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December 14, 2017Department of Water Resources

Sustainable Groundwater Management Program UpdateCalifornia Water Commission

Presentation Overview

• SGMA Overview

• Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) Formation

• Basin Boundary Modifications

• Planning, Technical, & Financial Assistance

2Sustainable Groundwater Management Program

SGMA Overview

SGMA Due Dates and Achievements

• Initial Basin Prioritization: §10723.4 – Completed by January 31, 2015

• Regulations for Modifying Groundwater Basin Boundaries: §10722.2

– Completed by January 1, 2016

• Identification of Critically Overdrafted Basins: §12924

– Completed January 2016– Updated October 2016

• Groundwater Sustainability Plan and Alternatives Regulations: §10733.2

– Completed May 18, 2016

• Modifying Basin Boundaries (Round 1)– Completed October 11, 2016

• Water Available for Replenishment:§10729(c)

– Completed in January 2017

2015 and 2016• Bulletin 118: §12924

– Interim Update in January 2017; – Comprehensive Update due 2020

• Best Management Practices: §10729(d) – Completed by January 1, 2017

Revised Basin Prioritization– Early 2018

Alternatives Reviews– Begins January 1, 2017

Groundwater Sustainability Agency Formation: §10723 – Due by June 30, 2017

Prop 1 – SGWM Grant Program (Round 2)– Late 2017

Modifying Basin Boundaries (Round 2)– January-December 2018

2017 and 2018

Sustainable Groundwater Management

(20 years from2020 or 2022)

Development and Adoption

of Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs)

(2017 to Jan 2020 or 2022)

Early Implementing

of GSPsthru Water Budgets & Outcome

Based Metrics

(Jan 2020 or 2022 plus 5-10 years)

GSA Formation

and Coordination

(Oct 2014 through July 2017)

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4

Phases to Implement SGMA

Sustainable Groundwater Management Program 5

GSA Formation Update

GSA Formation Summary

Note: GSA notification numbers are approximate

Sustainable Groundwater Management Program

Statewide GSA Summary• More than 99 percent coverage by

July 1, 2017.• 265 GSA notifications posted.

• 377 unique areas are being managed.• 141 basins have GSAs:

• 108 basins are high or medium priority.

• 33 basins are low or very-low priority (or have no priority yet).

• 22 high- or medium-priority basins submitted an Alternative Plan.

• 11 basins have full GSA coverage.• 9 basins do not have any GSAs

formed

• 46 GSA notifications have been posted and withdrawn.

Map view 11/16/2017

Basin Boundary Modifications

Basin Boundary Modificationshttp://sgma.water.ca.gov/basinmod

Initial Notification Period Now Open• Anticipated Schedule:

• January 1, 2018• Submission period opens

• June 30, 2018• Submission period closes and 30-

day public comment period opens

• July 30, 2018• Public comment period closes

• ~October 2018• Draft modifications released

• ~November 2018• Final modifications released

Types of Basin Boundary Modifications

Scientific Jurisdictional

Agency C

Agency A

Agency B

DWR will:• Develop draft recommendations• Conduct public meetings• Present draft boundaries to the

Water CommissionRole of the Water Commission:

• Hear and comment on the draft basin modifications

Planning, Technical and Financial Assistance

Planning Assistance- Facilitation

- GSA and GSP Support

Technical Assistance- Statewide Datasets, Analysis, and Tools

- Best Management Practices- Water Available for Replenishment Report

Financial Assistance- Prop 1

DWR SGMA Assistance

DWR Evaluation of

Sustainable Groundwater Management

Engagement and Advisory Role Statutory Role 13

Planning Assistance

DWR SGMA AssistancePlanning Assistance

• Facilitation Support Services (FSS) Offered through DWR-funded

professional facilitators Stakeholder identification and

engagement Meeting facilitation Interest-based negotiation and

consensus building. Public outreach facilitation

• DWR engagement during development of GSPs DWR Region Office point of contact

(POC) by basin Basin-specific meetings

http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/facilitation_services.cfm

DWR FSS Websitehttp://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/facilitation_services.cfm

DWR’s GSA EngagementNorthern Region – Red Bluff

• DWR Region Office Points of Contact (POCs) by basin

• DWR POCs will be the liaisons with GSAs during development of GSPs

• POCs will conduct basin-wide meetings to understand critical needs and concerns

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DWR’s GSA EngagementNorth Central Region – West Sacramento

DWR’s GSA EngagementSouth Central Region - Fresno

DWR’s GSA EngagementSouthern Region - Glendale

Technical Assistance

DWR SGMA AssistanceTechnical Assistance• Guidance and Education

• Best Management Practices• Guidance Documents• Fact Sheets and Reports

• Technical Support Services (TSS)• GSAs will be able to request TSS• Can help fill data gaps

