median Change(values labeled) Upperbound of Range -25 " CV * x o a o ro c x M h u ai C to } O a 0) O 0 C oZS ti0 (IJO > -0 p- 4- Ln Q ra - 2 U CD 5 kA < to O N m rj- E p *SIU primarily served by surface water Note:Positive values=increased water surface elevations (WSEs)and negative values=decreased WSEs Figure 3. Minimum, Median and Maximum change in Water SurFace Elevations (WSEs)from Spring 2017 to Spring 2018 in each subinventory unit for the Butte County Basin Management Objective Program with median change labeled. 4 Groundwater Level Change Spring of 2011 to Spring of 2018 Groundwater Level Change Spring of 2011 to Spring of 2018 15 7 _ Lowerbound of Range 10 J-J ■Median Change(values labeled) d 5 0 Upperbound of Range tp � u 0 a� 0 - L -1 -2 °' -5 -1 -3 3 -1 -7 as -10 _6 -6 c -8 -8 3 -g 3 -15 -8 c -S -7 L C7 -20 dF 3E Q Y aF Y la O C C a1 C8 O O v C tw Cr V � m a C c A a`� to [ tY i m � Q ro 4; i ra I LA C 0 Q i >- a m � U *SIU primarily served by surface water Note:Positive values=Increased water surface elevations(WSEs)and negative values=decreased WSEs --------------- Figure 4. Minimum, Median and Maximum change in Water Surface Elevation (WSE)from Spring 2011 to Spring 2018 in each subinventory unit for the Butte County Basin Management Objective Program with median change labeled. 5 BUTTE COUNTY BMO Program Spring 2018 rt Stage 1 or 2 VINA DURHAM DAY ESQUON SLOU 00 ER LLA 0 Legend Spring 2018 Alert Stage I E�RMALITO Monitored, No BMO ICHVALE Alert not reached N Alert 2 CREEK BIGGS- 0 Quest. Meas. WEST GAIDLEY c No Meas. dUTTE Highway C Primary Streams B TTE SINK Sub-inventory Units t ; 00=0000=��Miles Figure 5. 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Modified Wyandotte Creek Modified Vina County Line Bulletin 118 Subbasins VI NA WEST !BUTTE --� fry. I}, ✓ t, J EAS BUTTE COLUSA WYAN OTTE CRE K J i; r.. f ,J NORTH YUBA SITTER _'j lr ri Summary of the request: Potential Basin(s)/S u bbasin(s): 5-021.69 WYANDOTTE CREEK Requesting Agency: Butte County Water and Resource Conservation Short Description: Currently the boundary between Wyandotte Creek and East Butte Subbasins is the Feather River. The Wyandotte Creek and East Butte Subbasin boundary divides the City of Oroville and places it in two subbasins. The City of Oroville is a Groundwater Sustainability Agency in two groundwater sustainability planning areas. Thermalito Water and Sewer District (TWSD) serves a portion of the City of Oroville and is a Groundwater Sustainability Agency in the East Butte Subbasin. The proposed jurisdictional Basin Boundary Modification Request would move the boundary between Wyandotte Creek and East Butte to the west so that the City of Oroville and TWSD are fully within the Wyandotte Creek subbasin. The Basin Boundary Modification would include moving TWSD and portions of Butte County GSA areas in the East Butte Subbasin to the Wyandotte Creek subbasin. The proposed boundary change would move the boundary along the east side of the Thermalito Afterbay leaving the Afterbay completely in the East Butte subbasin. This change to the subbasin boundaries would enhance effective and efficient management of the Wyandotte Creek subbasin. Please click http://sgma.water.ca.gov/basinmod/init/preview/154 to view details on this submittal. Please visit http://sgma.water.ca.gov/basinmod for more information on the submitted request. Summary of the request: Potential Basin(s)/Subbasin(s): 5-021.57 V1NA Requesting Agency: Butte County Department of Water and Resource Conservation Short Description: The current boundary along the southern side of Vina is Big Chico Creek which divides the City of Chico and places it into two subbasins, Vina and West Butte. The proposed basin boundary modification would move the southern boundary of the Vina subbasin further south to incorporate the City of Chico and portions of Butte County into the Vina subbasin so that the City of Chico can primarily participate in a single process to develop a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) covering its jurisdiction and the larger urban area. The proposed modified boundary would follow the Skyway just south of Butte Creek, portions of Butte Creek, Highway 99, and then the Chico Greenline until it intersects Big Chico Creek. This would effectively contain the city limits of Chico and existing adjacent non-agricultural areas into a single GSP planning area so that more effective groundwater management could occur through the development of appropriate sustainability thresholds and projects and actions to address any identified undesirable results. The Chico Greenline was adopted in 1982 to establish a boundary between urban and agricultural areas and it has not changed or been adjusted since. The Greenline is also included in the Land Use Element of the County?s 2030 General Plan and as such, it provides a good boundary for an adjusted subbasin boundary to align with. Please click http://sgma.water.ca.gov/basinmod/init/preview/156 to view details on this subm ittal. Please visit http://sgma.water.ca.gov/basinmod for more information on the submitted request. p�A a o COUNTY OF TEHAMA Road Commissioner DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Surveyor 9380 San Benito Avenue Engineer Gerber,CA 96035-9701 Public Transit (530)385-1462 Flood Control&Water �q (530)385-1189 Fax Conservation District � x a�a Sanitation District No. 1 April 11, 2018 Dear Interested Stakeholder, RE: Tehama County Groundwater Sustainability Agency's Intent to Submit a Jurisdictional Consolidation Basin:Boundary Modification The Tehama County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District) intends on submitting a Jurisdictional Consolidation Basin Boundary Modification (BBM) by June 30, 2018 to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR). This modification would separate the Vina Groundwater Subbasin at the Tehama/Butte County line and combine the Tehama County portion of the Vina subbasin with the Los Molinos subbasin.The Tehama County Groundwater Sustainability Agency(GSA)may also request that this newly defined subbasin be consolidated with the Dye Creek and Antelope subbasins. The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act(SGMA)of 2014 established the BBM process to allow local agencies to ask DWR to revise the boundaries of existing groundwater basins or subbasins, including establishing new subbasins in order to promote sustainable groundwater management. The District was recognized by DWR as the exclusive GSA for all portions of the ten Groundwater Subbasins located within Tehama County on February 10, 2016,see attached map.The Vina subbasin is bordered by Deer Creek to the north,the foothills to the east,Big Chico Creek to the south,and the Sacramento River to the west. Currently there are 3 other GSA's within the Vina subbasin including Butte County,the City of Chico and the Rock Creek Reclamation District. This BBM is being pursued because the District believes that the number of constituents and the type of groundwater related activities that occur within the Tehama County portion of the Vina subbasin are more similar to those of the Los Molinos subbasin than the portion of the Vina subbasin that lies within Butte County. By consolidating these two areas that are within the jurisdictional boundary of the District, it will allow for improved management of the groundwater resources in a sustaible manner.Additionally, District staff believes that this consolidation will make the governance of the subbasin along with the staffing responsibilities more efficient from both a time and funding perspective. Lastly staff believes that if the consolidation were to be approved,that the portion of the Vina subbasin located within Tehama County would likely be reprioritized from a High Priority subbasin to a Medium Priority subbasin. The District recognizes that while this BBM would allow for improved management of the Vina subbasin,that it will still have to coordinate closely with the GSA's in Butte County on the sustainable management of the regions groundwater resources. Staff from the District has been attending Vina subbasin meetings and has informed staff from the other three GSA's of the potential for this BBM. Information on this topic will be presented at two upcoming meetings of the Tehama County Groundwater Sustainability Agency. First it will be presented at the Groundwater Commission meeting on April 25"at 8:30am, staff will be seeking a recommendation from the Commission to bring forward a Jurisdictional Consolidation BBM to the District Board of Directors. Staff will next bring the final Jurisdictional Boundary Consolidation BBM before the District Board for consideration on May 2111 at 11:OOam. Both meetings are held at the Tehama County Administration Building located at 727 Oak Street in Red Bluff. Both meetings will have a public comment period forthose wishing speak on the subject.Additionally,comments can be emailed to Ryan Teubert at rteubert@tcpw.ca.gov or mailed to 9380 San Benito Ave, Gerber, CA 96035 (attn: Ryan Teubert). Comments are due by May 2,2018 at 3pm. For questions or additional information on the Vina Subbasin BBM, please contact Ryan Teubert at 530-385-1462 or rteubert@tcpw.ca,go�. Sincerely, Aomaa 5„6ewf Ryan Teubert, Manager Tehama County Flood Control and Water Conservation District TEHAMA COUNTY GSA MAP N w >= .tl10[A10R s 1:387,000 YOtiTYwafTYdl,Cl ' xO%tY1Nltl' - �";' •47101 a-4 �' . DOY/LRW 19.01 51L11 0 KO O1Y11 11819 vrt CARK $71.16 Legend i411471wOT Alums Cwmy 8a,ln, PWGRITY Q� hwua COUH-F r c1 xs,^-r wn CO![YNO Surc9undlnp Ba,ln, s7fae _ tiax OMING ns wtn 11451 wt Sltwfft VINA SUBBASIN GSA Map N TMsff,�G.u'er C1Ga F f 9srs'Ja.nty 0&a . h v;�1 ♦,fit._ a� Lkl:R a :x Vna Subbasin Rock Creek GSA Sutie County GSA , City of Chico GSA rA n, Tehama County GSA Agenda Item #5e RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE BUTTE ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL INVOLVEMENT IN THE SUSTAINABLE COURNDWATER 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-up 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 sub-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 WHEREAS, pursuant to SGMA, these "white areas" may be covered and regulated by a c ounty, or they may elect to annex through a Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) proce ss 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 local 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-making; 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 or form a new one; and WHEREAS, Butte Environmental Council (BEC) as a local non-profit engaged in Butte County water advocacy since 1975 has taken an active role in the collaborative SGMA process since it began in 2015 and continues to engage in all aspects of SGMA implementation and governance. Butte Environmental Council is uniquely positioned to represent key interests in SGMA for under-represented stakeholders throughout the County and in "white areas" to represent the interests of domestic groundwater users, and the environment at large in the on-going decision making process; and; WHEREAS,the Butte Environmental Council recognizes and respects the leadership of Butte County and it its efforts to create a workable and cooperative structure to discuss GSP; and WHEREAS,the Butte Environmental Council recognizes and respects the leadership of Butte County to move forward to complete a comprehensive GSP by January 31,2022; and WHEREAS, inherent in this process and timeframe Butte County will endeavor through the stakeholder process to develop a governance structure,for SGMA oversight of each of the four subbasins within Butte County consistent with the nine principles enumerated above; and WHEREAS, principle number 7 above, recognizes that the interests of non-GSA stakeholders such as domestic pumpers, and the environment at large should be addressed; and WHEREAS, Butte County recognizes the value of input and participation in the SGMA process by the Butte Environmental Council, which has been committed to protecting and defending the land, air and water of Butte County through action, education and advocacy since 1975, and is comprised of more than 600 community members dedicated to our local environment. NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: 1. The County of Butte will continue to work with stakeholders within Butte County utilizing a collaborative process to establish a governance structure and ultimately develop a Groundwater Sustainability Plan, and the Butte Environmental Council will openly and earnestly participate and cooperate in that process as representatives for domestic pumpers, and the environment at large. 