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March 9, 2016 BOARD MEETING: WRA Board of Directors– March 14, 2016 Enclosed you will find the Agenda for the upcoming Board meeting.

Monday, March 14, 2016 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

MEETING LOCATION: Woodland Community & Senior Center 2001 East St., Woodland, Rooms 2 & 3

The full agenda packet can be accessed on-line by the Friday before the Board Meeting at: http://www.yolowra.org/meeting_directors.html Please contact us should you have any questions.

William L. Marble, WRA Chair Donna Gentile, Administrative Coordinator

The March packet includes the following: • Agenda for March 14, 2016 WRA Board Meeting

• Consent Items:

- Approve January 11, 2016 Meeting Minutes - Receive Financial Reports: January-February 2016 - Receive Minutes of the Executive Committee: 1/5, 2/8/16 - Receive Minutes of the Technical Committee: 1/7, 2/4/16 - Approve Associate Membership Request, California American Water - Approve Letter of Support, Proposition 1 Storm Water Resources Planning Grant

• Informational Items: - Report from the WRA Chair

• Presentations/Discussion/Reports: - Water Legislation & Regulatory Issues Update - WRA Technical Committee & Westside IRWMP Update - SGMA Implementation Update, Basin Boundary Modifications, SGMA Related Activities - Water Conditions Update, Tim O’Halloran, YCFC&WCD

WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION OF YOLO COUNTY

P.O. Box 8624, Woodland, CA 95776 Phone: (530) 666-2733 Fax: (530) 666-4257

Website: www.yolowra.org Email: [email protected]

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING


AGENDA Online agenda: www.yolowra.org/meetings.html

DATE/TIME: Monday, March 14, 2016, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. LOCATION: Woodland Community Center, 2001 East St., Woodland, Meeting Rooms 2-3

3:00 1. CALL TO ORDER and INTRODUCTIONS 3:02 2. APPROVE AGENDA and ADDING ITEMS TO THE POSTED AGENDA- In order to add

an agenda item, it must fit into one of the following categories: a) A majority determination that an emergency (as defined by the Brown Act) exists; or b) A 4/5ths determination that the need to take action that arose subsequent to the agenda being posted.

3:03 3. PUBLIC FORUM –The Public may address the WRA relating to matters within the WRA’s jurisdiction. 3:10 4. CONSENT ITEMS

a. Approve minutes: January 11, 2016 Board meetings, pages 3- 10 b. Receive financial reports: January – February 2016, pages 11 - 16 c. Receive minutes of Executive Committee: 1/5, 2/8/16, pages 17 - 22 d. Receive minutes of Technical Committee: 1/7, 2/4/16, pages 23 - 34 e. Approve Associate Membership Request – California American Water , page 35 - 36 f. Approve Support Letter, Prop.1 Storm Water Resources Planning Grant Application, pages 37- 38

3:15 5. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS: a. Report from the WRA Chair

3:20 6. UPDATE ON WATER LEGISLATION & REGULATORY ISSUES a. Delta Update, Legislation and Regulatory Update, David Guy, Northern CA Water Association

3:40 7. WRA TECHNICAL COMMITTEE UPDATE, Elisa Sabatini, Committee Chair

a. Technical Committee (TC) Activities and Westside IRWMP Update, pages 39 - 40

3:45 8. SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT a. Facilitated Public Outreach Process– Dave Ceppos, Center for Collaborative Policy b. SGMA Basin Boundary Modification – Tim O’Halloran, SGMA Steering Committee

• Adopt Resolution #1602: Basin Boundary Modification Request, pages 41 - 44 c. SGMA Related Activities – Tim O’Halloran, SGMA Steering Committee

4:15 9. WATER CONDITIONS UPDATE, Tim O’Halloran, YCFC&WCD

4:45 10. MEMBERS’ REPORTS & FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: WRA Members are invited to briefly

report on important current issues and recommend topics for future WRA Board meetings.

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WRA Board Agenda March 14, 2016 Page 2 4:55 11. NEXT MEETING: Monday, June 20, 2016, 3-5 p.m., Woodland 5:00 12. ADJOURNMENT Consideration of items not on the posted agenda: items in the following categories: 1) majority determination that an emergency (as defined by the Brown Act) exists; or 2) a 4/5th determination that the need to take action arose subsequent to posting of the agenda. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing agenda for the March 14, 2016 meeting of the Board of Directors for the Water Resources Association of Yolo County was posted by March 9, 2016 in the office located at 34274 State Highway 16, Woodland, CA and was available to the public during normal business hours.

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1. CALL TO ORDER & INTRODUCTIONS The meeting was called to order at 3:00 p.m. by Chair, Bill Marble. Board members present: Bill Marble - City of Woodland, Chair Cecilia Curry - City of Winters, Vice-chair Duane Chamberlain - Yolo County Beverly Sandeen – City of West Sacramento Roger Cornwell – Reclamation District 108 Robert Thomas – Reclamation District 2035 Alternate members present: Tim O’Halloran – Yolo County Flood Control & WCD, WRA Treasurer Mike Hall – Reclamation District 2035 Mabel Salon – University of California Davis Kurt Balasek – City of Winters Associate members present: Heather Nichols – Yolo County Resource Conservation District

Jeanette Wrysinski – Yolo County Resource Conservation District Mark Salmon – Parsons Brinckerhoff

Member agencies absent: Dunnigan Water District City of Davis Public & Agency Staff: Elisa Sabatini, Yolo County, WRA Technical Committee Chair David Guy - Northern California Water Association (NCWA) Kristin Sicke – Yolo County Flood Control & WCD Betsy Marchand – Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Omar Carrillo - Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation Dawn Calciano – City of Davis Esther Conrad – Stanford University David Purkey – Stockholm Environment Institute Dave Ceppos – Center for Collaborative Policy Brent Meyer – City of Woodland Judy Schrader Dave Pratt John McKean 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: The Board motioned, seconded and unanimously approved the

agenda. 3. PUBLIC FORUM: No public comments. 4. CONSENT ITEMS: The Board motioned, seconded and unanimously approved the consent items.

a. Approved minutes: November 15, 2015 Board meeting. b. Received minutes of Executive Committee (EC): 11/2, 12/7/15 c. Received minutes of Technical Committee (TC): 11/5/15 d. Received financial reports: November-December 2015 e. Receive The Year in Review:2015 WRA Annual Newsletter f. Adopted Resolution #1601: Acknowledging Sid England’s Retirement

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5. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS a. Report from the WRA Chair: Chair Marble gave a special thanks to Tim O’Halloran and Elisa

Sabatini for their continued work on education and implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) on behalf of our region and the WRA.

Bill commented on two items on the Consent Agenda Item. He acknowledged the WRA’s Annual Report and commended Donna and the Executive Committee for their efforts to create this annual update on WRA activities. He also so acknowledged the Resolution in recognition of Sid’s retirement who was a stellar member of the WRA for many years. He would have attended today if he had not already had a post retirement vacation planned!

b. Correspondence received: Carrie Shaw, Putah Creek Council, thank you for WRA project fund allocation to support the Putah Creek Fall Clean-up project.

6. UPDATE ON WATER LEGISLATION & REGULATORY ISSUES a. Delta Update – Cindy Tuttle, Yolo County, informed that after 9 years she will be leaving the

County this month to take the position of Director of Parks & Recreation for the City of West Sacramento. She recognized Tim O’Halloran for sharing his knowledge and time to educate her on many water and flood issues during her time with Yolo County. Cindy gave the following update on Delta projects. Work continues on the Corridor Management Framework Plan, which is a component of the Regional Flood Management Plan. Last December the Yolo County Board of Supervisors hired MBK Engineers to submit a $1.5 million application to State’s Small Communities Flood Risk Reduction Program to begin a feasibility study to provide 100-year flood protection for Clarksburg, Knights Landing and the town of Yolo. At tomorrow’s Board meeting, they will be considering a multi-jurisdictional Memorandum of Agreement, which includes WSAFCA, SAFCA, Reclamation District 2068, Solano County Water Agency, Solano and Yolo counties. These agencies will be the Local Agency participant in the Sacramento River Flood Project General Re-evaluation Report (GRR). The Sacramento River GRR is the Army Corps of Engineer project who is also partnering with the State. WSAFCA will be the lead agency on this monumental project. Typically these agencies operate individually in this arena and it is noteworthy that this is a collaborative formal agreement with Federal and State funding. Draft report results are pending from the Rail Relocation Study that will be completed within the next 30-60 days. The Lower Elkhorn Levee Setback project is currently in negotiations with the State and should be moving forward soon. Legislation and Regulatory Update: David Guy, Northern California Water Association (NCWA), reported that the Governor will be making some announcements about the State’s California Water Plan this week that will set the stage for water issues in 2016. A host of Northern California water suppliers have filed protests against the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) regarding a change petition submitted by California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the Bureau of Reclamation to change the point of diversion in the North Delta. The Phase 1 hearings on water rights will begin on March 7th. NCWA has been very involved in coordinating efforts to protect Northern California water rights and supplies. NCWA is also closely following the State Board’s Water Quality Control Plan process that is connected to setting flow standards in the Bay Delta. Local water suppliers could be required to commit water to meet flow standards in the Delta. These standards are currently being met by

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projects in the south: the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project. David can answer questions in more detail if the Board is interested about this team effort.

David reported that there is not too much new activity on the Federal side other than his last report on Senator Feinstein’s draft water bill. The Senate and the House are still trying to find common ground on her bill. The State legislature has not yet convened, however David flagged and explained five initiatives involving water issues that could be on the November 2016 ballot.

• Proposition 218 Reform (ACWA, California League of Cities, California Association of Counties), tax structure for local agencies to adopt changes to water pricing fees or proposals

• “No Blank Checks” initiative (Dean Cortopassi), requires Legislature approval of revenue bonds in excess of $2 million

• The “Dam-Train” initiative (Republican legislators/congressional representatives), wants to redirect some of the funds allocated for the high-speed rail project into water supply projects

• Marijuana Legalization initiative (Sean Parker & other organizations), a portion of funds would be used for enforcement with respect to the water resources used for cultivation

• New Water Bond (Jerry Meral, various Environmental Organizations), almost a $5 million bond building on Proposition 1

David briefly touched on two groundwater-related topics that will likely be discussed under Agenda Item 8 today. The Governor’s Executive Order has a provision for facilitating and encouraging groundwater recharge that provides a good opportunity for creative thinking and implementation to support water resources. SGMA and the development of a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) will need locals to fully engage in the process to implement the legislation and find solutions to challenges identified. David distributed several articles published in local newspapers on the Pacific Flyway habitat, Sites Reservoir, and a tribute to the late Laura King Moon. (Handouts can be accessed here: http://www.yolowra.org/meeting_directors.html.)

