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 and Update on the Draft Water Conservation and Groundwater Pumping Reduction Workplans
RECOMMENDATION
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Provide an update to the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on progress for the Napa County Water Conservation Workplan, A Guide for Vineyards, Wineries, and Other Water Users (WC Workplan) and Groundwater Pumping Reduction Workplan: Napa Valley Subbasin (GPR Workplan). This will focus on public comments and the revised drafts of the Workplans.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The WC and GPR Workplans were out for public review between October 30, 2023 and January 30, 2024. The Workplans were presented at three public workshops held in December 2023 and January 2024. 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 best management practices and projects to increase recharge, local partnerships for pilot sites, and data management efforts. Public input has been received that will improve the Workplans and Workplan implementation. Updates on specific Workplan implementation tasks will be provided in April and subsequent TAG meetings. At this TAG meeting an overview of the response to public comments on the Workplans is presented, along with revised drafts of the Workplans for TAG consideration and recommended submittal to the Napa County Groundwater Sustainability Agency.
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 C...
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