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RESOLUTION N0.3140-20
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTH
TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT OF INTENTION
TO DRAFT AN UPDATED GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT
PLAN PURSUANT TO THE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT
WHEREAS, California Water Code section 10750 contains a
legislative finding and declaration that groundwater is a valuable natural
resource that should be managed to insure its safe production and
quality, and that local agencies should work cooperatively to manage
groundwater resources within their jurisdiction;
WHEREAS, California Water Code section 10753 authorizes a local
agency to adopt a groundwater management plan pursuant to
California Water Code sections 10750 et seq., for basins or portions of
basins within the jurisdiction of the agency that are not already subject to
a Groundwater Management Plan;
WHEREAS, the Tahoe Valley South Subbasin was designated by the
Department of Water Resources ("DWR") as basin number 6-005.01 ("TVS
Basin");
WHEREAS, the South Tahoe Public Utility District boundary overlies
the majority of the TVS Basin;
WHEREAS, the El Dorado County Water Agency ("EDCWA")
boundary overlies the entire TVS Basin;
WHEREAS, on December 7, 2000, the District enacted Ordinance
No. 477-00 adding Division 7 to the Administrative Code authorizing the
administration of the ("TVS Basin") by a Groundwater Management Plan
("2000 GMP") pursuant to California Water Code section 10750, et seq.;
WHEREAS, on December 4, 2014, the District adopted Resolution
No. 2969-14 and enacted Ordinance 553-14 to update the 2000 GMP
("2014 GMP") in order to ensure compliance with current requirements in
California Water Code section 10750 et. seq., AB 3030 and SB 1938;
1 WHEREAS, in 2014, the California Legislature adopted, and the
2 Governor signed into law, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act
3 ("Act"), which authorizes local agencies overlying all or a portion of a
4 groundwater basin to manage groundwater in a sustainable fashion;
5 WHEREAS, the District and the EDCW A are committed to the
6 sustainable management of the groundwater resources within the TVS
7 Basin, as shown by, among other actions, their collaborative development
8 and implementation of both the 2000 GMP and 2014 GMP;
9 WHEREAS, for many years, the District and the EDCW A have also
10 worked collaboratively to sustainably manage the TVS Basin in multiple
11 other ways, including creating and participating in the Stakeholder
12 Advisory Group ("SAG"), dividing monitoring responsibilities for the TVS
13 Basin and sharing the resulting information, and jointly funding and
14 implementing multiple other studies and monitoring program activities;
15 WHEREAS, the District adopted Resolution No. 2986-15 electing to
16 be the Groundwater Sustainability Agency ("GSA") for the portion of the
17 TVS Basin within its service area boundary on July 16, 2015, submitted its
18 GSA Formation Notification to DWR on August 12, 2015 ("2015 GSA
19 Formation Notification"), and was recognized as the exclusive GSA for this
20 portion of the TVS Basin on November 17, 2015 ("South Tahoe Public Utility
District GSA");
22 WHEREAS, shortly thereafter, the District also adopted Resolution
No. 3040-16 electing to be the GSA for the portion of the TVS Basin outside
its service area boundary on September 15, 201 6, submitted its GSA
Formation Notification to DWR on September 16, 2016 ("2016 GSA
Formation Notification"), and was recognized as the exclusive GSA for this
portion of the TVS Basin on December 28, 2016 ("South Tahoe Public Utility
28 District GSA-2");
29 WHEREAS, subsequent discussions with the State Water Resources
30 Control Board ("SWRCB") raised concerns about a local agency forming