HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-09-10 UVBGSA MinutesUKIAH VALLEY BASIN GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY
501 Low Gap Rd., Rm. 1010 Ukiah California 95482 (707)463-4441 fax (707)463-7237
NOTICE OF MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability
Agency (“Agency”) Board of Directors (“Board”) will hold its regular Board Meeting at:
1:30 P.M. - Thursday, September 10, 2020
Mendocino County Board of Supervisors Chambers,
501 Low Gap Road, Room 1070, CA 95482
MINUTES
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
Present: Director Carre Brown, Director Douglas Crane, Director Alfred White, Director Brandi
Brown, Director Zachary Robinson
Absent: Director Richard Mack
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. CONSENT ITEMS
a. Approval of Minutes from the June 11, 2020 Meeting
Presenter/s: Chair Carre Brown
Public Comment: None
Board Action: Upon motion by Director White, seconded by Director Robinson, and carried
(9/10/2020); IT IS ORDERED that the minutes with corrections from the June 11, 2020,
Ukiah Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency are hereby approved.
Abstain: Director Brandi Brown
4. STAFF UPDATES
Presenter/s: Ms. Sarah Dukett, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Mendocino County
Public Comment: Laurel Marcus, California Land Stewardship Institute
Board Action: Board Direction to staff to draft a California Land Stewardship Institute (CLSI) grant
application support letter for a Ukiah Valley Basin groundwater coordinator. Upon motion by
Director White, seconded by Director Robinson, and carried with Director Brandi Brown abstaining
(9/10/20); IT IS ORDERED that a support Letter for CLSI Grant application is hereby approved.
UKIAH VALLEY BASIN GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY
501 Low Gap Rd., Rm. 1010 Ukiah California 95482 (707)463-4441 fax (707)463-7237
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA
Presenter/s: Chair Carre Brown
Public Comment: None.
6. ACTION ITEMS
a. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Updates to the
Monitoring Network
Presenter/s: Ms. Laura Foglia, Senior Engineer, Larry Walker Associates; Mr. Amir
Mani, Larry Walker Associates; and Ms. Sarah Dukett, Deputy Chief Executive Officer,
Mendocino County
Public Comment: Devon Jones, Mendocino County Farm Bureau
The Board received a presentation regarding the monitoring network and technical
support services update including instrumentation of existing wells, new stream gage
installation and new wells.
Board Action: None.
b. Discussion Regarding the Development of Groundwater
Sustainability Plan (GSP) Chapters and Upcoming
Opportunities for Review
Presenter/s: Ms. Laura Foglia, Senior Engineer, Larry Walker Associates; Mr. Amir
Mani, Larry Walker Associates; and Ms. Sarah Dukett, Deputy Chief Executive Officer,
Mendocino County
Public Comment: None.
The Board received a presentation regarding the writing and public comment process for
GSP chapters. Chapter 2 was provided to the TAC in September 2020 for comments. As
the technical team progresses in investigating each sustainable management criteria t he
respective subchapters will be rolled out for review by the TAC, Board and public.
Board Action: None.
c. Presentation and Discussion Regarding the Development of
Future Scenarios and the Scenario Development Survey
Presenter/s: Ms. Laura Foglia, Senior Engineer, Larry Walker Associates; Mr. Amir
Mani, Larry Walker Associates; and Ms. Sarah Dukett, Deputy Chief Executive Officer,
Mendocino County
UKIAH VALLEY BASIN GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY
501 Low Gap Rd., Rm. 1010 Ukiah California 95482 (707)463-4441 fax (707)463-7237
Public Comment: Devon Jones, Mendocino County Farm Bureau and Elizabeth
Salomone, Russian River Flood Control and Water Conservation District
The Board received a presentation regarding potential future scenarios to run and key
considerations for determining which areas to focus on. Larry Walk and Associates
updated the board on the Scenario Development Survey results highlighting options
including: future baseline scenarios, changes to t he Potter Valley Project, resiliency, land
use changes, population growth and recharge projects.
Board Action: Direction to staff regarding scenario considerations for population growth,
Potter Valley Project changes and increased storage at Lake Mendocino.
d. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Integrated Model
Updates and Preliminary Surface Water and Groundwater
Interaction Results
Presenter/s: Ms. Laura Foglia, Senior Engineer, Larry Walker Associates; Mr. Amir
Mani, Larry Walker Associates; and Ms. Sarah Dukett, Deputy Chief Executive Officer,
Mendocino County
Public Comment: Devon Jones, Mendocino County Farm Bureau
The Board received a presentation updating the Board on the Integrated Model progress.
The Coupled GSFLOW is in final calibration. Demands and diversions are being included
in the GSFLOW based on IDC results. Additional observation points for groundwater
levels and streamflow are included for the next round of calibration. The next steps
include sensitivity analysis, calibration of GSFLOW and assessment of adding the Ag
package. The Board also received information on various options that can be utilized with
satellite imagery to better understand surface water/groundwater interactions and
groundwater dependent ecosystems.
Board Action: Direction to staff to run the precipitation gama distribution for 100 years,
50 years and 25 years for comparison to help inform the future baseline decision.
7. DIRECTOR REPORTS
Presenter/s: Chair Brown
Public Comment: None.
8. ADJOURNMENT
(3:25 pm)
UKIAH VALLEY BASIN GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY
501 Low Gap Rd., Rm. 1010 Ukiah California 95482 (707)463-4441 fax (707)463-7237
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CARRE BROWN, Chair
Attest: Sarah Dukett, Clerk
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