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Central ValleyIrrigated Lands Regulatory Program

Sue McConnellSusan Fregien

Bob Ditto

Central Valley Water Board Meeting – 6 December 2018

Outline

26 December 2018 - Central Valley Water Board MeetingAgenda Item 7

• Background

• East San Joaquin Petition Order

• Update - General WDRs

• Drinking water well monitoring

• External review - ESJ surface water monitoring

• Enrollment status

Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program

Goal: Ensure irrigated lands discharges don’t impact beneficial uses

• ~75% CA irrigated ag• > 6 million acres• 9 General WDRs• 14 Coalitions

3Agenda Item 7

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General WDRs

• 7 Geographic

• 1 Commodity

• 1 Individual

Agenda Item 7

Growers Responsible for Compliance

• Obtain coverage

• Implement management practices

• Prepare plans and reports on practiceso Template-based

o Stay on farm/submit to coalitions56 December 2018 - Central Valley Water Board MeetingAgenda Item 7

Coalitions Represent Growers

• Assist members with compliance

• Intermediaries for growers and Water Board

• Do not enforce WDRs

• Do not inspect operations or monitor discharges to determine individual member compliance with WDRs


Coalition Responsibilities

• Regional requirements and conditions

o Water quality monitoring

o Management Plans

• Work with Water Board

o Meet requirements of WDRs

o Provide information needed for assessing compliance or enforcement


Eastern San Joaquin

Coalition

• ~ 700,000 acres

• ~ 3500 members

• WDRs – Dec 2012

• Petition Ordero February 2018o Precedential

8Agenda Item 7

Excess Nitrates in Groundwater

• Key issue for Petition Order

• Potential impacts

o Unsafe to drink

o Blue baby syndrome (Methemoglobinemia)

o Disadvantage communities


Nitrogen Accounting

Nitrogen Applied

(A)

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Nitrogen Removed

(R)


Q3 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q3 Q12018 2019 2020 2021 2022

October 2018• Drinking Water

Notification Template

• INMP Template

• INMP Summary Report Template

East San Joaquin Order - Major Milestones

July 2020 • MPEP group

proposes groundwater protection formula

March 2021• Farm Evaluations due (every 5 years)

• INMP Summary due for LVA members annually

• Nitrogen removed coefficients for 95% of acreage

May 2022 (Approximate)• Development of

groundwater protection targets

Sept 2020• First annual

report to State Water Board re: management practices and A/R targets

July 2021• Coalition submits individual

field AR data by anonymous APN ID annually

• Individual field AR data by anonymous member ID

• Township AR data

August 2019• Surface water

external review

January 2019• ESJ members

begin drinking water well monitoring

March 2019• INMP preparation

required for all members annually

• MPIR due for members subject to SQMP/GQMP

January 2020 • LVA Members

begin attending outreach events annually

March 2020• INMP

Summary due for HVA Members annually

2023

May 2021 (Approximate)• Incorporation of

groundwater protection values into GQMPs

July 2019Annual Coalition submittals

11Agenda Item 7

Q3 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q3 Q12018 2019 2020 2021 2022

October 2018• Drinking Water


• INMP Template

• INMP Summary Report Template

East San Joaquin Order - Major Milestones

July 2020 • MPEP group

proposes groundwater protection formula

March 2021• Farm Evaluations due (every 5 years)

• INMP Summary due for LVA members annually

• Nitrogen removed coefficients for 95% of acreage

May 2022 (Approximate)• Development of

groundwater protection targets

Sept 2020• First annual

report to State Water Board re: management practices and A/R targets

July 2021• Coalition submits individual

field AR data by anonymous APN ID annually


• Township AR data

August 2019• Surface water

external review

January 2019• ESJ members

begin drinking water well monitoring

March 2019• INMP preparation

required for all members annually

• MPIR due for members subject to SQMP/GQMP

January 2020 • LVA Members

begin attending outreach events annually

March 2020• INMP

Summary due for HVA Members annually

2023

May 2021 (Approximate)• Incorporation of

groundwater protection values into GQMPs


12Agenda Item 7



•Township AR data

August 2019•Surface water external review

Q3 Q1 Q32018 2019

October 2018•Drinking Water Notification Template

• INMP Template• INMP Summary Report Template

January 2019•ESJ members begin drinking water well monitoring

March 2019• INMP preparation required for all members annually•MPIR due for members subject to SQMP/GQMP

13Agenda Item 7



•Township AR data


Q3 Q1 Q32018 2019





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Irrigation Nitrogen Management Plan Certification on third page


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INMP Summary

Report

www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/water_issues/irrigated_lands/forms_templates/




•Township AR data


Q3 Q1 Q32018 2019





17Agenda Item 7



•Township AR data


Q3 Q1 Q32018 2019





18Agenda Item 7

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Management Practice Implementation ReportSurface Water

www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/water_issues/irrigated_lands/water_quality/coalitions_submittals/east_sanjoaquin/surface_water/




