DWR’s Sustainable GroundwaterManagement Implementation

Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) & Alternative (Alt) Emergency Regulations

California Water Commission January 20, 2016

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Presentation Overview

• Project Timeline

• Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) Emergency Regulations Outline

• Recent Advisory Group Input

• Next Steps

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Timeline

Jan Feb Mar-15 Apr May Jun Oct Nov Dec Apr May Mar

1 - Scoping 2 - Draft

Framework (Topic Based)

3 - Draft Emergency Regulations

4 - Adopt Emergency Regulations

Periodic CWC Updates GSP/ALT

Topics Discussions

GSP 40 + Mtgs/Webinars

Jul Aug Sept

2015

Input from SWRCB

Input From Advisory Groups

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CWC Nov

and Dec Summary of

Informal Outreach

CWC Meeting

CWC Jan. or

Feb. GSP Draft

Regs

GSP Required Public Meetings and 30-day Comment Period

CWC March Draft Final GSP Regs

CWC April

Adopt Final GSP Regs

Submit GSP Regs to OAL

GSP Deadline

Jun-16

2016

Dates and Durations are Subject to Change

Timeline (cont.)

Jan Oct Nov Dec

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CWC Meeting GSP Regulation

Major Milestones

3 - Draft Emergency Regulations 4 - Adopt Emergency Regulations

2015

Basin Boundary

Regulations Adopted

Summary of Informal Outreach

Regulation Considerations

Recent Advisory Group Meeting

Regulation Outline/ Recent Input

Input from SWRCB

Input From Advisory Groups / Presentations

Apr May

Draft Emergency Regulations Released for

Public Comment

Feb

Overview of Draft

Regulations

Summary of Draft Reg

Public Comments

to date

GSP Required Public Meetings and end of 30-day Comment Period

Mar

Public Comment Period Closes

Overview of Public Comments

& Suggested Changes

Proposed Adoption of Regulation

Potential Adoption of Emergency Regulations

Submit Regs to OAL

GSP Deadline

Jun

2016

Dates and Durations are Subject to Change

GSP Emergency Regulation Outline

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SGMA GSP Requirements

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• By June 1, 2016, DWR shall adopt regulations for: – Evaluating GSP/Alternatives – Implementation of GSP/Alternatives – Coordination agreements

• The regulations shall identify: – Required Plan Components (§10727.2) – Additional Plan Elements (§10727.4) – Coordination of Multiple GSPs in Basin

(§10727.6) – Other information that will assist local agencies in

developing and implementing GSPs and coordination agreements.

Required for All High and Medium

Priority Basins (127)

Summary of Regulation Articles 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS 2. DEFINITIONS 3. TECHNICAL AND REPORTING

STANDARDS 1. Best Management Practices 2. Data and Reporting Standards 3. Data Management and Record

Keeping 4. PROCEDURES

1. Information Provided by Department

2. Reporting Provisions 3. Initial Notification 4. Submission of Adopted Plan for

Review 5. Public Input

5. PLAN CONTENTS 1. Administrative Information 2. Basin Setting 3. Sustainable Management

Criteria 4. Monitoring Networks 5. Projects and Management

Actions 6. REPORTS 7. EVALUATION AND

ASSESSMENT OF PLANS 8. COORDINATION

AGREEMENTS 9. ALTERNATIVES AND OTHER

PLANS 7

Draft – For Discussion Purposes Only (Subject to Change)

Summary of Regulation Articles 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS 2. DEFINITIONS 3. TECHNICAL AND REPORTING

STANDARDS 1. Best Management Practices 2. Data and Reporting Standards 3. Data Management and Record

Keeping 4. PROCEDURES

1. Information Provided by Department

2. Reporting Provisions 3. Initial Notification 4. Submission of Adopted Plan for

Review 5. Public Input

5. PLAN CONTENTS 1. Administrative Information 2. Basin Setting 3. Sustainable Management

Criteria 4. Monitoring Networks 5. Projects and Management

Actions 6. REPORTS 7. EVALUATION AND

ASSESSMENT OF PLANS 8. COORDINATION

AGREEMENTS 9. ALTERNATIVES AND OTHER

PLANS 8

Draft – For Discussion Purposes Only (Subject to Change)

