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Home My WebLink About09.22.21 Draft Groundwater Sustainability Plans Available for Public Review From:Buck, Christina To:Alpert, Bruce;Bennett, Robin;Clerk of the Board;Connelly, Bill;Cook, Holly;Cook, Robin;Hironimus, Patrizia; Kimmelshue, Tod;Lucero, Debra;Paulsen, Shaina;Pickett, Andy;Reaster, Kayla;Ring, Brian;Ritter, Tami; Sweeney, Kathleen;Teeter, Doug Cc:Hatcher, Casey;BCWater;Peterson, Kelly Subject:Draft Groundwater Sustainability Plans Available for Public Review Date:Wednesday, September 22, 2021 1:26:48 PM Attachments:Vina_Comment Period and Workshop Handout.pdf Butte_Comment Period and Workshop Handout_9.2021.pdf GSP Adoption Schedule_Public_9212021.pdf Dear Board Members, We have reached an important milestone in development of Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSP) in the three subbasins located in Butte County. All three draft GSPs are now out for a public review and comment period. Please find attached a handout for the Vina and Butte Subbasins describing details of the comment period and public workshops. Once available, I will send a similar handout for Wyandotte Creek. Also attached is a flier that has the important dates between now and GSP adoption for all three subbasins. We are providing hard copies of the Butte Subbasin draft GSP to each of you since Butte County is a GSA in the Butte Subbasin. GSA Board members and alternates, as well as Advisory Committee members in the Vina and Wyandotte Creek subbasins are receiving hard copies of those draft GSPs to ease the review of these large documents. We are also placing a public review copy of all three draft GSPs in the Oroville, Durham, Chico and Gridley libraries. For the Butte Subbasin, the Butte County Technical Advisory Committee will be discussing the draft GSP at their meeting tomorrow, September 23, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. (Meeting Details: https://www.buttecounty.net/waterresourceconservation/Water-Commission/Technical-Advisory- Committee/2021TAC). The Butte County Water Commission will also discuss the Butte Subbasin GSP at their next meeting on October 6, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. and possibly provide a recommendation to the Butte County Board of Supervisors for your consideration. Your Board will receive an overview presentation on October 26, 2021. Other GSAs in the Butte subbasin will also be receiving a presentation on the Butte subbasin GSP during the month of October. Once the Public Comment Period ends (October 31, 2021), public comments and input from GSAs will be discussed by the Butte Subbasin Advisory Board on November 18, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. All GSA Boards are scheduled to consider adoption of the GSP in December 2021. 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Preparation of the GSP is a key milestone for implementing the state-mandated Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). The documents can be found online: https://www.vinagsa.org/public-review-draft-groundwater-sustainability-plan-gsp The Public Comment Period ends October 19, 2021. Submit a comment through one of two methods: 1.Submit multiple comments by email to vinagsa@gmail.com To better organize public comments, we are requesting that commenters use a comment tracking sheet. Visit https://www.vinagsa.org/public- review-draft-groundwater-sustainability-plan-gsp to access the comment form. 2.Mail Comments to: Butte County Department of Water & Resource Conservation RE: Vina Subbasin GSP For GSP 308 Nelson Ave., Oroville, CA, 95965 Important Notes: • You can submit multiple comments. • Remember to submit comments by October 19, 2021, 11:59 p.m. • We strongly encourage you to attend the Public Workshop on October 4, 2021. Visit https://www.vinagsa.org/2021-10-04-webinars-workshops-draft-gsp • If you have trouble finding or accessing information listed here, please contact us at vinagsa@gmail.com or visit our website www.vinagsa.org Managing Groundwater in the VinaSubbasin Public Comment Period Open | Upcoming Public Meetings Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) In response to the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Draft GSP (SGMA), the GSP is a roadmap for how groundwater will be managed over Public the next two decades. The draft GSP is available for public review and comment through October 19, 2021. Comment Why do we need a plan? Period While the VinaSubbasin is in healthy condition, extended drought and Visit groundwater pumping can threaten the long-term future of groundwater www.vinagsa.org needed to support our needs. The State requires local agencies to develop to view the draft GSP and adopt a GSP by January 2022. If the VinaSubbasin fails to meet state- and learn how to mandated requirements, the State may intervene at amuch higher cost submit comments. than if we retain local control. Comments are due: October 19, 2021 What is in the plan? GSPs must assess groundwater conditions and articulate how groundwater management will avoid adverse impacts to beneficial users, including domestic, municipal, tribal, agricultural, industrial, and environmental uses. GSPs include: Description of plan area and basin setting Current and historical data for six sustainability indicators Discussion of historical and projected water demands and supplies Figures with details of the subbasin Public Sustainability goal for a desired condition for the entire basin Workshop: Minimum thresholds, measurable objectives and interim milestones (every 5-years), to achieve the sustainability goal within 20 years October 4, 2021 6:00-8:00pm Projects and Management Actions for achieving sustainability In-person Implementation Plan including costs, schedule, monitoring, and Chico Masonic Lodge reporting 1110 W. East Ave. Chico, 95973 Who is developing the GSP? The Vina GSA and Rock Creek Reclamation District (RCRD) GSA are the two GSAs in the Vina Subbasin, submitting one GSP. The GSP was developed with the support and input from subject matter experts, a Stakeholder Advisory Committee, the Vina GSA Board and Member Agencies (County of Butte, City of Chico, and Durham Irrigation District), the RCRD Board, and the community. Visit www.vinagsa.org for more information or email VinaGSA@gmail.com Si necesita solicitar alojamiento para asistir and un próximo evento, incluidos los servicios de traducción, contacto vinagas@gmail.com