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DWR’s Sustainable GroundwaterManagement Implementation
Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) & Alternative (Alt) Emergency Regulations
California Water Commission January 20, 2016
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Presentation Overview
• Project Timeline
• Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) Emergency Regulations Outline
• Recent Advisory Group Input
• Next Steps
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Timeline
Jan Feb Mar-15 Apr May Jun Oct Nov Dec Apr May Mar
1 - Scoping 2 - Draft
Framework (Topic Based)
3 - Draft Emergency Regulations
4 - Adopt Emergency Regulations
Periodic CWC Updates GSP/ALT
Topics Discussions
GSP 40 + Mtgs/Webinars
Jul Aug Sept
2015
Input from SWRCB
Input From Advisory Groups
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CWC Nov
and Dec Summary of
Informal Outreach
CWC Meeting
CWC Jan. or
Feb. GSP Draft
Regs
GSP Required Public Meetings and 30-day Comment Period
CWC March Draft Final GSP Regs
CWC April
Adopt Final GSP Regs
Submit GSP Regs to OAL
GSP Deadline
Jun-16
2016
Dates and Durations are Subject to Change
Timeline (cont.)
Jan Oct Nov Dec
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CWC Meeting GSP Regulation
Major Milestones
3 - Draft Emergency Regulations 4 - Adopt Emergency Regulations
2015
Basin Boundary
Regulations Adopted
Summary of Informal Outreach
Regulation Considerations
Recent Advisory Group Meeting
Regulation Outline/ Recent Input
Input from SWRCB
Input From Advisory Groups / Presentations
Apr May
Draft Emergency Regulations Released for
Public Comment
Feb
Overview of Draft
Regulations
Summary of Draft Reg
Public Comments
to date
GSP Required Public Meetings and end of 30-day Comment Period
Mar
Public Comment Period Closes
Overview of Public Comments
& Suggested Changes
Proposed Adoption of Regulation
Potential Adoption of Emergency Regulations
Submit Regs to OAL
GSP Deadline
Jun
2016
Dates and Durations are Subject to Change
GSP Emergency Regulation Outline
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SGMA GSP Requirements
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• By June 1, 2016, DWR shall adopt regulations for: – Evaluating GSP/Alternatives – Implementation of GSP/Alternatives – Coordination agreements
• The regulations shall identify: – Required Plan Components (§10727.2) – Additional Plan Elements (§10727.4) – Coordination of Multiple GSPs in Basin
(§10727.6) – Other information that will assist local agencies in
developing and implementing GSPs and coordination agreements.
Required for All High and Medium
Priority Basins (127)
Summary of Regulation Articles 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS 2. DEFINITIONS 3. TECHNICAL AND REPORTING
STANDARDS 1. Best Management Practices 2. Data and Reporting Standards 3. Data Management and Record
Keeping 4. PROCEDURES
1. Information Provided by Department
2. Reporting Provisions 3. Initial Notification 4. Submission of Adopted Plan for
Review 5. Public Input
5. PLAN CONTENTS 1. Administrative Information 2. Basin Setting 3. Sustainable Management
Criteria 4. Monitoring Networks 5. Projects and Management
Actions 6. REPORTS 7. EVALUATION AND
ASSESSMENT OF PLANS 8. COORDINATION
AGREEMENTS 9. ALTERNATIVES AND OTHER
PLANS 7
Draft – For Discussion Purposes Only (Subject to Change)
Summary of Regulation Articles 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS 2. DEFINITIONS 3. TECHNICAL AND REPORTING
STANDARDS 1. Best Management Practices 2. Data and Reporting Standards 3. Data Management and Record
Keeping 4. PROCEDURES
1. Information Provided by Department
2. Reporting Provisions 3. Initial Notification 4. Submission of Adopted Plan for
Review 5. Public Input
5. PLAN CONTENTS 1. Administrative Information 2. Basin Setting 3. Sustainable Management
Criteria 4. Monitoring Networks 5. Projects and Management
Actions 6. REPORTS 7. EVALUATION AND
ASSESSMENT OF PLANS 8. COORDINATION
AGREEMENTS 9. ALTERNATIVES AND OTHER
PLANS 8
Draft – For Discussion Purposes Only (Subject to Change)
Technical and Reporting Standards
Best Management Practices (BMPs)
Data and Reporting Standards
• Wells
• Monitoring wells
• Other monitoring sites
• Maps
• Hydrographs
Data Management and Record Keeping
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Well Screens
Bentonite Seals
Filter Packs
Surface Seals
Sand(water bearing)
Silt and clay
Clay
Clay
Gravel(water bearing)