7. WRA TECHNICAL COMMITTEE UPDATE, Elisa Sabatini, Committee Chair

a. Technical Committee (TC) Activities and Westside IRWMP Update – Elisa reported that the Westside-Sacramento IRWMP Coordinating Committee will be meeting on January 15 in Napa from 10 am to 12 pm (a call-in number is provided). Some of their agenda items include: reviewing RFP’s to select a contractor for their EPA Brownfield watershed-wide mercury assessment grant, select Small Grant recipients of internal grant funds for local projects ($48,000 available), and discuss participation and application preparation for the State Water Board Storm Water Grant Program to develop Regional Storm Water Management Plan.

She also reported that the Cache Creek Area Plan Annual Report will be presented to the Yolo

County Board of Supervisors tomorrow. One of the report’s recommendations and focus for 2016 is exploring opportunities for conjunctive use projects along Cache Creek with a major component being groundwater recharge.

8. SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT (SGMA), Tim O’Halloran, Yolo

County Flood Control & WCD a. Facilitated Public Outreach Update: Tim O’Halloran introduced Dave Ceppos, Associate

Director of the Center for Collaborative Policy (CCP), who will give an update and overview of

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the WRA and Yolo County Farm Bureau (YCFB)’s SGMA process over the next 6 months. Dave gave a brief background on himself and the CCP. DWR is taking a lead role in the early implementation of SGMA and has enlisted a team of facilitation support services, such as the CCP, to assist local agencies statewide in the formation of Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA)s. The GSA will eventually be responsible for the development of a GSP for their region. SGMA is being implemented on a basin and subbasin level based on basin designations according to the CASGEM. The SGMA legislation allows local agencies to customize a GSP to their regional needs. CASGEM has identified high- and medium-priority basins through the State. SGMA regulations provide the framework to help determine how these basins should be sustainably managed as the responsibility of the region’s GSA. There are many factors that were used to establish a basin’s priority ranking. Dave informed that the Colusa subbasin is geographically one of the largest in California and involves multiple counties; Colusa, Glenn, and Yolo. Geographically, Yolo county is divided into three subbasins: Yolo, Solano and Colusa. SGMA implementation requires that subbasins with overlapping basin boundaries must work with their neighbors to resolve how these areas will be managed. The CCP has also been hired to work with Colusa and Glenn counties on their SGMA implementation and GSA formation public outreach process.

The WRA/YCFB’s established Steering Committee (SC) has been meeting with Dave regularly

to develop all SGMA related activities based on the contractual scope of work. A 90-day plan has been drafted and is being reviewed by the SC. The 90-day plan includes preliminary background research, preparation for targeted outreach, broader public outreach activities and then initial discussions regarding GSA governance options. Dave informed that public outreach is not a “one size fits all” approach. He explained some of the differences in the collaborative environment between Colusa and Yolo based on their history. Colusa County will have their first public outreach meeting tonight. Guiding principles drafted for Colusa could be adapted for Yolo. Dave envisions that after public outreach, Yolo will have “working discussion” meetings with all the entities wanting to be GSAs in regards to governance options and potential coordination agreements for managing Yolo’s groundwater subbasin. Dave postulated some of the questions that will need to be asked in these discussions to agree on the formation of a GSA(s). Dave paused to answer questions from the WRA Board.

1) What is the status of the three GSA applications filed for Yolo county? Dave responded by

giving some background on the purpose of SB 13’s clarification of how DWR will address overlapping boundaries of entities requesting GSA status within a subbasin. SB 13 is retroactive and requires if an agency has already applied for GSA status, but has a boundary conflict with a neighboring entity then they all have to “go back to the drawing board” to resolve the conflicts before they are an acknowledged GSA. Yolo does have overlapping areas with Colusa and Solano. Therefore, as far as DWR is concerned, the status of the three GSAs in Yolo is in limbo until those agencies present agreements on how they will manage the overlap.

2) Has anyone applied for a boundary modification in Yolo county? Not as yet, but a letter of intent to modify has been drafted that will be circulated from Yolo to Solano, Colusa, Sacramento and Glenn counties to open discussions.

b. SGMA Related Activities:

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Tim O’Halloran distributed a one-page handout with a summary of SGMA activities outlined (ref. below outline and www.yolowra.org/meeting_directors.html). Dave Ceppos covered items 1a and b. Tim continued discussion of activities beginning with item 1c through item 5. Tim encouraged everyone to sign up for SGMA news and notices at yologroundwater.org.

9. PRESENTATION: WATER EVALUATION & PLANNING SYSTEM (WEAP), www.weap21.org Tim O’Halloran introduced David Purkey from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) in Davis and gave some background on the YCFC&WCD’s (District) history of modeling work with SEI. David gave a short synopsis of the nature of his work and how it could assist with the future development of a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) for Yolo County. (David’s PPT presentation can be accessed here: www.yolowra.org/meeting_directors.html.) He introduced SEI and its signature modeling tool called WEAP. Their approach is to use WEAP as a participatory decision support process. David informed that WEAP is a widely accessed modeling tool used in 170 countries for water management. The Sacramento Bee published his op-ed piece in October 2015 (http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/soapbox/article41900592.html) about how a collaborative approach is needed to effectively manage groundwater in the era of SGMA. The article

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described SEI’s experience working with Yuba County to support the development of their IRWMP using the participatory process he will describe to the WRA Board today.

David reviewed two projects conducted in Yolo County to date. One led by UC Davis in 2011-12 that

looked at Yolo County scale mitigation and adaptation options. For that study, SEI did the water resources portion and collaborated with the District to investigate Cache Creek. As a result of that successful collaboration, SEI was awarded a NASA ROSES grant in 2014-15 for remote sensing applications of the WEAP program to understand the implication of changing climate on ag water balance with the District. Last year, SEI applied for a USDA grant for continued involvement with the District that will also support SGMA implementation related efforts in Yolo. SEI was put on the “to fund” list for this grant. Funding is pending federal appropriations.

David discussed the modeling tools developed for the District to observe their Cache Creek system.

The model’s purpose was primarily to investigate the system’s vulnerabilities to climate change and what actions are available to the District to adapt to climate change and maintain its level of service for their customers. Most water resources modeling tools assume that the historical hydrological patterns will repeat themselves in the future, but WEAP uses climate-driven hydrology. David explained all the factors that this alternate methodology uses to integrate land use and changes in climate and irrigation technology for the model’s simulation. The model not only integrates crop water requirements for the District service area, but for 17+ crops elsewhere in the county. Available historical data was referenced to calibrate the WEAP model.

Another component of this process is the decision making framework that groups and individuals use

to evaluate the model’s information under conditions of deep uncertainty. David explained the three steps of a Robust Decision Support (RDS) framework resulting in an end strategy.

The RDS practice utilizes a problem formulation “XLRM” framework that leads to an end strategy.

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These components break down the conversation into the uncertain factors outside of the water managers’ control. David explained the XLRM factors in detail for the District’s Cache Creek model. He summarized the key messages and strategies that resulted from this approach for the District’s system and the potential actions the District could employ for the scenarios investigated. The WEAP model and RDS framework tools could also benefit Yolo County’s SGMA implementation process. The benefits of using this approach to negotiate GSP development are:

• A formal participatory process • Inclusive across multiple stakeholders and objectives • Defines specific standards of ‘sustainability’ • Embeds deliberations within quantitative analysis • Facilitates explicit handling of uncertainty • Knowledge co-creation facilitates negotiations

David answered questions. Does DWR support using WEAP in conjunction with the GSP process? The last two California Water Plan updates were developed based on analysis carried out using a WEAP model specifically constructed for DWR by SEI. David explained the differences between using WEAP and other groundwater modeling systems. For example, WEAP takes into consideration surface water management factors, whereas traditional modeling software does not. There is a benefit to looking at the groundwater aquifer in context with other larger water management systems in the region, such as the Woodland-Davis Water Supply Project and Woodland’s ASR Program. Can we get a list of SEI’s California clients? Yes, David can compile a list for distribution. Would SEI work independently or in tandem with the SGMA facilitated process? David explained how Yuba County’s IRWMP utilized grant funds for the WEAP model. Tim O’Halloran explained that SEI wouldn’t work with Yolo on their GSA facilitated process, but more likely in the development of the GSP after a GSA is formed.

10. MEMBERS’ REPORTS & FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Cecilia Curry acknowledged that Bill Marble will be moving on later this summer and expressed thanks for all of his efforts during his tenure with the WRA and that he will be greatly missed.

11. NEXT REGULAR MEETING: Monday, March 14, 2016 from 3-5 pm, Woodland Community &

Senior Center.

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12. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting adjourned at 5:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Donna L. Gentile WRA Board Secretary & Administrative Coordinator ACRONYMS and ABREVIATIONS ACWA – Association of California Water Agencies CASGEM – California Statewide Groundwater Elevation Monitoring EPA – Environmental Protection Agency IRWMP – Integrated Regional Water Management Plan RFP – Request for Proposals SAFCA – Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency SWRCB – State Water Resources Control Board WSAFCA – West Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency

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10:45 AM 03/04/16 Accrual Basis

Water Resources Association of Yolo County Balance Sheet

As of February 29, 2016

Page 1 of 1

Feb 29, 16

ASSETS

Current Assets

Checking/Savings

LAIF 217,453.22

First Northern - Savings 6,758.48

First Northern - Checking 2,061.85

Total Checking/Savings 226,273.55

Total Current Assets 226,273.55

TOTAL ASSETS 226,273.55

LIABILITIES & EQUITY

Liabilities

Current Liabilities

Accounts Payable

Accounts Payable 7,656.09

Total Accounts Payable 7,656.09

Other Current Liabilities

SIMPLE IRA Liabilities 367.92

Payroll Liabilities 2,140.96

Total Other Current Liabilities 2,508.88

Total Current Liabilities 10,164.97

Total Liabilities 10,164.97

Equity

Opening Bal Equity 16,689.30

Revenue in Excess of Expenses (Retained Earnings) 125,581.92

Net Income 73,837.36

Total Equity 216,108.58

TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY 226,273.55

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Water Resources Association of Yolo County Budget vs. Actual

July 2015 through February 2016

Page 1 of 2

Jul '15 - Feb 16 Budget % of Budget

Ordinary Income/Expense

Income

Member Dues - Administrative 73,887.00 73,887.00 100.0%

Member Dues - Associate 473.00 473.00 100.0%

Interest Income 393.21 600.00 65.54%

Calendar - Revenue (Donations) 3,425.00 3,200.00 107.03%

In-Kind Income (non-cash) 3,333.36 5,000.00 66.67%

YCFC Admin Support 0.00 1,900.00 0.0%

Total Income 81,511.57 85,060.00 95.83%

Gross Profit 81,511.57 85,060.00 95.83%

Expense

Salaries - Gross 36,794.70 53,150.00 69.23%

Payroll Taxes & Expenses 2,957.55 4,300.00 68.78%

Employer Paid Benefits 9,637.68 14,800.00 65.12%

Workers Comp Insurance 661.00 800.00 82.63%

General Liability Insurance 780.00 800.00 97.5%

Accounting Services 0.00 400.00 0.0%

Audit 5,500.00 5,500.00 100.0%

Bank Charges, License Fees 80.00 200.00 40.0%

Books, Maps, Subscriptions 0.00 150.00 0.0%

Calendar - Water Awareness (Contest & Printing) 1,943.09 3,200.00 60.72%

Computer Equipment 0.00 875.00 0.0%

Conferences & Seminars 0.00 1,500.00 0.0%

Copies, Printing & Binding 541.30 1,500.00 36.09%

Internet Service 812.56 1,700.00 47.8%

Legal Consultation Fees 0.00 500.00 0.0%

Meeting Expenses 1,100.54 2,500.00 44.02%

Mileage 239.74 700.00 34.25%

Miscellaneous Expense 0.00 500.00 0.0%

Office Rent (non-cash) 3,333.36 5,000.00 66.67%

Office Supplies/Expenses 745.24 1,500.00 49.68%

Postage 369.39 900.00 41.04%

Telephone Utilities 512.31 900.00 56.92%

Contingency 0.00 600.00 0.0%

Total Expense 66,008.46 101,975.00 64.73%

Net Ordinary Income 15,503.11 -16,915.00

Other Income/Expense

Other Income

Project Fund

Assoc. Mbr Dues - Projects 627.00 97,943.00 0.64%

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Water Resources Association of Yolo County Budget vs. Actual