2. As a governance structure for implementation of SGMA is discussed among, and ultimately decided by all eligible local agencies within the four subbasins within the County,the County of Butte and the Butte Environmental Council will work together to advocate for and implement representation for domestic pumpers, and the environment at large within each applicable governance structure/entity as applied to each of the four subbasins. 3. Furthermore, the County of Butte and the Butte Environmental Council support governance structures in each subbasin that will recognize and allow for appropriate representation of domestic pumpers, and the environment at large within the governance structure in compliance with SGMA. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this [DAY] day of[MONTH], 2018 by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: NOT VOTING: Steve Lambert, Chair Board of Supervisors ATTEST: Shari McCracken, Chief Administrative Officer And Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Deputy E �p U ti cc OR r�i o Q G G� 1 CL 10, IVA n in �Q M e -nen r 7 m Ln v _ ws r i ri V r•i v Ln ri _ W •--^ its a a ON rV .- Q N a' •� 64 G#I 69 rA G9 69 fry J N ST1'4 C C C CD to)to) V) L vi z O C. Q':... v 04 -2.2 y E Vl G O � �u p 0 O� VI � ••�� .�• CC CC c c CC �+ � G � G � hE:'.. 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L i t O c h r d e,G CLG x Y �U a O LW V O L " L J , u r 4 Q ? q^� _ u = _ U UP Sites For Immediate Release Contact: Rebecca Nicholas April 20, 2018 (916) 267-8856 rebecca@ib-comm.com Water Commission Staff Release Revised Public Benefit Scores:Statement from Sites Project Authority Chairman Fritz Durst Sites Project Now Eligible for$933.3 million Maxwell, CA—Staff for the California Water Commission today released revised public benefit scores to project applicants seeking Proposition 1 funding for new storage projects.The Sites Project Authority Chairman Fritz Durst released this statement regarding the announcement: "The Sites Project offers the state on opportunity to manage a significant amount of water to benefit wildlife and native fish in the Sacramento Watershed. We are pleased to have received credit for our benefits to Delta smelt, and that the Sites Project is now eligible far$933.3 million. We think there is still room for discussion with the Commission about the benefits we offer for salmon. We greatly appreciate the work done by staff to evaluate all of the Prop 1 applicants, and look forward to continuing to make our case with the Commission in May." The Sites Project Authority will meet with Water Commission staff on April 24 to receive additional information regarding the revised public benefit score and is expecting a final determination of the public benefit score from the Water Commissioners at their May 1-3 Commission meeting. The public benefit score represents 33 percent of the overall Water Commission scoring and represents each applicant's contribution to ecosystem, water quality,flood control, emergency response, and recreational improvements. In February,the Sites Reservoir Project received initial public benefit credit for wildlife refuge improvements,flood control, and recreation. But, Water Commission staff requested more information in order to determine the project's environmental benefits for salmon and delta smelt.Today, the Sites Project public benefit score increased. The project is now eligible for $933.3 million. About Sites Sites is an offstream reservoir proposed north of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, where it would not dam a major river or block fish migration in any watershed. The reservoir would only be filled during major storm events, and would provide unique environmental benefits during dry and critical water years, and especially during extended drought periods, by conserving coldwater releases for salmon and delivering water through the Yolo Bypass to support delta smelt.Additional information can be found at:https://www.sitesproiect.org. Follow the Sites Project on social media @SitesProject. Agenda Item #10 COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED AND REFERRED BUTTE COUNTY WATER COMMISSION MEETING OF MAY 2, 2418 Copies of all communications are available at the Butte County Department of Water and Resource Conservation 308 Nelson Avenue Oroville, CA 95965 1. *California Water Plan eNews Wednesday's Update March 28, 2018 2. *Article from Chico Enterprise Record, March 30, 2018, This month falls short of the `March Miracle' of 1991 3. *California Water Plan eNews, Wednesday's Update, April 4, 2018 4. *Article from Chico Enterprise Record, April 6, 2018, Statewide water savings stopped in February 5. *California Water Plan eNews, Wednesday's Update, April 11, 2018 6. *Email from Matteo Crow, April 9, 2018, Groundwater benefits fact sheet—November 2018 water bond 7. *California Water Plan eNews, Wednesday'spdate, April 18, 2018 8. *Article from Chico Enterprise Record, April 20, 2018, Central Valley Project water allocations raised 9. *Article from Chico Enterprise Record, April 20, 2018, State releases new benefit assessments of Sites, other water storage_proposals 10. *Article from Chico Enterprise Record, April 20, 2018, Meeting Thursday on groundwater plans for northern Butte County 1 �. Wednesday Update March 28, 2018 This weekly electronic newsletter is designed to keep you current on California Water Plan news. We welcome comments,suggestions,and any news tips that may be of interest to water planners. Water data act webinar will A presentation on the requirements of the Open and Transparent cover the requirements and Water Data Act will be available during a webinar tomorrow, a March 29.In addition to being available as a webinar,there will be a progress of implementation limited seating for those who want to attend the Sacramento event in person.The program will include an opportunity to ask questions about the act's recently released implementation progr ss report, Desalination program DWR has approved$44.4 million in grants under the Water awards$44.4 million in Desalination Grant Program.The total amount is divided among nine projects related to the planning,design,and construction of grants to nine projects water desalination facilities. On March 30, DWR will begin accepting aoialications for more than$48 million in grants that are still available. California receives A- California has earned an"A-"in the 2017 Wafer Efficiency and Conservation State ScorecarcL The ' grade for laws on water Alliance for Water Efficiency and the Environmental conservation and efficiency Law Institute grade states on their laws supporting ' water conservation and efficiency.There is also a component for climate resiliency planning.This is the first update to the scorecard since 2012. ' lecture series turns A lecture on April 4, in Sacramento,will focus on whether"California attention to groundwater can successfully integrate groundwater and surface water under the Sustainable Groundwat r Management Act(SGML.The integration under SGMA presentation is part of the Anne J.Schneider Lecture Series,which is dedicated to water law and policy. DWR climatologist to speak The American Water Resources Association's speaker series will feature DWR Climatologist Michagl Anderson on Thursday,April 12, on forecasting advancements in Sacramento. His presentation will look at potential advances in that help water management weather forecasting that can support integrated water management in a changing climate. A wb� i�to help Southern California water agencies prepare Workshop Will.include p for the next drought will be,held Thursday,April 19,in San..Pedro. free-ring:study that may help The agenda will.include new information about pales droughts in with;draught preparedness Southern California,as wellas details on a tree=rind study that was used to learn more about the effects of"past droughts GO years of Water 1'eseQrtll' The spnng edition of the California 1"nstEtute-fog lltsfQgtured inS rin Water Resources newsletter looks back at 60 . } p g years of research atthe Universityof Cal�fomia ; �edit�en o�mstlltuta'SneWsletter Along with the history lesson,there�s also � �� ` �,�� l= r � � � irlfoi�mation on the present;and future plates ChiCO CORRESPONDENCE ER.com :# This month falls short of the `March Miracle' of 1991 By.Staff Reports,March 30,2018 Although some people are drawing comparisons between this month and the"Miracle March"of 1991,that might need a bit of fact check- ing. "I think it is safe to officially call it a Miracle March,"Chad Blanchard, the federal water master in Reno,told the Reno Gazette Journal. However in March 1991 Chico got 11.79 inches of rain.At the start of the month the total for that year was 7.79 inches. This month,Chico got 4.19 inches of rain,added to the 8.79 inches that had already fallen since October. 