City Council Agenda
Memo to:
Manteca City Council
From:
Kevin Jorgensen II, Director of Engineering/City Engineer
L. David Nefouse, City Attorney
Prepared by:
Toshiro Sessoms, Assistant Engineer; Daniella G. Green, Assistant City Attorney
Date:
November 19, 2024
Subject:
Statement of Consistency pursuant to Executive Order N-7-22 and Findings of Fact for the new groundwater irrigation well in the Yosemite Square subdivision.
Recommendation:
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Adopt a resolution approving the Statement of Consistency pursuant to Executive Order N-7-22 and Findings of Fact for construction of a new groundwater irrigation well in the Yosemite Square subdivision for irrigation of the park constructed as part of the subdivision; and authorize the City Engineer or designee to take all appropriate actions necessary to comply with the terms of the Executive Order.
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Background:
In 2003, the City of Manteca (City) adopted its 2023 General Plan. The General Plan was amended in 2011 and 2016. When the City adopted its General Plan in 2003, and amended the General Plan in 2011 and 2016, the Yosemite Square Subdivision, included a park that would need a groundwater irrigation well.
In 2014, the California Legislature passed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), which requires designated medium and high prior basins to prepare a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP). SGMA also allowed for the creation of Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) to manage the extraction of groundwater within their geographic limits. The Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Basin (Basin) underlies much of San Joaquin County, including the City Of Manteca. In 2016, the City of Manteca became its own GSA, and later in 2017 it elected to become a member of the Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Authority (ESJGA). In 2019, ESJGA Members adopted the Basin's GSP with a goal to achieve sustainability in the Basin by 2040.
On March 29, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom adopted Executive Orde...
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