Technical and Reporting Standards

Best Management Practices (BMPs)

Data and Reporting Standards

• Wells

• Monitoring wells

• Other monitoring sites

• Maps

• Hydrographs

Data Management and Record Keeping

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Well Screens

Bentonite Seals

Filter Packs

Surface Seals

Sand(water bearing)

Silt and clay

Clay

Clay

Gravel(water bearing)

Clay

Gravel(water bearing)

Plan Content Administrative Information • Executive Summary

• Agency Information

• Notice and Consultation

Basin Setting • Hydrologic Conceptual Model

• Basin Conditions

• Water Budget/Baseline

• Management Areas

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Sustainable Management Criteria • Sustainability Goal

• Undesirable Results

• Minimum Thresholds

• Measureable Objectives

Monitoring Networks • Representative Monitoring

• Assessment and Improvement

Projects and Management Actions

Reports

• Annual Report – Report format

– Technical Information

• Plan Evaluation

• DWR Review of Annual Reports

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Coordination Agreements

Inter-basin Coordination • Identification of all basins

participating • Technical information • Process for resolving conflict • Conditions for coordination

agreement approval by Department

Intra-basin Coordination • Identification of a Managing Agency

that shall be the single point of contact

• Responsibilities of each Agency in the agreement.

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Recent Advisory Group Input

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Recent Advisory Group Meetings Since the last CWC meeting DWR has met with:

• Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) and California State Association of Counties (CSAC)

– (12/17/2015) • Ag Advisory Group

– (12/17/2015, 1/7/2016) • Practitioners Advisory Committee

– (1/8/2016) • Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA)

– (1/8/2016) • Tribal Advisory Committee

– (1/13/2016) • NGO Group

– (12/17/2015, 1/15/2016)

• Several local agencies upon request 14

Summary of Advisory Group Input • General Comments:

– Boundary between GSP regulations and BMPs – GSP emergency regulations should be developed to provide local flexibility – GSP emergency regulations should be fairly prescriptive – What will be the requirements in 2020/2022 vs 2040/2042?

• Inter-basin Coordination: – What is the level and formality of inter-basin agreements - how stringent?

• Water Budgets: – What dataset is expected and to what degree does it need to match an

adjacent GSP? – How to properly plan for climate change as a requirement in GSPs?

• Monitoring: – What are the minimum standards?

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Summary of Advisory Group Input (cont.) • Stakeholder Involvement in GSP development:

– What stakeholder requirements will be in GSP emergency regulations – anything additional than what is provided SGMA?

• Fringe Areas: – How do we handle unmanaged areas outside of adjudications?

• Costs: – General concerns over cost of SGMA implementation, specifically

development and implementation of GSPs.

• Depletions of Interconnected Streams: – Proposed definitions for interconnected surface and groundwater and

groundwater dependent ecosystems.

• Plan and Implementation Evaluation: – How will the success or failure toward Sustainable Groundwater

Management be measured?

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Next Steps

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Next Steps

Jan Oct Nov Dec Apr May Mar Jun

2015

GSP Deadline

Input From Advisory Groups / Presentations

Input from SWRCB

3 - Draft Emergency Regulations 4 - Adopt Emergency Regulations

Dates and Durations are Subject to Change 18

GSP Required Public Meetings and end of 30-day Comment Period

Submit Regs to OAL Recent Advisory Group Meeting

CWC Meeting

Basin Boundary

Regulations Adopted

Summary of Informal Outreach

Regulation Considerations

Regulation Outline/ Recent Input

Summary of Draft Reg

Public Comments

to date

Overview of Public Comments

& Suggested Changes

Proposed Adoption of Regulation

Draft Emergency Regulations Released for

Public Comment

Public Comment Period Closes

Potential Adoption of Emergency Regulations

GSP Regulation Major

Milestones

Feb

2016

Overview of Draft

Regulations

Web Resources

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• DWR Sustainable Groundwater Management (SGM) http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/index.cfm

• DWR GSP Emergency Regulation Website http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/gsp.cfm

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

• DWR Region Office Contacts http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/gwinfo/contacts.cfm

• Questions or Comments sgmps@water.ca.gov