1n the Department of Water Resources'northern region —the mountains that drain into Lake Oroville and Shasta and Trinity lakes —the snowpack increased during March to just 47 percent of nor- mal for this time of year.For all of California,the snowpack is 64 per- cent of normal. That's much better than the start of the month,when the northern region was at 18 percent of normal.The snow's water content grew from the equivalent of 4.4 inches to 13.1 inches. Statewide the snowpack's water equivalent grew from 4.8 inches to 18.8 inches. "it has been an incredible turnaround," Blanchard said. The state's reservoirs are more full than usual,with the exception of Lake Oroville. Oroville is rising,although releases through the Hyatt Powerhouse have largely resumed.Thursday afternoon the lake level was just about 788 feet,up almost 63 feet since the start of the month. There was 2.06 million acre-feet of water behind the dam,an in- crease of 600,000 acre-feet during the month. The late-season storms delivered a welcomed shot of snow, but un- like winter of 2016-17,California is entering the dry season with less snowpack than normal. "We've been emphasizing this March has been really great and im- portant, but April 1 is likely going to end up in a drought category," said Dan McEvoy,a climatologist at the Western Regional Climate Center."Don't overlook that." Indeed,the National Drought Monitor update Thursday said 77 per- cent of California was still in some form of drought.That was down from 89 percent last week,but the area in extreme drought in- creased from 0.43 percent of the state to 2.5 percent. The Associated Press contributed to this report. a � a Wednesday Update April 4, 2018 This weekly electronic newsletter is designed to keep you current on California Water Plan news. We welcome comments,suggestions,and any news tips that may be of interest to water planners. D Implementation of SGMA Three workshops and a_webinar will be held this month to discuss to be discussed at three implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).The first workshop will be Monday,April 23,in Chico. workshops and a webinar Others will be held in Clovis and Ventura.The webinar will be April 27.The information at the workshops will include planning and technical assistance available from DWR. Law report examines A new report from the UC Berkeley School of Law examines the questions related to meeting legal questions facing groundwater sustainability agencies as they work to meet the requirements of SGMA. In particular, it looks at the SGMA requirements way the relationship between groundwater and surface water plays into decisions made by agencies and other stakeholders. How water can play The role that water plays in civil unrest and other conflicts will be a part in conflicts and featured during a webinar on Wednesday,April 11.The American Water Resources Association will present a look at The Role of instability around the world Water Stress in Instability and Conaicf.Brigadier General Gerald Galloway will discuss the steps the U.S.Government can take to mitigate some of the threats. Fact sheet highlights The California Climate and Agriculture Network program that provides has released a fact sheet on an initiative that provides grants to farmers and ranchers grants for healthy soils who adopt soil-building practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.The program also funds projects to showcase healthy soils practices and accelerate their adoption y, through farmer-to-farmer education.The Healthy Soils Program is administered by the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Initial proposals for The deadline to submit pre-proposals for the Acres for A e ica program is Thursday,April 26.The land conservation program Ares for Qlmeriw> provides funding for projects that conserve fish and wildlife habitats. die by.April 26 The. -proposals will be narrowed to a select number of applicants to submit more detailed,Pr6lJwal&. . Iteclamatwn releaSeg llst of The U.,S bureau of Reclamation hat released new fonding .r oportunitres through`the government's WaterSMART program The 3 ,z new fi>fnc mg oppotttum�es , ,✓y f.✓.r f-`- - y `'gyp) h - funding is available for a number of categones,�nciudmg projects a f, G 7 'r r mater p>l leLts'° that`result in guai�bfjable water savings Water d"S"Victs and other e ��- F� � enCles�'Wlti't`Water or ` Wer deltve -ailthort al'e eli ible to a 1 , `� �m.����"�'��'` ;r/�7�9�� '��' - - t 4_ 5TH aGt� �.., ✓��ay �.545�.I�f�,Q -t '' - ;,R> li o at�ie�'t �� ��� � ���• k�1 CORRESPONDENCE ChicoEH.com # A Statewide water savings stopped in February 9y.Staff Reports,April 6,21318 Sacramento>>Water conservation is officially dead in California. The State Water Resources Control Board reported this week that Californians used more water this February than in February 2013, the benchmark pre-draught year. Water savings have been on a fairly steady decline since mandatory conservation targets were dropped in spring 2017,and crossed zero in February.Water use was up 1 percent,the Water Board said Tues- day. Locally,conservation rates were better,with Oroville one of the lead- ers in the state as it often is.Customers of the California Water Ser- vice's Oroville Division used 29.4 percent less water in February than they did in February 2013.That was the 11th best of the 381 water agencies that reported their February water use. Cal Water's Chico Division reported savings of 16 percent,the Para- dise Irrigation Division saved 3.5 percent,Del Oro Water Co.had sav- ings of 17.5 percent,and Cal Water's Willows Division had savings of 9.9 percent. Among other north state cities,Marysville saved 11.4 percent,Yuba City saved 4.6 percent,and Redding saved 0.1 percent.Red Bluff was one of the 176 water agencies that used more water in February than in 2013,up 0.2 percent. The agencies that used more water in February serve 18.6 million people,according to the Water Board.The 105 agencies that saved more than 30 percent have 4 million customers. Regionally,the Sacramento River watershed had savings of 9.1 per- cent.The Bay Area had savings of 6.8 percent and the South Coast used 5.8 percent more than in 2013. Per capital water use per day was 76.1 gallons statewide.The figure In Oroville was 60 gallons;Chico,78 gallons;Paradise,87 gallons;Del Oro,61 gallons;and Willows,75 gallons. The full conservation report can be viewed at http-//tinyuri.com/ febl8water. Reach City Editor Steve Schoonover at 896-7750. AprXLU Wednesday Update , This weekly electronic newsletter is designed to keep you current on California Water Plan news. We welcome comments,suggestions,and any news tips that may be of interest to water planners. DWR director to deliver DWR Director Karla Nemeth will deliver the keynote address at the a - annual Sustainability Summit on Friday,April 20, in Los Angeles. keynote address at The summit will include potential public policies, including State d sustainability summit incentives to increase water conservation technology,that would ® lead to a more sustainable future. Tribal Water Summit Last week's Tribal Water Summit has Osis climate Havideo started posting the event's presentations on �z p nn a g its website.The first video to be posted is from last week's event "Climate Conversations,"which is a series of short presentations featuring tribal members discussing how climate change is affecting ?� - their culture. Other summit presentations will be added to the webpage as they become available.The summit was held April 4 and 5, at the McClellan Conference Center. More than $85 million in DWR has announced$85.8 million in grant funding under the rants awarded sustainable 2017 Groundwater Sustainability Plans and Projects Solicitation. g to susThe funding will go to 78 proposals that were submitted to the groundwater planning projects Sustainable Groundwater Planning Grant Pro ram.The program provides grants to projects that develop and implement sustainable groundwater planning. Two workshops scheduled The State Water Resources Control Board will hold two work§hops to discuss framework for this month to get input on a proposed framework for regulating direct potable reuse.The board is working toward establishing a framework regulating direct potable reuse by June 1.The workshops will be Monday,April 23,in Oakland;and Thursday,April 26, in Los Angeles. Legislative Analyst's Office Recommendations on creating healthier forests are included in offers ideas for improving im rovin Cal f omia' a Forest and Wa hed ana em n,a report just released by the Legislative Analyst's Office:The report begins by Gal0brnial's;forest manlagement looking at the benefits of forests and how they are,managed It also looks at the shortcomings in the State's managementpolicies arid. iricludes recommended actions for the,Legislature. Issue brief calls for An�issue tri from the University of California rs calling for improvements in the monitoring of the state's stream flaws The brief ampll'arremeaats m momtoraatlg looks at the need for accurate and timely stream flow minrmatron to F Cp��ta�a"s sfeaimloiNS kRsuportday to-day decrsrans,as well as(ong term planning One f'';3s hey � `� oftfre su'ggested'ke actions rsto create,an e�cpandetl stream fiav+r l'�„ y 33.1'Sa,�r,...�� `� ��1 v'Z .cii •-s � F ', � tu' r'�. '�u%r_ � r pro r _,, CORRESP ONCZ N i✓El Thomas, Autum From: Gosselin, Paul Sent: Friday,April 13, 2018 4:17 PM To: Thomas,Autum Subject: FW:Groundwater benefits fact sheet- November 2018 water bond Attachments: Groundwater elements of November Water Bond.docx Hi Autum Consider this as incoming correspondence thanks From: Mattea Crow<matteocrow.waterbond@gmail.com> Sent: Monday,April 09, 2018 4:11 PM To: matteo crow<matteocrow.waterbond@gmail.com> Subject:Groundwater benefits fact sheet-November 2018 water bond Dear GSA staff, Attached is our "groundwater benefits" fact sheet for the November water bond. Nearly every category of the bond includes language for groundwater, in addition to areas of both earmarked funding and priority funding for groundwater projects. If your agency has not yet endorsed the water bond, please send your confirmation of endorsement to matteocrow.waterbondCo7gmail.com. We appreciate your support in helping us pass this measure. Many thanks, Matteo Crow Campaign Coordinator Water Supply and Water Quality Initiative (831)-521-2116 matteocrow.waterbond(cDgmail.com www.waterbond.org @CAWaterBond i Groundwater elements of November Water Bond The November Water Bond includes many elements which will benefit groundwater management in California. SGMA implementation. The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act requires that groundwater pumping and recharge be brought into balance. The November Bond Act provides$675 million as grants to local agencies from the Department of Water Resources. Grants will be made to local agencies to implement their sustainability plans. Grants are limited to$20 milllion. Planning grants may be made up to$1 million. Up to 203116 of the grant may be used to establish a trust fund,the proceeds of which can be used to implement groundwater management plan. A 50% cost share is required,which may be waived for disadvantaged communities. Priorities for grants include the following critically overdrafted basins Surface and groundwater interconnected supplies disadvantaged communities water quality problems subsidence state owned resources recharge projects Multibenefit projects Modification of existing facilities cost effectiveness 50%cost share, not for DACs The Office of Sustainable Water Solutions receives $10 million. The following sub-allocations are made from the $675 million Borrego Groundwater basin: $35 million. This is unique groundwater basin with no imported water supply. overdraft is impacting our largest state park:Anza Borrego. Research:$5 million. Decision support tools: $10 million Interagency communication: $5 million Flood water utilization: $10 million Other groundwater elements in the bond: Groundwater improvement and storage are mentioned 90 times in initiative,in almost every program. Groundwater desalting: $400 million. These funds may be used to remediate underground or surface saline water supplies inland from the coast. Friant Kern Canal Repair: $750 million. These funds will remediate damage caused by groundwater overdraft,and may also be used to recharge groundwater with flood water,and undertake other groundwater programs. Weed management for improved groundwater recharge: $100 million. Excessive water use by invasive weeds results in a loss of a million acre feet or more of groundwater throughout California each year. Some of the worst plants are yellow starthistle,Arundo,and tamarisk. These funds can be used in matching programs to control these invasive plants. a 0 a Y` 11, i ''gg y 1 mix 0�su; ¢�� � � �• ��(p��(`� ��Gr�4�f'( y�1���'' i a• ��{A s�.