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Status of Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Implementation

July 6, 2020

Recent Key Accomplishments

• Technical
• Draft

Hydrogeological Conceptual Model

• Potential

Groundwater Dependent

Six Month Look Ahead

Data Review and Assessment

• Tech memos describing data

assessment, data gaps, recommendations for GW monitoring, Sampling and Analysis Plan (late 2020 or early 2021) Hydrogeological Conceptual Model

• Final updates prepared
• Future presentations will include 3D

rendering Groundwater Model Update and Readiness

• Peer review commencement
• Technical memos prepared

Six Month Look Ahead

Groundwater Surface Water Interconnection

• Efforts continue to gain site access

and permissions for equipment installation (piezometers, water level data loggers and temperature probes)

• In mean time- careful review of

existing data from wells and preparation of a tech memo.

Six Month Look Ahead

Water Budget Development

• Historical, current, and future water

budgets will be prepared.

Six Month Look Ahead

Outreach

• Completion of Workshop 5 on

Groundwater/Surface Water Interaction

• Pre workshop meeting of SAC,

Workshop, post workshop meeting, completion of final outreach report

• Completion of Workshop 6 on

Water Budgets

• Same meeting steps as above

Challenges

• Delays in implementing field work
• Mitigate by preparation of a specific study of existing

data, and more evaluation with groundwater flowmodel

Fiscal

• Scope for GSP Technical Consultant has

broadened- need for additional meetings, inefficiency related to COVID-19 delays, more detailed SAC and Workshop process.

• SCV-GSA budget includes a 15% contingency

for GSP Technical Consultant ($187,733)

• Staff evaluating workflow and cost options.
• Anticipate special Board meeting to consider
• ptions to authorize use of contingency funds.

Summary

• Significant work last quarter.
• Schedule concern with field work being

mitigated.

• Next six months including finalization of

technical studies, ongoing robust SAC process and workshops

• Questions?

Essential Consultant Work

• Representative Work from Each Task for

both GSI Water Solutions Inc. and CV Strategies  Data Review and Assessment  Hydrogeological Conceptual Model  Groundwater Model Update and Readiness  Groundwater Surface Water Interconnection  Water Budget Development  Sustainable Management Criteria  Projects and Management Actions  Preparation of the Groundwater Sustainability Plan