TO: Technical Advisory Group for the Napa County Groundwater Sustainability Agency
FROM: Brian D. Bordona, Director of Planning, Building and Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Jamison Crosby, Natural Resources Conservation Manager
SUBJECT: Comments from the TAG on the Draft Water Conservation and Groundwater Pumping Reduction Workplans
RECOMMENDATION
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Provide information to the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on comments to the Public Drafts of the Water Conservation (WC) and Groundwater Pumping Reduction (GPR) Workplans by TAG members. Provide an update to the TAG on progress for the GPR focusing on the implementation plan and next steps.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The GPR and WC Workplans have been out for public review since October 31, 2023. The Workplans were presented at three public workshops held in December 2023 and January 2024. Comments from the Public are due on January 30, 2024 and have not been fully processed to date. TAG members submitted their comments prior to the deadline and they are included here. The project team is continuing to work on implementation steps that include incentivizing voluntary certification programs for vineyards and wineries, a benchmarking program, incentives for adoption of water conservation practices, evaluation of projects to increase recharge, local partnerships for pilot sites, and data management efforts. Updates on specific Workplan implementation tasks will be provided in March and subsequent TAG meetings. At this TAG meeting an overview of TAG members' comments to the Workplans is presented and potential changes to the Workplans in response to comments is discussed.
Procedure
Staff introduces.
Questions and answers with the TAG.
Public comments.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The GPR Workplan is a draft documen...
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