� F'�sip d�r�;?�.:.'iy' '� .�l Lip i 118 2 �`�,;, m This weekly electronic newsletter is designed to keep you current on California Water Plan news. We welcome comments,suggestions,and any news tips that may be of interest to water planners. y DWR has released the final Water Available DWR report estimates ' for Replenishment report. It presents the best _ _4 water that is available to estimate of water that can be used to replenish �.. e , replenish groundwater basins the state's groundwater basins.The estimates cover each of California's 10 hydrologic regions and 56 planning regions.The report includes a variety of strategies, including conservation, _ - s; recycling, and desalination, that will be needed to secure regional water supply and quality. w _ r `- CWC schedules meetings with The California Water Commission (CWC)will spend two days next week meeting with applicants for the Water Storage Investment Wafer Storage Investment program CWC staff will discuss updated technical reviews and the Program applicants public benefit ratios for each application.The meetings will be April 24 and 25, in Sacramento. UCLA delivers report A look into the future, and what it might hold on the future of the Sierra for the Sierra snowpack under climate change, is the subject of a new report from the UCLA under climate change Center for Climate Science. Climate Change in the Sierra Nevada: California's Water Future looks at the many water management challenges that will come with predicted smaller snowpacks and earlier runoffs. Agricultural program and The next meeting of the Strategic Growth Council will include an earthquake scenario on action item to adopt the final draft guidelines for the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program.am.There will also be a growth council agenda presentation on a new risk scenario for a major earth uake in Northern California.The meeting is April 20,at Sacramento City Hall. New planning partnership City planners are getting a new resource in the form of a partnership offers information to between UrbanFootprint and the State of California. UrbanFootprint is a cloud-based platform that will provide information to hundreds of agencies across California California cities, counties,and agencies.The partnership will provide access to a data library, planning scenarios, and analysis modules to help with developing community designs. Guide provides water Operators of commercial kitchens can learn about water use efficiency from a new guide being offered by the Alliance for Water efcienry ideas for Efficiency.The guide offers best practices,case studies, and Commercial kitchellls strategies for the most common high-use equipment. ©WR Workshop wlEll A new approach to'land area measure mbntWill be demonstrated 5dunrtg a w sho on May 16,in Sacramento DWR will slow how demanstmte li1�W approach is using remote sensing technology to measure landscape areas - 1. and re i measurement for Cahfarrala's r i(u,,,. waters ppl�ers Ain online option uv�ll be x airat�ebte to those who fanaitertci the�vokshap itr person �, 6 r i � ^�; t' � �!{ '� 'rF'' • '� '`S r��u-Gs ti t'2t33r'',fLy 4?�, i3 �s 2� ir"'#a. ` - �..e ti F3�, k�,7,,>4-� -�'�•��� - zi 9.,� �•{.,��, ,, ,y :§ �. x�"'�5 1...isfY^�v ,� • ��riYe�. � 3` r. � a x� .r��Y y-v 4 : x�- _... ..,L_ _ ._.�.:t.�cs..�..?.'i."..�c.,a:.v...,acs d'•�• F x,'51.` ,.....�.�__..._e� CORRESPONDENCE ChicoEH.Com # $ Central Valley Project water allocations raised ay:Staff Reports,April 20,2018 The Bureau of Reclamation Friday updated allocations for Central Valley Project contractors for the 2018 contract year. All water users north of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta will get 100 percent of their contracted supply.Earlier numbers announced in March gave north-of-delta agriculture 20 percent and municipal and industrial users 70 percent. South of the Delta,farmers will get 40 percent of their water,and doubling of the 20 percent announced in February.Municipal and industrial users south of the delta were increased from 70-75 per- cent. "Thanks to late March and April precipitation and the positive results of the California Department of Water Resources April snow survey, Reclamation is pleased to announce this increased allocation for CVP water contractors,"said Mid-Pacific Regional Director David Murillo in a press release. "Even with the recent gains in water supply,the year as a whole has still been relatively dry.We will continue to monitor our ability to manage temperature in the Sacramento River and meet other regu- latory requirements throughout the system,and may need to adjust our plans as the year evolves." Water supply updates are posted at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvp- water/index.html. ChiCO .com CORRESPONDENCE N q State releases new benefit assessments of Sites,other water storage proposals By:Steve Schoonover,April 20,2016 Sacramento>>Another step was taken Friday toward spending wa- bers were released to explain what was necessary,but two of the ter storage bond money,when updated public benefit assessments projects—a reservoir in San Diego and a groundwater bank In Kern were released by the State Water Commission for Sites Reservoir County—still ended up with zeros.In addition,backers of the Cen- and the other nine projects still seeking the funds. tennial Reservoir project proposed on the Bear River chose not to The money—$2.7 billion—was included in the Proposition 1 bond appeal. measure approved by voters in November 2014. Four other groundwater banks—one in Sacramento County,one in The money cannot pay to just increase the amount of water stored. the southern San Joaquin Valley and two in Southern California— Instead,the language of Proposition 1 limits the money's use to were given public benefits ranging from$72.5 million to$171.3 mil- achieve five public benefits:ecosystem benefits,water quality,flood lion. control,emergency response and recreation. Yuri said the numbers were based on evaluation of the proposals by In December,the initial 11 applicants offered their estimates of the the Department of Water Resources,Department of Fish and Wild- value of the public benefits of their projects.The commission staff life and Water Resources Control Board. came back in February with numbers far lower than the applicants. All told,the public benefit estimates total just under$2.6 billion.Yuri Ten of the applicants appealed,and what was released Friday was said that's a little more money than is available as bond service and the commission's response to those appeals.The numbers were gen- administration take a share of the$2.7 billion in the proposition. erally higher than those of February,but not as high as the appli- What's next cants'estimates. Yuri said the commission staff will meet with applicants next week The numbers for further discussions,and the applicants would be able to make The public benefit value of Sites Reservoir,the off-stream reservoir their case before the Water Commission itself during a meeting May proposed west of Maxwell,was put at$933.3 million,an increase 1-3. from February's$662.3 million.Sites backers were seeking$1.388 The public benefits will be set at that time.That doesn't mean the billion.The proposed 1.8 million acre-foot lake would cost$5.2 bil- projects will get that much money.Yuri called the numbers a lion to build in total. "ceiling,"the maximum possible. The increase reflects the acceptance of benefits for wildlife refuges Between May and July,the commission staff will rank the projects, and the Yolo Bypass.Claimed benefits to anadromous fish were re- based on their relative environmental benefit,resilience and the jetted,as was the claim the project would help maintain the cold likelihood the project will actually get done.Resilience involves the water pool in Lake Oroville. amount of flexibility a project will add to the water system,and how "The Sites Project offers the state an opportunity to manage a signifi- It would help in severe scenarios of climate change. cant amount of water to benefit wildlife and native fish in the Sacra- In July,the commission will weigh the public benefits and the rank- mento Watershed;said Sites Project Authority Chairman Fritz Durst ings and make allocation decisions. in a press release. That doesn't mean the applicants get the money then.They still have "We think there is still room for discussion with the Commission to secure necessary environmental permits and the rest of the fund- about the benefits we offer for salmon.We greatly appreciate the ing needed for the project. work done by staff to evaluate all of the Prop i applicants,and look "It gives them the certainty they need to complete the process,"Yun forward to continuing to make our case with the Commission in said. May. Temperance Flat Reservoir,proposed on the San Joaquin River above The Water Commission has until the end of 2021 to actually allocate the existing Friant Dam,was given a public benefit of just$171.3 the funds,but Yun said the money will be made available to each million,though$1.055 billion had been sought.The new number was applicant as soon as it completes its work.That way a small,simple better that the zero the project was given in February. project will not be delayed waiting for a large,complicated one. Two other dam projects fared better.The public benefit of the "The commission from the beginning has been eager to get this mon- Pacheco Reservoir expansion in Santa Clara County jumped from ey out the door, Yun said. zero to$484.5 million.The Los Vaqueros Reservoir expansion in Con- Reach City Editor Steve Schoonover at 896-7750. tra Costa County increased from zero to$422.6 million. Water Commission Executive Director Joe Yun said the zeros given to eight of the 11 projects in February resulted primarily from weak data on ecosystem benefits."When we could not substantiate them, we pulled them out,"he said. Commission staff met with the applicants after the February num- ChiCOEH.com CORRESPONDENCE D Meeting Thursday on groundwater plans for northern Butte County By:Staff Reports,April 20,2018 Chico>>A workshop on managing the groundwater underneath northern Butte County is planned Thursday in Chico. The meeting on what's being done to Implement the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act is 6-8 p.m.at the Masonic Family Center,1110 W.East Ave. The law passed In 2014 requires plans to be developed to maintain groundwater levels and quality in the various basins around the state. The meeting Thursday will focus on what's called the Vina Subbasin, which covers the valley floor between Big Chico Creek and deer Creek in Tehama County. Those boundaries are due to change however,as Tehama County has asked the Department of Water Resources to detach everything north of the county line,and the city of Chico