san luis & delta-mendota water authority march 1, …...report period 3/1/18 - 5/31/18 sgma...

Report Period 3/1/18 - 5/31/18

SGMA 7.26.18

Annual Paid/ Additional Total Amount % of Amt

EXPENDITURES Budget Pending Pending Expenses Remaining Remaining

Direct Expenditures:

Legal:

Linneman et al -$ 1,353$ -$ 1,353$ (1,353)$ 0.00% 3/31/18

Kronick Moskovitz et al -$ 51$ -$ 51$ (51)$ 0.00% 3/31/18

Other Professional Services:

Contracts 384,561$ 25,038$ -$ 25,038$ 359,523$ 93.49% 3/31/18

Other:

General Counsel 1,286$ 330$ -$ 330$ 956$ 74.35% 5/31/18

Deputy General Counsel 1,010$ 299$ -$ 299$ 711$ 70.38% 5/31/18

Sacramento Administrative Office (SAO) 95$ 40$ -$ 40$ 55$ 58.23% 5/31/18

In-House Salary & Benefits

Assistant Executive Director 14,842$ -$ -$ -$ 14,842$ 100.00%

Planning & Engineering Manager 1,894$ -$ -$ -$ 1,894$ 100.00%

Associate Civil Engineer 65,103$ 21,286$ -$ 21,286$ 43,817$ 67.30% 5/31/18

Water Resources Technician 76,017$ -$ -$ -$ 76,017$ 100.00%

Project Coordinator 1,139$ -$ -$ -$ 1,139$ 100.00%

Other Services & Expenses 25$ 858$ -$ 858$ (833)$ 0.00% 5/31/18

License & Continuing Education 125$ -$ -$ -$ 125$ 100.00%

Conferences & Training 1,250$ 278$ -$ 278$ 972$ 77.76% 5/31/18

Travel/Mileage 1,250$ 885$ -$ 885$ 365$ 29.21% 5/31/18

Group Meetings 250$ 62$ -$ 62$ 188$ 75.19% 5/31/18

Telephone 125$ 208$ -$ 208$ (83)$ 0.00% 5/31/18

Total Direct Expenditures 548,972$ 50,687$ -$ 50,687$ 498,285$ 90.77%

Administrative Expenditures 7,347$ 917$ -$ 917$ 6,430$ 87.52% 5/31/18

Total Expenditures 556,319$ 51,604$ -$ 51,604$ 504,715$ 90.72%

Expenses

Through

SAN LUIS & DELTA-MENDOTA WATER AUTHORITY

MARCH 1, 2018 - FEBRUARY 28, 2019

SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT SERVICES AGREEMENT (FUND 64)

Report Period 3/1/18 - 5/31/18

SGMA 7.26.18

Annual Paid/ Additional Total Amount % of Amt

EXPENDITURES Budget Pending Pending Expenses Remaining Remaining

Direct Expenditures:

Legal:

Linneman et al -$ 1,579$ -$ 1,579$ (1,579)$ 0.00% 3/31/18

Kronick Moskovitz et al -$ 51$ -$ 51$ (51)$ 0.00% 3/31/18

Other Professional Services:

Contracts 384,560$ 25,038$ -$ 25,038$ 359,522$ 93.49% 3/31/18

Other:

General Counsel 1,286$ 330$ -$ 330$ 956$ 74.35% 5/31/18

Deputy General Counsel 1,010$ 90$ -$ 90$ 920$ 91.08% 5/31/18

Sacramento Administrative Office (SAO) 95$ 20$ -$ 20$ 75$ 79.17% 5/31/18

In-House Salary & Benefits

Assistant Executive Director 14,842$ -$ -$ -$ 14,842$ 100.00%

Planning & Engineering Manager 1,894$ -$ -$ -$ 1,894$ 100.00%

Associate Civil Engineer 65,103$ 18,612$ -$ 18,612$ 46,491$ 71.41% 5/31/18

Water Resources Technician 76,017$ -$ -$ -$ 76,017$ 100.00%

Project Coordinator 1,139$ -$ -$ -$ 1,139$ 100.00%

Other Services & Expenses 25$ 853$ -$ 853$ (828)$ 0.00% 5/31/18

License & Continuing Education 125$ -$ -$ -$ 125$ 100.00%

Conferences & Training 1,250$ 278$ -$ 278$ 972$ 77.76% 5/31/18

Travel/Mileage 1,250$ 885$ -$ 885$ 365$ 29.22% 5/31/18

Group Meetings 250$ 62$ -$ 62$ 188$ 75.19% 5/31/18

Telephone 125$ 203$ -$ 203$ (78)$ -62.30% 5/31/18

Total Direct Expenditures 548,971$ 48,000$ -$ 48,000$ 500,971$ 91.26%

Administrative Expenditures 7,347$ 917$ -$ 917$ 6,430$ 87.52% 5/31/18

Total Expenditures 556,318$ 48,917$ -$ 48,917$ 507,401$ 91.21%

Expenses

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MARCH 1, 2018 - FEBRUARY 28, 2019

SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT SERVICES AGREEMENT (FUND 65)

Candidate Report / Marisa Perez-Reyes / Page 1

Marisa Perez-Reyes [ID:60]Status: 2nd interview done

Phone: 4344657057 / Email: [email protected] link:http://civicspark.lgc.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/37/M-Perez-Reyes-Resume.pdf

Review RatingOverall rating: 4

Primary Ratings (overall ranking strongly considers these two) Track Rating: 4 Service Rating: 2

Secondary ratings (these are much less weighted in overalll ranking) Local Government Rating: 1 Professionalism Rating: 5

Review NotesProject or Regional Preferences:For EMWD - interest is in groundwater project NOT latino outreach

Environmental Experience Notes: Worked for engineering firm on water projectsUnderstands design, permitting, planningInterested in how water ties into a lot of human problemsWater modeling, autocad experienceWants to learn GIS - could pick it up easily (taught herself autocad)Strong interest in groundwater due to scale & SYSTEMS-BASED THINKINGExperience in stormwater/infrastructure - interested in moving away from this and trying other thingsDrawn to the professional development aspect of the program

Service Experience Notes:Most service happened when she was youngerStudent leadership forum, national prayer breakfast (volunteer management)

Local Government Experience Notes:with engineering firm coordinated with approval agencies and local govtsWorking as congressional intern got her interested in seeing how it works on the local level; gained a hugeappreciation for the work that local govts do

Summary Notes:Applying for graduate school next year (UCSB's Wren); would not accept another job during CS; no otherconflictsPrefers office work with some field workWants a balance of technical and the human elementCommunity is an important aspect to her; confident she will find her community (fitness, faith, work/life balance)


Strong candidate; only question is the minimal service experience

EssaysEssay 1 (relevant experience and skills):I graduated from Cornell University in 2015 with a degree in environmental engineering and have since worked inboth the political and engineering realms. I aim to build a career in the field of water resources that combines thebest of my problem-solving engineering background with my desire to bridge academic thought with policy andimplementation solutions. I believe my diverse resume qualifies me well for this program, which sits at theintersection of environmental science and government.

Iâ€™ve had the opportunity to manage projects in the field of water and natural resources in both myundergraduate coursework and the civil engineering field. At Cornell, I worked on two project design teams: CUSustainable Designâ€™s partnership with SostaNica, an affordable housing development in Nicaragua, to build asustainable, low-cost, model home for local communities, as well as AguaClara, a full-fledged engineering firmthat designs gravity-powered water treatment plants with communities in Honduras and India. At christopherconsultants, I designed, drafted, reviewed, and submitted civil engineering plans and coordinated with clients andreviewing agencies to facilitate the planning, permitting, and approval processes. This design work introduced meto that great balancing act of effective project management: delivering a product on a timeline while ensuring itsintegrity. These experiences have driven me to be resourceful, seeking out solutions on my own as well as underthe advisement of academic and professional mentors.

