TO: Board of Directors
FROM: Brian D. Bordona, Director - Planning, Building and Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Jamison Crosby, Natural Resources Conservation Manager
SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2024-25 Napa County Groundwater Sustainability Agency Budget
RECOMMENDATION
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PUBLIC HEARING 2:00 PM - Fiscal Year 2024-25 Napa County Groundwater Sustainability Agency (NCGSA) Budget
Conduct a Public Hearing to consider testimony on the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Recommended Budget for a total appropriation of $2,508,000. (Fiscal Impact: net zero; NCGSA; 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 $2,500,000 to continue implementation of SGMA through FY 2024-25.
Procedural Requirements:
1. Open Public Hearing.
2. Staff reports.
3. Public comment.
4. Close Public Hearing.
5. Continue item to Tuesday, June 25, 2024 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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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Discretionary |
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Is the general fund affected? |
Yes |
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Future fiscal impact: |
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 will 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.