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: Napa Valley Subbasin GPR Implementation: Technical Advisory Group Review of Program Development
RECOMMENDATION
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Technical Advisory Group (TAG) members will receive a presentation on the revised certification program concept, the development of incentive concepts to support implementation of the Groundwater Pumping Reduction and Water Conservation Workplans, an extended replanting concept program, as well as updates on related education and outreach strategies and a brief update on the water use benchmarking program. This is intended to spur discussion, questions, and provide feedback to staff and participants.
Procedure
Staff introduces.
Questions and answers with the TAG.
Public comments.
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BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The Napa County Groundwater Sustainability Agency (NCGSA) is implementing the Water Conservation (WC) and Groundwater Pumping Reduction (GPR) Workplans (March 2024). The WC Workplan identified a suite of water conservation practices and the GPR Workplan developed an implementation plan to achieve measurable groundwater pumping reductions and overall water savings in the Napa Valley Subbasin (Subbasin). GPR implementation includes a voluntary, incentive-driven program for growers and other water users/industries in the Subbasin to adopt and expand water conservation practices. Mandatory measures are also included if the voluntary incentive-driven programs are insufficient. Implementation also includes evaluation of on-farm practices to increase infiltration (recharge).
The TAG has received information and presentations regarding WC, GPR, and certification program concepts, incentives, outreach, and benchmarking from NCGSA staff and consultants at TAG meetings in 2022, 2023, and 2024. A water conservat...
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