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Consider:
a. Introducing, waiving reading, and setting October 1, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. as the date and time to consider adoption of an ordinance to repeal Ordinance Numbers 3660, 3717, and 3718 and adopt well registration and groundwater reporting requirements;
b. Adopting a resolution to implement a Groundwater Monitoring Program Manual; and
c. Providing 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.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended 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. Introduce, waive reading, and set October 1, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. as the date and time to consider adoption of an ordinance to repeal Ordinance Numbers 3660, 3717, and 3718 and adopt well registration and groundwater reporting requirements;
c. Adopt a resolution to implement 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 monitoring programs to meet the SVBGSA's current regulatory requirements under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act ("SGMA").
The Agency has three existing ordinances, numbers 3660, 3717, and 3718, that pertain to the registration of groundwater wells and the reporting of groundwater extraction data that were adopted in the mid-1990s. To modernize, accommodate the needs of the S...
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