On the political side, my experiences with our national government have prepared and inspired me to work at thelocal level. In fact, it was my early exposure to D.C., first as a Congressional intern, then as a policy intern withthe Environmental and Energy Study Institute, that piqued my interest in applying my technical background to thepursuit of solutions in the public sector. My observations of governance structures have confirmed what I havelong suspected from academic case studies: the most contentious problems we face as a species are not going to besolved by technology alone. The resource challenges of today will require that we adopt adaptive, interconnected,and empathy-infused models of governance. Iâ€™ve heard it said that rigidity in the face of complexity is toxic;we must have the audacity to approach each problem as individual, exercising discernment in making diagnosesand writing prescriptions. I believe my time in D.C. has greatly enhanced my interpersonal and writtencommunication skills and positions me well to connect groups with opposing viewpoints.

While science and governance may, at the surface, seem like diametrically opposed fields, I have found that mytime in both arenas has encouraged me to view problems through a variety of lenses. Whether determining thebest way to manage runoff or weighing the wording of congressional energy policy review, Iâ€™ve learned thatyouâ€™ll miss something if you leave a perspective unaccounted for. Given the opportunity, I would bring thisperspective-seeking approach into all stages of the CivicSpark water fellowship: from identifying challenges andcausality, to trouble-shooting a plan, to implementing initiatives within real communities.

Essay 2 (how does CivicSpark meet goals):


I've recently reached the point in my career where I've identified the priority of attending graduate school to studywater resources management. This fall, I will to apply to the Bren School of Environmental Science andManagement at the University of California, Santa Barbara, for the 2019-2021 masters program, which leaves mewith a year in the meantime. Last year, a friend recommended the CivicSpark program and I very nearly applied.Iâ€™ve kept the opportunity in the back of my mind and, now that Iâ€™ve solidified my goals, I cannot think ofa better opportunity that would transition and orient me to the world of water resources management in Californiathan a program that incorporates training and application so seamlessly.

Working with CivicSpark to support local governments would serve me well in both the short and long term. Atthe outset, working with CivicSpark would provide me with a wealth of resources: training and mentorship,program management experience, and cooperation with the various players in the water resources field. Mostimportantly, perhaps, working with local governments would provide exposure to the social and political,technical and infrastructural complexities of water resource management that would be inscrutable from anabstract distance. I anticipate that such deep exposure and immersion will spark my curiosity and inform thedirection of my post-fellowship career, especially concerning the direction of my academic pursuits.

Beyond these immediate benefits, the program supports my long-term objective of serving as a bridge betweenacademic, professional knowledge and broader application. The field of water resources management has spurredthe production of a wealth of profound research on best practices. The work of interpreting the results of suchresearch to formulate strategies to better our institutional frameworks is just as critical. It is my intention to pursuea career at this particular crossroads and it is clear that CivicSpark, the Governorâ€™s Office of Planning andResearch, and the Local Government Commission understand the value of supporting the intersection of research,policy-building, and local implementation. Partnering with this fellowship would be a wise use of my time andresources, yielding dividends for decades down the road.

Essay 3 (share a commitment experience):I can think of no better way to jump into a new geographical and professional endeavor than to start with publicservice. Essential to the everyday function of civil society, public servants represent the face of government to thecommunities they serve, contributing to either the reinforcement or the erosion of legitimacy and trust between thesovereign and the governed. Public service provides a unique platform to become acquainted with both theproblems of an industry and the communities affected. As agents of implementation, public servants are affordeddeeper insight into the challenges and intricacies of governance than the recipients of those services; just aswaiting tables may encourage you to leave bigger tips, working alongside local government may grow empathyand understanding around decision-making, implementation, and general governance processes.

Aside from these short-term, tangible benefits, I believe that establishing a commitment to service is critical forsuccessful leadership. My time working with the National Student Leadership Forum has greatly informed theexpansion of my definition of leadership to include service. I used to think leadership was about natural charisma,extroversion, and public speaking; for this reason, I distinctly recall confessing in my application to the leadershiporganization that I did not think of myself as a leader. Counter to this characterization, though, the Forumâ€™sdiscussion of leadership is rooted in one of the central teachings of Jesus of Nazareth: â€œwhoever wants to


become great among you must be your servant, just as [I] did not come to be served, but to serve.â€ Or, in thewords of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., â€œeverybody can be great, because everybody can serve.â€ This sentimentexpresses in words what many can attest to by experience: true leadership is found in serving. Authentic servicecan be the goal of every citizen, regardless of personality, industry, or rank.

Iâ€™d wager that humanity is socially wired for public service; it just depends on how the individual definescommunity to determine how widely they draw their circle. In this view, parents are public servants to theirfamilies, doctors to their patients, consultants to their clientele, preachers to their congregants. In many industries,it is possible to perform your role without acknowledging your potential for public service, as is the case for thestereotypically cruel high school math teacher. It would be difficult, however, to identify a position thatcompletely lacks an opportunity to serve. Should I be selected for this program, I would hope that my time inservice to the public would inform where, when, and how I might best construct my career to serve those aroundme. Whether my work leads me to perform a role more traditionally thought of as public service, such as publicschool superintendent or state senator, or a role more often labeled private sector, such as engineer, consultant, oranalyst, I will use my position of influence to care and provide for others.

EducationUndergraduate:Cornell UniversityBachelor of ScienceEnvironmental Engineering

Graduate:

Skills / InterestsProfessional SkillsFacilitationProject ManagementResearch

Sector ExperienceInfrastructureStormwater QualityFlood risk / mitigation

BackgroundBirthdate: 7/17/1993City & State: Arlington, VirginiaGender: FemaleEthnicity: Hispanic/WhiteSpeaks language and what: No,Has car and can use: Yes, Yes

Reference 1 ResponseKathryn McDaniel

Second Amendment to Northern Delta-Mendota Region SGMA Services Activity Agreement Revised 7-10-2018

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SECOND AMENDMENT TO NORTHERN DELTA-MENDOTA REGION SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT SERVICES ACTIVITY

AGREEMENT AND CONSENT OF SS-MOA PARTICIPANTS

1. RECITALS

A. The San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority (“Authority”) and its members

Del Puerto Water District, Patterson Irrigation District, and West Stanislaus Irrigation District,

have executed that certain Northern Delta-Mendota Region Sustainable Groundwater

Management Act (“SGMA”) Services Activity Agreement (the “Activity Agreement Members”

and “Activity Agreement”), made effective as of February 24, 2017, and that certain First

Amendment, made effective as of April 30, 2017 (the “First Amendment”).

B. Oak Flat Water District, the City of Patterson, the County of Merced and the County

of Stanislaus, non-members of the Authority, have executed Memoranda of Agreement to

participate in the Activity Agreement as SS-MOA Participants.

C. Section 3 of the Activity Agreement identifies a purpose of the Activity Agreement

as to provide the contractual basis for the Activity Agreement Members to utilize the resources of

the Authority to assist with “coordination with other such plans within the Delta-Mendota

Subbasin and adjoining subbasins as required by SGMA.”

D. Section 4.2 of the Activity Agreement lists an authorized activity of the Authority

under the Activity Agreement as “[t]o provide services to facilitate coordination among the GSAs

in other portions of the DM Subbasin, and GSAs in other subbasins to assist in the development

or implementation of intra-basin or inter-basin Coordination Agreements required by SGMA.”

