GROUNDWATER COMMITTEE MEETING

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1 1 GROUNDWATER COMMITTEE MEETING June 1, 2017 UNITED WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT

2 2 AGENDA 1. Public Comment 2. Approval of Minutes 3. Santa Paula Basin Activities 4. Update on Article 21 Water and Castaic Lake Releases 5. Sea Water Intrusion Update 6. Groundwater Model Update 7. Sustainable Groundwater Mgmt. Act (SGMA) 8. Fox Cyn. Groundwater Mgmt. Agency (FCGMA)

3 3 3. SANTA PAULA BASIN ACTIVITIES

4 4 TOPICS Safe-Yield Study (United) Practical Measures Study/Yield Enhancement Options (SPBPA) 2016 Annual Report (United) Other investigations

5 5 SAFE-YIELD STUDY - TIMELINE Date May 25, 2017 July(?) 2017 Fall(?) 2017 Submittal/Activity DBS&A submitted final report, United shared with TAC members and other interested parties United staff will present final report to Board of Directors for adoption TAC will submit to Court, together with SPBPA s Yield Enhancement Evaluation

6 6 PRACTICAL MEASURES STUDY/YIELD ENHANCEMENT OPTIONS TIMELINE Date July 29, 2016 Oct 13 and 26, 2016 May 14, 2017 June/July 2017 July 2017 Submittal/Activity Revised draft submitted to TAC UWCD and City comments submitted to SPBPA Revised draft (extensively modified) submitted to TAC Proposed technical discussion to answer reviewer questions United (and presumably Ventura) to submit written comments

7 7 PRACTICAL MEASURES STUDY/YIELD ENHANCEMENT OPTIONS Current revised draft focuses on new water-supply and conservation projects Shift pumping from west to east Pressurized delivery system Potentially increase pumping at Fillmore/SP boundary United staff has questions, suggestions for clarity

8 2016 ANNUAL REPORT TIMELINE Date July 2017 September 2017 October 2017 November 2017 December 2017 March 2018 Submittal/Activity Target for United to submit review draft to TAC SPBPA and City submit comments Submit revised draft to TAC TAC review of revised draft Finalize report Submit final report to Court, submit online adjudicated-basin data to DWR 8

9 9 STATUS OF ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS/REPORTS Status United SPB Pumpers Association City of San Buenaventura Completed Safe Yield Study In Review Revised (3rd draft) Practical Measures Study/Yield Enhancement Options Underway 2016 Annual Report Changes to SP Creek Channel and Effects on Recharge On Hold Groundwater Storage Changes Accounting of Alluvial Pumping & Surface Diversions

10 4. UPDATE ON CASTAIC LAKE AND LAKE PIRU RELEASES

11 RELEASE SUMMARY Castaic Lake: 10,000 AF Article ,800 AF flood flows Lake Piru: 15,000 AF State Water/flood flows Combined release Castaic + emergency release SFD

12 FINAL HURDLES CLEARED Castaic Cone valve repair complete Survey Arroyo Toad negative Release Committee Meeting Quagga Control Plans Monitoring Plan Newhall crossings Improvements Camulos Ranch diversion 5/17 Start Castaic Release

13 RELEASES AND RIVER RESPONSE

14 NEWHALL CROSSINGS 25 cfs 115 cfs

15 Willard DS Sespe WATER EVERYWHERE! Fish Hatchery

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17 RELEASE SCHEDULE (CFS) Castaic SFD 5/17 5/ /29 5/ / /1 6/ /17 6/ /22 6/ / Release rates and schedule may be adjusted

18 LAKE PIRU RELEASE 18

19 19 5. SEA WATER INTRUSION UPDATE

20 SEA WATER INTRUSION UPDATE

21 6. GROUNDWATER MODEL UPDATE

22 22 GROUNDWATER MODEL GENERAL West Las Posas basin conceptual model Documentation Workshops DBS&A (consultant for FCGMA) recharge comparisons Collaboration with Intera (consultant for Calleguas MWD) on LPB model

23 WEST LAS POSAS BASIN 23

24 7. SGMA UPDATE 24

25 GSA FORMATION MOUND BASIN JPA Consideration o May 9th City of VTA City Council - approved o May 26 th JPA amended o May 30th UWCD BOD - approved o June 5 th City of VTA City Council consideration of amended JPA o June 6 th - VCBOS Next Steps o Public notices / First meeting of JPA June22 at 10:00am o Notice of Intent to become GSA to DWR by June 30th

26 GSA FORMATION FILLMORE & PIRU BASINS JPA consideration & approval April 25 th - VC BOS approved May 3 rd - UWCD BOD approved May 23 rd - City of Fillmore City Council approved Next Steps o Public notices / First meeting of JPA possibly June 19 th o Notice of Intent to become GSA to DWR by June 30th

27 GSA FORMATION EARLY DECISIONS Elect to become GSA Administrative Solicitation for Stakeholder Director nominations / review & approve, if acceptable, the nominations Executive Director or?? Legal counsel Accounting Budget interim Bylaws Fed Tax ID # (needed for grant applications) Consider GSP grant funding Basin boundary modifications GSP preparation outside consultant or UWCD or??

28 9. FOX CANYON GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY UPDATE

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