Field Activities Modeling and Tools

• Statewide Datasets

• Interactive Maps

http://water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/data_tools_reports.cfm

Guidance and Education

• Statewide & Regional References• DWR’s SGMA Webpages• Bulletin 118• Bulletin 160 – GW Content

• SGMA References

Best Management Practices• BMP 1: Monitoring Protocols, Standards,

Sites• BMP 2: Monitoring Networks and

Identification of Data Gaps• BMP 3: Hydrologic Conceptual Model• BMP 4: Water Budget• BMP 5: Modeling• BMP 6: Sustainable Management Criteria

Guidance Documents• Preparation Checklist for GSP Submittal• GSP Annotated Outline• Engagement with Tribal Governments• Stakeholder Comm. & Engagement

Potential Future BMP(s)• Water Quality• Data Management System• Surface Water/Groundwater Interaction

Sustainable Management Criteria (SMC) – Draft BMP• SMC includes:

• Sustainability Goal• Undesirable Results• Minimum Thresholds• Measurable Objectives

• Public Meetings Planned • December 11 – Sacramento• December 12 – Visalia• December 13 – Santa Ana

• Public Comment Period Closes January 8, 2018

Technical Support Services (TSS)

• Available to GSAs

• Basin-wide coordination

• Field Activities Groundwater Level Training Well Video Logging Geophysical Logging Monitoring Well Installation

• Modeling and Tools Modeling Support Training

Statewide Datasets and Tools

New Data, Tools, and Reports Webpage

• Download Data

• Groundwater Tools Interactive Maps

Modeling Tools

• Climate Change Data/Tools

• Maps and Reports

http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/data_tools_reports.cfm

Technical Assistance Fact Sheetshttp://water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/data_tools_reports.cfm

2. DWR Modeling Tools1. DWR Data, Tools, and Reports

Tools - Interactive Maps1. Groundwater Information Center2. Water Management Planning Tool3. Disadvantaged Communities Tool4. Basin Boundary Tool Developing additional maps

https://gis.water.ca.gov/app/gicima/

https://gis.water.ca.gov/app/boundaries/ https://gis.water.ca.gov/app/dacs/ https://gis.water.ca.gov/app/bbat/

New Datasets – Land Usehttps://gis.water.ca.gov/app/CADWRLandUseViewer/

Alternatively, use the feature popup windows to download

pre-clipped portions of the dataset

Select a file format to download the entire

dataset

New Datasets – Well Logshttps://gis.water.ca.gov/app/WCR/

Upcoming SGMA Data Viewer

Tools – DWR Models• Integrated Water Flow Model

(IWFM) – (Currently Available)

• Central Valley Simulation Model (C2VSim)Coarse Grid (Q1 2018)Fine Grid – Beta version (Q1 2018)

• Sacramento Valley Simulation Model (SVSim) – (Q1 2018)

Timeframes Subject to Change

C2VSimMODEL GRID

SVSimMODEL GRID

SGMA Portal http://sgma.water.ca.gov/portal/

• Clearinghouse for SGMA information:GSA and local agency

submitted informationPublic access and

comments

• Developing additional featuresGSP initial notification

Flow of SGMA Data

Data Access Data Submittal

50 Yr Planning Horizon

+ Local Data

Financial Assistance

DWR SGMA AssistanceFinancial Assistance – Proposition 1• Counties with stressed basins

• March 2016 – Awarded $6.7 M to 21 counties

• SGWP Grant Program• $86.3 M available

• $10 M for Severely DACs• $76.3 M for developing GSPs

• PSP released in September 2017• Open filing, applications due Nov/Dec 2017• Initial awards in early 2018

• As of December 1st deadline: • 78 applications received• SDAC applications ($16.8 M)• GSP applications ($ 69.6 M)

ContactJason.Brabec@water.ca.govProject ManagerFinancial Assistance Branch

Bishop

Fresno

Eureka

Alturas

Redding

Monterey

Sacramento

Bakersfield

Los Angeles

Palm Springs

San Francisco

Counties Receiving Awards in March

DWR Contacts & SGMA Resources

• DWR Sacramento:• General Email Contact:

sgmps@water.ca.gov

• SGMA Resources:• DWR SGM Program Webpage:

http://water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/index.cfm

• SGMA Portal:http://sgma.water.ca.gov/portal/#intro

• Subscribe to DWR SGMP Email List:http://water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/subscribe.cfm

• State Water Resources Control Board Webpage:https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/gmp/index.html