E. Section 5.1 of the Activity Agreement authorizes the Activity Agreement Members

“[t]o cooperate, act in conjunction with, and contract with the United States, the State of California,

or any agency thereof, Stanislaus and Merced Counties, and other Members, SS-MOA

Participants, and GSAs, or any of them, in the full exercise of the powers of the Activity

Participants for purposes of assisting in meeting the procedural requirements for forming a GSA,

if so requested, and preparation, adoption and implementation of the Northern DM Region GSP

and any Coordination Agreements required by SGMA.”

F. Representatives selected by the Activity Agreement Members and the SS-MOA

Participants comprise the Activity Agreement Management Committee.


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G. The Activity Agreement Members and the SS-MOA Participants collectively

comprise five GSAs: (1) Patterson Irrigation District GSA, (2) West Stanislaus ID GSA 1, (3) DM-

II GSA, (4) City of Patterson GSA, and (5) Northwestern Delta-Mendota GSA, which if comprised

of more than one agency, have entered into memoranda of understanding to establish their

respective GSA’s. Separately, these five GSAs (the “Northern Delta-Mendota Region GSAs”) are

proposed parties to that certain Coordination Agreement for GSAs within the Delta-Mendota

Subbasin established to meet the coordination obligations of SGMA.

H. The Coordination Agreement provides mechanisms for coordination among six (6)

GSP Groups; the Northern Delta-Mendota Region GSAs are being combined into a single GSP

Group with GSAs in the Central Delta-Mendota Region (the “Northern/Central DM GSP Group”).

I. The Coordination Agreement provides for a Coordination Committee.

J. The Coordination Agreement authorizes two (2) Coordination Committee

Members (“GSP Group Representatives”) and two (2) Coordination Committee Alternate

Members (“Alternates”) from the Northern/Central Delta-Mendota Region GSAs to represent the

Northern/Central DM GSP Group, which are intended to be selected so that one (1) GSP Group

Representative and (1) Alternate represent the Northern DM Region GSAs and (1) GSP Group

Representative and (1) Alternate represent the Central DM Region GSAs; the GSP Group

Representative and Alternate from the Northern DM GSAs being those individuals designated in

Exhibit “A” to this Second Amendment.

K. The Coordination Agreement requires each party to the Coordination Agreement

to document: (1) its arrangements for how its GSP Group Representative and Alternate are

selected and how required actions of the GSA within its respective GSP Group are identified and

implemented; (2) the authorization of such GSP Group Representative(s) and Alternate(s); and (3)

the mechanism for sharing Coordination Agreement Expenses (“Coordinated Plan Expenses”)

among the parties in the GSP Group.

L. The Activity Agreement Members desire through this Second Amendment to

amend the Activity Agreement by attaching agreed-upon procedures to accomplish the purposes

set forth in Recital I above.


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M. The Activity Agreement authorizes Amendments, in Section 19.1, Amendments,

which provides: “This Agreement may be amended in writing by the Authority and the Activity

Agreement Members, with approval from the SS-MOA Participants.”

2. AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the true and correct facts recited above, the Activity

Agreement Members and the Authority agree as follows:

A. The Activity Agreement Members hereby adopt those processes and procedures as

set forth on “Exhibit A” to this Second Amendment, which is attached hereto and by reference

incorporated herein.

B. The terms of the Activity Agreement as modified by the First Amendment and this

Second Amendment remain in full force and effect.

C. This Second Amendment shall become effective once it has been executed by an

authorized representative of the Water Authority and a majority of the Activity Agreement

Members with the consent of the SS-MOA Participants, which consent may be accomplished by

execution of the form attached hereto as Exhibit “B.”


By: _______________________________

Name: _____________________________

Title: ______________________________

Date: ______________________________


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ACTIVITY AGREEMENT MEMBERS

Agency Name: DEL PUERTO WATER DISTRICT

By: _______________________________

Name: _____________________________

Title: ______________________________

Date: ______________________________

Agency Name: PATTERSON IRRIGATION DISTRICT

By: _______________________________

Name: _____________________________

Title: ______________________________

Date: ______________________________

Agency Name: WEST STANISLAUS IRRIGATION DISTRICT

By: _______________________________

Name: _____________________________

Title: ______________________________

Date: ______________________________


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EXHIBIT “A”

PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES FOR PARTICIPATION IN DELTA-MENDOTA SUBBASIN COORDINATION AGREEMENT

NORTHERN/CENTRAL DM REGION GSP GROUP

1. The Northern Delta-Mendota Management Committee is authorized to appoint the Northern Delta-Mendota Region’s Coordination Committee Member (“GSP Group Representative”) and Coordination Committee Alternate Member (“Alternate”) to the Coordination Committee established under the Delta-Mendota Subbasin Coordination Agreement, upon a unanimous vote of the Management Committee and is further authorized to fill vacancies that may develop in such positions from time to time.

2. The GSP Group Representative and Alternate will each serve two-year terms, with the

opportunity to serve consecutive terms if so authorized by the Management Committee.

3. The Northern Delta-Mendota Management Committee is authorized to determine, subject to the terms of the Northern Delta-Mendota Region Activity Agreement, how required actions of the Northern Delta-Mendota Region GSAs within its respective GSP Group are identified and implemented and to provide direction based on that determination to the Northern Delta-Mendota GSP Group Representative and Alternate for a vote consistent with the direction. The vote required for Management Committee approval of any determination or direction authorized by this paragraph shall be the affirmative vote of 75% of the Management Committee Members and Voting Alternates who are present at the Management Committee Meeting; no vote may be taken unless at least a quorum of Members and Voting Alternates is present.

4. GSP Group Representatives and Alternates representing the Northern Delta-Mendota

Region are hereby authorized to bind the Northern Delta-Mendota Region GSAs, e.g. in approving annual work plans and estimated expenses and Technical Memoranda, to the extent established in the Coordination Agreement following consultation with the Northern Delta-Mendota Management Committee and any required votes of the Activity Agreement Members and/or SS-MOA Participants.

5. The Northern Delta-Mendota Management Committee agrees to the designation of Lacy

Kiriakou as the initial Northern/Central DM Region GSP Group Representative and Vince Lucchesi as the initial Alternate.

6. The GSP Group Representative and/or Alternate will report all Coordination Committee

decision points (both upcoming and completed) to the Management Committee in a timely fashion.


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7. The Activity Agreement Members and SS-MOA Participants in the Northern Delta-Mendota Region together agree to pay 50% of Coordinated Plan Expenses assigned to the Northern/Central GSP Group under the Coordination Agreement and further agree that with respect to Activity Agreement Members to the Northern Delta-Mendota Region Activity Agreement and SS-MOA Participants, such Coordinated Plan Expenses shall be shared as follows:

Agency Name Participation Status Equal Percentage

Share*

Acreage Percentage

Share

DM-II (GSA) -- 20% 35.61%

Del Puerto Water District

Activity Agreement Member

--

Oak Flat Water District SS-MOA Participant --

City of Patterson (GSA) SS-MOA Participant 20% 3.83%

Patterson Irrigation District (GSA) [Twin Oaks Irrigation District]


20% 9.80%

West Stanislaus Irrigation District [City of Grayson, Westley CSD]


20% 13.44%

Northwestern Delta-Mendota (GSA)

-- 20% 37.32%

County of Merced SS-MOA Participant --

County of Stanislaus (Crows Landing Community Services District, Blewett Mutual Water Company, El Solyo Water District, Eastin Water District, White Lakes Mutual Water Company, Stevinson Water District, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (China Island))

SS-MOA Participant --


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TOTAL 100% 100%

*- Participation Percentage for each GSA is based on the following approach: Annual Authority Administrative and legal costs are shared equally among all Activity Participants; annual costs for “Other Professional Services” are shared as a percentage calculated by dividing the Activity Participant’s service area acreage by the total service area acreage of all Activity Participants.