July 2015 through February 2016

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Jul '15 - Feb 16 Budget % of Budget

Member Dues - Projects 97,943.00 627.00 15,620.89%

Total Project Fund 98,570.00 98,570.00 100.0%

Special Project-GWMonProg $$ 89,000.00 89,000.00 100.0%

Total Other Income 187,570.00 187,570.00 100.0%

Other Expense

Project Fund Budget

CCC-Wacky Wilderness Days 0.00 11,000.00 0.0%

Davis-Wdld Water Conser Concept 0.00 31,710.00 0.0%

Mercury TMDL Assess-McCord 1,500.00 1,500.00 100.0%

PCC Salmon in Classroom/Bypass 0.00 5,000.00 0.0%

PCC-Putah Creek Fall Clean-up 7,998.00 8,000.00 99.98%

PCC-Native Plant Nursery Volunt 5,691.50 7,500.00 75.89%

Westside IRWMP (WRA cost share) 20,000.00 20,000.00 100.0%

Winters Storm Water Mgmt Plan 0.00 15,000.00 0.0%

Year of Groundwater 0.00 62,500.00 0.0%

Yolo Bypass Integ Project-YBF 4,050.00 5,000.00 81.0%

YCRCD-Nitrogen&Irrigation BMPs 996.25 10,000.00 9.96%

Unallocated/Reserve Project $ 0.00 360.00 0.0%

Total Project Fund Budget 40,235.75 177,570.00 22.66%

Special Project-GWMonProg $ Exp (YCFCWCD) 89,000.00 89,000.00 100.0%

Total Other Expense 129,235.75 266,570.00 48.48%

Net Other Income 58,334.25 -79,000.00

Net Income 73,837.36 -95,915.00

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Water Resources Association of Yolo County Profit & Loss

January through February 2016

Page 1 of 1

Jan 16 Feb 16 TOTAL

Ordinary Income/Expense

Income

Interest Income 178.11 0.00 178.11

In-Kind Income (non-cash) 416.67 416.67 833.34

Total Income 594.78 416.67 1,011.45

Gross Profit 594.78 416.67 1,011.45

Expense

Salaries - Gross 4,088.30 6,132.45 10,220.75

Payroll Taxes & Expenses 381.66 519.23 900.89

Employer Paid Benefits 1,189.38 1,250.70 2,440.08

Workers Comp Insurance 0.00 661.00 661.00

General Liability Insurance 390.00 0.00 390.00

Bank Charges, License Fees 25.00 0.00 25.00

Copies, Printing & Binding 32.25 79.30 111.55

Internet Service 90.00 90.00 180.00

Meeting Expenses 112.57 32.95 145.52

Mileage 28.75 58.32 87.07

Office Rent (non-cash) 416.67 416.67 833.34

Office Supplies/Expenses 21.21 383.44 404.65

Postage 129.84 93.38 223.22

Telephone Utilities 73.97 0.00 73.97

Total Expense 6,979.60 9,717.44 16,697.04

Net Ordinary Income -6,384.82 -9,300.77 -15,685.59

Other Income/Expense

Other Expense

Project Fund Budget 2,350.00 6,687.75 9,037.75

Total Other Expense 2,350.00 6,687.75 9,037.75

Net Other Income -2,350.00 -6,687.75 -9,037.75

Net Income -8,734.82 -15,988.52 -24,723.34

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Water Resources Association of Yolo County Transaction List by Date


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Type Date Num Name Memo Account Split Amount

General Journal 01/01/2016 aje-254 In-Kind Income (non-cash) Office Rent (non-cash) -416.67

Bill 01/02/2016 2015.1221 Business Card (Mastercard) Accounts Payable -SPLIT- -108.83

Paycheck 01/04/2016 DD1046 Donna L Gentile Direct Deposit First Northern - Checking -SPLIT- 0.00

Transfer 01/04/2016 Funds Transfer First Northern - Savings First Northern - Checking -2,500.00

Bill 01/04/2016 FY15-16 Inv. 2 Yolo Basin Foundation_v FY15-16 Project Fund Accounts Payable Yolo Bypass Integ Project-YBF -2,350.00

Bill 01/04/2016 Donna Gentile Accounts Payable Mileage -28.75


Bill 01/05/2016 2016.0105 Yolo County Flood Control & WCD_v Accounts Payable -SPLIT- -131.69

Bill Pmt -Check 01/05/2016 2379 AT&T First Northern - Checking Accounts Payable -73.24

Bill Pmt -Check 01/05/2016 2380 Donna Gentile Mileage reimbursement First Northern - Checking Accounts Payable -28.75

Bill Pmt -Check 01/05/2016 2381 Printer's Ink Water Calendar printing First Northern - Checking Accounts Payable -1,943.09

Bill Pmt -Check 01/05/2016 2382 Yolo Basin Foundation_v First Northern - Checking Accounts Payable -2,350.00

Bill Pmt -Check 01/05/2016 2383 Yolo County Flood Control & WCD_v First Northern - Checking Accounts Payable -131.69

Bill Pmt -Check 01/06/2016 2384 Perry, Bunch & Johnston, Inc. Audit report First Northern - Checking Accounts Payable -5,500.00


Liability Check 01/11/2016 E-pay Employment Development Department 499-0728-0 QB Tracking # 232206422 First Northern - Checking -SPLIT- -185.63

Liability Check 01/11/2016 E-pay United States Treasury 68-0306647 QB Tracking # 232214052 First Northern - Checking -SPLIT- -1,171.50

Liability Check 01/11/2016 EFT Capital Bank and Trust Co. 73814903 First Northern - Checking -SPLIT- -245.28

Bill Pmt -Check 01/13/2016 EFT Business Card (Mastercard) First Northern - Checking Accounts Payable -108.83

Liability Check 01/15/2016 QuickBooks Payroll Service Created by Payroll Service on 01/14/2016 First Northern - Checking -SPLIT- -1,464.66

Deposit 01/15/2016 Interest LAIF Interest Income 178.11

Check 01/15/2016 Service Charge First Northern - Checking Bank Charges, License Fees -25.00



Check 01/20/2016 EFT Kaiser Permanente First Northern - Checking -SPLIT- -1,066.74


Transfer 01/22/2016 Funds Transfer LAIF First Northern - Savings -15,000.00

Bill 01/25/2016 7600114 AT&T Accounts Payable Telephone Utilities -73.97


Liability Check 01/29/2016 EFT QuickBooks Payroll Service Created by Payroll Service on 01/28/2016 First Northern - Checking -SPLIT- -1,464.64


General Journal 02/01/2016 aje-255 In-Kind Income (non-cash) Office Rent (non-cash) -416.67

Bill 02/02/2016 2016.0202 Yolo County Flood Control & WCD_v Copies,postage,internet, tech support Accounts Payable -SPLIT- -211.73

Bill 02/03/2016 Jan 2016 Donna Gentile Accounts Payable Mileage -58.32

Bill 02/05/2016 2016 fee US Postmaster Annual PO Box fee Accounts Payable Office Supplies/Expenses -160.00

Bill 02/05/2016 2015-Invoice1 Yolo County Resource Conservation Distric FY15-16 Project Fund Accounts Payable YCRCD-Nitrogen&Irrigation BMPs -996.25

Bill Pmt -Check 02/08/2016 2385 AT&T First Northern - Checking Accounts Payable -73.97

Bill Pmt -Check 02/08/2016 2386 Donna Gentile First Northern - Checking Accounts Payable -58.32

Bill Pmt -Check 02/08/2016 2387 US Postmaster First Northern - Checking Accounts Payable -160.00

Bill Pmt -Check 02/08/2016 2388 Yolo County Flood Control & WCD_v First Northern - Checking Accounts Payable -211.73

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Liability Check 02/10/2016 E-pay Employment Development Department 499-0728-0 QB Tracking # 258242782 First Northern - Checking -SPLIT- -183.11

Liability Check 02/10/2016 E-pay United States Treasury 68-0306647 QB Tracking # 258246472 First Northern - Checking -SPLIT- -1,169.50

Liability Check 02/10/2016 EFT Capital Bank and Trust Co. 73814903 First Northern - Checking -SPLIT- -245.28

Bill Pmt -Check 02/10/2016 EFT Business Card (Mastercard) First Northern - Checking Accounts Payable -535.35

Liability Check 02/12/2016 EFT QuickBooks Payroll Service Created by Payroll Service on 02/11/2016 First Northern - Checking -SPLIT- -1,464.64


Bill 02/19/2016 2016.0131 Putah Creek Council FY15-16 Project Fund Accounts Payable PCC-Native Plant Nursery Volunt -5,691.50

Check 02/21/2016 EFT Kaiser Permanente First Northern - Checking -SPLIT- -1,066.74


Bill 02/23/2016 2014.0223 Travelers (Workers Comp) Accounts Payable Workers Comp Insurance -661.00

Liability Check 02/26/2016 QuickBooks Payroll Service Created by Payroll Service on 02/25/2016 First Northern - Checking -SPLIT- -1,464.64



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MINUTES of Executive Committee (EC) Meeting Water Resources Association of Yolo County

January 5, 2016, 12:00 - 1:00 pm

Present: Bill Marble, Cecilia Curry Tim O’Halloran, Elisa Sabatini, Kurt Balasek, Kristin Sicke, Donna Gentile 1. Call to Order: Meeting was called to order by Bill Marble at 12:00 pm. 2. Approve Agenda and Adding Items to the Posted Agenda: Agenda approved as presented. 3. Public Comment: No public in attendance. 4. Administrative Items:

a) December 7, 2015 EC minutes were approved. b) Review Financials FY2015-16: The EC reviewed the December 2015 financials. Projects

receiving FY15-16 project budget funding are invoicing on schedule. c) Review final draft WRA Annual 2015 Newsletter: The EC suggested a few minor wording

changes. Donna will also make two other minor correction. The newsletter will be distributed to the WRA mailing list and included with the January Board agenda.

d) Yolo County Risk Assessment Workshop: Donna will attend this 1-hour preliminary workshop on January 14th at the County Administration building. She will gather pertinent information and report back to the EC regarding County affiliated JPA risk mitigation. This is a requirement resulting in auditing standards updates due to SB 1452.

e) Payments to approve - All payments were approved

5. Update on Water Legislation & Regulatory Issues Tim informed that the 2016 legislative session has just started and he did not have anything to report.

