Complementary Programs Clause Samples

Complementary Programs. 8.1 SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT (SGMA) The State of California enacted the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), effective January 1, 2015, as the first legislation in the state’s history to mandate comprehensive sustainable groundwater resources management. In response, two Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) formed in the Santa ▇▇▇▇ IRWM Region. The Santa ▇▇▇▇ Mid-County Groundwater Agency (MGA) formed in 2016 under SGMA to develop this Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP or Plan) for the Santa ▇▇▇▇ Mid- County Groundwater Basin. The MGA is Joint Powers Agreement (JPA), with four member agencies: Central Water District, City of Santa Cruz, County of Santa ▇▇▇▇, and Soquel Creek Water District. The Board of Directors includes two representatives from each member agency and three private well owner representatives. The Santa ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Groundwater Agency (SMGWA) formed in 2017 under SGMA to develop the GSP for the Santa ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Groundwater Basin. The SMGWA is a JPA among the Scotts Valley Water District, the San ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Valley Water District, and the County of Santa ▇▇▇▇. The SMGWA is governed by a Board of Directors comprising two representatives from each member agency, single representatives from the City of Scotts Valley, City of Santa ▇▇▇▇, and Mount Hermon Association (MHA), and two private well owners. The respective GSPs describe how both GSAs intend to manage groundwater in their respective Basins to achieve groundwater sustainability and meet the requirements of SGMA. Both Basin Plans provide the basis for ongoing management to both achieve sustainability in the State’s required 20-year planning horizon and to maintain sustainability over the 50-year implementation horizon. By following their GSPs, the MGA and SMGWA, and their cooperating agencies, and other local stakeholders will collaboratively manage the respective Basins to maintain a safe and reliable groundwater supply for all beneficial groundwater uses and users. The RWMF has provided administrative and planning support to the MGA since 2016 and to the SMGWA on grant related support since 2018. In 2022, following a County issued Request for Qualifications, the RWMF was awarded a contract to provide administrative and planning services to both MGA and SMGWA from 2022 - 2025. Many of goals and objectives in the IRWMP and the GSPs in both Basins are complementary and aligned. Funding awards in IRWM grants have supported planning and technical studies that have a...