8. If an Activity Agreement Member or SS-MOA Participant fails to pay its share of

Coordinated Plan Expenses, the remaining Activity Agreement Members and SS-MOA Participants agree to pay adjusted Coordinated Plan Expenses. Any adjustments will be made proportionally to each percentage identified in the table above, and documented in a dated Attachment to this Exhibit; provided, that the agencies in the Northern DM GSP Group may decide upon a different adjustment among themselves documented in a dated attachment to this Exhibit.

Dated Effective as of: _____________, 2018


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EXHIBIT “B”

SS-MOA PARTICIPANT CONSENT TO SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE NORTHERN DELTA-MENDOTA REGION

SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT SERVICES ACTIVITY AGREEMENT

The undersigned duly authorized representatives of the SS-MOA Participants that have entered

into a Memorandum of Agreement for Northern Delta-Mendota Region Sustainable Groundwater

Management Act Services with the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority hereby consent

on behalf of such SS-MOA Participants to the Second Amendment to the Northern Delta-Mendota

Region Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Services Activity Agreement.

SS-MOA PARTICIPANTS

Agency Name: CITY OF PATTERSON

By: _______________________________

Name: _____________________________

Title: ______________________________

Date: ______________________________

Agency Name: OAK FLAT WATER DISTRICT

By: _______________________________

Name: _____________________________

Title: ______________________________

Date: ______________________________


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Agency Name: COUNTY OF STANISLAUS

By: _______________________________

Name: _____________________________

Title: ______________________________

Date: ______________________________

Agency Name: COUNTY OF MERCED

By: _______________________________

Name: _____________________________

Title: ______________________________

Date: ______________________________

Second Amendment to Central Delta-Mendota Region SGMA Services Activity Agreement Revised 7-17-2018

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SECOND AMENDMENT TO CENTRAL DELTA-MENDOTA REGION SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT SERVICES ACTIVITY AGREEMENT AND

CONSENT OF SS-MOA PARTICIPANTS

1. RECITALS

A. The San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority (“Authority”) and its members

Eagle Field Water District, Mercy Springs Water District, Pacheco Water District, Panoche Water

District, San Luis Water District, Tranquillity Irrigation District and Fresno Slough Water District

have executed that certain Central Delta-Mendota Region Sustainable Groundwater Management

Act (“SGMA”) Services Activity Agreement (the “Activity Agreement Members” and “Activity

Agreement”), made effective as of February 15, 2017, and that certain First Amendment, made

effective as of November 17, 2017 (the “First Amendment”).

B. The County of Fresno, the County of Merced, the Santa Nella County Water, and

the Widren Water District, non-members of the Authority, have executed Memoranda of

Agreement to participate in the Activity Agreement as SS-MOA Participants.

C. The Activity Agreement Members and SS-MOA Participants have also executed

that certain First Amendment to the Central Delta-Mendota Region Sustainable Groundwater

Management Act (“SGMA”) Services Activity Agreement, by the terms of which the withdrawal

of Oro Loma Water District from the Activity Agreement was documented.

D. Oro Loma Water District, a Member of the Water Authority, now desires to become

a member of the Activity Agreement and is willing to execute this Second Amendment and to

accept the benefits and obligations of the Activity Agreement as of the date of this Second

Amendment on the terms set forth herein.

E. Section 3 of the Activity Agreement identifies a purpose of the Activity Agreement

as to provide the contractual basis for the Activity Agreement Members to utilize the resources of

the Authority to assist with “coordination with other such plans within the Delta-Mendota

Subbasin and adjoining subbasins as required by SGMA.”

F. Section 4.2 of the Activity Agreement lists an authorized activity of the Authority

under the Activity Agreement as “[t]o provide services to facilitate coordination among the GSAs


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in other portions of the DM Subbasin, and GSAs in other subbasins to assist in the development

or implementation of intra-basin or inter-basin Coordination Agreements required by SGMA.”

G. Section 5.1 of the Activity Agreement authorizes the Activity Agreement Members

“[t]o cooperate, act in conjunction with, and contract with the United States, the State of California,

or any agency thereof, Fresno and Merced Counties, and other Members, SS-MOA Participants,

and GSAs, or any of them, in the full exercise of the powers of the Activity Participants for

purposes of assisting in meeting the procedural requirements for forming a GSA, if so requested,

and preparation, adoption and implementation of the Central DM Region GSP and any

Coordination Agreements required by SGMA.”

H. Representatives selected by the Activity Agreement Members and the SS-MOA

Participants comprise the Activity Agreement Management Committee.

I. With the addition of Oro Loma Water District, the Activity Agreement Members

and the SS-MOA Participants collectively comprise three (3) GSAs: (1) Central Delta-Mendota

Region Multi-Agency GSA, established by memorandum of agreement; (2) the Widren Water

District GSA; and (3) the Oro Loma Water District GSA. Separately, the signatories to the Central

Delta-Mendota Region Multi-Agency GSA, the Widren GSA (the “Central Delta-Mendota Region

GSAs”) and the Oro Loma GSA are proposed parties to that certain Coordination Agreement for

GSAs within the Delta-Mendota Subbasin established to meet the coordination obligations of

SGMA.

J. The Coordination Agreement provides mechanisms for coordination among six (6)

GSP Groups; the three (3) Central Delta-Mendota Region GSAs are being combined into a single

GSP Group with GSAs in the Northern Delta-Mendota Region (the “Northern/Central DM GSP

Group”).

K. The Coordination Agreement provides for a Coordination Committee.

L. The Coordination Agreement authorizes two (2) Coordination Committee

Members (“GSP Group Representatives”) and two (2) Coordination Committee Alternate

Members (“Alternates”) from the Northern/Central Delta-Mendota Region GSAs to represent the

Northern/Central DM GSP Group, which are intended to be selected with one (1) GSP Group

Representative and one (1) Alternate from the Northern DM Region GSAs and (1) GSP Group

Representative and one (1) Alternate from the Central DM Region GSAs; the GSP Group


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Representative and Alternate from the Central DM GSAs initially being those individuals

designated on Exhibit “A” to this Second Amendment.

M. The Coordination Agreement requires each party to the Coordination Agreement

to document: (1) its arrangements for how its GSP Group Representative and Alternate are

selected and how required actions of the GSA within its respective GSP Group are identified and

implemented; (2) the authorization of such GSP Group Representative(s) and Alternate(s); and (3)

the mechanism for sharing Coordination Agreement Expenses (“Coordinated Plan Expenses”)

among the parties in the GSP Group.

N. The Activity Agreement Members desire through this Second Amendment to

amend the Activity Agreement by attaching agreed-upon procedures to accomplish the purposes

set forth in Recital I above.

O. The Activity Agreement authorizes Amendments, in Section 19.1, Amendments,

which provides: “This Agreement may be amended in writing by the Authority and the Activity

Agreement Members, with approval from the SS-MOA Participants.”

P. The Activity Agreement authorizes admission of new Members, in Section 15,

Initial Admission/Admission of New Members, which provides: “After February 28, 2017,

admission of new Members shall require amendment of this Activity Agreement and approval by

the Board of Directors and the Activity Agreement Members.”

2. AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the true and correct facts recited above, the Activity

Agreement Members and the Authority agree as follows:

2.1 AMENDMENT TO AUTHORIZE ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBER

A. The Oro Loma Water District shall be admitted as a member of the Activity

Agreement on the condition that it execute the Activity Agreement and this Second Amendment.

B. The Oro Loma Water District agrees that as a condition to its admission as a

member of the Activity Agreement, the Participation Percentages for all of the Members and the

SS-MOA Participants set forth on Exhibit “C” to the Activity Agreement shall be adjusted to

reflect the allocation described in Revised Exhibit “C” attached to this Second Amendment.


