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Adopt a Resolution Approving the Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Basin Sustainability Plan Amendment; Adopt Resolution Approving Submittal of the First Periodic Evaluation for the Eastern San Joaquin Subbasin (PW)
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MEETING DATE:
December 18, 2024
PREPARED BY:
Public Works Director
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a Resolution Approving the 2024 Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Basin Sustainability Plan Amendment; and Adopt Resolution Approving Submittal of the First Periodic Evaluation for the Eastern San Joaquin Subbasin.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On August 29, 2014, the California Legislature passed comprehensive groundwater legislation enacting the "Sustainable Groundwater Management Act" (SGMA). Governor Brown signed the legislation on September 16, 2014, and it became effective on January 1, 2015.
SGMA requires the formation of groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) and the development and implementation of one or more groundwater sustainability plans (GSPs) for each groundwater basin categorized by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) as high- or medium-priority. On January 6, 2016, the City adopted Resolution 2016-03 electing to serve as the City of Lodi GSA for the City's jurisdictional boundaries.
The Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Authority ("Authority") is a collaboration of agencies (including Lodi) within San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties, working to achieve groundwater management sustainability in accordance with SGMA. The Authority submitted a GSP to DWR in January of 2020, and ultimately approved in July 2022. The Authority completed the first 5-year periodic evaluation of the adopted GSP. "Periodic Evaluation" is the term used in SGMA requiring GSAs to evaluate and submit a written assessment of their GSP implementation and adaptive management. The Authority completed the 2024 Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Sustainability Plan Amendment ("GSP Amendment"), along with th...
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