JPA Board Meeting Minutes Kern Groundwater Authority Wednesday, May 27, 2015

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1 JPA Board Meeting Minutes Kern Groundwater Authority Wednesday, May 27, 2015 JPA DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES AND ALTERNATES PRESENT Kevin Pascoe, Arvin-Edison WSD Terry Chicca, Buena Vista WSD Dave Fenn, Cawelo WD Michael James, City of Shafter Gene Lundquist, ID-4 Royce Fast and Martin Milobar, Kern County Water Agency Supervisor David Couch, Kern County Rich Tillema and Kevin Antongiovanni, Kern Delta WD Bill Taube, Kern Water Bank Authority Andrew Pandol, Kern-Tulare WD Jeff Siemens, Olcese WD Jason Selvidge, Rosedale-Rio Bravo WSD Jim Regan, SSJMUD Roger Riley, Shafter-Wasco ID Dennis Atkinson and Allen Lyda, Tejon-Castaic WD Gary Morris, West Kern WD Michael Blaine and George Cappello, Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa WSD JPA DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES AND ALTERNATES ABSENT Rick Wegis, Semitropic WSD Joe MacIlvaine, Westside District Water Authority OTHERS PRESENT Steve Collup & Jeevan Muhar, Arvin-Edison WSD Greg Hammett, Belridge WSD Maurice Etchechurry, Buena Vista WSD Dave Ansolabehere & Dave Hampton, Cawelo WD Dave Beard, ID-4 Jim Beck, KCWA Jon Parker, KWBA Lori Honea, Rosedale-Rio Bravo WSD Eric Averett, Rosedale-Rio Bravo WSD Jason Gianquinto, Semitropic WSD Dana Munn, Shafter-Wasco ID Harry Starkey, West Kern WD Gary Sawyers, Bolen Fransen Sawyers LLP 1

2 Lois Henry, Bakersfield Californian Troy Carrington, Bolthouse Bob Smith, City of Bakersfield Leon Elwell, Blackwell Kristen Dobbin, Community Water Center Maria Densmore, CRC Dee Jaspar, Dee Jaspar & Assoc Larry Rodriguez, GEI Consultants Patty Poire, Grimmway Farms Holly Melton, KCWA Kent Stephens, KTWD Joe Hughes, Klein Law Florn Core, Kern County Robert Kuhs, Kuhs Parker Law Nick Turner, Lamont Public Utilities Robert Hartsock, McMurtrey, Hartsock & Worth Doug Nunneley, Oildale Mutual Jim Gardiner, Pacific Ag Management Robert Goff, Paramount Farms David Halopoff, Provost & Pritchard Todd Turley, South Valley Farms Van Grayer, Vaughn Water Doug Gosling, Young Wooldridge Holly King Angelica Martin, Tejon-Castaic Water District 1. Call to Order Director Couch called the meeting to order at 8:02 a.m. after it was confirmed there was a quorum. He welcomed Mr. Atkinson and Mr. Lyda from Tejon- Castaic Water District as new Directors and members of the JPA. A formal action will be taken at the June meeting. 2. Public Comments None 3. Minutes A motion was made by Director Blaine and seconded by Director Taube to approve the April 22, 2015 regular board meeting minutes as presented. A roll call vote was taken and the motion was unanimously carried. 4. Treasurer s Report a. Accounts Payable/Receivable - Mr. Averett gave a report to the Board. A motion was made by Director Lundquist and seconded by Director Morris to approve the accounts payable as presented. A roll call vote was taken and the motion was unanimously carried. 2

