HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-10907 Supporting San Luis Obispo County - Santa Maria Basin Groundwater Basin ModificationRESOLUTION NO. 10907 (2018 SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY -
SANTA MARIA GROUNDWATER BASIN MODIFICATION
WHEREAS, the City of San Luis Obispo works cooperatively with the County of San Luis
Obispo on regional water planning; and
WHEREAS, the California Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, or SGMA, took
effect on January 1, 2015; and
WHEREAS, In October 2015, the Department of Water Resources adopted Basin Boundary
Emergency Regulation requiring outreach and solicitation of comments from affected agencies,
affected systems, and the public; and
WHEREAS, In May 2017, the City of San Luis Obispo formed a Groundwater
Sustainability Agency over its jurisdictional boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Luis Obispo as a Groundwater Sustainability Agency is
working in a coordinated approach with the County of San Luis Obispo to develop a Groundwater
Sustainability Plan that covers the entire San Luis Obispo Valley Groundwater Basin; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 344.8(b) of the DWR Basin Boundary Regulations, an
affected local agency that elects to support or oppose a BBMR shall provide the requesting agency
with either a resolution formally adopted by the decision-making body of the affected agency or a
letter from an official with requisite authority; and
WHEREAS, the Santa Maria Basin is adjacent to the San Luis Obispo Valley Groundwater
Basin making the City an affected local agency.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo
as follows:
SECTION 1. Findings: Based upon the City's Council Agenda Report, the proposed
basin boundary modifications proposed by the County of San Luis Obispo for the Santa Maria
Groundwater Basin will result in a more accurate boundary to support a sustainable groundwater
basin. The modifications will not change conditions in the adjacent San Luis Obispo Basin or
impact the ability of groundwater to be managed sustainably by the City. The request will also
improve coordination within the basin.
SECTION 2. Environmental Determination: The City Council hereby determines that this
Resolution is not a "project" under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because the
action does not involve any commitment to a specific project which may result in a potentially
significant physical impact on the environment, as contemplated by Title 14, California Code of
Regulations, Section 15378.
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SECTION 3. Effective Date: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its
adoption.
Upon motion of Council Member Pease, seconded by Vice Mayor Christianson, and on the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Council Members Gomez, Pease and Rivoire,
Vice Mayor Christianson and Mayor Harmon
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
The foregoing resolution was adopted this 19th day c
ATTEST:
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Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City
of San Luis Obispo, California, this 2,5'' day of :amu 201$
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Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
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