is asking to add all the area in the city limits south of Big Chico Creek. That would leave three agencies to govern the basin—Chico,Butte County and the Rock Creek Reclamation District. Thursday's meeting will provide a chance to meet representatives of those three and view a draft governance structure on how the three would work together. General information on the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act will also be available. More information is available online at http://tinyuri.com/ sgmabutte. Agenda Item #10 COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED AND REFERRED BUTTE COUNTY WATER COMMISSION MEETING OF MAY 2, 2018 Copies of all communications are available at the Butte County Department of Water and Resource Conservation 308 Nelson Avenue Oroville, CA 95965 l. *California Water Plan eNews, Wednesday,Update, March 28, 2018 2. *Article from Chico Enterprise Record, March 30, 2018, This month falls short of the `March Miracle' of 1991 3. *California Water Plan eNews, Wednesday's Update, April 4, 2018 4. *Article from Chico Enterprise Record, April 6, 2018, Statewide water savings stopped in February 5. *California Water Plan eNews, Wednesday's Update, April 11, 2018 6. *Email from Matteo Crow, April 9, 2018, Groundwater benefits fact sheet—November 2018 water bond 7. *California Water Plan eNews, Wednesday's Update, April l 8, 2018 8. *Article from Chico Enterprise Record, April 20, 2018, Central Valley Project water allocations raised 9. *Article from Chico Enterprise Record, April 20, 2018, State releases new benefit assessments of Sites other water storage proposals 10. *Article from Chico Enterprise Record, April 20, 2018, Meeting Thursday on groundwater plans for northern Butte County 1 �.. Wednesday UpdateU- 11arch 2 , 20 M This weekly electronic newsletter is designed to keep you current on California Water Plan news. We welcome comments,suggestions,and any news tips that may be of interest to water planners. Water data act webinar will A presentation on the requirements of the Oven and Transparent cover the requirements and Water Data Act will be available during a webinar tomorrow, March 29.In addition to being available as a webinar,there will be o progress of implementation limited seating for those who want to attend the Sacramento event in person.The program will include an opportunity to ask questions about the act's recently released implementation progress_reoort. Desalination program DWR has approved$44.4 million in grants under the Water awards$44.4 million in Desalination Grant Program.The total amount is divided among nine projects related to the planning,design,and construction of grants to nine projects water desalination facilities.On March 30, DWR will begin accepting applications for more than$48 million in grants that are still available. California receives A- California has earned an"A-"in the 2017 Wafer G• iy grade for laws an water Efficiency and Conservation State Scorecard.The Alliance for Water Efficiency and the Environmental conservation and efficiency Law Institute grade states on their laws supporting ,. water conservation and efficiency.There is also a component for climate resiliency planning.This is the first update to the scorecard since 2012. Lecture series turns A lecture on April 4,in Sacramento,will focus on whether California attention to groundwater can successfully integrate groundwater and surface water under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act(SGMA).The integration under SGMA presentation is part of the Anne J.Schneider Lecture Series,which is dedicated to water law and policy. DWR climatologist to speak The American Water Resources Association's speaker series will feature DWR Climatologist Michael Anderson on Thursday,April 12, on forecasting advancements in Sacramento. His presentation will look at potential advances in that help water management weather forecasting that can support integrated water management in a changing climate. Workshop will include a A workshop to help Southern California water agencies prepare for the'hext drought will be held Thursday,April 19, in San Pedro. tree ring study that may help The agenda will include new information about paleo droughts in with drought preparedness. Southern California,as well as details-on a iirpe-ringstudy that was used to learn more about the effects of past droughts. fiD yeprs ofa,W er research The spnng ecl�hon of the C"lit ni 1' sty for u F r e u" s e I er Iooks back at t0 hiscryeatlured ltin spring ears of research at t euniversq,otCal�foen�a etlltl0110 11St1 . newslette > Along with the hEstory lesson there as also, V 'r ,� yL FC: nformattan on the prE sent,end future plans t ar;g".�� `Yrr� ��;? "� v�'tia�a*rim. � ,s tid aEthe�nstltt,ite The Edition Includes an artielet *' ° WIT,r ChicoERCOM CORRESPONDENCE # o� This month falls short of the `March Miracle' of 1991 By:Staff Reports,March 30,2018 Although some people are drawing comparisons between this month and the"Miracle March"of 1991,that might need a bit of fact check- ing. "I think it is safe to officially call it a Miracle March,"Chad Blanchard, the federal water master in Reno,told the Reno Gazette Journal. However in March 1991 Chico got 11.79 inches of rain.At the start of the month the total for that year was 7.79 inches. This month,Chico got 4.19 inches of rain,added to the 8.79 inches that had already fallen since October. In the Department of Water Resources' northern region---the mountains that drain into Lake Oroville and Shasta and Trinity lakes —the snowpack increased during March to just 47 percent of nor- mal for this time of year.For all of California,the snowpack is 64 per- cent of normal. That's much better than the start of the month,when the northern region was at 18 percent of normal.The snow's water content grew from the equivalent of 4.4 inches to 13.1 inches. Statewide the snowpack's water equivalent grew from 4.8 inches to 18.8 inches. "It has been an incredible turnaround," Blanchard said. The state's reservoirs are more full than usual,with the exception of Lake Oroville. Oroville is rising,although releases through the Hyatt Powerhouse have largely resumed.Thursday afternoon the lake level was just about 788 feet,up almost 63 feet since the start of the month. There was 2.06 million acre-feet of water behind the dam,an in- crease of 600,000 acre-feet during the month. The late-season storms delivered a welcomed shot of snow, but un- like winter of 2016-17,California is entering the dry season with less snowpack than normal. "We've been emphasizing this March has been really great and im- portant,but April 1 is likely going to end up in a drought category," said Dan McEvoy,a climatologist at the Western Regional Climate Center."Don't overlook that." Indeed,the National Drought Monitor update Thursday said 77 per- cent of California was still in some form of drought.That was down from 89 percent last week, but the area in extreme drought in- creased from 0.43 percent of the state to 2.5 percent. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Wednesday Update *1 Apr , 2018 This weekly electronic newsletter is designed to keep you current on California Water Plan news. We welcome comments,suggestions,and any news tips that may be of interest to water planners. o Implementation of SGMA Three workshops and a webinar will be held this month to discuss to be discussed at three implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act e (SGMA).The first workshop will be Monday,April 23,in Chico. ® workshops and a webinar Others will be held in Clovis and Ventura.The webinar will be April 27.The information at the workshops will include planning and technical assistance available from DWR. Low report examines A new report from the UC Berkeley School of Law examines the questions related to meeting legal questions facing groundwater sustainability agencies as they work to meet the requirements of SGMA.In particular, it looks at the SGMA requirements way the relationship between groundwater and surface water plays into decisions made by agencies and other stakeholders. How water can play The role that water plays in civil unrest and other conflicts will be a part in conflicts and featured during a webinar on Wednesday,April 11.The American Water Resources Association will present a look at The Role of instability around the world Water 5tress in Instability and Conflic. Brigadier General Gerald Galloway will discuss the steps the U.S.Government can take to mitigate some of the threats. Fact Sheet highlights The California Climate and A rico t re Network has released a fact shee on an initiative that program that provides provides grants to farmers and ranchers '� grants for healthy soils who adopt soil-building practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.The program - also funds projects to showcase healthy \ ' soils practices and accelerate their adoption through farmer-to-farmer education.The Healthy Soils Program is administered by the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Initial proposals for The deadline to submit pre-proposals for the Acres far America Aches for Altlertw program is Thursday,April 26.The land conservation:.program " provides funding for projects that conserve fish and wildlife habitats. dll�p by"April 2i6 The pre proposals will be narrawed'to a select nUrrilier ofapplicarifs to submit inure detailed proposals Reclpmafian releases 1>lst of The U.S Bureau of Reclamatiion has reieasi ed new funding ` neirvindig oppallt >lhes Q ¢ hies through the government's WaterSMART program The ti 5 funding is availabEe for a nuirloer ofcategonesx mciuding projects£ Wptel'pro Q tat result in gc�antifable water savings Vlfate)SdistrJcts and other �z ���� s"' ���`��>� � �,��,��„� f� °��3agenoies�with Vvater or power daltveliy autttanty;a'$ellgil�ie to apply - d A �, CORRESPONDENCE Chico .com # A Statewide water savings stopped in February By.Staff Reports,April 6,2018 Sacramento>>Water conservation is officially dead in California. The State Water Resources Control Board reported this week that Californians used more water this February than in February 2013, the benchmark pre-drought year. Water savings have been on a fairly steady decline since mandatory conservation targets were dropped in spring 2017,and crossed zero in February.Water use was up 1 percent,the Water Board said Tues- day. Locally,conservation rates were better,with Oroville one of the lead- ers in the state as it often is.Customers of the California Water Ser- vice's Oroville Division used 29.4 percent less water in February than they did in February 2013.That was the 11th best of the 381 water agencies that reported their February water use. Cal Water's Chico Division reported savings of 16 percent,the Para- dise Irrigation Division saved 3.5 percent,Del Oro Water Co.had sav- ings of 17.5 percent,and Cal Water's Willows Division had savings of 9.9 percent. Among other north state cities,Marysville saved 11.4 percent,Yuba City saved 4.6 percent,and Redding saved 0.1 percent.Red Bluff was one of the 176 water agencies that used more water in February than in 2013,up 0.2 percent. The agencies that used more water in February serve 18.6 million people,according to the Water Board.The 105 agencies that saved more than 10 percent have 4 