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North Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency JPA Board Meeting January 24, 2019

• Pledge of Allegiance
• Board of Directors Formation
• Review Agenda
• Review of Future Meetings
• Public Presentations
• 3 minutes max/person, 10 minutes max/subject
• Potential Conflicts of Interest

• 1. Administrative Matters
• 1.a – Approval of November 15, 2018

Regular Board Meeting Minutes

• Action Item
• 1.b – Review 2019 Board Meeting Schedule
• Action Item

1.c Water/Snow Conditions Update

Central/Southern Sierra Snowpack

115% of Avg 110% of Avg

1.c Water/Snow Conditions Update

Pine Flat Reservoir

Jan 22 Storage 367,000 AF Inflow 1,300 CFS Outflow 71 CFS

FID Storage: 22,000 AF Pre-Project: 1,600 CFS FID Entitlement : 293 CFS

Millerton Lake

Jan 22 Storage 307,000 AF Inflow 1,000 CFS Outflow 600 CFS

1.d - Kings Basin Coordination Update

• Grant Agreement Reimbursements submitted to DWR
• All GSAs progressing with GSP development
• Coordinated Tasks continue

– Confined Aquifer Flows estimation – Data Management System for annual reporting – Coordinated Water Budget

– Sustainable Management Criteria – Water level, other indicators – DWR Technical Support Services for Monitor Well Construction – Common language for the “basin” for each GSAs GSP – Draft Coordination Agreement being developed

• 1. Administrative Matters (cont.)
• 1.e – Advisory Committee Update

i. Technical Subcommittee Update

• Chair: Adam Claes (FID)

1.e.i Technical Committee Update

• Water Budget nearly complete (in coordination w/ Kings)

– Collecting data by groundwater pumping agency/sub-area – *Will provide target for each area/agency to achieve sustainability

• Sustainable management criteria (address 6 undesirable results)

– Water level – evaluate undesirable results in wells near indicator wells – Water quality – reference existing & future regulations, consulting DWR

• Evaluating GW conditions north & east of FID (water budget)
• Evaluating de Minimis pumping regulations
• Basin boundary modification (east side) – preliminarily approved

• 1. Administrative Matters (cont.)
• 1.e – Advisory Committee Update
• ii. Administration/Fiscal Subcommittee
• Chair: Lisa Koehn (Clovis*)
• iii. Membership, Outreach & Communications

Subcommittee

• Chair: Brandy Swisher (FMFCD)
• Organized outreach event in December for County

White Area north & east of FID.

12/13/18 Public Workshop at Century Elementary, Clovis

• Target audience: residents and

land owners in the white area on the NKGSA service area map – north and east of Fresno/Clovis

• Postcard invitations sent to 2,800

addresses

• Attendance of more than 300

people

• 130 IPD sign-ups from workshop
• Workshop summary and resulting

FAQ sent to attendees

12/13/18 Public Workshop at Century Elementary, Clovis

• Committee working to identify to remaining stakeholder groups that haven’t

been reached

• Continue to speak in person at professional associations and civic group

meetings

• Potential 2nd public workshop for rural residential and small farmers west of the

City of Fresno

• Southeast Asian small farmers workshop – potential partnership with University
• f California’s Cooperative Extension
• Collaboration on effective workshop engagement – Self Help Enterprises, Asian

Business Institute and Resource Center, and Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability

• SGMA/NKGSA PowerPoint presentation available for all members to use in
• utreach to the people they serve

Ahead of GSP Draft Release – Outreach and Engagement In the Works

2018 Presentations and Outreach

Date Location/Method Organization 12/13/2018 Public workshop at Century Elementary School in Clovis Unified School District Residents of County ‘white area’ of northern NKGSA plan boundary 12/3/2018 Invitation/notification e-mail Sent to 10 local chambers of commerce & Fresno Bee 11/28/2018 Postcard mailer 2,800 addresses in County ‘white area’ of northern NKGSA plan boundary 11/14/2018 Public affairs TV show interview Hmong TV, Blong Xiong interviewer 10/31/2018 Panel discussion with audience WaterWrights and Disinfect Water 10/30/2018 Public Relations class/webcast California State University, Fresno 9/27/2018 Intro to Public Relations class California State University, Fresno 9/20/2018 Lao Veteran of America, Institute Asian Business Institute & Resource Center 9/19/2018 Kerman City Hall City of Kerman Council Meeting 9/6/2018 Fresno County Farm Bureau Fresno County Farm Bureau 8/16/2018 Biola Community Center Biola Community Services District 8/8/2018 Table Mountain Rancheria Table Mountain Rancheria - Native American Tribe 8/7/2018 Pinedale County WD Board Meeting Pinedale County W.D. 7/24/2018 Malaga County WD Board Meeting Malaga County W.D. 7/17/2018 Valley Public Radio - Marc Benjamin 5/16/2018 Fort Washington Country Club Building Industry Association 4/27/2018 Hillview Dairy / McMullin Area GSA Lower Dry Creek area growers, McMullin Area GSA 4/11/2018 Fresno Rotary Club Fresno Rotary Club 3/29/2018 Kerman Community Center Fresno I.D. Growers Meeting - Kerman 3/27/2018 Clovis Council Chambers Fresno I.D. Growers Meeting - Clovis 3/24/2018 CPDES Hall Fresno I.D. Growers Meeting - Easton 3/8/2018 Fresno SWRCB DDW Office State Water Resources Control Board - DDW

• 3. Financial Matters
• 3.a – Expense Report for Nov thru Dec 2018
• Action Item
• 3.b – Financial Statements as of December 31, 2018
• Action Item

• 4. Executive Officer Report
• Executive Officer Recruitment - Update
• 5. Directors Report

Closed Session

• 6. Report on Action Taken in Closed Session
• 7. Adjournment