HomeMy WebLinkAbout10.23.19 Email from Glenn Co. Dept. of Ag. - Public Meeting - Corning Subbasin Groundwater Snyder, Ashley
From: Lisa Hunter <LHunter@countyofglenn.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 10:59 AM
Subject: Public Meeting: Corning Subbasin Groundwater, November 6, 2019
Attachments: Press Release Corning Subbasin Public Meeting_FINAL.pdf; Public meeting flyer
revision_FINAL.pdf
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Good Morning,
A public meeting on Corning Subbasin Groundwater is being hosted on November 6, 2019 at 6:00 PM at the Corning
Senior Center.
We hope you will join us to learn more about local efforts to achieve groundwater sustainability.
Please see attached Press Release and Meeting Flyer for more information.
Lisa Hunter
Water Resource Coordinator
Glenn County Department of Agriculture
(530)934-6501 extension 020105
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October 22,2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts:
o Corning Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Agency: Lisa Hunter,Water Resources Coordinator,
Glenn County, (530) 934-6501, IIIh...IC.l. coulrnt ot2-Ilenn,.net
o Tehama County Flood Control and Water Conservation District: Ryan Teubert, Flood Control &
Water Resources Manager, (530) 385-1462, ir1 _uubertE..n..a.W... i,g r
Local Agencies Convene a Public Meeting for Local Management of Groundwater
Corning, California—The public will have an opportunity to learn about the Sustainable Groundwater
Management Act(SGMA) and local implementation of this law at a public meeting on Wednesday,
November 6th, 6:00-8:00 PM at the Corning Senior Center, 1015 4th Avenue, Corning, CA 96021.
(1 MA Background
On September 16, 2014, Governor Brown signed into law a legislative package comprised of three bills
(Assembly Bill (AB) 1739, Senate Bill (SB) 1168, and SB 1319). These laws are collectively known as the
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act(SGMA). SGMA (pronounced sigma) defines sustainable
groundwater management as the "management and use of groundwater in a manner that can be
maintained without causing undesirable results." SGMA requires groundwater basins to be managed
under a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) and achieve sustainability within 20 years.The State has
prioritized 98 basins statewide to comply with this law. The Corning Subbasin, spanning southwestern
Tehama County and northern Glenn County, is among the groundwater basins that must comply with
SGMA and develop a GSP by January 31, 2022. Local agencies were awarded a nearly$1 million grant to
develop a GSP for the Corning Subbasin.
The central purpose of the November 6th meeting is to inform the public on how the two Groundwater
Sustainability Agencies(GSAs) in the Corning Subbasin will work together to manage local groundwater
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SGMA requires the formation of locally controlled GSAs.A GSA is responsible for developing and
implementing a GSP to meet the sustainability goal of the basin and to ensure that it considers all
groundwater uses and users in the basin. SGMA refers to six indicators that need to be addressed to
achieve groundwater sustainability.They include: chronic lowering of groundwater levels, significant
and unreasonable reduction of groundwater storage, seawater intrusion, degraded water quality,
significant land subsidence and depletions of interconnected surface water.
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Under SGMA, local public agencies with water supply,water management or land-use responsibilities
are eligible to form GSAs.
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Local agencies formed two GSAs within the subbasin to comply with the State-mandated deadline of
July 1, 2017.These agencies have been meeting over the past 5 months working together to find the
most effective way to develop and implement one GSP for the Corning Subbasin and how best to engage
all groundwater users in the process.The participating agencies are Tehama County Flood Control &
Water Conservation District, Glenn Colusa Irrigation District, and Glenn County.These agencies are
cooperating to ensure compliance with state law and to make sure the community is informed about
local management of groundwater. Representatives from these agencies will participate in the public
meeting.
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Members of the public interested in learning more about SGMA and how local GSAs are working
together to implement this law and achieve groundwater sustainability are encouraged to attend.
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