million customers. Regionally,the Sacramento River watershed had savings of 9.1 per- cent.The Bay Area had savings of 6.8 percent and the South Coast used 5,8 percent more than in 2013. Per capital water use per day was 76.1 gallons statewide.The figure In Oroville was 60 gallons;Chico,78 gallons;Paradise,87 gallons;Del Oro,61 gallons;and Willows,75 gallons. The full conservation report can be viewed at http://tinyuri.com/ febl8water. Reach City Editor Steve Schoonover at 896-7750. e � e of Wednesday Updatez a; April 11, 2018 This weekly electronic newsletter is designed to keep you current on California Water Plan news. We welcome comments,suggestions,and any news tips that may be of interest to water planners. DWR director to deliver DWR Director Karla Nemeth will deliver the keynote address at the . - annual Sustainability Summit on Friday,April 20, in Los Angeles. keynote address at The summit will include potential public policies, including State ® sustainability summit incentives to increase water conservation technology,that would ® lead to a more sustainable future. Tribal Water Summit Last week's Tribal water Summit has posts climate change video started posting the event's presentations on z its website.The first video to be posted is from last week's event Climate Conversations,"which is a series of short presentations featuring tribal members ` discussing how climate change is affecting their culture. Other summit presentations will . be added to the webpage as they become available.The summit was held April 4 and 5, at the McClellan Conference Center. More than$85 million in DWR has announced$85.8 million in grant fund n__g under the rants awarded to sustainable 2017 Groundwater Sustainability Plans and Projects Solicitation. g The funding will go to 78 proposals that were submitted to the groundwater planning projects Sustainable Groundwater Plannine_Grant Program.The program provides grants to projects that develop and implement sustainable groundwater planning. Two Workshops scheduled The State Water Resources Control Board will hold two work ops to discuss framework for this month to get input on a proposed framework for regulating direct potable reuse.The board is working toward establishing a framework regulating direct potable reuse by.lune 1.The workshops will be Monday,April 23, in Oakland;and Thursday,April 26, in Los Angeles. Legislative Analyst's Office Recommendations on creating healthier forests are included in 1mgroving Ca ifomia' ore t and Watershed Mang e n a report affairs ideas for improving just released by the Legislative Analyst's Office.The report begins by Californias forest management. looking at the benefits of forests and how they are managed: It also looks ptthe.shortcomings in the State's management policies,and includes recomrriended actions for the Legislatuure. Issue brief tt111s for An issue brief from the University of Cali fomia is callin for improvements m the monitoring of the state's stream flows The beef improYmentS�llw `6 f6 at the need fot accurate andmely stream flaw mfor<rtat�on to ,� fiCal a 21Q'S 5i�ettll fldiiYs s s€apporkclay today decisions,as well S:, long term planning One � F a sa tFie suggestetl key actions is to create an expanded stream flaw ` eye r .✓13 s `r t `�,. i ., i47" r -:'`y.�r, 'tet - 4{k,`c`�" < S 5 ,r;,F_ r i o a � Thomas, Autum From: Gosselin, Paul Sent: Friday,April 13, 2018 4:17 PM To: Thomas,Autum Subject: FW:Groundwater benefits fact sheet- November 2018 water bond Attachments: Groundwater elements of November Water Bond.docx Hi Autum Consider this as incoming correspondence thanks From: Matteo Crow<matteocrow.waterbond@gmail.com> Sent: Monday,April 09, 2018 4:11 PM To: matteo crow<matteocrow.waterbond@gmail.com> Subject:Groundwater benefits fact sheet-November 2018 water bond Dear GSA staff, Attached is our "groundwater benefits" fact sheet for the November water bond.Nearly every category of the bond includes language for groundwater, in addition to areas of both earmarked funding and priority funding for groundwater projects. If your agency has not yet endorsed the water bond, please send your confirmation of endorsement to matteocrow.waterbond(c-�gmaii,com. We appreciate your support in helping us pass this measure. Many thanks, Matteo Crow Campaign Coordinator Water Supply and Water Quality Initiative (831)-521-2116 matteocrow.waterbond(@,gmaii.com www.waterbond.orq @CAWaterBond i Groundwater elements of November Water Bond The November Water Bond includes many elements which will benefit groundwater management in California. SGMA implementation. The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act requires that groundwater pumping and recharge be brought into balance. The November Bond Act provides$675 million as grants to local agencies from the Department of Water Resources. Grants will be made to local agencies to implement their sustainability plans. Grants are limited to$20 milllion. Planning grants may be made up to$1 million. Up to 20%of the grant may be used to establish a trust fund,the proceeds of which can be used to implement groundwater management plan. A 50% cost share is required,which may be waived for disadvantaged communities. Priorities for grants include the following critically overdrafted basins Surface and groundwater interconnected supplies disadvantaged communities water quality problems subsidence state owned resources recharge projects Multibenefit projects Modification of existing facilities cost effectiveness 50%cost share,not for DACs The Office of Sustainable Water Solutions receives $10 million. The following sub-allocations are made from the $675 million Borrego Groundwater basin: $35 million. This is unique groundwater basin with no imported water supply. Overdraft is impacting our largest state park:Anza Borrego. Research:$5 million. Decision support tools: $10 million Interagency communication: $5 million Floodwater utilization: $10 million Other groundwater elements in the bond: Groundwater improvement and storage are mentioned 90 times in initiative,in almost every program. Groundwater desalting: $400 million. These funds may be used to remediate underground or surface saline water supplies inland from the coast. Friant Kern Canal Repair: $750 million. These funds will remediate damage caused by groundwater overdraft,and may also be used to recharge groundwater with flood water,and undertake other groundwater programs. Weed management for improved groundwater recharge: $100 million. Excessive water use by invasive weeds results in a loss of a million acre feet or more of groundwater throughout California each year. Some of the worst plants are yellow starthistle,Arundo,and tamarisk. These funds can be used in matching programs to control these invasive plants. J Wednesday Update April 18, 2018 This weekly electronic newsletter is designed to keep you current on California Water Plan news. We welcome comments,suggestions,and any news tips that may be of interest to water planners. DWR report estimates DWR has released the final Wafer Available --M" for Replenishment report. It presents the best water that is available to estimate of water that can be used to replenish replenish groundwater basins the state's groundwater basins.The estimates ® cover each of Califomia's 10 hydrologic regions and 56 planning regions.The repo includes �.. a variety of strategies, including conservation, .sem" recycling,and desalination,that will be needed to secure regional water supply and quality. _ CWC schedules meetings with The California Water Commission(CWC)will spend two days next Water Storage Investment week meeting with applicants for the Water Storage Investment Pro r m.CWC staff will discuss updated technical reviews and the Program applicants public benefit ratios for each application.The meetings will be April 24 and 25,in Sacramento. UCLA delivers report A look into the future,and what it might hold for the Sierra snowpack under climate change, `" " On the future Of the Sierra is the subject of anew repo from the UCLA 0, V� J under climate change Center for Climate Science. Climate Chance in the Sierra Nevada: California's Water Future looks at the many water management challenges that will come with predicted smaller snowpacks and earlier runoffs. Agricultural program and The next meeting of the Strategic Growth Council will include an earthquake scenario on action item to adopt the final draft guidelines far the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program.There will also be a growth council agenda presentation on a new risk scenario for a major earthquake in Northern California.The meeting is April 20,at Sacramento City Hail. New planning partnership City planners are getting a new resource in the form of a partnership between UrbanFootorint and the State of California.UrbanFootprint offers,information to: is a cloud=based platform that will provide information to hundreds of agencies across California Cai forma cities,counties,and agencies:The partnership will provide acce s to a data library,planning"scenarios and"analysis modules to hi I with develop hg community"designs. Gul<de prpvtdes water operators of commercial kitchens can learn about water use effidrerrcy from a`n (0, being offered by the Alliance for Water Y c1i�1 eas'f 0 « s `. � � ��z'yy»a Efficracy FW.guUe offers best practices,case studies,and tepl 'lch 5 ss� Wstrategies for the rr�ost common high use ec{Urrr� nt ry ,r` i� z.�s j r� � t•4r ti ,� �....t ��� r ', . D_._j- _• 3 �r' � a �1`z -c -r7,';-£ �d"�^�'t�' 4rs�� ;i,'�' M�„rTgLr 31 c'"3 r:.ajy'��1�4'�'?�s �r r rn,,�v�U�" :�.f ChiCOEH.com CORRESPONDENCE # Central Valley Project water allocations raised By:Stag Reports,April 20,x018 The Bureau of Reclamation Friday updated allocations for Central Valley Project contractors for the 2018 contract year. All water users north of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta will get 100 percent of their contracted supply.Earlier numbers announced in March gave north-of-delta agriculture 20 percent and municipal and industrial users 70 percent. South of the Delta,farmers will get 40 percent of their water,and doubling of the 20 percent announced in February.Municipal and industrial users south of the delta were increased from 70-75 per- cent. "Thanks to late March and April precipitation and the positive results of the California Department of Water Resources April snow survey, Reclamation is pleased to announce this increased allocation for CVP water contractors,"said Mid-Pacific Regional Director David Murillo in a press release. "Even with the recent gains in water supply,the year as a whole has still been relatively dry.We will continue to monitor our ability to manage temperature in the Sacramento River and meet other regu- latory requirements throughout the system,and may need to adjust our plans as the year evolves." Water supply updates are posted at http://www.usbr.gov/mp/cvp- water/index.html. CORRESPONDENCE ChicoEH.com I # q State releases new benefit assessments of Sites, other water storage proposals By.Steve Schoonover,April 20,2016 Sacramento>>Another step was taken Friday toward spending wa- bers were released to explain what was necessary,but two of the ter storage bond money,when updated public benefit assessments projects—a reservoir in San