Overview of This Effort How Did it Come Together? Plan Components Members Dues, Allocation to Tasks Data Security Political Landscape In Sacramento

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2 Overview of This Effort How Did it Come Together? Plan Components Members Dues, Allocation to Tasks Data Security Political Landscape In Sacramento Value of This Program To You & Central Coast Agriculture

3 November 2012 RFP for consultants Hired Michael Johnson & Parry Klassen in January Developed Plan, Met with RB Staff, Growers Presented Plan on March 15 to Regional Board Plan approved July 11, 2013 by Regional Board

4 Call went out for seed money: raised over $140K Task Force of Growers, Shippers, Associations Leading the Effort to develop a groundwater plan More than 160 contributors Paid for work to develop plan, begin initial well identification

5 Board of Directors seated on August 5, 2013 Adopted bylaws (still need to be ratified by members) Elected officers, executive committee Hired administration organization Grower-Shipper Association of Central California Named Executive Director, Parry Klassen Submitted IRS application to be 501(c)5 non profit organization

6 Pete Aiello Richard Bianchi Tim Borel Marshall Braga John Eiskamp Dennis Lebow Andrew Parolini Abby Taylor-Silva Mike King Uesugi Farms Sabor Farms The Nunes Company Braga Ranches JE Farms Reiter Berry McIntyre Vineyards/Monterey Pacific Grower-Shipper Association of Central CA Mission Ranches

7 Original mailings sent in July based on Preservation Inc. s list Sent to South to cover growers who live in the South with land in the North

8 State Water Board decision on September 24 Most decisions focused on surface water components State Board extended deadline to join Coalition to November 1, 2013 CCGC Board of Directors decided to open membership in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Northern Ventura Counties

9 State Water Board decision on September 24 Stipulated that new members must complete individual domestic well requirements to avoid delay in sampling CCGC will complete these requirements for an additional $1/acre at sign up

10 CCGC Board will add 2-3 board members from south counties Number will dependent of new acres added from south counties Asking for volunteers Must commitment to monthly meetings/calls Willing to be active board member

11 Geography: Enrolled growers in northern Central Coast region including portions of: Monterey County San Benito County Santa Clara County Santa Cruz County

12 Geography: Santa Barbara County San Luis Obispo County Ventura County (north)

13 Parry Klassen Executive Director, CCGC East San Joaquin Water Quality Coalition CURES Fresno County fruit grower

14 Implement and assume responsibility for the tasks to be completed Conduct outreach to members Coordinate with the Water Board to resolve issues that may arise

15 Collect & manage funds to pay for required activities Track members & report required member information to Water Board Manage contracts for technical work Manage communications & notifications to members & Water Board Conduct sampling to remain in compliance with the MRP requirements Manage water quality monitoring data Interpret data Submit reports to Water Board on behalf of members Document its organizational & management structure Provide members with annual summaries of expenditures of fees & revenue

16 New Option to Elect into Cooperative Program Can switch to cooperative groundwater option Submit membership application by November 1 CCGC to submit first member list to Water Board by November 15

17 Membership dues Asking for 4-year commitment so program can complete monitoring requirements: $13/acre for 4 years $7 per acre on sign-up for first 2 years Includes a $1 per acre buy-in fee to help offset the cost of the North to develop the program Budget based on anticipated expenses, 175,000 acres sign-up Second dues payment 2015: amount based on acreage sign-up levels

18 Under the Order, all individual growers are to conduct two initial samples of groundwater wells, one Spring (April-June) and one Fall (Oct- Dec) Should have completed Spring sampling already For addition $1 per acre, CCGC will conduct your Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 sample and submit it to the Regional Board on your behalf

19 As of Friday, October 18, ,383 acres 303 members Continuing to get phone calls, commitments to sign-up

20 Cooperative Program Technical Responsibilities: 1. Locating & sampling domestic supply wells on member owned/leased land 2. Characterizing groundwater aquifers in CCGC region with focus on shallow groundwater.

21 Locating & Sampling Domestic Supply Wells On Member Owned/Leased Land Timing for North: July 1, September 1, 2014 Northern Counties Completed in three (3) phases ID Wells in Specific Area, Sample Phase Location Completion Date Phase I Salinas Valley & Lockwood Valley March 31, 2014 Phase II Pajaro Valley June 30, 2014 Phase III Gilroy-Hollister area August 31, 2014

22 Locating & Sampling Domestic Supply Wells On Member Owned/Leased Land Gather logs for domestic wells from DWR No Well Log = Low Priority

23 Timing for South: January 30, 2013 June 30, 2014 Submit list of grower wells the CCGC will sample to complete individual monitoring and reporting activities for Fall 2013 Submit list of grower wells the CCGC will sample to complete individual monitoring and reporting activities for Spring 2014 November 15, 2013 January 30, 2014 Complete sampling of Fall individual wells December 31, 2013 Complete sampling of Spring individual wells May 31, 2014 Submit list of wells for groundwater sampling in south counties September 1, 2014 Submit supplemental list of wells for sampling in south counties November 1, 2014 Complete all well sampling in south counties December 1, 2014

24 There is a 90% probability that groundwater from a well in this location with have a concentration between 5 & 10 mg/l. User clicks here

