BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Resolution Setting Time and Date of Public Hearing to Become the Groundwater Sustainability Agency for the Portions of the Hollister and San Juan Bautista Subbasins Located in Santa Clara County.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt the Resolution SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING TO BECOME THE GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY FOR THE PORTIONS OF THE HOLLISTER AND SAN JUAN BAUTISTA SUBBASINS LOCATED WITHIN SANTA CLARA COUNTY to occur on JUNE 13, 2017, at 1:00 PM at the Santa Clara Valley Water District, 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California.
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SUMMARY:
The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA or Act) identified the Santa Clara Valley Water District (District) as the exclusive local agency within its statutory boundaries (i.e., Santa Clara County) to comply with the Act and sustainably manage the County's groundwater subbasins. As the exclusive local agency for all groundwater basins subject to SGMA requirements in Santa Clara County, the District may: 1) elect to become the Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) for the basins, or 2) opt out of being the exclusive groundwater management agency for a particular basin. The statutory deadline for electing to become a GSA for a groundwater basin is June 30, 2017.
For the major groundwater basins in the County, namely the Santa Clara and Llagas subbasins, the District elected in 2016 to become the GSA. Beyond these two subbasins, there are relatively small parts of groundwater basins subject to SGMA requirements that are centered in neighboring San Benito County but overlap into Santa Clara County ("Overlap Areas") as shown in Attachment 1.
On February 14, 2017, staff presented several SGMA compliance options for the Overlap Areas to the Board, with related information on next steps and potential financial impacts. The Board directed staff to pursue becoming the GSA for the Overlap Areas and to coordinate with the San Benito County Water District (S...
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