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Consider recommending that the Board of Supervisors of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency:
a. Repeal Ordinance Numbers 3660, 3717, and 3718 and adopt a new ordinance to affirm the Water Resources Agency's authority to monitor groundwater within the County, to potentially provide service to other entities with groundwater management responsibilities upon request, and to implement a groundwater monitoring program regulatory fee;
b. Adopt a resolution implementing a Groundwater Monitoring Program Manual; and
c. Provide direction to staff as appropriate.
California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") action: Find that adoption of this ordinance and resolution is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15306 of the CEQA Guidelines as data collection, and no exceptions pursuant to Section 15300.2 can be made. (Staff Presenting: Ara Azhderian)
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Directors of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency recommend that the Board of Supervisors of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency:
a. Find that adoption of this ordinance and resolution is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15306 of the CEQA guidelines as data collection, and no exceptions pursuant to Section 15300.2 can be made;
b. Repeal Ordinance Numbers 3660, 3717, and 3718 and adopt a new ordinance to affirm the Water Resources Agency's authority to monitor groundwater within the County, to potentially provide service to other entities with groundwater management responsibilities upon request, and to implement a groundwater monitoring program regulatory fee;
c. Adopt a resolution implementing a Groundwater Monitoring Program Manual; and
d. Provide direction to staff as appropriate.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County Water Resources Agency ("Agency") and Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency ("SVBGSA") have been collaborating on the expansion of the Agency's groundwater extraction reporting and groundwater m...
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