BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Government Code ? 84308 Applies: Yes ? No ?
(If "YES" Complete Attachment A - Gov. Code ? 84308)
SUBJECT: Title
Approve Memorandum of Understanding for Cost Sharing Between Santa Clara Valley Water District and San Benito County Water District for an Updated North San Benito Groundwater Basin Groundwater Sustainability Plan in the Amount of $1,634 Annually and $8,170 Over a Five-Year Term.
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommendation
A. Approve Memorandum of Understanding for Cost Sharing Between Santa Clara Valley Water District and San Benito County Water District for development and implementation of a Groundwater Sustainability Plan Update for the North San Benito Groundwater Basin in the Amount of $1,634 annually and $8,170 over a five-year term; and
B. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer, or their designee, to sign the Memorandum of Understanding.
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SUMMARY:
Under California's Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) serves as the exclusive Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) for the Santa Clara and Llagas subbasins that are entirely within Santa Clara County. The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has approved Valley Water's Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) Alternative for the management of these basins.
In addition to these groundwater basins, Valley Water also serves as the GSA for the very small portion of the North San Benito Subbasin located within Santa Clara County. San Benito County Water District (SBCWD) is the GSA for the rest of this Subbasin located in San Benito County. In 2017, Valley Water and SBCWD entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the sharing of costs and responsibilities for the development of a GSP for the North San Benito Subbasin. In 2023, DWR approved the 2021 GSP for the management of this basin.
Under SGMA, GSP and GSP alternatives must be updated every five years and submitted to DWR for review and approval. SB...
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