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O U R S P R I N G S A L E I S B A C K : 20% OFF ALL PLANTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR ONE WEEK ONLY Monday 4/23 - Saturday 4/28 Salinas Valley Moves Forward to Develop Groundwater Plan Last year, the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency was formed, as required by the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act passed in 2015 (o en referred to as SGMA). This agency is charged with developing the groundwater sustainability plan that is required to be filed with the State in early 2020. Through an extensive stakeholder process that was facilitated to ensure mutual cooperation and sharing of ideas, this new public agency was formed with a Board of Directors of 11 representing many of the stakeholder groups involved in groundwater resources. Agriculture holds 4 of these 11 seats, as irrigation is the primary use of groundwater in the Salinas Valley. The emphasis of SGMA is on local management to "sustainably manage groundwater." To accom- plish this, local groundwater sustainability agencies will be given new authorities to develop and implement a Groundwater Sustain- ability Plan. Groundwater basins ranked as medium or high priority must adopt and submit a sustainability plan to the Department of Water Resources by 2020; the Salinas Valley has two sub-basins designated as high priority. Sustainability plans will need to have an overall 50-year time line with five- year milestones towards achieving groundwater basin sustainability within 20 years of initial implemen- tation. Establishment of safe yield will be based on the volume of groundwater that can be pumped without causing long-term impacts, such as salt water intrusion, chronic lowering of ground- water levels, degradation of water quality, unreasonable impairment of surface water flows, and land subsid- ence. Sustainability plans will be exempt from CEQA review (same as urban water management plans). The implementation of a sus- tainability plan may include well registration, manda- tory measurement devices, well spacing requirements, pumping reports, inspec- tions, additional fees to well owners, and power to regulate pumping and limits on pumping. If a sustainability plan fails to achieve the desired re- sults, or is not adopted with- in the time frame specified, the State Water Resources Control Board is authorized to step in and impose an interim sustainability plan, a potential for direct state regulatory control of a local groundwater basin. SGMA contains clear statements that surface and groundwater rights are to be respected and that the act does not determine or alter water rights. Groundwater and surface water interac- tions are likely to be issues with significant uncertainty and conflict; groundwa- ter extractions impacting surface water flows will be considered "groundwa- ter-dependent ecosystems" leading to possible ground- water use curtailments for environmental benefits. Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency Directors are begin- ning work on the Groundwa- ter Sustainability Plan for the Salinas Valley Ground- water Basin; a consultant/ advisor has been selected for this development process. Many different elements of this plan are mandated by the Department of Water Resources; the consultant/ advisory will make sure that all the elements are included, as well as manage the process of developing the elements that will be implemented to achieve groundwater sustainability. The formation process for the Groundwater Sustain- ability Agency is a model process of how a community can work together to solve their challenges. Agri- culture, business, elected officials, environment, water purveyors, regulatory agencies, and social justice ca me to gether and list ened to each other. In the spirit of cooperation and respect, stakeholders will continue to work together to accomplish good things for our Coun- ty, whether it's mandated by law or social construct. There is much to be accom- plished yet; the foundation has been laid, now it's time to get into the hard work of developing the groundwater sustainability plan. Groundwater is important to all residents of Califor- nia and Agriculture will be one of the stakeholders at the table, bringing ideas on sustainability so that crops can continue to be grown and local economies can continue to flourish. Submitted by Norm Groot, Farm Bureau Monterey We are the premier source for all of your agricultural irrigation needs, whether you have row crops, a vineyard, orchard, or nursery. 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