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C. The Oro Loma Water District further agrees that as a condition to its admission, it

shall pay its share of Activity Agreement Expenses according to the Participation Percentages

adjusted hereby retroactively to Water Authority Fiscal Year 2017-18 and 2018-19 as said Activity

Agreement Expenses may be adjusted through future budget amendments, and to thereafter pay

its share of all such Activity Agreement Expenses.

D. Oro Loma Water District also agrees that it shall execute the Delta-Mendota

Subbasin Coordination Agreement and Cost Sharing Agreement with the San Luis & Delta-

Mendota Water Authority as a condition to its admission as an Activity Agreement Member.

E. The Water Authority and the Activity Agreement Members agree that upon

approval of this Second Amendment by the Oro Loma Water District, the Board of Directors of

the Water Authority and the pre-amendment Activity Agreement Members, the map designated as

Exhibit “A” to the Activity Agreement shall be revised and replaced to reflect inclusion of the

territory of Oro Loma Water District; the Participation Percentages listed in Exhibit “C” to this

Second Amendment with the addition of Oro Loma Water District shall become effective, and that

the First Amendment shall not be read to preclude the admission of Oro Loma Water District as a

new Activity Agreement Member through this Second Amendment.

F. This Section 2.1 of the Second Amendment shall be effective upon, and only upon,

execution of the Second Amendment by the Board of Directors of the Water Authority and the

authorized representative of each of the Activity Agreement Members, and upon execution of the

Second Amendment, the Activity Agreement, the Cost Sharing Agreement and the Coordination

Agreement by an authorized representative of Oro Loma Water District.

2.2 AMENDMENT REGARDING REPRESENTATION THROUGH GSP GROUP REPRESENTATIVES The Activity Agreement Members hereby adopt those Processes and Procedures for

Participation in Delta-Mendota Subbasin Coordination Agreement. Northern/Central DM Region

GSP Group as set forth on Attachment 1 to this Second Amendment, which is attached hereto and

by reference incorporated herein.

2.3 AMENDMENT CONFORMING EXHIBIT “A” MAP AND PARTICIPATION

PERCENTAGES TO ADJUSTED ACREAGES


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A. The Parties acknowledge and agree that certain acreage included in the Central Delta-

Mendota Region Multi-Agency GSA as described on Exhibit “A” to the Activity Agreement

requires adjustment in addition to the inclusion of the Oro Loma Water District as part of the

Activity Agreement. Therefore, the map attached as Exhibit “A” to the Activity Agreement is

hereby replaced by Exhibit “A” to this Second Amendment.

B. The Parties further acknowledge and agree that the Participation Percentages set

forth in Exhibit “C” to this Second Amendment reflect the acreage changes on the Exhibit “A”

map and, subject to Section 2.4 of this Second Amendment, establish the revised Activity

Agreement Participation Percentages.

2.4 GENERAL PROVISIONS

A. This Second Amendment shall become effective once it has been executed by an

authorized representative of the Water Authority and a majority of the Activity Agreement

Members with the consent of the SS-MOA Participants, which consent may be accomplished by

execution of the form attached hereto as Exhibit “B.”

B. In the event Oro Loma Water District declines to become a new Member of the

Activity Agreement, Section 2.1 of this Second Amendment shall not become effective, the

Participation Percentages in Exhibit “C” to the Activity Agreement in effect immediately before

the date of this Second Amendment shall not be revised to include Oro Loma Water District and

the Coordinated Plan Expense Contribution % in Paragraph 7 of Attachment 1 to this Second

Amendment shall be adjusted to match the allocation of expenses stated in such Exhibit “C” to the

Activity Agreement, without allocating any share to Oro Loma Water District; provided that

adjustments to the Participation Percentages in Exhibit “C” and the share of Coordinated Plan

Expense Contribution in Paragraph 7 of Attachment 1 shall nonetheless be adjusted to reflect the

acreage changes as described in Section 2.3 of this Second Amendment.

C. Except where expressly modified by the terms of this Second Amendment, the

terms of the Activity Agreement as modified by the First Amendment remain in full force and

effect.


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Members and the Authority have executed this

Second Amendment as of the date appearing next to their respective signature lines.


By: _______________________________

Name: _____________________________

Title: ______________________________

Date: ______________________________

ACTIVITY AGREEMENT MEMBERS

Agency Name: EAGLE FIELD WATER DISTRICT

By: _______________________________

Name: _____________________________

Title: ______________________________

Date: ______________________________

Agency Name: MERCY SPRINGS WATER DISTRICT

By: _______________________________

Name: _____________________________

Title: ______________________________

Date: ______________________________


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Agency Name: PACHECO WATER DISTRICT

By: _______________________________

Name: _____________________________

Title: ______________________________

Date: ______________________________

Agency Name: PANOCHE WATER DISTRICT

By: _______________________________

Name: _____________________________

Title: ______________________________

Date: ______________________________

Agency Name: SAN LUIS WATER DISTRICT

By: _______________________________

Name: _____________________________

Title: ______________________________

Date: ______________________________

Agency Name: TRANQUILLITY IRRIGATION DISTRICT

By: _______________________________

Name: _____________________________

Title: ______________________________

Date: ______________________________


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Agency Name: FRESNO SLOUGH WATER DISTRICT

By: _______________________________

Name: _____________________________

Title: ______________________________

Date: ______________________________

Agency Name: ORO LOMA WATER DISTRICT

By: _______________________________

Name: _____________________________

Title: ______________________________

Date: ______________________________


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ATTACHMENT 1 TO SECOND AMENDMENT

ATTACHMENT 1PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES FOR PARTICIPATION IN DELTA-MENDOTA SUBBASIN COORDINATION AGREEMENT

NORTHERN/CENTRAL DM REGION GSP GROUP

1. The Central Delta-Mendota Management Committee is authorized to appoint the Central Delta-Mendota Region’s Coordination Committee Member (“GSP Group Representative”) and Coordination Committee Alternate Member (“Alternate”) to the Coordination Committee established under the Delta-Mendota Subbasin Coordination Agreement, upon a unanimous vote of the Management Committee.

2. The GSP Group Representative and Alternate will each serve two-year terms, with the opportunity to serve consecutive terms if so authorized by the Management Committee.

3. The Central Delta-Mendota Management Committee is authorized to determine, subject to the terms of the Central Delta-Mendota Region Activity Agreement, how required actions of the Central Delta-Mendota Region GSAs within its respective GSP Group are identified and implemented and to provide direction based on that determination to the Central Delta-Mendota GSP Group Representative and Alternate for a vote consistent with the direction. The vote required for Management Committee approval of any determination or direction authorized by this paragraph shall be the affirmative vote of 75% of the Management Committee Members and Voting Alternates who are present at the Management Committee Meeting; no vote may be taken unless at least quorum of Members and Voting Alternates is present.

4. GSP Group Representatives and Alternates representing the Central Delta-Mendota Region are hereby authorized to bind the Central Delta-Mendota Region GSAs, e.g. in approving annual workplans and estimated expenses and Technical Memoranda, to the extent established in the Coordination Agreement following consultation with the Central Delta-Mendota Management Committee and any required votes of the Activity Agreement Members and/or SS-MOA Participants.

5 The Central Delta-Mendota Management Committee agrees to the designation of Ben Fenters as the initial Central/Central DM Region GSP Group Representative and Lacy Kiriakou as the initial Alternate.

6. The GSP Group Representative and/or Alternate shall report all Coordination Committee decision points (both upcoming and completed) to the Management Committee in a timely fashion.

