TO: Napa County Groundwater Sustainability Agency
FROM: Brian D. Bordona, Director - Planning, Building and Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Jamison Crosby, Natural Resources Conservation Manager
SUBJECT: Fiscal year 2025-26 Napa County Groundwater Sustainability Agency Budget
RECOMMENDATION
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Conduct a Public Hearing to consider testimony on the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Recommended Budget for the Napa County Groundwater Sustainability Agency Budget a total appropriation of $3,428,683. (Fiscal Impact: $2 million General Fund expense and $787,555 Net Use of Fund Balance; Napa County Groundwater Sustainability Agency; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
On December 17, 2019, the Napa County Board of Supervisors approved Resolution 2019-152, establishing the Napa County Groundwater Sustainability Agency (NCGSA). In accordance with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 (SGMA), the NCGSA is charged with sustainable management of groundwater in the Napa Valley Subbasin. The Napa Valley Subbasin has been designated by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) as a high-priority groundwater basin, requiring the development and implementation of a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP), which was submitted to DWR on January 31, 2022 and approved on January 26, 2023. The Recommended Budget includes General Fund support of $2,000,000 to continue the implementation of SGMA through FY 2025-26.
Procedural Requirements:
1. Open Public Hearing
2. Staff Reports
3. Public Comment
4. Close Public Hearing
5. Continue item to Tuesday, June 24, 2025 consent calendar
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
Yes |
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Is it currently budgeted? |
No |
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Where is it budgeted? |
Fund 2720, Division 27200 |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Discretionary |
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Is the general fund affected? |
Yes |
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Future fiscal impact: |
Yes. Napa County is required by State law to implement the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). |
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Consequences if not approved: |
The County would be out of compliance with State law. |
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.