TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Water Agency Supervisor McGourty
MEETING DATE: August 31, 2021
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Supervisor McGourty
PHONE:
463-4441
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Amber Fisette
PHONE:
463-4363
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Authorization of Allocation of Four Thousand Dollars ($4,000) to the Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency to Conduct Groundwater Elevation Monitoring in Fall 2021 to Analyze the Impacts of the Current Drought Emergency on Groundwater Elevation in the Ukiah Valley Basin (Ukiah Area)
(Sponsors: Water Agency and Supervisor McGourty)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Authorize the allocation of four thousand dollars ($4,000) to the Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency to conduct groundwater elevation monitoring in Fall 2021 to analyze the impacts of the current drought emergency on groundwater elevation in the Ukiah Valley Basin (Ukiah Area)
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
By Resolution Number (No.) 17-056 (April 18, 2017), the Board approved Board of Supervisors (BOS) Agreement No. 17-015, a Joint Powers Agreement Forming the Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency and committing the County of Mendocino to act as the Agency's Treasurer and Controller. On July 10, 2018, the Board approved BOS Agreement No. 18-104 with Larry Walker and Associates for the development of the Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Plan, funded by a Proposition 1 Groundwater Sustainability Planning Grant from the California Department of Water Resources. On June 23, 2020, the Board approved the First Amendment to BOS Agreement 18-104 with Larry Walker and Associates for the development of the Ukiah Valley Groundwater Sustainability Plan for the Additional Amount of $1,037,140. By Resolution No. 21-051 (April 20, 2021), the Board declared a local emergency and imminent threat of disaster due to drought conditi...
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