7. The Activity Agreement Members and SS-MOA Participants in the Central Delta-Mendota Region together agree to pay 50% of Coordinated Plan Expenses assigned to the Northern/Central GSP Group under the Coordination Agreement and further agree that with


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respect to Activity Agreement Members to the Central Delta-Mendota Region Activity Agreement and SS-MOA Participants, such Coordinated Plan Expenses shall be shared as follows:

GSA Name Agency Name

Participation Status

Participation Percentage

Sub-Allocation

Participation Percentage*

Central Delta Region Multi-Agency GSA

-- -- 88%

Eagle Field Water District

Activity Agreement

Member

6.0%

County of Fresno

SS-MOA Participant

13.7%

Fresno Slough Water District

Activity Agreement

Member

6.0%

County of Merced

SS-MOA Participant

9.8%

Mercy Springs Water District

Activity Agreement

Member

6.0%

Pacheco Water District

Activity Agreement

Member

7.6%

Panoche Water District

Activity Agreement

Member

15.8%

San Luis Water District

Activity Agreement

Member

20.0%


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Santa Nella County Water District

SS-MOA Participant

6.0%

Tranquillity Irrigation District

Activity Agreement

Member

9.0%

Widren Water District GSA

Widren Water District

Activity Agreement

Member

6.0% 6.0%

Oro Loma Water

District GSA

Oro Loma

Water District

Activity Agreement

Member

6.0% 6.0%

TOTAL 100%

*- Percent GSA Allocation derived according to the following formula: (50% Acres in Service Area + 50% equal distribution among Activity Participants with at least 3% of total acreage: Activity Participants with less than 3% of total acreage allocated 6% of costs).

8. If an Activity Agreement Member or SS-MOA Participant fails to pay its share of Coordinated Plan Expenses, the remaining Activity Agreement Members and SS-MOA Participants agree to pay adjusted Coordinated Plan Expenses. Any adjustments will be made proportionally to each percentage identified in the table above, and documented in a dated Attachment to this Exhibit; provided, that the agencies in the Central DM GSP Group may decide upon a different adjustment among themselves documented in a dated attachment to this Exhibit.

Dated Effective as of: ______________2018


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EXHIBIT “A” to SECOND AMENDMENT

Revised Map of Activity Agreement Member Acres

in GSA’s covered by this Activity Agreement

Merced County

Fresno County

Mercy Springs / SJRIP

Panoche Water DistrictSan Luis Water District

Tranquility Irrigation District

Pacheco Water DistrictMercy Springs/SJRIP

Mercy Springs Water District

Eagle Field Water District

Santa Nella County Water District

Fresno Slough Water District

Ora Loma Water District

Sources: Esri, HERE, Garmin, Intermap, increment P Corp., GEBCO, USGS,FAO, NPS, NRCAN, GeoBase, IGN, Kadaster NL, Ordnance Survey, Esri Japan,METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), swisstopo, © OpenStreetMap contributors, andthe GIS User Community

Central Delta-Mendota RegionMulti-Agency GSA

DM GW Basin GSA BoundarySJRIP (Mercy Springs)

Water District/AgencyEagle Field Water DistrictFresno Slough Water DistrictMercy Springs Water District

Ora Loma Water DistrictPacheco Water DistrictPanoche Water District

San Luis Water DistrictSanta Nella County Water DistrictTranquility Irrigation District

Merced CountyFresno County $

Scale 1:400,000

0 4 82MilesMiles

Date:07/19/2018


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EXHIBIT “B”

SS-MOA PARTICIPANT CONSENT TO SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE CENTRAL DELTA-MENDOTA REGION

SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT SERVICES ACTIVITY AGREEMENT

The undersigned duly authorized representatives of the SS-MOA Participants that have entered

into a Memorandum of Agreement for Central Delta-Mendota Region Sustainable Groundwater

Management Act Services with the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority hereby consent

on behalf of such SS-MOA Participants to the Second Amendment to the Central Delta-Mendota

Region Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Services Activity Agreement.

SS-MOA PARTICIPANTS

Agency Name: COUNTY OF MERCED

By: _______________________________

Name: _____________________________

Title: ______________________________

Date: ______________________________

Agency Name: COUNTY OF FRESNO

By: _______________________________

Name: _____________________________

Title: ______________________________

Date: ______________________________


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Agency Name: SANTA NELLA COUNTY

WATER DISTRICT

By: _______________________________

Name: _____________________________

Title: ______________________________

Date: ______________________________

Agency Name: WIDREN WATER DISTRICT

By: _______________________________

Name: _____________________________

Title: ______________________________

Date: ______________________________


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ACTIVITY AGREEMENT EXHIBIT “C”

AS REVISED BY SECOND AMENDMENT

CENTRAL DM REGION

ACTIVITY PARTICIPANT

PARTICIPATION PERCENTAGES

Agency Name/GSA Name Participation Participation GSA Total Status Percentage Allocation Central DM Region Multi-Agency GSA 88%

Eagle Field Water District Member 6.0% GSA Allocation

County of Fresno SS-MOA Participant 13.7% GSA Allocation

Fresno Slough Water District Member 6.0% GSA Allocation

County of Merced SS-MOA Participant 9.8% GSA Allocation

Mercy Springs Water District Member 6.0% GSA Allocation

Pacheco Water District Member 7.6% GSA Allocation

Panoche Water District Member 15.8% GSA Allocation

San Luis Water District Member 20.0% GSA Allocation

Santa Nella County Water District SS-MOA Participant 6.0% GSA Allocation

Tranquillity Irrigation District Member 9.0% GSA Allocation 100% GSA Allocation Widren Water District GSA 6%

Widren Water District SS-MOA Participant 100% GSA Allocation Oro Loma Water District GSA 6%

Oro Loma Water District Member 100% GSA Allocation _______

100%

Northern and Central Delta-Mendota RegionDRAFT GSP Development Milestones

Version: 02/27/18

2018 2019 2020

KEY= North/Central Delta-Mendota Activity

= Intrabasin Coordinated Activity

= Interbasin Coordinated Activity

= DWR Activity

Coordinated Data

Management System

Developed

Jul. 2018

Draft Flow Modeling Technical

Appendix Due

Nov. 2018

Monitoring Plan Developed

July 2018

Interbasin Joint

Technical Workshop

Apr. 2018

Interbasin Joint

Technical Workshop

Jul. 2018

Interbasin Joint

Technical Workshop

Oct. 2018

Interbasin Joint

Technical Workshop

Jan. 2019

Interbasin Joint

Technical Workshop

Apr. 2019

Draft Sustainable

Mnmgt. Criteria GSP

Chapter Developed

Feb. 2019

Draft Mngmt.

Actions and Projects

GSP Chapter

Developed

Apr. 2019

Draft Monitoring

Network and Protocols

GSP Chapter Developed

Jun. 2019

Draft Implemen.

GSP Chapter

Developed

Jul. 2019

Public Draft GSP

Developed

Aug 2019

Interbasin Joint

Technical Workshop

Jul. 2019

Sep. 2019

Interbasin Joint

Technical Workshop

Oct. 2019

Monthly Workshops with Technical Subcommittee

2018 - 2020

Financing Plan for GSP

Jun. 2019

Public Workshop

Mar. 2018

Public Workshop

Sep. 2018

Public Workshop

Mar. 2019

Public Workshop

Oct. 2019

90-Day GSP Public Review Period

Sept. – Nov. 2019

GSAs Adopt

Final GSP

Sep. 2019 –Jan. 2020

Jan. 2020

2022

DWR Deadline to Evaluate Initial GSPs

(Water Code §10733.4 (d))

DWR 60 Day Public Comment

Period(Water Code §10733.4 (c))

Feb. – Mar. 2020

Public Workshop

Jan. 2020

2025

DWR Review of GSP and GSP

Implementation(Water Code

§10733.8)

GSP Submitted

to DWR

Final GSP Developed

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Technical Support Services

General Application: Copied from web-based application

San Joaquin Valley – Delta-Mendota (5-022.07)

1) Groundwater Basin: San Luis& Delta-Mendota (5-022.07)

2) Groundwater Basin/Subbasin Coordinator Information Organization Name: San Luis & Delta Mendota Water Authority Basin Coordinator Name: Andrew Garcia Phone Number: 209-832-6229 Email Address: [email protected]

3) How many GSPs are planned? 6

4) What other funding or technical services have the GSAs or GSA member agencies located in the basin/subbasin received from the State of California?