6. SGMA Planning & Implementation a) Facilitation Process Update: Tim gave a detailed update on activities. He anticipates that the

Steering Committee will meet/talk next week. He will also speak with Dave Ceppos. He distributed a handout for his update. This SGMA update will also be given to the WRA Board at the January meeting. Tim’s update covered five main topics outlined below and in the attached copy of his handout. Following is some additional information to his written update. 1. Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) Development: Tim reviewed the 90-day plan (Dec

2015 to Feb 2016). 2. Local efforts and outreach: A separate, dedicated Yolo groundwater website has been

established by YCFCWCD. Max Stevenson and Kristin Sicke from the District are populating website information and maintaining website requests to be added to the mailing list for future meetings and information. http://yologroundwater.org/

3. Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP): Once the GSA has been formed the process will quickly move forward to GSP development. Under Tim’s coordination, a proposal with Stanford University is being developed to compare previous subsidence results with satellite imagery at no cost to the WRA. The proposal is included in the attached SGMA update handout.

4. Temporary SWRCB permit for high-water diversions (winter water) to enhance groundwater recharge being pursued by YCFCWCD:

5. Storm Water Grant Program being investigated: The Westside-Sacramento IRWM group will develop a watershed-wide umbrella plan. This will be more of a cohesive compiling of existing plans. This Storm Water Grant Program is funding under Proposition 1 planning

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and implementation. Yolo County does not have as storm water plan and Consero Solutions is assisting with development of a plan.

b) Basin Boundary adjustments letter to adjacent counties: Discussed under handout distributed in

Item 6a. Dave Ceppos has reviewed and commented on the draft letter that will be sent to Solano, Colusa, Glenn and Sacramento counties. The EC comments from the December meeting were incorporated in this revised draft. The letter was also sent to Denise Sagara for review and will be presented at this week’s Yolo County Farm Bureau board retreat that Tim is also attending. The 90-day basin boundary submittal process period to DWR has begun from January 1 to March 2016.

7. Technical Committee (TC) & Westside IRWMP Update: The December TC meeting was cancelled and Elisa had nothing additional to report. Next TC meeting is January 7th. Elisa informed that Cindy Tuttle will be leaving the County at the end of January and will be working for the City of West Sacramento to be the Director of Parks. She will give her final Delta update to the WRA Board at the January meeting.

8. WRA Board Meeting

a) January 11, 2016 Board meeting agenda items: The EC confirmed the following presentations for January and other agenda items listed below. • SGMA Updates: Facilitation and Public Outreach Planning, Dave Ceppos/CCP; SGMA

related activities, Tim O’Halloran • WEAP Model Presentation, David Purkey, Stockholm Environment Institute (Tim

confirmed) • Annual WRA Newsletter The Year in Review: 2015 • Resolution acknowledging Sid England’s retirement (Donna will draft and circulate to EC)

b) Future Board Meeting Topics – On-going list (alphabetical): New meeting topics discussed in 2015:

• Desalinization projects – Kurt has identified a speaker(s) for a 2016 presentation • Effects of Fire on the Watershed – Kurt confirmed Rich Marovich for a 2016 presentation • Mercury 1995 Study Update to be released in spring 2016, Dr. Slotton/UCD – Elisa contact • Annual Water Resources Conditions - Tim O’Halloran • Central Valley Flood Protection Plan - MWH/DWR (Janet Atkinson 916-803-4779) • Davis-Woodland Surface Water Supply Project Update, WDCWA • Delta Counties Coalition update • Delta related planning updates, allow time to discuss at each meeting (Yolo County, NCWA) • Drought Conditions Update • Flood Update – pending TC discussions and recommendations on what/who to present • Lower Cache Creek Feasibility Study Update (Tim Busch/City of Woodland) • Member agency concerns, such as West Sac and flood protection • Mercury issues and TMDL’s • North Bay Aqueduct Project (SCWA) - progress updates • RD 2035 Joint Intake project update • RWA, John Woodling, Update on priority issues for the new year • Speakers representing positions/interests seen as potential threats to our region • Underground well conditions update • Water quality

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January 5, 2016, 12:00 - 1:00 pm

• Water rate studies - sharing results of • Water re-use projects • Westside IRWMP process updates - ongoing • WRA Board Strategic Planning Session: FY15-16 dues increase? • WRA funded projects, lead partners update (at end of FY) • Yolo IRWMP Foundational Actions update • Yolo IRWMP Foundational Actions Update by TC (tie-in to FY budget process)

9. Other Updates & Future Executive Committee Agenda Items – Nothing discussed 10. Next Executive Committee Meeting Date: Monday, February 8, 2016, 12:30 pm

11. Adjourned at 1:00 pm Respectfully submitted,

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February 8, 2016, 12:30 - 1:30 pm

Present: Cecilia Curry Tim O’Halloran, Elisa Sabatini, Kristin Sicke, Donna Gentile Absent: Kurt Balasek, Bill Marble 1. Call to Order: Meeting was called to order by Cecilia Curry at 12:30 pm. 2. Approve Agenda and Adding Items to the Posted Agenda: Agenda approved as presented. 3. Public Comment: No public in attendance. 4. Administrative Items:

a) January 5, 2016 EC minutes were approved. b) Review Financials FY2015-16: The EC reviewed the January 2016 financials. Donna had

nothing special to highlight. c) Yolo County Risk Assessment Workshop: Donna attended the 1-hour informational workshop in

January with Mary Khoshmashrab, Yolo County Dept. of Financial Services to explain the County’s facilitation of the risk assessment process for County affiliated JPA’s. There was sufficient interest from the invited participants to attend the full day COSO1 training on good system of internal controls. (This is a requirement resulting in auditing standards updates due to SB 1452.) After the training, there will be a 3 hour survey to complete. Aside from JPA’s, the COSO training will also be offered to special district affiliated with the County. When all the trainings are completed, Mary will give a full report to the Yolo County Board of Supervisors on the status of the County’s risk assessment. She mentioned that conducting an internal or single audit is not a full risk assessment. The County will assist agencies that have completed the training on ways to mitigate risks identified. All of this is at no cost to the participating agencies. Donna will be attending the full day training on March 10th from 9 am to 5 pm in the Yolo County Housing office, 147 W. Main St. It is beneficial for WRA to take this training in preparation for potential future organizational changes.

d) Payments to approve - All payments were approved

5. Update on Water Legislation & Regulatory Issues Tim reported the legislative session has still just begun. On a side note, he reported that the YCFCWCD received a permit for temporary diversion of storm water from the SWRCD, which is very beneficial for the District. Elisa reported that Senator Wolk will be meeting with County staff next week to discuss SGMA issues and concerns.

6. SGMA Planning & Implementation a) Facilitation Process Update: Tim reported that the SGMA Steering Committee (SC) met last

week to continue discussions about the guiding principles, targeted outreach efforts, subbasin boundary modifications and begin governance options discussions. At next week’s meeting, Dick Shanahan will attend to discuss information about JPA governance options. The SC is identifying dates for the first set of public outreach meetings that will likely be sometime in March. The SCWA is holding the first of Solano county’s facilitated SGMA public outreach meetings on March 7th in Davis from 3-5 pm. Elisa will be attending at the request of Supervisor Saylor. They will hold two other SGMA outreach meetings in two other locations (same information presented).

1 Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission – an organization providing thoughtful leadership and guidance on internal control, risk management and fraud deterrence. http://www.coso.org/ic.htm

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7. Technical Committee (TC) & Westside IRWMP Update: Elisa reported that the discussion about

preparing a regional application for the Proposition 1 Storm Water Resource Planning Grant program returned to the TC. In January, the TC decided that the Westside-Sac IRWMP was the more appropriate group for this regional grant, but the Westside group discussed it and the partners did not have sufficient interest or resources to apply. Several Yolo agencies expressed interest and contributions toward the preparation of a grant application. The application deadline is March 7th and due to the quick turnaround time, Kennedy/Jenks is the most knowledgeable to prepare the application given their previous experience with the development of the Westside-Sac IRWMP. Jacques DeBra, Kennedy/Jenks, was in attendance to provide information and answer questions. The following agencies each made a $10,000 cost share commitment to application preparation: the cities of Woodland and Davis, Yolo County and the YCFC&WCD. UC Davis and RD 108 expressed interest but were unable to commit to a financial contribution at today’s meeting without verifying with their respective agencies. The WRA would be the lead applicant with the YCFC&WCD as the fiscal agent. The TC approved moving forward with grant application preparation.

8. WRA Board Meeting

a) March 14, 2016 Board meeting agenda items: The EC discussed the following topics for the March meeting: • SGMA Update: Facilitation and Public Outreach Planning & SGMA related activities, Dave

Ceppos/CCP and Tim O’Halloran (allocate a substantial portion of the meeting) • Water Conditions Update, Tim O’Halloran • Consent Item: Associate Membership request approval, California American Water March meeting options for one additional topic (if needed): • Ask Kurt to continue lining up items as an alternate topic: desalination projects and/or effect

of fires on the watershed

b) Future Board Meeting Topics – On-going list (alphabetical): New meeting topics discussed in 2015:

• Desalination projects – Kurt has identified a speaker(s) for a 2016 presentation • Effects of Fire on the Watershed – Kurt confirmed Rich Marovich for a 2016 presentation • Mercury 1995 Study Update to be released in spring 2016, Dr. Slotton/UCD – Elisa contact On-going meeting topics: • Annual Water Resources Conditions - Tim O’Halloran • Central Valley Flood Protection Plan - MWH/DWR (Janet Atkinson 916-803-4779) • Davis-Woodland Surface Water Supply Project Update, WDCWA • Delta Counties Coalition update • Delta related planning updates, allow time to discuss at each meeting (Yolo County, NCWA) • Drought Conditions Update • Flood Update – pending TC discussions and recommendations on what/who to present • Lower Cache Creek Feasibility Study Update (Tim Busch/City of Woodland) • Member agency concerns, such as West Sac and flood protection • Mercury issues and TMDL’s • North Bay Aqueduct Project (SCWA) - progress updates • RD 2035 Joint Intake project update • RWA, John Woodling, Update on priority issues for the new year • Speakers representing positions/interests seen as potential threats to our region • Underground well conditions update

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February 8, 2016, 12:30 - 1:30 pm

• Water quality • Water rate studies - sharing results of • Water re-use projects • Westside IRWMP process updates - ongoing • WRA Board Strategic Planning Session: FY15-16 dues increase? • WRA funded projects, lead partners update (at end of FY) • Yolo IRWMP Foundational Actions update • Yolo IRWMP Foundational Actions Update by TC (tie-in to FY budget process)

9. Other Updates & Future Executive Committee Agenda Items – Nothing discussed 10. Next Executive Committee Meeting Date: Next meeting date was not discussed and two members

of EC not present. Communicate via email to poll preference for next meeting date.