Clay
Gravel(water bearing)
Plan Content Administrative Information • Executive Summary
• Agency Information
• Notice and Consultation
Basin Setting • Hydrologic Conceptual Model
• Basin Conditions
• Water Budget/Baseline
• Management Areas
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Sustainable Management Criteria • Sustainability Goal
• Undesirable Results
• Minimum Thresholds
• Measureable Objectives
Monitoring Networks • Representative Monitoring
• Assessment and Improvement
Projects and Management Actions
Reports
• Annual Report – Report format
– Technical Information
• Plan Evaluation
• DWR Review of Annual Reports
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Coordination Agreements
Inter-basin Coordination • Identification of all basins
participating • Technical information • Process for resolving conflict • Conditions for coordination
agreement approval by Department
Intra-basin Coordination • Identification of a Managing Agency
that shall be the single point of contact
• Responsibilities of each Agency in the agreement.
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Recent Advisory Group Input
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Recent Advisory Group Meetings Since the last CWC meeting DWR has met with:
• Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) and California State Association of Counties (CSAC)
– (12/17/2015) • Ag Advisory Group
– (12/17/2015, 1/7/2016) • Practitioners Advisory Committee
– (1/8/2016) • Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA)
– (1/8/2016) • Tribal Advisory Committee
– (1/13/2016) • NGO Group
– (12/17/2015, 1/15/2016)
• Several local agencies upon request 14
Summary of Advisory Group Input • General Comments:
– Boundary between GSP regulations and BMPs – GSP emergency regulations should be developed to provide local flexibility – GSP emergency regulations should be fairly prescriptive – What will be the requirements in 2020/2022 vs 2040/2042?
• Inter-basin Coordination: – What is the level and formality of inter-basin agreements - how stringent?
• Water Budgets: – What dataset is expected and to what degree does it need to match an
adjacent GSP? – How to properly plan for climate change as a requirement in GSPs?
• Monitoring: – What are the minimum standards?
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Summary of Advisory Group Input (cont.) • Stakeholder Involvement in GSP development:
– What stakeholder requirements will be in GSP emergency regulations – anything additional than what is provided SGMA?
• Fringe Areas: – How do we handle unmanaged areas outside of adjudications?
• Costs: – General concerns over cost of SGMA implementation, specifically
development and implementation of GSPs.
• Depletions of Interconnected Streams: – Proposed definitions for interconnected surface and groundwater and
groundwater dependent ecosystems.
• Plan and Implementation Evaluation: – How will the success or failure toward Sustainable Groundwater
Management be measured?
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Next Steps
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Next Steps
Jan Oct Nov Dec Apr May Mar Jun
2015
GSP Deadline
Input From Advisory Groups / Presentations
Input from SWRCB
3 - Draft Emergency Regulations 4 - Adopt Emergency Regulations
Dates and Durations are Subject to Change 18
GSP Required Public Meetings and end of 30-day Comment Period
Submit Regs to OAL Recent Advisory Group Meeting
CWC Meeting
Basin Boundary
Regulations Adopted
Summary of Informal Outreach
Regulation Considerations
Regulation Outline/ Recent Input
Summary of Draft Reg
Public Comments
to date
Overview of Public Comments
& Suggested Changes
Proposed Adoption of Regulation
Draft Emergency Regulations Released for
Public Comment
Public Comment Period Closes
Potential Adoption of Emergency Regulations
GSP Regulation Major
Milestones
Feb
2016
Overview of Draft
Regulations
Web Resources
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• DWR Sustainable Groundwater Management (SGM) http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/index.cfm
• DWR GSP Emergency Regulation Website http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/gsp.cfm
• Subscribe to DWR SGM Email List http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/subscribe.cfm
• DWR Region Office Contacts http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/gwinfo/contacts.cfm
• Questions or Comments sgmps@water.ca.gov