Prop 1 - Sustainable Groundwater Planning (SGWP) Grants (Round 1 – Counties with Stressed Basin or Round 2 – GSP development)

5) Please explain the scope and current status of any funding or technical services that have been recieved.

a. Facilitation from DWR for SGMA coordination:

Stantec, the DWR facilitator, supported Disadvantaged Community outreach and stakeholder communication (i.e. flyers, pamphlets, distribution templates) and acted as an impartial mediator for coordination agreement discussions and development. Supported subbasin GSAs and SLDMWA with website development, ‘Interbasin coordination’ meeting facilitation, and meeting and outreach material preparation.

The professional facilitation also conducted minor tasks for the SLDMWA and the Delta-Mendota subbasin GSAs, including preparation of mailers or informational materials for individual GSAs or cities/water districts, powerpoints for monthly meetings, coordinated ad-hoc regional committee meetings and facilitate, conducted public workshops, supported data collection and identification efforts, updated communications plan and identified roles and responsibilities of inter and Intrabasin committees, and more.

The duration of these services was extended, but only to facilitate further discussions at a regional (Interbasin) level due to the existing complexities. The overall hours allocated to us as a recipient of the grant was not increased however, and it is unknown currently when these services are due to expire.

b. Prop 1 SGWP Round 1 (Counties with Distressed Basins):

Stanislaus County received funding to prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Report for their “Discretionary Well Permitting and Management Program” as it relates to implementation of the County’s Groundwater Ordinance. Currently, the PEIR is nearly complete with the PEIR document to be presented to the County Board of Supervisors for adoption and certification on Tuesday, June 26th. Once the PEIR is certified, a Final Report will be prepared as required by the funding agreement with DWR, in addition to completing the administration of the contract conditions. The project is anticipated to be fully completed by the July 31st deadline.

Merced County was awarded funding for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Readiness Project (Readiness Project) under Department of Water Resources’ (DWRs) Counties with Stressed Basins grant program. The Readiness Project is developing a foundation for SGMA compliance through analysis of existing monitoring activities and development of a regional monitoring approach, assessment of existing water budget information, assessment of modeling tools, equipping wells with transducers and telemetry to improve monitoring capabilities, and supporting the development of Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) and coordination with neighboring GSAs.

Fresno County used the funds to improve groundwater monitoring at the boundary between the Kings and Westside Groundwater subbasins by installing groundwater monitoring wells, developing a countywide ordinance, and adding private wells to the monitoring network. No funds were used by the County in the Delta-Mendota subbasin.

c. Prop 1 SGWP Round 2:

Each of the 23 GSAs in the Delta-Mendota Subbasin submitted an application jointly for these grant funds: Below is the general work plan summary for both Category 1 and Category 2 projects listed in the application. To date, this application has been awarded at the full grant request amount to

West Stanislaus Irrigation District GSA (grant receipent). The agreement between this GSA and the State is not yet finalized so no funds have been received for reimbursement to-date.

Proposed work plans, including tasks, milestones and deliverables necessary for the two projects proposed under Category 1 are described in detail. Proposed projects are:

Category 1, Project 1: Technical Assistance Project

The Technical Assistance Project will create a technical assistance fund, accessible by SDACs, to support active participation in regional groundwater sustainability planning efforts, leading to a more inclusive and effective stakeholder engagement process. SDAC priority needs will be better addressed when SDAC representatives are able to actively participate and/or be represented in discussions they might not otherwise have capacity to support. This project will provide funding to SDAC community members to participate in GSP development activities and for outreach and education regarding SGMA. Increased local SDAC understanding and participation will result in planning efforts that will be more cognizant of SDAC financial burdens, thus leading to more cost-effective projects and targeted financial planning to avoid placing an undue financial burden on SDACs for GSP implementation.

Category 1 Project 2: Generic Data Management System Framework and Santa Nella County Water District Data Management System Project

Project 2, Generic Data Management System Framework and Santa Nella County Water District Data Management System Project, will create a generic data management system (DMS) to give SDACs a base platform from which to develop their own data management systems, allowing access to a key management tool that will enable them to take ownership of groundwater management in their communities. A generic DMS framework, made available to water agencies that serve SDACs, will help to streamline data and reporting processes, reducing costs to community rate payers. This will, in turn, reduce administration costs borne by water agencies who must comply with state and federal regulations (including meeting SGMA requirements for data management). The generic DMS framework will also allow for systematic ‘normalization’ of data, promoting a single format for data management, streamlining the consolidation of local data sets into a basin-wide data set, and setting a framework for basin-wide unity in data management.

Category 2 Projects 1 through 6: GSP Development

Category 2 projects are the development of individual Groundwater Sustainability Plans in the subbasin. At present, it is anticipated that six (6) Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) will be prepared for the Delta-Mendota Subbasin (Subbasin) in a coordinated fashion. Included in each Project are activities associated with planning, development, and preparation of the GSPs. Category 2 funding requested herein will be distributed amongst the Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) developing the following GSPs:

Project 1: Northern and Central Delta-Mendota Region GSP Development

Project 2: Grassland Water District GSP Development

Project 3: Farmers Water District GSP Development

Project 4: Aliso Water District GSP Development

Project 5: Fresno County Management Area A & B GSP Development

Project 6: San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors GSP Development

6) Select the GSAs in the groundwater basin that the applicant has coordinated with on technical needs.

Aliso Water District, Central Delta-Mendota Region Multi-Agency GSA, City of Dos Palos GSA, City of Firebaugh, City of Gustine , City of Los Banos, City of Mendota, City of Newman, City of Patterson, County of Madera - 3, DM-II, Farmers Water District, Fresno County - Management Area A, Fresno County - Management Area 'B', Grasslands Groundwater Sustainability Agency, Merced County - Delta-Mendota, Northwestern Delta-Mendota GSA, Ora Loma Water District , Patterson Irrigation District, San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors Water Authority, Turner Island Water District - 2, West Stanislaus Irrigation District - 1, West Stanislaus Irrigation District - 2, Widren Water District GSA

Please note missing GSA(s) and/or Comment below:

The application for Technical Support Services has been discussed at the 'Coordination Committee' level of representatives from all GSAs in the subbasin. The TSS wells, video logging, and training will support the coordinated well network and training will be coordinated as to be open and available for staff of all GSAs as desired.

7) Regarding GSP preparation, describe the most challenging technical needs of the groundwater basin/subbasin, and how the GSAs, local/regional water management groups, or interested parties, are collaborating on meeting those needs.

As described, there are six (6) GSPs currently in development in the Delta-Mendota Subbasin. The individual parties developing the GSPs are utilizing specific methodologies and assumptions, gathering data, developing separate data management systems, and developing groundwater characterization spreadsheets or groundwater models. The challenge is coordinating these activities within the Subbasin (and with adjoining subbasins) in order to comply with the statutory requirements of SGMA. The purpose of the Subbasin Coordination Agreement is to ensure that individual GSPs are coordinated together to be in substantial compliance with the California Code of Regulations. The collective GSPs will satisfy the requirements by providing a description of the physical setting and characteristics of the separate aquifer systems within the Subbasin, the measurable objectives for each such GSP, interim milestones, and monitoring protocols that together provide a detailed description of how the Basin as a whole will be monitored and sustainably managed.