11. Adjourned at 1:30 pm Respectfully submitted,

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Technical Committee (TC) – January 7, 2016, 8:30 – 10:30 am Yolo County Flood Control & WCD, 34274 State Hwy. 16, Woodland

Committee Members:

Elisa Sabatini, Yolo County, TC Chair Tim O’Halloran, YCFC&WCD Carol Scianna, City of Winters Jordan Power, City of Woodland Max Stevenson, YCFC&WCD Nancy Ullrey, Cache Creek Conservancy Kristin Sicke, YCFCWCD Barrett Kaasa, CA DWR Ryan Burnett, City of West Sacramento Tim Busch, City of Woodland Bryan Busch, RD 108 Donita Hendrix, Dunnigan Water District Jeanette Wrysinski, Yolo County RCD Donna Gentile, WRA

Other Attendees: John McKean Dave Pratt Chris Lee, SCWA Evan Jacobs, CA American Water Dave Ceppos, CCP Taro Echiburi, Yolo County Petra Marchand, City of Davis (Consero Solutions) Member Agencies Absent:

UC Davis RD 2035 City of Davis

1. CALL TO ORDER & Introductions at 8:30 am by Elisa Sabatini. 2. APPROVAL AGENDA & Adding Items to Posted Agenda: Agenda was approved with an added agenda item to

hear an update on the Storm Water Management Grant program from Petrea Marchand. 3. APPROVE MEETING MINUTES: Previous meeting minutes were emailed to the TC for review with today’s

agenda. Donna clarified one item for the transcription of Tim Busch’s ASR presentation. Comments on the draft 11/5/15 minutes are due by 1/8/16.

4. PUBLIC COMMENT: Evan Jacobs took a moment to introduce himself and California American Water, who is a

multi-district PUC regulated utility. They just took over the operations of the Dunnigan Water Works, which is a small water system serving a mobile home park in the Dunnigan area. Evan can be contacted at [email protected] or 916-568-4252. They will be requesting to become a WRA Associate Member at the March Board meeting.

4a. ADDED ITEM: Petrea Marchand, City of Davis (Consero Solutions), gave an update on the Storm Water Grant

Program. Proposition 1 (Water Bond 2014) included $200 million for multi-benefit storm water management to be managed by the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB). The SWRCB recently finalized the grant guidelines. Petrea reviewed their definition of multi-benefit, such as improving water quality, improving riparian habitat, and creating/restoring wetlands to name a few benefits. This funding is intended for the implementation of projects that meet the multi-benefit guidelines instead of the previous one-benefit approach to storm water management. There will be two funding rounds one in 2016 and one in 2018. SWRCB is requiring that a storm water resource plan be completed for eligibility to apply for funding. Yolo County and the City of Davis have expressed interest in applying for these funds. A group like the WRA is preferred as an applicant to replicate the agency collaboration for the IRWMP process. Funding to develop a storm water resource plan will only be available in 2016. The application deadline is March 6, 2016. The minimum grant is $50,000 and a maximum of $500,000 with a 50% match requirement. A storm water resource plan will be required for any future grant funding as well. Petrea asked whether the WRA was

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interested in applying for planning grant funding to develop this plan. The TC discussed the status of existing storm water resource plans. The TC agreed it would be more appropriate for the Westside-Sacramento IRWM group to be the umbrella regional organization, since it is the current IRWM approved DWR regional planning group. Tim O’Halloran proposed the idea of one application that included two focus areas for the Putah Creek and Cache Creek watersheds. Fortunately Chris Lee, SCWA, was in attendance at today’s meeting and he indicated this would be added to the January 15th Coordinating Committee agenda. The TC also discussed the possibility and logistics of using the Westside’s remaining small grant funding (an internal grant program) to assist with preparation of the storm water resource grant application. Kristin mentioned that Sean McGuire, formerly with Kennedy/Jenks during the Westside IRWMP development, now manages at the SWRCB’s Storm Water Program. The TC discussed how the storm water resource plan is different from storm water quality plans (two different legislative funding sources). Any existing plans can be used to develop the storm water resource plan according to the guidelines. Once the storm water resource plan is adopted that information would need to be incorporated into the Westside-Sacramento IRWMP (required by SB 985). Petrea has submitted many of the questions asked by the TC today to the State Board and is awaiting a response.

5. CALIFORNIA DEPT. OF WATER RESOURCES (DWR) Update: Barrett Kaasa, DWR, gave updates on the

following items: SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Website http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/index.cfm GSA guidelines, SB 13 Update (September 2015):

o DWR will not post GSA notifications unless they are considered complete. o Overlapping GSA boundaries must be resolved by the GSAs. GSA cannot exceed service area boundary, will be

considered incomplete. o Requirements: http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/pdfs/GSA_Notification_Requirements_2015-10-

27.pdf Basin Boundary Modifications:

o Basin boundary emergency regulations adopted by the CA Water Commission on October 21, 2015. o Website: http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/basin_boundaries.cfm o Basin boundary modification requests will be accepted between January 1, 2016 and March 31, 2016. o The online system for basin boundary modification requests is now live: http://sgma.water.ca.gov/basinmod/

GSP update: o All 10 draft discussion topics available: http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/gsp.cfm o Draft GSP regulations are estimated to be available by the end of January 2016.

After release of draft regulations, three public meetings will be held. Draft regulations will be available to the public for review 30 days prior to the public meetings.

For most basins, required groundwater monitoring frequency will likely be semi-annual. Possibly higher frequency for basins with highly variable conditions.

o Final regulations will be adopted by June 1, 2016. Water available for replenishment report

o Draft discussion paper available: http://water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/pdfs/SGMA_Water_for_Replenishment_Issues_discussion_paper.pdf

o Final report due December 31, 2016. o Practitioners meeting to discuss the topic on January 25, 2016.

Bi-weekly SGMA newsletter

o Email updates will now be bi-weekly. o Sign up at: http://water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/subscribe.cfm

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http://sgma.water.ca.gov/basinmod/

http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/gsp.cfm

http://water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/pdfs/SGMA_Water_for_Replenishment_Issues_discussion_paper.pdf

http://water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/subscribe.cfm



PROPOSITION 1 FUNDING DWR Sustainable Groundwater Planning (SGWP) Grant Program

o Application period closed, currently in review process. o Funding recommendations announced late January 2016.

DWR IRWM Grant Program o Still in scoping phase for Draft IRWM Program Guidelines, Draft Planning Grant PSP, Draft DAC Involvement RFP,

Draft DAC Project PSP. o $510 million in funding will be available. $37 million for the Sacramento Valley.

DWR Agricultural Water Use Efficiency Grants o $30 million in funding available. o Applicant must have adopted and submitted a 2015 Agricultural Water Management Plan to be eligible for

funding. Suppliers > 25,000 acres of service area – 2015 AWMPs due December 31, 2015 o Applications due February 2016. o http://www.water.ca.gov/wuegrants/Draft%20AgWUE%202015%20Prop%201%20PSP%2010-2-15.pdf o Contact: Fethi Jemaa 916.651.7025; [email protected]

Funding Administered through the Water Board o Storm Water Planning and Implementation Grants ($200m)

http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/grants_loans/swgp/prop1/ Planning solicitation open from January 19, 2016 to March 4, 2016 Implementation solicitation open form January 19, 2016 to July 8, 2016

o Groundwater Sustainability ($800m) Primarily for groundwater quality related projects - prevention and cleanup of contaminated

groundwater that serves as a source of drinking water. **Includes natural contaminants. Priorities: Prevent contamination, enhance local water supply, and recharge high-use basins. http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/grants_loans/gw_funding/ Applications likely due summer/fall 2016.

o Drinking Water ($260m), Recycled Water ($625m), and Small Community Wastewater ($260m) Loans and Grants:

These funds will be administered through the Water Board, using the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF).

http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/grants_loans/proposition1.shtml PROPOSITION 84 IRWM GRANT 2015 SOLICITATION Website http://www.water.ca.gov/irwm/grants/p84implementation.cfm

• The grant application period closed on August 7, 2015. DWR received 37 grant applications requesting a total of $306.5 million in IRWM grant funds for projects totaling in excess of $1.1 billion for the 2015 Grant Solicitation. This is the last solicitation for Proposition 84 funds.

• DWR has recommended that 26 proposal be awarded grant funding for a total of $231,582,157. (10/29/2015) Westside Sac IRWM 100% funding ($2,212,085)

• Still waiting on executive approval for final funding awards, expected mid-January.

FLOOD Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (CalOES/FEMA)

o DR-4240 (Valley and Butte Fires) now qualify for HMGP o Notice of Interest Announcement - Applications due by Jan. 29, 2016. o http://www.caloes.ca.gov/cal-oes-divisions/recovery/disaster-mitigation-technical-support/404-hazard-

mitigation-grant-program o Subgrant applicants must have a FEMA approved Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) to submit an application

for a project activity. Project activities must also be shown to be cost effective using the FEMA-approved software.

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http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/grants_loans/swgp/prop1/

http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/grants_loans/gw_funding/

http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/grants_loans/proposition1.shtml

http://www.water.ca.gov/irwm/grants/p84implementation.cfm

http://www.caloes.ca.gov/cal-oes-divisions/recovery/disaster-mitigation-technical-support/404-hazard-mitigation-grant-program




o The federal share for HMGP projects cannot exceed 75 percent of the total eligible project cost. For DR-4240,

the federal share requested is capped at $3 million.

Small Communities Flood Risk Reduction Program o Purpose: To help bring small communities (<10k people) up to the “100-year” flood protection standard. o Public comment period for draft guidelines and PSP closed on December 28, 2015 o Initially, projects will be limited to feasibility studies. For small communities, the State will fund all reasonable

and eligible costs needed to complete a feasibility study, up to a maximum of $500,000 per applicant. Any amounts incurred over $500,000 shall be cost shared at 50 percent between the applicant and DWR

o Upon completion of feasibility study, applicants can apply for design/implementation funding. o http://www.water.ca.gov/floodmgmt/funding/scfrr-guidelines.cfm

2015 URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN GUIDEBOOK Website: http://www.water.ca.gov/urbanwatermanagement/uwmp2015.cfm

• Draft Guidebook posted in November 2015 • Final Guidebook available January 2016 • 2015 UWMPs due July 1, 2016 • Online Population tool - used to help calculate historical population • WUE Data Online Submittal Tool – Available January 2016 – allows for electronic submittal of UWMPs • 2015 UWMP Workshop Slides: http://www.nwri-usa.org/documents/BROSTROM.pdf

MISCELLANEOUS Snow Pack Update o Sacramento Valley Watersheds at 119% of January 1 average, 44% of April 1 average. Values reflect

measurements collected before this week’s storms. o http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/snow/COURSES

Precipitation – Northern Sierra 8-Station Index o As of 1/6/2015 we are at 94% of the seasonal average to date, and 37% of the total water year average. o http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/products/8-Stations_Tab.pdf

State Water Project Allocations o On December 1, 2015 an initial SWP allocation for 2016 of 10% was announced.