Diego and a groundwater bank in Kern were released by the State Water Commission for Sites Reservoir County—still ended up with zeros.In addition,backers of the Cen- and the other nine projects still seeking the funds. tennial Reservoir project proposed on the Bear River chose not to The money—$2.7 billion—was included in the Proposition 1 bond appeal. measure approved by voters in November 2014. Four other groundwater banks—one in Sacramento County,one in The money cannot pay to just increase the amount of water stored. the southern San Joaquin Valley and two in Southern California— Instead,the language of Proposition 1 limits the money's use to Were given public benefits ranging from$72.5 million to$171.3 mil- achieve five public benefits:ecosystem benefits,water quality,flood lion. control,emergency response and recreation. Yuri said the numbers were based on evaluation of the proposals by In December,the initial 11 applicants offered their estimates of the the Department of Water Resources,Department of Fish and Wild- value of the public benefits of their projects.The commission staff life and Water Resources Control Board. came back in Februarywith numbers far lower than the applicants. All told,the public benefit estimates total just under$2.6 billion.Yuri Ten of the applicants appealed,and what was released Friday was said that's a little more money than is available as bond service and the commission's response to those appeals.The numbers were gen- administration take a share of the$2.7 billion in the proposition. erally higher than those of February,but not as high as the appli- What's next cants'estimates. Yuri said the commission staff will meet with applicants next week The numbers for further discussions,and the applicants would be able to make The public benefit value of Sites Reservoir,the off-stream reservoir their case before the Water Commission itself during a meeting May proposed west of Maxwell,was put at$933.3 million,an increase 1-3. from February's$662.3 million.Sites backers were seeking$1.388 The public benefits will be set at that time.That doesn't mean the billion.The proposed 1.8 million acre-foot lake would cost$5.2 bil- projects will get that much money.Yuri called the numbers a lion to build in total. "ceiling,"the maximum possible. The increase reflects the acceptance of benefits for wildlife refuges Between May and July,the commission staff will rank the projects, and the Yolo Bypass.Claimed benefits to anadromous fish were re- based on their relative environmental benefit resilience and the jetted,as was the claim the project would help maintain the cold likelihood the project will actually get done.Resilience involves the water pool in Lake Oroville. amount of flexibility a project will add to the water system,and how "The Sites Project offers the state an opportunity to manage a signifl- It would help in severe scenarios of climate change. cant amount of water to benefit wildlife and native fish in the Sacra- In July,the commission will weigh the public benefits and the rank- mento Watershed,"said Sites Project Authority Chairman Fritz Durst ings and make allocation decisions. In a press release. That doesn't mean the applicants get the money then.They still have "We think there is still room for discussion with the Commission to secure necessary environmental permits and the rest of the fund- about the benefits we offer for salmon.We greatly appreciate the ing needed for the project. work done by staff to evaluate all of the Prop 1 applicants,and look ,It gives them the certainty they need to complete the process,"Yuri forward to continuing to make our case with the Commission in said. May." Temperance Flat Reservoir,proposed on the San Joaquin River above The Water Commission has until the end of 2021 to actually allocate the existing Friant Dam,was given a public benefit of just$171.3 the funds,but Yuri said the money will be made available to each million,though$1.055 billion had been sought.The new number was applicant as soon as it completes its work.That way a small,simple better that the zero the project was given in February. project will not be delayed waiting for a large,complicated one. Two other dam projects fared better.The public benefit of the "The commission from the beginning has been eager to get this mon- Pacheco Reservoir expansion in Santa Clara County jumped from ey out the door, Yuri said. zero to$484.5 million.The Los Vaqueros Reservoir expansion in Con- Reach City Editor Steve Schoonover at 896-7750. tra Costa County increased from zero to$422.6 million. Water Commission Executive Director Joe Yun said the zeros given to eight of the 11 projects In February resulted primarily from weak data on ecosystem benefits."When we could not substantiate them, we pulled them out,"he said. Commission staff met with the applicants after the February num- CORRESPONDENCE Chico .com # iD Meeting Thursday on groundwater plans for northern Butte County By:Staff Reports,April 20,2018 Chico>>A workshop on managing the groundwater underneath northern Butte County is planned Thursday in Chico. The meeting on what's being done to Implement the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act is 6-8 p.m.at the Masonic Family Center,1110 W.East Ave. The law passed In 2014 requires plans to be developed to maintain groundwater levels and quality in the various basins around the state. The meeting Thursday will focus on what's called the Vina Subbasin, which covers the valley floor between Big Chico Creek and Deer Creek in Tehama County. Those boundaries are due to change however,as Tehama County has asked the Department of Water Resources to detach everything north of the county line,and the city of Chico is asking to add all the area in the city limits south of Big Chico Creek. That would leave three agencies to govern the basin—Chico,Butte County and the Rock Creek Reclamation District. 'T'hursday's meeting will provide a chance to meet representatives of those three and view a draft governance structure on how the three would work together. General information on the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act will also be available. More information Is available online at http-.//tinyurl.com/ sgmabutte. Butte County eater& Resource Conservation May,2018 / Wridaame'l.9,Issue , WatiVIL-3ul" WILN i 7'ra mraaa.ra�e crr�.rl rx�nscara;�y aa�ratcr ra;aa,rl ath.cr re„��aarc;ts4��ar2hcs e i,ti,zen4 13ut.Ner C't+aara,ty" ii SGML Governance Update By Paul Gosselin The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) places the responsibility for % „ r ' ' sustainably managing groundwater at the local level. your participation in the implementation of SGMA is critical for the future of local communities,the economy and the environment. Over the next few months, groundwater sustainability agencies(GSA) in each of the four subbasins will decide how they will organize, or "govern", themselves in order to develop the sustainability plans (GSPs) far their areas. Setting ng a balanced governance structure is of the upmost importance. GSPs developed by local GSAs evaluate the sustainability of the basin and identify actions that will be implemented y�,� to achieve sustainability over a 20-year period. The GSAs in all of the subbasins have committed to work together to prepare one GSP for each subbasin. Governance within', each subbasiin will establish the roles and responsibilities of each GSA to develop and carry out the GSP. Some of the decisions on groundwater sustainability will be difficult and must reflect local values and expectations. That is why governance structures in each subbasin should not only be efficient and effective, but also transparent. Your input on the governance structure in your subbasin is important and valued. Inside this issue Each of the four subbasins consist of a different number and type of local agencies, land Basin Boundary Mods... uses and water supplies. The uniqueness of each subbasin has led to different governance approaches. Governance in the Vina and Wyandotte Creek subbasins are proposed to Spring Groundwater reflect a centralized GSA model. Under a centralized model, a new GSA (or Joint Powers Measurements.............. 4 Authority) would be formed by the existing GSAs through the Joint Powers Act. The Joint Lake C7roville Storage.... 6 Powers Authority (JPA) would cover the entire subbasin and assume all of the SGMA Snow water content...... 6 authorities. The local agencies would retain their existing authorities. For example, Butte County would retain its land use, well permitting and police powers. A centralized JPA would: offer an advantage over governing by multiple GSAs by avoiding overlapping SGMA GOVERNANCE,page 3»> Miami Update on Basin Boundary Modification By Christina Buck Last month's newsletter described seven potential basin boundary modification(BBM) concepts under consideration in the region affecting the four subbasins in Butte County: Vina,West Butte, East Butte and Wyandotte Creek. This article provides an update on the status of those potential changes. In the case of Modification#3 and#l4,significant �� �,r � '���� p, btu` ��� changes have occurred since last month. The Department of Water Resources(DWR) t,,,�1 .i n �lV �o a established a process to modify basin boundaries. First,an Initial Notification must be submitted to indicate an agency's intent to submit a BBIVI request. Secondly,a complete BBM request application must be submitted by lune 30,2018. Here's the status on each of Potential "codifications the previously described seven potential modifications: Boundary Adju rnenHs Modification 1: Tehama County Flood Control and Water Conservation District New Boundary continues to pursue a jurisdictional consolidation BBM to separate the Tehama County Emang 6918$Ubban+c� Exvs1mgMW§wd portion of the Vina subbasin at the Butte-Tehama County line and potentially combine VINA `uf ca�n Li it with one or more subbasins such as the Los Molinos subbasin. The District has CORNING issueda notification letter to interested parties and staff will bring the BBM to the x #a District Board for consideration on May 21st at 11:00 a.m. sT � Modification 2:Our Department has submitted an Initial Notification to DWR to move �' the southern boundary of the Vina subbasin further south to pull the City of Chico �� ✓���/�i�%�% e , completely into the Vina Subbasin. The proposed boundary would be the Skyway,a cocas ;"�''�'�'�s '6U% ry small portion of Butte Creek and Highway 99, and then the Chico Gree�nline until it AN4arE BEEN $ intersects Big Chico Creek on the west side of town. please contact Linda Herman or Erik Gustafson of the City of Chico or Christina Buck with comments or concerns. Modifications 3 and 4. These boundary modifications are related. Since last month, ' NORTH' RD 1004 has decided not to join the Colusa subbasin and prefers to remain in West YUBA Butte. A number of agencies and stakeholders had concerns about combining East Proposed Modified and West Butte. These subbasins are expected to remain mostly as they are,with only Subbllasin Boundaries minor adjustments around the edges. For example,Colusa Groundwater Authority Uinn (CGA)is interested in modifying the West Butte boundary to pull only the CGA portion of the subbasin(green on the map)into the Colusa subbasin. Also, RD 