TO: Napa County Groundwater Sustainability Agency (NCGSA)
FROM: Brian D. Bordona, Director of Planning, Building & Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Jamison Crosby, Natural Resources Conservation Manager
SUBJECT: Approval of Amendment No. 3 to Agreement 210015B (NCGSA) with Luhdorff & Scalmanini Consulting Engineers
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 210015B (NCGSA) with Luhdorff & Scalmanini Consulting Engineers, increasing the maximum by $2,650,685 for additional services to support the implementation of the Groundwater Sustainability Plan and three implementation Workplans. (Fiscal Impact: $2,650,685 Expense; GSA Special Revenue Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary).
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BACKGROUND
In September 2014, the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) was signed into law. SGMA provides a framework for long-term sustainable groundwater management across California. It requires that local authorities in medium- and high-priority groundwater basins form a locally-controlled and governed Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA), to prepare and implement a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP). GSPs are detailed road maps for how groundwater basins will reach and/or maintain long term sustainability. GSPs for high- and medium-priority basins in California were due to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) by January 31, 2022. The NCGSA submitted the Napa Subbasin GSP by the required deadline and it was approved by DWR on January 26, 2023.
As part of their SGMA 2019 Basin Prioritization, DWR designated the Napa Valley Groundwater Subbasin as a high-priority basin due to the local reliance on groundwater resources. The Napa Valley Subbasin is the only groundwater basin in Napa County at this time that requires a GSP.
On June 9, 2020 the Agency entered into an agreement with Luhdorff & Scalmanini to provide technical and highly specialized services needed for the GSA to comply with GSP and SGMA Regulations. The agreement includ...
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