3 b. Adoption of 2015 Budget Mr. Averett reviewed the budget. After discussion, a motion was made by Director Fenn and seconded by Director Lundquist to adopt the 2015 Proposed Budget as presented with the addition of Tejon-Castaic Water District with an amount not to exceed $391,000. A roll call vote was taken and the motion was unanimously carried. 5. Groundwater Management Work Plan a. GEI Update Mr. Rodriguez reported that they have been attending meetings and working with the committees as needed. He said that Merced did a model already with the help of Dr. Haus. It was discussed to possibly have Dr. Haus come in and have him go over the satellite data and do a presentation. b. Committee Reports i. Urban Committee Report Consumptive Use Analysis Mr. Beard reported that the committee received Task Order #3 that identifies domestic well owners from GEI Consultants with a budget estimate of $21,000. Task Order #3 will develop an Urban and Domestic Groundwater User Map and compile groundwater users contact information in support of outreach efforts within KGA area of interest. The proposed map(s) will have the following layers: San Joaquin Valley Groundwater Basin-Kern County subbasin boundaries Water district boundaries City boundaries City spheres of influence Locations of registered domestic groundwater wells, municipal wells and public water systems within the KGA area of interest subject to Sustainable Groundwater Management Act provisions Proposed commercial/residential developments expected to be constructed by 2020 ii. Surface Supply Workgroup Report-Yield Analysis - Mr. Taube reported that the committee received Task Order #4 from GEI with a budget estimate of $40,000. This order would develop a preliminary, forwardlooking basin-wide water budget for the Kern Subbasin and a draft template for collection of district-level data to support the development of a more comprehensive basin water budget. There was extensive discussion around the Cal Poly Irrigation Training and Research Center s (ITRC) development of an estimate of the total evapotranspiration for the Kern Subbasin for a 12-month period extending from April, 2013 through March, This data will provide the basis of the total water use in the basin for the forecast period. 3

4 Task Order #4 is intended to develop a preliminary basin-wide evaluation of the following: Groundwater elevations Groundwater extractions Surface water supply Total water use Change in groundwater storage Water budget (defined in SGMA) Sustainable yield (defined in SGMA) c. Approval of Task Orders No. 3 & 4 A motion was made by Director Bill Taube and seconded by Director Fast to approve Task order No. 3 & 4 from GEI Consultants for an amount not to exceed $21,000 for Task Order #3 and $40,000 for Task Order #4. A roll call vote was taken and the motion was unanimously carried. 6. Discussion on Approach to Implementation of Groundwater Regulations a. Report on Department of Water Resources Practitioner Advisory Panel Mr. Averett reported that there was a meeting on 06/22 with DWR. The meeting focus was GSA and other issues. He will continue to report on activities to the Board. 1. Basin Boundary Issues Mr. Averett reported that there are 500+ boundaries in CA based on political expediency. He questioned DWR asking if Kern County could carve up into 4-5 basins. DWR reply was: You can t make basin smaller Will consider if we make the Groundwater Management Plan bigger (if political boundaries adjust, it needs to grow) i. For Kern, we would need to include Kern-Tulare and DEID for this to work Mr. Averett emphasized that we have to coordinate plans not only within our basin but overlapping basins with similar premises (i.e. Kern-Tulare). The deadline for boundaries is January Example Multiple GSA s still need to all coordinate if we have a single GSA then we re ok How do we communicate with DWR? Bill Taube through ACWA Eric Averett through Advisory Panel Gary Sawyers through Legal DWR through Workshops 2. Determination of Overdraft/Critical Overdraft Mr. Averett reported that this won t really affect Kern County. He reported that DWR is taking the 1980 Bulletin 118 approach whatever it 4

5 was in 1980 is what it is today. Kern was designated critical overdraft. We can appeal if we can demonstrate differently years for determination (order of magnitude period not using CASGEM data) b. Public Outreach/Workshops Next Workshop Date Coordination efforts to meet with various boards have been underway. No additional workshops have been scheduled at this time until we decide our structure. 7. Legislative Update Mr. Averett reported they are working with ACWA to get a better understanding of these bills and Mr. Sawyers explained the adjudication process. a. SB226 Mr. Averett reviewed the SB226-Senator Pavley Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: groundwater rights bill with the Board. b. AB1390 Mr. Averett reviewed the AB1390-Groundwater: adjudication with the Board. 8. Coordination Activities a. SB4 Ms. Maria Densmore from CRC reported that they meet last week in Sacramento in regard to comprehensive oil and gas monitoring b. CASGEM nothing to report c. ILRP nothing to report 9. Old or New Business Mr. Averett reported on SB13 to the Board. He reported that the State Board deems a basin probationary. He will follow-up and get clarification. The website for the Kern Groundwater Authority is live. The address is: Ms. Honea will be adding the agenda, minutes and important documents to the website. 10. Attorney(s) Report Mr. Sawyers reported they are continuing the process on the legislative process clean-up bill, and the accelerated adjudication process. 11. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 9:02 a.m. 5