Memorandum
Date: September 29, 2020
To: The Honorable Moke Simon, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Scott De Leon, Water Resources Director
Subject: Presentation of Big Valley Groundwater Basin Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and Implementation
Executive Summary: (include fiscal and staffing impact narrative):
The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), adopted by the state of California in 2014, allows local agencies to better manage California's groundwater supplies over a long-term and sustainable manner. SGMA requires local agencies with medium or high priority basins to; 1) form a Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) and 2) develop and implement a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) by January 31, 2022. Lake County encompasses one (1) medium priority basin, Big Valley Groundwater Basin (5-015).
Marina Deligiannis, Water Resources Program Coordinator, will give a presentation on the Big Valley Groundwater Basin SGMA Implementation efforts to date and next steps.
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