Mandatory Water Reduction o Water board extends emergency conservation requirements for urban water suppliers through Oct 2016 –

adjustments up to 4%. o http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/conservation_portal/docs/extended_reg_framework.pdf

Turf and Toilet Replacement: http://www.saveourwaterrebates.com/ o Rebate of $100 per toilet replacement, max 1 per household o Up to $2000 per household for turf replacement at $2 per square foot o Funding still available on a first come first served basis.

Subsidence Monitoring o DWR currently does not have funding to do a re-survey of the Sacramento Valley GPS network. An upper-level

review of different subsidence monitoring options for the state is currently being conducted. These options include GPS surveys, InSAR, borehole extensometers, and CORs stations.

o Conaway extensometer will be equipped with telemetry to provide real-time data – estimated completion late spring 2016. Zamora extensometer may be equipped at a later date, depending on how the Conaway site works out.

Soil Agricultural Groundwater Banking Web Map: o http://casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/sagbi/ o Article: http://californiaagriculture.ucanr.edu/landingpage.cfm?article=ca.v069n02p75&fulltext=yes

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http://www.water.ca.gov/urbanwatermanagement/uwmp2015.cfm

http://www.nwri-usa.org/documents/BROSTROM.pdf

http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/snow/COURSES

http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/products/8-Stations_Tab.pdf

http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/conservation_portal/docs/extended_reg_framework.pdf

http://www.saveourwaterrebates.com/

http://casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/sagbi/

http://californiaagriculture.ucanr.edu/landingpage.cfm?article=ca.v069n02p75&fulltext=yes



6. FUNDING UPDATES: Jeanette Wrysinski reported that the Yocha Dehe Community Fund awarded three

applicants a total of ~$390K over a three year period. The successful awardees were Yolo County RCD, Putah Creek Council, and the Center for Land Based Learning.

7. WATER LEGISLATION & REGULATORY ISSUES UPDATE: Tim O’Halloran reported that the legislature just

reconvened for 2016 and he had nothing to report at this time. As a side note, Elisa informed that Cindy Tuttle will be leaving Yolo County January 22nd for a position with the City of West Sacramento as Director of Parks and Recreation. Cindy provided many of the informational Delta updates to the WRA TC and Board.

8. SUSTAINABILE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT (SGMA) PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION: a) Update on progress with Facilitated Outreach process and timeline: Tim O’Halloran introduced Dave

Ceppos, Associate Director of the Center for Collaborative Policy (CCP), to update the TC on the facilitated public outreach process. Dave gave a short summary of the CCP’s work and background on how the WRA and the Yolo County Farm Bureau (YCFB) were able to take advantage of DWR’s in-kind funding program to utilize CCP’s services for SGMA implementation. Colusa and Glenn counties are also using the CCP’s facilitation services for their SGMA process. Dave explained how the WRA’s SGMA Steering Committee (formerly the Ad Hoc Committee) has been working behind the scenes to prepare for the outreach process that will identify and ultimately form a GSA for the Yolo region. The Steering Committee (SC) and Dave are having weekly planning discussions. A proposed activities outline with supporting material was distributed, (reference “SGMA Activities Update-January 2016” at http://www.yolowra.org/meeting_technical.html). Dave reviewed Item #1a, Groundwater Sustainability Agency Development. He referred to the “90-Day Plan” in the SGMA Activities Update for the December 2015 to February 2016 time period. The Plan outlines the proposed SGMA activities for Yolo county to begin the public outreach process. He explained the 90-Day Plan tasks in detail. Both the Colusa and Glenn counties’ process are both moving in the same direction, although not necessarily at the same pace (a factor of when their DWR Work Orders were approved). For example, Colusa will be holding their kick-off public meeting next Monday. CCP staff will efficiently adapt these materials for the Yolo and Glenn meetings. A draft of Colusa’s guiding principles was provided as an example for the development of Yolo’s guiding principles. Yolo’s principles will reflect what is important to our county as discussed collectively. Dave informed that the guiding principles will provide continuity of messaging, especially when implementing a media strategy. A well-timed and placed feature article is far more effective than postcards and fliers to inform the public/stakeholders about upcoming events. The game plan in Yolo is to begin with targeted outreach rather than an initial large public meeting. This is in large part due to the existing relationships that have already been developed by the WRA and the YCFB. Working through the SC, “emissaries” will reach out to target groups to educate about SGMA and hold focused discussions. Governance options and methods will frame the next part of the discussions for the GSA formation with the proposed GSAs. Tim O’Halloran reviewed Item #1b/c, Basin Boundary Adjustments. He discussed the draft letter proposed to be sent to Colusa, Glenn, Solano and Sacramento counties regarding basin boundary adjustment planning (reference handout SGMA Activities Update). Tim discussed the outlined activities under Item 2, Local Efforts and Outreach tasks. A dedicated website is now available as a portal of information about SGMA activities in Yolo. Everyone is encouraged to sign-up on the SGMA Email List to receive meeting notifications and access pertinent SGMA related documents: http://yologroundwater.org.

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Tim reviewed activities under Item 3: Groundwater Sustainability Plan. He explained the proposal from Stanford University to conduct geophysics research in Yolo county at no cost to the WRA (reference handout). The TC recommended moving forward with this Stanford research in 2016. Barrett Kaasa, DWR, cautioned about using comparable methods and study periods when collecting data. Tim continued discussing the remaining activities, Item 4: Temporary SWRCB permit for high-water divisions to enhance groundwater recharge being pursued by YCFCWCD, and 5: Storm Water Grant Program (which was discussed in detail by Petrea at the beginning of the meeting).

b) Basin Boundary Adjustment Process Update: Discussed under Item 8a above.

9. WRA PROJECT FUND BUDGET: a) FY2015-16 Projects: Donna included the FY2015-16 Project Budget Expectations/Timeline with the

agenda as a reminder of the task and invoicing schedule for projects receiving allocations. All the projects are providing information and documentation as requested. Donna thanked all the member agency and water conservation staff who assisted her with developing the graph for the WRA’s 2015 annual newsletter.

10. MEMBER INFORMATION & FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Jeanette Wrysinski reported that the Westside-

Sacramento IRWM Coordinating Committee received many requests for their new small grant program solicitation. About $400,000 was requested for the $48,000 funds available. Requests are being evaluated and will be discussed at their meeting on January 15th in Napa. A call-in number will be provided for remote attendance. Chris Lee, SCWA, informed that they will be holding facilitated SGMA public workshops for the Solano County region in mid to late February. Workshop locations proposed are Rio Vista, Dixon and Davis from 6-8 pm. All are welcome to attend. The workshops will give a general overview of the SGMA legislation. More specifics will be provided when available.

Tim Busch reported that the City of Woodland’s Recycled Water Project will go out to bid on January 21st. Jordan Power reported that the Woodland city council approved a contract with AquaHawk Alerting that is a web-based water use portal. This water conservation tool provides close to real-time water meter data for residents and businesses in Woodland along with other useful tools. Jordan was asked to give a demonstration when the software becomes available in a few months. http://www.aquahawkalerting.com/

11. NEXT REGULAR TC MEETING DATE: February 4, 2016, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m., Yolo County Flood Control & Water Conservation District Board Room.

12. ADJOURN at 10:30 am Respectfully submitted,

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Technical Committee (TC) – February 4, 2016, 8:30 – 10:30 am Yolo County Flood Control & WCD, 34274 State Hwy. 16, Woodland

Committee Members:

Elisa Sabatini, Yolo County, TC Chair Tim O’Halloran, YCFC&WCD Carol Scianna, City of Winters Kristin Sicke, YCFCWCD Barrett Kaasa, CA DWR Tim Busch, City of Woodland Bryan Busch, RD 108 Richard Tsai, City of Davis Lew Pollock, UC Davis Lisa Moretti, UC Davis Jeanette Wrysinski, Yolo County RCD Donna Gentile, WRA

Other Attendees: Rhys Rowland, City of Davis Jacques DeBra, Kennedy/Jenks Esther Conrad, Stanford University Chris Fong, City of Woodland John McKean Greg Meyer, City of Woodland Dave Pratt Member Agencies Absent:

RD 2035 Dunnigan Water District

1. CALL TO ORDER at 8:30 am by Tim O’Halloran. 2. APPROVAL AGENDA & Adding Items to Posted Agenda: Agenda was approved as presented 3. APPROVE MEETING MINUTES: Previous meeting minutes were emailed to the TC for review with today’s

agenda. Comments on the draft 1/7/16 minutes are due by 2/5/16. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT: There were a few new attendees, so introductions were in order.

5. CALIFORNIA DEPT. OF WATER RESOURCES (DWR) Update: Barrett Kaasa, DWR, gave updates on the

following items. Donna will forward Barrett’s DWR Update notes after the TC meeting each month. Sustainable Groundwater Management Program, http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/index.cfm GSA guidelines, SB 13 Update (September 2015):

• DWR will not post GSA notifications unless they are considered complete. • Overlapping GSA boundaries must be resolved by the GSAs. • GSA cannot exceed service area boundary, will be considered incomplete. • Requirements:http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/pdfs/GSA_Notification_Requirements_2015-10-

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• Basin boundary emergency regulations adopted by the CWC on October 21, 2015. • Website: http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/basin_boundaries.cfm • Basin boundary modification requests will be accepted between January 1, 2016 and March 31, 2016. • The online system for basin boundary modification requests is now live: http://sgma.water.ca.gov/basinmod/

GSP update: • All 10 draft discussion topics available: http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/gsp.cfm • Draft GSP regulations are estimated to be available by the end of January 2016.

o After release of draft regulations, three public meetings will be held. Draft regulations will be available to the public for review 30 days prior to the public meetings.

o For most basins, required groundwater monitoring frequency will likely be semi-annual. Possibly higher frequency for basins with highly variable conditions.

• Final regulations will be adopted by June 1, 2016. Water available for replenishment report

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• Draft discussion paper

available: http://water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/pdfs/SGMA_Water_for_Replenishment_Issues_discussion_paper.pdf

• Final report due December 31, 2016. • Practitioners meeting to discuss the topic on January 25, 2016.

Bi-weekly newsletter • Email updates will now be bi-weekly. • Sign up at: http://water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/subscribe.cfm

Prop 1 Funding DWR Sustainable Groundwater Planning (SGWP) Grant Program

• Application period closed, currently in review process. • Funding recommendations announced late January 2016.

DWR IRWM Grant Program • Still in scoping phase for Draft IRWM Program Guidelines, Draft Planning Grant PSP, Draft DAC Involvement RFP,

Draft DAC Project PSP. • $510 million in funding will be available. $37 million for the Sacramento Valley.