The most challenging technical needs in order from most challenging to least are as follows:

1) Various groundwater flow models (on different modeling platforms) / groundwater characterization spreadsheets that must be coordinated

2) Lack of data or data gaps with respect to depth to water measurements spatially as well as well construction information. Monitoring well installation and well video logging will help remedy some of the know data gap issues in the subbasin monitoring network.

3) Subsidence monitoring and lack of data in certain areas of the subbasin plus future funding for continuous monitoring sites. A deeper understanding of subsidence both spatially and temporally will help GSAs in the subbasin in complying with SGMA now thru sustainability.

4) Climate Change future forecasting using various models and tools and coordination thereof

5) Comparison of local knowledge with respect to Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems to other NGO’s including the Nature Conservancy and updating of datasets.

All needs, further described in question 8 as well, are to be coordinated and developed through discussions and efforts at the Subbasin Coordination Committee level. Currently, there is a technical working group (an ad-hoc sub-committee of the Coordination Committee) that meets regularly in person, at least monthly, and continues additional discussions weekly. It is also planned

that individual consultants may meet as necessary to develop strawman proposals for various GSP requirements such as data sharing, similar assumptions and methodologies, and more. Best practices that are currently in place or structures that allow for collaboration using different tools used to perform similar tasks are being leveraged as well to flatten structures and improve efficiencies.

8) Which GSP components are the GSAs collaborating on? (e.g., data sharing, monitoring, model development, projects, other actions, other).

a. Authority to upload a copy of the unexecuted copy of the Coordination Agreement which outlines the items we are collaborating on in addition to the below description of collaboration.

b. The purpose of the Delta-Mendota Subbasin Coordination Agreement, including incorporated Technical Reports or Memorandums to be developed through collaboration, is to comply with that SGMA requirement document coordination efforts, and ensure that the multiple GSPs within the Subbasin are developed and implemented utilizing the same methodologies and assumptions, that the elements of the GSPs are appropriately coordinated to support sustainable management, and to ultimately set forth the information necessary to show how the multiple GPSs in the Subbasin will, together, achieve the sustainability goal.

The coordination of the same methodologies and assumptions includes, but are not limited to, groundwater elevation data, groundwater extraction data, surface water supply, total water use, changes in groundwater storage, water budgets, and sustainable yield during their development as required by SGMA and associated regulations.

Elements of the GSP that are being coordinated amongst various parties are as follows:

a. Determining common methodologies for GSP development;

b. Developing a subbasin-wide monitoring network;

c. Preparing a coordinated water budget;

d. Developing a coordinated data management system;

e. Providing an explanation of how the respective GSPs implemented together satisfy the requirements of SGMA and are in substantial compliance with SGMA.

It should be noted that in order to successfully accomplish the aforementioned tasks, GSAs meet regularly (monthly) and are currently in the process of establishing a Subbasin Coordination Committee. These committee members are tasked with sharing data, discussing individual progress, and coordinating GSP development and future actions to comply with the Coordination Agreement and ultimately achieve the sustainability goal(s).

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DWR Facilitation Support Services Application - Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) Development

The Department of Water Resources is offering facilitation support services to help GSAs and local water management groups foster discussions among diverse water management interests and jurisdictions in support of developing Groundwater Sustainability Plans.

I. Applicant Information Applicant: _______________________________________________________________________________ Applicant Point of Contact: __________________________________________________________________ Phone Number: ___________________________________________________________________________ Email Address: ___________________________________________________________________________ Groundwater Basin/Subbasin: _______________________________________________________________ GSA Affiliation: ___________________________________________________________________________ No GSA affiliation If you are not affiliated with a GSA, briefly describe how your request for professional facilitation will aid the development of GSP(s) for the Groundwater Basin/Subbasin identified above and how you plan to work with the GSAs that are developing the GSP(s).

II. Applicant Background 1) Please provide a brief narrative discussion of the applicant’s current involvement, roles, and responsibilities with the

SGMA implementation activities within the Groundwater Basin/Subbasin.

2) What other professional facilitation funding or services has the applicant received from the State? DWR Prop 1 DWR Facilitation Support Services State Water Resources Control Board Other: __________________________________________________________________

3) Please explain the scope and current status of the non-DWR professional facilitation funding or services received.

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4) DWR Facilitation Support Services for GSP development requires collaboration amongst GSAs or other local or regional water management groups at the Groundwater Basin/Subbasin level and encourages collaboration across Groundwater Basin/Subbasin boundaries. List all GSAs or other local or regional water management groups the applicant is collaborating with or intends to collaborate with:

5) Please discuss the nature of collaboration. Are the GSAs collaborating on public outreach and stakeholder involvement, data sharing, GSP development, other?

6) Which beneficial users and uses has the applicant established a venue for engagement with, or plans to establish a venue for engagement with? (List all applicable users and uses. Reference Water Code 10723.2)

III. Facilitation Needs

7) Please explain the key challenges the applicant has encountered that has led to the need for professional facilitation.

8) DWR’s Facilitation Support Services program requires applicants to have a well-defined goal for the requested services. What is the applicant’s goal for professional facilitation?

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9) Which of these general categories are you seeking professional facilitation for? (please select all that apply) Stakeholder meeting facilitation Public workshops Coordination and collaboration between GSAs Interest-based negotiations/ consensus building GSP development (please specify which topics the professional facilitation will focus on)

GSA Governance Basin setting Water budget Management areas Sustainable management criteria (sustainability goal, undesirable results, minimum thresholds,

measureable objectives) Basin monitoring Projects and management actions Other: __________________________________________________________________

10) Please provide additional information on the activities the professional facilitation will support.

IV. Applicant’s Commitments 11) DWR requires all of the following commitments from applicants benefiting from DWR’s Facilitation Support Services

program. Please review and select the commitments the applicant commits to providing. Commit to meet regularly and work diligently toward a clear and defined goal. Agree to work in an open, inclusive, and collaborative manner toward the development of a GSP. Support an inclusive process that seeks, promotes, encourages, and welcomes the involvement of all

stakeholders and interested parties. Commit to providing a meeting space that is suitably located and sized.

Please add additional notes on how the applicant will fulfill these commitments.

V. Other 12) Any other considerations DWR should take into account?

Communications Working Group Schedule

Develop Board Update Materials


2018 2019

Jun/Ju. 2019

Jan – Dec 2018

Public Workshop:-SGMA 101

May 2018

Jan – Jun 2019

Final GSP Developed

General Stakeholder Outreach/GSA Outreach

Jun. – Dec. 2019

Website Update

GSP Adopted

Dec 2019

Develop Flyers/Materials(6 weeks prior to

workshop)

Jun 2019

Executive Summary and

Draft TM Review

Jun/Jul 2019

Public Workshop, Public Review of

Draft GSP

Sep 2019

Sep/Oct 2019Aug 2019

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Aug 2018 Aug 2019


Draft Technical

Memorandum

Draft Technical

Memorandum

Draft Technical

Memorandum

Draft GSP Developed

Joint Technical Workshops (GDEs &

Subsidence)

July 2018


workshop)

July/Aug 2018

Oct/Nov 2018


Sept 2018

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workshop)

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Jan.Feb 2019

Jan 2019

Joint Technical Workshop (TBD)

Jan/Feb 2019


workshop)

Sept 2018

Public Workshop:-Hydrogeologic Conceptual Model

-Historic Water Budget-Current Water Budget

-Groundwater Monitoring

Dec 2018

Public Workshop:-Sustainable Management

Criteria-Projected Water Budget

Mar/Apr 2019

Public Workshop:-Groundwater Projects-Management Actions

Website Update Website UpdateWebsite Update

2020

Sep/Oct 2019

90-Day Review PeriodGSP

Submitted to DWR

Jan 2020

san luis & delta-mendota water authority march 1, …...report period 3/1/18 - 5/31/18 sgma...

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