1004 may pull their small piece that's in East Butte into West Butte so that they are contained within viNA a single subbasin. J a° Modification 5: Our Department has submitted an Initial Notification to DWR w , regarding the potential boundary modification to bring the City of Orovillie,Thermalito u�Te Water and Sewer District and portions of Butte County GSA area into Wyandotte Creek. No significant change has occurred in the last month regarding this BBM. �;� auT1 ` • Modification 6 and 7: Initial Notifications have been submitted to DWR by Yuba �a YAR E County Water Agency and Sutter Extension Water District, respectively, regarding ORE these two BBM concepts. No significant changes have occurred regarding this BBM �j since last month_ F� NORTH�� Our Department is working closely with the City of Chico,the City of Oroville and YUBA i Thermalito Water and Sewer District to prepare the application for a BBM request to DWR. Map Disclaimer:The exact The second reap shows the potential result of these two BBMs and more specifics on the location of the adjusted basin actual location of the proposed new boundary.: The Butte County Board of Supervisors boundary is still to be deter- mined in most cases. These will review and consider support of all BBMs in the four subbasins in June. reaps are meant to show the general direction,of possubie if you have questions or concerns related to Basin Boundary Modifications, please contact modifications, Christina Buck,552-3593. i�%%%%i�% „/X15/0 MW%/%�r >>> G A Governance (Continued) 1 , jurisdictions and offering a consistency in rules and fees. At this point, we do not Ij anticipate a need for fees to develop and implement the GSP. However, individual projects and actions within the subbasin could require separate funding. The JPA would not employ staff, each member agency would contribute in-kind staff and other resources. f ' ' The JPA wound be authorized to hire professional consultants. The centralized JPA option offers the most efficient and cost effective management and oversight. Data management "� ilk rxr hp�pif and modeling would be streamlined. Throughout other parts of California, most subbasins with more than one LSSA have formed a single GSA through a JPA. A centralized JPA , affords an opportunity for non-public agency beneficial users (e.g, agricultural r groundwater pumpers, domestic well users) to participate in the JPA. The Vina and Wyandotte Creek GSA Boards propose having agricultural groundwater and domestic groundwater stakeholder seats on the governing board. In the East and West Butte subbasins, local agencies are considering a hybrid modell. Under the hybrid model, the existing GSAs would retain their GSA status and coordinate the development of a single GSP through a Joint Powers Agreement or memorandum of understanding. The GSAs would retain some of the SGMA authorities and coordinate other responsibilities. This concept has been employed in a limited number of subbasins throughout other portions of California. It offers protection of sovereignty; however, a. e want to hybrid approach would require more coordination and cost for individual GSAs. Despite differences in each of the subbasins,there are common elements. Each subbasin make it, will have a stakeholder advisory committee and ad-hoc technical advisory committees to provide input on, the development of the GSP. Significant public involvement in the lea ... drafting of the GSP will occur through the advisory committee. Additionally, the GSP regulations allow for the creation of Management Areas as part of the GSP. The Vina, West Butte and East Butte subbasins are considering utilizing Management Areas. Within designated Management Area the following local considerations can be given to setting: • Different minimum thresholds Text • Measurable objectives • Monitoring PEKWATE On` • Projects and management actions ' n 3t �!dnnmm lmn Management Areas provide for more localized autonomy on setting sustainable criteria and solutions. Management Areas are analogous to sub-inventory units currently utilized to fi- -:r' in the Butte County Basin Management.Objective program. r fl The governance concepts will be presented to the public for input at meetings in May st except for the Vina meeting which was held on April 26th. If you are in the Wyandotte Greek subbasin, please join us on May 3rd from 6-8 PM at the South Side Community Center, 2959 Lower Wyandotte Road, Oroville to participate in a dialogue on the governance for the Wyandotte Creek subbasin. The public meeting for the East Butte subbasin is tentatively set for May 15th and the public meeting, for the West Butte subbasin is tentatively set for May 16th. Locations to be determined. If you need) more information please visit our SGMA web page at hj!2�L Miessage and data www.buttecounty.netlwaterresourceconservatioii/ SustainableGiroundwaterMana ementAct I""ates rnay apply. e re not out o t e olo s e — Groundwater Levels Down in 2018 MNA By Kelly Peterson The spring groundwater monitoring results are in! Of the wells measured in March of this year, 16.2%showed an increase in CHICO URBWN URHAM J, levels compared to Spring of 2017,while 81.2%showed a decline DAYTO in levels and three wells(2.6%)showed no changes over the M-T Pur N TZ same period. Overaill results indicated an average 3.0 foot DUARAMI decrease compared to spring 2017 levels in 117 comparable DAYTON ANGEL ESQUO wells. of the wells which increased,the average and median SLO G CHEROKEE in:cre,ases w ere 2.4 feet and 1.8 feet, respectively, Of the wells LLANO SECO whillch decreased,the average and median decreases were-4.1 S ERN CANAL feet and-3.3 feet, respectively. It's important to note however, that the measurements were taken in the field from March 19- March 22 this year, prior to the additional rainfall thiat these 'N LIM areas received in April of 2018, RICHIALE The spring groundwater level data was measured by the NOR TH YUBA Department of Water Resources Northern Region with help from HIGGS. our staff in 124 wells throughout the valley portion of the County WE�ST GRIDLEY in the sub-inventory units(SlUs)depicted in Figure 1. This data BUT TE. will be presented to the Water Commission on May 2,2018 and RITE SINK to the Water Advisory Committee(WAC) and the Technical . .....4 Advisory Committee(TAC)at their May 3,2018 meeting. Figure I Butte County Basin Management Objective Program sub-inventory units RIPPIZpr [q1;1;5rr1r;rR511�;55;r;; MMI Groundwater Level Change Spring of 2017 to Spring of 20,18 .......... 15 10 2 QJ 5 2.0 to 1.2 M U 0 "@ r P GJ 0.5 0.7 -5 -2.7 1.2 51, 3: -10 -0.9 -7.0 -1.0 -2.8 -4.01 -8.7 -3.5 -5.6 0 -4.0 L_ is Q N Lowerbound of Range -20 M Median change(values labeled) W Upperbound of Range -25 ------------- -le 0 r_ 0 M r_ M F_ 41 a :L, 0 W 0 W C to 03 0 A? �n r- :1 CL 0) M E 0- �Z3 Lon <C cm) -2 cp LO U E 0 CO C M = i7q ,:3CWW %_ On W 41 :D 'A 0 < W U M 10 L F CO U 51U primarily served by Surface water Note:Positive values increased water surface elevations(WSEs)and negative va�ues decreased WSEs Figure 2-Minimurn,Median and Maximum change in WaterSurface Elevation JWSE)from Spring 2017 to Spring 2018 in each sub-inventory unit f�or the Butte County Basin Management Objective Program with median change labeled. 1_1 k, I iii % ,!c, According to the Summary of Water Conditions from DWR's Bulletin 120,the Sacramento �%IX River Region precipitation was at approximately 80%of normal as of April 1, 2018. For comparison,at this time last year,the precipitation was at approximately 185%of normal. The Sacramento Region water supply index is forecasting this year to be classified as % "below normal"assuming median meteorological conditions for the remainder of the year. Considering the increase to,groundwater levels that we saw last year in 2017(the wettest r year on record)those increases were generally not enough to make up for the cumulative effect of the multiple"critically dry' n,� dry"v "and/or below normalrr water years that we've seen over the past ten years in Butte County. Since 2007, nine out of the past 11 water years have fallen into one of the non-wet classifications with only two years classified as J erwet'r year's.So,you could say that while last year's historically wet year bumped water levels up in certain areas throughout the county last year,generally speaking, it did not make up for the total effects of multiple dry years that we've experienced. These observedconditions confirm that we continue to experience great extremes in California hydrology from historically dry to historically wet conditions within just a few years. These big swings in the surface water system lead to moderate annual changes in thegroundwater system in Butte County. Managing our water resources with the reality 1 1 of these extremes is our challenge and opportunity. It is important to remember that each monitoring well tells its own story since they vary in depth,well type(irrigation,domestic,dedicated monitoring wells, municipal and industrial), location and surrounding conditions; however,,spring levels overall also give a big picture view of basin conditions ' and how they change throughout the County and overtime. Figures 2 and 3Groundwater LevelChange Spring of 2011 to Spring of 2018 summarize change in water surface 15 .. elevations(WSFs)for monitoring wells within each.SIU between spring 2017 W 10 and 2018 and between 2011 and 1 � I � 2018. We compare 2011 to 2018 c 5 =; F_ levels due to the fact that 2011 was u 0 0 the most recent"wet"year with the 0 Ir 1 rJP Ir exception of the 2017 water year, also classified as a "wet"year. � 5 ! l .2 -3 -4 For more detailed information on the "1 a� -7 monitoring results, check out the -ifJS G .7 summary spreadsheet and alert stage Lowerbound of Range _g - map included in the WAC/TAC packet 0 _15 !, Mediian Change(values labeled) _g to be available soon on our website ` -S -7 Up�Perbound of Range (https://www.buttecounty.net/ -Zp waterresourcecons ervation/) under ro a > ar CID o N _ C: 0.1 n e, W U o 0 W C o0 Programs and Technical Advisory Cr �r E C 1 2Ln Committee.The Water Data Library Gi ;� , `" v ar v E (http://wdl.rwater.ca.gov/ ai `' " waterdatalibrary/) also has a useful n, , mapping tool that allows you toco navigate to well's with groundwater None:Positive values=Increased water surface elevations(wSEs).and negative values=decreased wSEs level data in your neighborhood'if you....... live in the valley. Call Felly Peterson Figuare3 3-Minimum,Median and Maximum change in waterSurfaoeElevation(w58i from Spcing28Y7 for additional information or if you to Spring 2018 in each sub inventory unit fon the Butte County Basin Management Objective Program have questions at 530.552.3595.. with rnedian change labeled. 0�m/Nt/ Mi � � �r;r,,r,,,, /,� � ,. /r rr�+,�/ rr u,;;rr ,o,,, ;,:;, /.-..., r/�/p.:r /,er%1✓I,rr� �/i i�r � //'i?r/�. r / Mleetirt�Sc�tedules � /r aver�C1G1"rIT1lS51d1d� ��/�ii: r / �� rr 5/2/20118,1:80 p.rn. Grrrr /� 1' Board of Supervisors Chambers 25 County Center Drive Board of Supervisors ,r lours/ r %///%; 5/8/2018,9:00 a,rm7, r / rr ; �/r i Board ofSupervisors'Chambers I r rP!r i r IJyrmry�nd 'r/i//YP 25 County Center Drive 5/22/2018,9:00 a.m. Board of Supervisors Chambers r r/d,rr 25 County Center Drive �. 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