DWR Agricultural Water Use Efficiency Grants • $30 million in funding available. • Applicant must have adopted and submitted a 2015 Agricultural Water Management Plan to be eligible for

funding. Suppliers > 25,000 acres of service area – 2015 AWMPs due December 31, 2015 • Applications due February 2016. • http://www.water.ca.gov/wuegrants/Draft%20AgWUE%202015%20Prop%201%20PSP%2010-2-15.pdf • Contact: Fethi Jemaa 916.651.7025; [email protected]

Funding Administered through the Water Board • Storm Water Planning and Implementation Grants ($200m)

o http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/grants_loans/swgp/prop1/ o Planning solicitation open from January 19, 2016 to March 4, 2016 o Implementation solicitation open form January 19, 2016 to July 8, 2016

• Groundwater Sustainability ($800m) o Primarily for groundwater quality related projects - prevention and cleanup of contaminated

groundwater that serves as a source of drinking water. **Includes natural contaminants. o Priorities: Prevent contamination, enhance local water supply, and recharge high-use basins. o http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/grants_loans/gw_funding/ o Applications likely due summer/fall 2016.

• Drinking Water ($260m), Recycled Water ($625m), and Small Community Wastewater ($260m) Loans and Grants:

o These funds will be administered through the Water Board, using the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF).

o http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/grants_loans/proposition1.shtml Prop 84 IRWM Grant 2015 Solicitation, http://www.water.ca.gov/irwm/grants/p84implementation.cfm

• The grant application period closed on August 7, 2015. DWR received 37 grant applications requesting a total of $306.5 million in IRWM grant funds for projects totaling in excess of $1.1 billion for the 2015 Grant Solicitation. This is the last solicitation for Proposition 84 funds.

• DWR has recommended that 26 proposal be awarded grant funding for a total of $231,582,157. (10/29/2015) Westside Sac IRWM 100% funding ($2,212,085)

• Still waiting on executive approval for final funding awards, expected mid-January.

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Flood

• Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (CalOES/FEMA) o DR-4240 (Valley and Butte Fires) now qualify for HMGP o Notice of Interest Announcement - Applications due by Jan. 29, 2016. o http://www.caloes.ca.gov/cal-oes-divisions/recovery/disaster-mitigation-technical-support/404-

hazard-mitigation-grant-program o Subgrant applicants must have a FEMA approved Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) to submit an

application for a project activity. Project activities must also be shown to be cost effective using the FEMA-approved software.

o The federal share for HMGP projects cannot exceed 75 percent of the total eligible project cost. For DR-4240, the federal share requested is capped at $3 million.

• Small Communities Flood Risk Reduction Program o Purpose: To help bring small communities (<10k people) up to the “100-year” flood protection

standard. o Public comment period for draft guidelines and PSP closed on December 28, 2015 o Initially, projects will be limited to feasibility studies. For small communities, the State will fund all

reasonable and eligible costs needed to complete a feasibility study, up to a maximum of $500,000 per applicant. Any amounts incurred over $500,000 shall be cost shared at 50 percent between the applicant and DWR

o Upon completion of feasibility study, applicants can apply for design/implementation funding. o http://www.water.ca.gov/floodmgmt/funding/scfrr-guidelines.cfm

2015 Urban Water Management Plan Guidebook: http://www.water.ca.gov/urbanwatermanagement/uwmp2015.cfm

• Draft Guidebook posted in November 2015 • Final Guidebook available January 2015 • 2015 UWMPs due July 1, 2016 • Online Population tool - used to help calculate historical population • WUE Data Online Submittal Tool – Available January 2016 – allows for electronic submittal of UWMPs • 2015 UWMP Workshop Slides: http://www.nwri-usa.org/documents/BROSTROM.pdf

Miscellaneous • Snow Pack

o Sacramento Valley Watersheds at 119% of January 1 average, 44% of April 1 average. Values reflect measurements collected before this week’s storms.

o http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/snow/COURSES • Precipitation – Northern Sierra 8-Station Index

o As of 1/6/2015 we are at 94% of the seasonal average to date, and 37% of the total water year average. o http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/products/8-Stations_Tab.pdf

• State Water Project Allocations o On December 1, 2015 an initial SWP allocation for 2016 of 10% was announced.

• Mandatory Water Reduction o Water board extends emergency conservation requirements for urban water suppliers through Oct

2016 – adjustments up to 4%. o http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/conservation_portal/docs/extended_reg_fra

mework.pdf

• Turf and Toilet Replacement: http://www.saveourwaterrebates.com/ o Rebate of $100 per toilet replacement, max 1 per household o Up to $2000 per household for turf replacement at $2 per square foot o Funding still available on a first come first served basis.

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• Subsidence Monitoring

o DWR currently does not have funding to do a re-survey of the Sacramento Valley GPS network. An upper-level review of different subsidence monitoring options for the state is currently being conducted. These options include GPS surveys, InSAR, borehole extensometers, and CORs stations.

o Conaway extensometer will be equipped with telemetry to provide real-time data – estimated completion late spring 2016. Zamora extensometer may be equipped at a later date, depending on how the Conaway site works out.

• Soil Agricultural Groundwater Banking Web Map: o http://casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/sagbi/ o Article: http://californiaagriculture.ucanr.edu/landingpage.cfm?article=ca.v069n02p75&fulltext=yes

6. FUNDING UPDATES: a) Regional Storm Water Planning Grant (SWRCB): Elisa recapped that last month the TC discussed submitting an

application for the Storm Water Planning grant and agreed that the Westside-Sac IRWMP group would be the more appropriate regional body to apply. After discussion at a Westside meeting in January, there was limited interest and no funding commitment from the regional partners to apply. Yolo County agencies expressed the most interest, so it has returned to the WRA TC for further discussion. This is the only round that will fund planning efforts; moving forward it will only be implementation/project money. Jacques DeBra, Kennedy/Jenks, attended today’s meeting to answer questions. The 10-page application has a very quick turnaround time with a March 4th deadline1. Elisa opened up the floor to the TC to discuss interest and availability of funding to support application preparation. Grant criteria includes a 50% match requirement, a 3-year budget timeframe, and a minimum $50,000 up to a maximum $500,000 limit for applicants. Some information can be drawn from the Yolo County and Westside-Sacramento IRWMPs for application documentation. Application preparation by Kennedy/Jenks is estimated to be $20 to $30,000. This cost could be reduced if any agency is will to contribute in-kind resources. The TC asked for clarification on the benefits of this grant program. Tim Busch provided a short synopsis. Preparation of a Regional Storm Water Resource Plan is a prerequisite for any future implementation or project funding from the State. Ideally the plan would be completed within 18 months in order to take advantage of the construction/implementation funding that will be available through 2018.

The following agencies committed $10,000 to the application preparation process: Yolo County, cities of Woodland and Davis, and YCFC&WCD. UC Davis expressed interest, but funds have not been committed for this grant at this time. However, UC has several MS4 compliance and multi-benefit projects that they would like incorporated into the SW Resources Plan. The focus of the application could be split between MS4 compliance and multi-benefit resource oriented projects. The TC agreed to pool the resources committed by the four agencies mentioned above to utilize Kennedy/Jenks to prepare the grant application. YCFCWCD would be the fiscal agent and contract with Kennedy/Jenks with the WRA as the lead agency applicant. Other agencies may be able to contribute in-kind resources. Matching grant funds could be discussed next fiscal year. Jacques will prepare a Kennedy/Jenks scope of work and budget and communicate with the participants further.

7. WATER REGULATORY & LEGISLATION ISSUES UPDATE: Tim O’Halloran reminded that the Governor extended the Drought Proclamation last year to continue the conservation efforts of the cities and residents of California. The Governor directed the SWRCB to accelerate the temporary permitting process for storm water diversions, which is usually a very long process. This is very applicable to the YCFCWCD’s canal system and

1 Post meeting note: Deadline was extended to March 18th. UC Davis has committed funds to cost sharing the grant application preparation with the other 4 agencies.

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their conjunctive use planning efforts. The SWRCB recently issued a temporary diversion permit to YCFCWCD (they originally applied in 1992). Tim explained the water rights and environmental criteria for this permit, which benefits the entire region as well as the YCFCWCD.

The legislative session is just beginning and Tim did not have any specific water related legislative updates for 2016 so far. Elisa reported that Senator Wolk requested a meeting with Yolo County staff and the Ag Commissioner to identify any issues, concerns or clarifications related to SGMA. Please send Elisa an email if you have something you would like presented to the Senator at the meeting next week.

8. SUSTAINABILE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT (SGMA) PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION: a) Facilitated Public Outreach process update: Tim O’Halloran gave a brief background for the new

attendees at today’s meeting on the coordinated public outreach effort by the WRA and Yolo County Farm Bureau (YCFB) to implement SGMA and identify a local Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA). A Steering Committee (SC) was established to guide the Yolo County facilitated process with the Center for Collaborative Policy (CCP) as contracted through the DWR. The SC is preparing for three public outreach meetings for Yolo County within the next month. Elisa informed that notification of these public meetings will be sent out to every landowner in the county, as well as to other list-serves. A dedicated website was established as a central information and notification source for all groundwater-related items. She encouraged everyone to go to the website and sign-up for email notifications: yologroundwater.org.

Tim mentioned that Yolo intends to submit a Basin Boundary modification by the March 31st deadline. The intent is to simplify agreement about the county boundaries versus the watershed subbasin boundaries, which are different. Yolo is having ongoing discussions with neighboring counties about the basin boundaries to present a coordinated agreement to DWR for GSA formation. Dick Shanahan, attorney with Bartkiewicz Kronick &Shanahan, will provide legal information and JPA options for the GSA at the next SC meeting. This will be a part of the discussions in the public forum. The deadline for GSA formation is 7/1/17. Once the GSA is formed, the service areas most vulnerable to sustainability issues will need to be identified. Therefore everyone involved can be engaged in the aquifer monitoring process. Greg Meyer asked to be informed about upcoming SC meetings. He wants to stay informed about the process as it unfolds and relates to the City of Woodland’s various water supply and groundwater aquifer projects. Tim described the concept of establishing a “water balance” to guide our water management planning and demonstrate the sustainability of our region.

9. WRA PROJECT FUND BUDGET:

a) FY2015-16 Projects: The full list of projects allocated funding in FY2015-16 was listed on the 2/4 Agenda for informational purposes. Donna gave a quick update on the status of projects being funded this fiscal year. Each project is on track for spending their funds and invoicing the WRA. Tim O’Halloran explained the subsidence network monitoring event planned for this spring for those unfamiliar with this periodic monitoring process. Tim was asked about the status of the Stanford University proposal discussed as part of the SGMA update last month. This project is moving forward. Elisa asked Esther for an overview presentation to the TC when they are ready. Donna will re-circulate the 4-page Stanford proposal distributed at the previous TC meeting, which can also be accessed here: http://www.yolowra.org/meeting_technical.html , page 5 of the “SGMA Activities Update Jan. 2016”. Esther will check with Jesse Crews to see if he will be ready to present in March or April on the geophysics research related to subsidence in Yolo County.

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10. MEMBER INFORMATION & FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: The cities of Woodland, Winters, Davis, UC Davis, Yolo County RCD and the YCFC&WCD gave brief updates on current activities. Future Agenda Items suggested were presentations on: • An overview about Stanford University’s Proposal for Geophysics Research in Yolo County • RD 108’s Flow Meter Program • City of Woodland’s AquaHawk Alerting web-based water use portal software

11. NEXT REGULAR TC MEETING DATE: March 3, 2016, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m., Yolo County Flood Control & Water Conservation District Board Room.

