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Board expands stormwater matching funds to support Big Valley groundwater work, citing SGMA compliance needs
Summary
The board approved expanding previously authorized stormwater matching funds to cover groundwater/SGMA implementation costs (annual reports, periodic evaluations, feasibility work), and accepted an update on the Big Valley Groundwater Sustainability Plan Advisory Committee.
Lake County’s Water Resources Department asked the board to expand the allowable uses of a previously authorized $500,000 stormwater match to help fund immediate Groundwater Sustainability Act (SGMA) obligations for the Big Valley Basin.
Todd Abbott, the county’s groundwater coordinator, outlined SGMA requirements and ongoing county work: the Big Valley Basin is a medium‑priority basin subject to SGMA, annual reports are required and a five‑year periodic evaluation is due in…
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