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26 Quality Assurance Program Plan (QAPP) QAPP includes but not limited to: Project Organizational Structure A Discussion of The Field Methods To Be Used Meter Maintenance & Calibration Sample Collection Methods Chain of Custody Form Field SOP s Containers Sample Processing & Preservation Methods QAPP submitted to Water Board by December 1, 2013

27 Sampling & Analysis (SAP) Sampling Plan to include: Develop logistical details of field sampling, e.g., timing Identify who will perform sampling; Describe how sampling will be coordinated with landowners & tenants Identify wells to be sampled & timing of sampling; Describe well (domestic supply, agricultural supply, monitoring) Provide map of wells using same NAD 83 & 1:24,000 scale as provided for the cooperative program boundary

28 Aquifer Characterization Aquifer characterization: complete by June 30, 2015 describes : Recharge rates Depth to groundwater Flow direction(s) Subsurface lithology Subsurface cross sections for aquifers where available Description of subsurface heterogeneity Aquifer water quality nitrate only Identify gaps in water quality data Cooperative program plan to fill gap. The annual reports generated by CCGC influence annual updates to this characterization.

29 Cooperative Program Administrative Deliverables Deliverable Elements Date List of participating growers List of members in good standing November 15, 2013 Quarterly update of member list Member notification of responsibilities as a discharger Notice of inability to successfully conduct business as required by the Water Board List of members in Access or Excel format who enrolled in last quarter Consequences to members for not accepting member responsibilities; Water Board notification that members have been contacted Confirmation of member notification April 1, 2014, July 1, 2014, October 1, 2014 December 1, 2013 Quarterly as necessary starting 90 days after formation of cooperative program organization

30 Deliverable Elements Date Draft final report (memo) on concentration of nitrates in domestic supply wells across the cooperative program region Discussion of sampling results including contour maps & shapefiles of nitrate concentration contours, depths of domestic supply wells, number/percentage of wells with NO 3 above the MCL April 15, 2015 Final report incorporating Water Board comments Discussion of sampling results including contour maps & shapefiles of nitrate concentration contours, depths of domestic supply wells, number/percentage of wells with NO 3 above the MCL June 30, 2015

31 Annual Compliance Form Still in Flux from Ken Harris 5/22/13: At this time, we do not plan to make any modifications to the Annual Compliance Form, pending the State Board s issuance of their decision on the Petition of the Order. We will reconsider your request once the State Board issues their decision, which is expected late summer/early fall. As we discussed, most of the content of the Annual Compliance Form could be considered trade secret or secret processes & would not be disclosed to the public including amount of nitrogen applied in irrigation water.

32 Recognition that there are domestic water data gaps we may not be able to fill. Looking at all aquifers, based on data available. No longer staggering phases by aquifer, now staggered by geography. We are only responsible for members in our geographical boundaries, who are regulated in irrigated lands order.

33 Locating & Sampling Domestic Supply Wells On Member Owned/Leased Land Well Criteria for Determining Prioritization: Can the well water be accessed for reliable sampling? What does existing data indicate about spatial variability of the water quality in the area? Based on depth & screened interval, are there reliable & existing data for the depth interval & immediate area that can provide sufficient information about drinking water quality without sampling the well in question?

34 Locating & Sampling Domestic Supply Wells On Member Owned/Leased Land Wells for sampling will be placed into stages: Stage 1 Domestic drinking water supply wells with depth & screened interval information. Wells will be selected that: 1) Provide essential DW quality info 2) Are accessible 3) Provide good quality groundwater samples. Stage 2 Wells with depth & screened interval information on non-member parcels of characterization benefit, CMP to work with Water Board Staff to gain access & sample these wells. Stage 3 If insufficient number of wells identified in stage 1 & 2 to effectively characterize drinking water quality within reasonable certainty in specific areas, wells without depth & screened interval information will be sampled.

35 Table 2: Constituents to be monitored to characterize drinking water & the shallow aquifers (bottom 4 lines may not be needed) Function Constituents Compliance with Conditional Waiver ph, SC, TDS, total alkalinity, CA, Mg, Na, K, SO 4, & MRPs 1 Cl, NO 3 -NO 2 Potential for denitrification Oxidation-reduction potential, N 15 & O 18 Nitrogen source analysis isotopes N 15 & O 18 isotopes, pharmaceuticals Age of water in aquifer Tritium/H4, chlorofluorocarbons 2 Source of water Ca, Mg, Na, K, Cl, CO 3, SO 4, Br, O 18, deuterium, N 15

36 Using contours to provide spatial information about drinking water quality Gather data/information from available sources Collect additional water-quality data & well information Upload these data points to the regulatory-only side of Geo Tracker Under PRA Request, 1-mile blurred

37 Using contours to provide spatial information about drinking water quality Use all data to develop contours of the concentration of nitrate (& other relevant constituents) Create public web application that allows display of contours of data from various providers, including Geo Tracker & others

38 Data Security for the Long Term An Accurate Characterization of the Basins & Aquifers Science-Based, Consistent, Aggregated Reporting Lays groundwork for next General Order

39 Understanding mood in Sacramento Harter Report = SWRCB Report to the Legislature State Board tentative ruling on groundwater program CDFA Task Force on Fertilizer Tracking & Reporting Opportunities to influence the conversation What do we have to gain with a cooperative program?