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: California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance Dry Farming Advisory Group
RECOMMENDATION
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Technical Advisory Group (TAG) members will receive a presentation from Lauren Pesch, Project Manager, on the Dry Farming Advisory Group, a California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance grant received from the California Department of Water Resources, to explore opportunities to produce educational resources for dry farming practices.
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BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA) received a $2 million grant from the California Department of Water Resources to research and produce educational resources to help promote dry farming practices. The contract for this work will take place between September 2023 and August 2026. The Advisory Group for the project is comprised of grapegrowers and researchers looking to produce actionable educational resources demonstrating the practices and benefits related to dry farming.
Laura Pesch is a Partner at Leeds & Pesch Vineyard Consulting and a Partner at Chavez Leeds Family Vineyards.
Potential TAG Discussion Questions:
? How could communications and engagement with stakeholders and grapegrowers through the Groundwater Pumping Reduction and Water Conservation Workplans tie into the work of the Dry Farming Advisory Group?
? How could the GPR and WC Workplans integrate with or showcase the work of the advisory group?
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.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS
* CSWA PowerPoint Presentation: Dry Fa...
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