12. ADJOURN at 10:30 am Respectfully submitted,

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Date: March 14, 2016 To: WRA Board and Alternates From: WRA Executive Committee & Donna Gentile Subject: APPROVAL OF ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP REQUEST Recommendation: That the Board approve a request for WRA Associate Membership. Background: WRA’s bylaws require Board approval of membership applications. The following agency has requested joining the WRA as an Associate Member (non-voting): Evan Jacobs, California American Water, Sacramento, CA (application attached)


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Date: March 7, 2016 To: WRA Board and Alternates From: WRA Executive Committee Subject: SUPPORT LETTER for PROPOSITION 1 STORM WATER RESOURCES

PLANNING GRANT APPLICATION Recommendation That the Board approve the attached letter to the Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District in support of submitting a Proposition 1 Storm Water Resources Planning Grant Application to the State Water Resources Control Board. Background The WRA Technical Committee discussed local agency interest in submitting a Storm Water Resources Planning Grant application at their January and February meetings. The Westside- Sacramento IRWM group also discussed applying as the recognized regional IRWMP planning group, however, only the Yolo County agencies expressed interest and ability to contribute funds for grant preparation. Therefore the WRA Technical Committee agreed in February that the Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District would be the grant’s fiscal agent and that Kennedy/Jenks Consultants would prepare the grant application. The following WRA member agencies agreed to equally share the cost of grant preparation ($23,850): Yolo County, the cities of Davis and Woodland, University of California Davis and the Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District. The application deadline is March 18, 2016. Preparation of a Regional Storm Water Resource Plan is a prerequisite for eligibility to apply for any future implementation or project funding from the State. This current grant application is the only opporutnity that will fund planning efforts. The Executive Committee recommends that the WRA Board approve the attached letter of support for this grant application.




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March 14, 2016 Tim O’Halloran, General Manager Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District 34274 State Highway 16 Woodland, CA 95695 SUBJECT: Letter of Support for the Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation

District Proposition 1 Storm Water Resources Planning Grant Application On behalf of the Water Resources Association of Yolo County (WRA), this letter is being submitted in support of the request by the Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District) application for grant funding through the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Storm Water Grant Program under Proposition 1, Chapter 7, Section 79747. The District is submitting the Storm Water Resources Planning Grant application on behalf of the WRA and its member agencies, specifically, Yolo County, Cities of Davis, Woodland, and Winters, University of California Davis, Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, and Reclamation District 108. The WRA believes that completion of a Storm Water Resources Plan in Yolo County is important to inform future water management decisions and promote effective conjunctive use. Coordinated regional water management is and has been a long-time goal of Yolo County water interests, as well as the State of California. This Storm Water Resources Planning Grant application builds on the collaborative efforts of the WRA and the California Department of Water Resources that has led to a better understanding of integrated regional water management in Yolo County.

Recognizing the importance of improved scientific information and technical tools to assist in the proper planning and conjunctive management of surface and groundwater supplies of Yolo County, the WRA encourages the SWRCB to provide funding toward the continued efforts of the WRA, as requested in the proposed Proposition 1 Storm Water Resources Planning Grant application. Sincerely, William L. Marble, Chair Water Resources Association of Yolo County




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Date: March 14, 2016 To: WRA Board and Alternates From: Elisa Sabatini, Technical Committee Chair Subject: TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ACTIVITIES UPDATE Recommendation For Information Only Background The Technical Committee focuses on implementing Board priorities. Here are a few highlighted activities. SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ACT (SGMA) The TC holds ongoing discussions and receives updates on the activities of SGMA Steering Committee and the Center for Collaborative Policy’s implementation of the SGMA. Tim O’Halloran and Elisa Sabatini report to the TC on progress for the facilitated public outreach and meetings for the process to identify a Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA). The recent focus has been on drafting a basin boundary modification request to DWR. Many discussions and presentations on this topic have been conducted with potential affected agencies in the Yolo subbasin. The Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District plans to submit a formal modification request on behalf of the WRA and the Yolo County Farm Bureau by the March 31, 2016 deadline (reference Agenda Item 8b). PROP. 1 STORM WATER RESOURCES PLANNING GRANT APPLICATION The WRA Technical Committee and the Westside- Sacramento IRWM Coordinating Committee both discussed interest and available grant preparation funding to apply for this State Water Resources Control Board program grant. WRA member agencies had interest and ability to cost share funds to move forward with the assistance of Kennedy/Jenks Consultants to prepare an application under a very tight deadline of March 18, 2016. Five WRA member agencies agreed to cost share the grant preparation costs and the YCFC&WCD agreed to be the grant’s fiscal agent (reference Agenda Item 4f). The proposed funding request will be for approximately $100,000 with a 50% cost share requirement. PRESENTATIONS to the TECHNICAL COMMITTEE (TC) In March, the TC received an informative presentation from Jesse Crews and Esther Conrad from Stanford University. The TC agreed to take part in their research team’s proposal to assess the impacts on local stakeholders of improved information regarding groundwater. Specifically, they will assess how the utilization of geophysical techniques to provide new or improved information might impact attitudes, decisions, and communication in regards to management of groundwater and implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). Subsidence is identified as one of SGMA’s six undesirable results related to groundwater withdrawals in the County. Their presentation gave an overview of their research plan on understanding subsidence in Yolo County using InSAR Techniques. This proposal will not incur a cost to the WRA. The research team will return with additional updates at different stages of the assessment plan. ROUNDTABLE ON NATURALLY OCCURRING GROUNDWATER CONTAMINANTS The WRA Technical Committee discussed convening a special meeting to discuss the regulatory climate of groundwater contaminants for small communities. The meeting is scheduled for March 14, 2016 at 10 am in the City of Winters City Hall. There will be a special presentation by Phil Chandler, CEO of Ionex SG, Davis. Meeting details are available on the WRA’s website homepage.




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water management planning, climate change information and other timely information • Regulatory and Legislative Updates on water and groundwater related legislation • Westside-Sacramento IRWMP regional implementation efforts, SGMA development and grant funded

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COMMITTEE REPORT

Date: March 7, 2016 To: WRA Board and Alternates From: WRA Executive Committee (TC) Subject: RESOLUTION FOR BASIN BOUNDARY MODIFICATION REQUEST Recommendation That the Board adopt the attached resolution in support of the Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District submitting a Basin Boundary Modification Request. Background The WRA Executive Committee reviewed the attached draft resolution at their March 7th meeting and unamimously approved the Basin Boundary Modification Request Resolution. The Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (District), on behalf of the California Water Resources Association of Yolo County (WRA) and the Yolo County Farm Bureau (Farm Bureau), is submitting to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) an initial notification to explore a basin boundary modification; pursuant to Section 343.9 of DWR’s Groundwater Basin Boundary Regulations. The District plans to submit a formal basin boundary modification request to DWR by March 31, 2016. The leadership of the WRA and Farm Bureau believes that the most functional and efficient basin boundary for the subbasins overlapping Yolo County would be to simply use the existing County geopolitical borders. The proposed modification would reduce the potential complexities associated with keeping the Bulletin 118-defined subbasins as is; effectively streamlining the processes involved in forming a Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) and developing a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) since only one basin would need to be considered. The proposed Yolo subbasin will promote sustainable groundwater management by building on the existing structure of the WRA and by improving efficiency between land use planning and water resource management in Yolo County. Additionally, the Yolo subbasin provides the following advantages:

1) Utilizes the existing WRA-based water resource planning governance structure, and builds on the existing local agency technical and programmatic relationships in Yolo County;

2) Preserves the existing rights and authorities of the WRA’s member agencies, including land use authorities of the County and Cities;

3) Ensures the interests of private well owners are considered; 4) Serves as the California Statewide Groundwater Elevation Monitoring (CASGEM)

Monitoring Entity; 5) Incorporates the Yolo County Water Resources Information Database (WRID)

monitoring network;




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6) Utilizes the Integrated Groundwater and Surface water Model (IGSM), Integrated Water Flow Model (IWFM), and Water Evaluation And Planning system (WEAP) surface and groundwater models; and

7) Advances the subsidence monitoring network that has served Yolo County for the past 15 years.

The main disadvantage to this boundary model is that, without refinement, it could place some existing special districts into two different Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) planning zones, that would have otherwise been in only one subbasin. To address this, the District proposes to limit the amount of special districts that would be split under the proposed modification. The WRA requests that comments including resolutions of support be submitted by March 28, 2016 via email ([email protected]) or mail (P.O. Box 8624, Woodland, CA 95776) as “Re: Proposed Basin Boundary Modification”.

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RESOLUTION NO. 1602

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE

WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION OF YOLO COUNTY IN SUPPORT OF THE YOLO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

TO SUBMIT A BASIN BOUNDARY MODIFICATION REQUEST WHEREAS, groundwater located in Yolo County is a vital resource to meet the water supply needs for the municipal and agricultural customers of Yolo County; WHEREAS, private water suppliers and many private well owners also depend on this local groundwater resource; WHEREAS, current groundwater management in Yolo County includes all or part of four basins identified in the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) Bulletin No. 118, including the following subbasins: Colusa (5-21.52), Solano (5-21.66), Yolo (5-21.67), and Capay Valley (5-21.68); WHEREAS, the SGMA requires formation of a local groundwater sustainability agency (“GSA”) by June 30, 2017 and adoption of a groundwater sustainability plan (“GSP”) by January 31, 2022, for all medium- and high-priority basins not identified as being subject to critical conditions of overdraft; WHEREAS, the SGMA defines a basin’s boundaries shall be defined as identified in DWR’s Bulletin No. 118; WHEREAS, the SGMA establishes a process for local agencies to request that DWR revise the boundaries of existing groundwater basins and subbasins, including establishment of new subbasins; WHEREAS, the Water Resources Association of Yolo County continues to be actively involved with the Yolo County Farm Bureau (Farm Bureau) and local participating stakeholders in the implementation of the SGMA; WHEREAS, the Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, on behalf of the WRA and Farm Bureau plans to submit a jurisdictional basin boundary modification involving consolidation of the Yolo (5-21.67), Capay Valley (5-21.68), and portions of the Colusa (5-21.52) and Solano (5-21.66) subbasins that lie within Yolo County and a boundary adjustment along the Yolo County line; WHEREAS, requesting a Basin Boundary Modification is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because such modification is not a project under CEQA;

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the Water Resources Association of Yolo County hereby supports the basin boundary modification request to be submitted by the Yolo County Flood Control and Water Conservation District and to work with DWR representatives to modify the existing Bulletin No. 118 boundaries as allowed by Title 23 of the California Code of Regulations to create a new consolidated basin in Yolo County. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Water Resources Association of Yolo County on March 14, 2016, by the following vote:

AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT:

Signed and approved by me this 14th day of March, 2016. ___________________________ William L. Marble, Chair Attest: _____________________________ Donna L. Gentile, Secretary

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