•Township AR data


Q3 Q1 Q32018 2019





20Agenda Item 7



•Township AR data


Q3 Q1 Q32018 2019





21Agenda Item 7

General Orders

• 7 revised ILRP General Orders

• 45-day public review

• Comments due 21 December 2018

• 7/8 February Board Meeting


General Orders

• ESJ Petition Order elements

• Reopener language for CV-SALTS

• Removal of Notice of Intent requirement for new coalition members

236 December 2018 - Central Valley Water Board Meeting

Early CommentsReplacement water definition

• Petition Order appears to limit replacement water to bottled water

• Include appropriately treated water (using State Water Board registered treatment devices)


Early CommentsDrinking Water Well Numbers

• In ESJ WDRs

• Not precedential

• Necessary for follow-up


Compliance & Outreach Unit Staff


Bob DittoSenior Scientist

Gurbinder DhaliwalEnv Scientist

Sac Valley

Scott PerrouEnv Scientist

Sac Valley

VacantEnv Scientist

Sac Valley/WSJ

Terry BechtelEnv Scientist

ESJ

Wes OimetteGeologist

Delta

Keri YeeAdmin Support

Outreach-Compliance-Enforcement

• Outreach– Develop Outreach Materials (website and mailers)– Professionals [Certified Crop Advisors (CCAs), Pesticide

Control Advisors (PCAs)]– Members– Stakeholder Meetings

• Compliance & Enforcement– Enrollment– Late Annual Reports– On-Farm Inspections


New Outreach Material

• Program Trifold• Decision Tree• Annual Report Trifold• Translated to Punjabi

Hmong and Spanish


ILRP Compliance & Enforcement

Severity

Pre-ACL or Compressed ACL

Initial Outreach Letter/reminder letter

Enrollment Directive

ACL

Notice of Violation

Landowner Screening in GIS / APNs

Drive by inspection

Phone Call

Formal Enforcement


On-Farm Inspections• On-farm inspections of site

conditions, farm evaluation, nitrogen management plan, and wellhead protection

• Criteria for selection: missing annual reports, size, proximity to surface waters


Drinking Water Well Requirements

6 December 2018 - Central Valley Water Board MeetingAgenda Item 7 31

Why sample drinking water wells for nitrates?


Outreach Efforts• Over 3,500 outreach packages

- Quick Guide for Members- Member Information Form- Notification Template- Information Trifold

• Outreach to Laboratories• New Drinking Water Well Webpage• Stakeholder Meetings


Sampling Requirements• Annually

• Future monitoring frequency varies based on results

• Existing data can be used

• Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP) certified laboratory


Drinking Water Well

Member Information

Form

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www.waterboards.ca.gov/centralvalley/water_issues/irrigated_lands/drinking_water


Proposed Monitoring

Schedule • 2019- East San Joaquin Coalition

• 2020- Tulare Lake Basin

• 2021-Westside San Joaquin, San Joaquin & Delta, Grassland Drainage Area, and the individual order

• 2022 -Sacramento Valley, Rice and Western Tulare Lake Basin Area

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Monitoring & Implementation Unit

Develop & Implement Plans

Data Management, QA/QC


Coalition Compliance

Monitoring & Reporting

6 December 2018 - Central Valley Water Board MeetingAgenda Item 7 40

External Review East San JoaquinSurface Water Monitoring

Framework

Objective

Monitoring Framework

Agenda Item 7 East San Joaquin Coalition Monitoring Sites

Surface Water Monitoring Program

How are Results Used? Trigger Limit Exceedances

Management Plans

Management Practices

Positive Results


State Board Petition Order


2013 Petitioners’ assertions

Independent expert panel by Aug 2019


External Review Tasks

Implement public process

Prepare findings and recommendations

Evaluate ESJ surface water framework Answer Petition Order questions Consider stakeholder comments

Third-party contractor to administer, SCCWRP

Maintain a project website

Implementation Approach


1. Select external expert reviewers

Categories of expertise

List of nominees

2. Facilitate expert review & public process

3. Report of findings and recommendations

4. Board to consider revising monitoring framework

Key Steps


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Enrollment Status


Enrollment Trends 2012 - 2018

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4,500,000

5,000,000

5,500,000

6,000,000

Jun-11 Jul-12 Aug-13 Sep-14 Oct-15 Nov-16 Dec-17 Feb-19

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2012/2013 Coalition members

4,707,708Enrolled acres*

* Based on 2012/2013 annual fees

Agenda Item 7

2017/2018 Coalition members

5,833,959 Enrolled Acres*

24% Increase from 2012

* Based on 2017/2018 annual fees

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Follow-up needed for

~560,000 acres

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Parcel Size Percentage

<=1 acre 22%

1-10 acres 44%

10-40 acres 24%

40-60 acres 3%

>60 acres 7%

Agenda Item 7

Parcel size of land that might need to

enroll in ILRP

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