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BEAUMONT BASIN WATERMASTER

MEMORANDUM NO. 17-15

Date: June 7, 2017

From: Hannibal Blandon, ALDA Inc

Subject: 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Reporting
Requirements and its Impacts on the 2017 Consolidated Annual
Report and Engineering Report

Recommendation: No recommendation - For discussion

As an adjudicated basin, the Beaumont Basin has reporting requirements to the state in order to
comply with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014. A fact sheet summarizing
the nature of this act is attached; a full copy of the act can be downloaded from the California
Department of Water Resources or the Association of California Water Agencies websites.

While a full discussion of the Act may be conducted at a later time, the intent of this agenda item
is to discuss the impact of the act on the preparation of the Annual Report. Under the Act, a
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Watermaster is required to submit information about the basin by April 1 of each year beginning
with 2015. Submittal of the following data is required under the Act:
✓ Groundwater elevation data
✓ Annual aggregated data identifying groundwater extraction for the preceding water year.
✓ Surface water supply used for or available for use for recharge or in-lieu use.
✓ Total water use.
✓ Change in groundwater storage.
✓ The annual report submitted to the court.

Mr. Tony Lara, BCVWD’s Director of Operations, partially addressed the reporting requirements
for 2015 and 2016. Missing from his submittal was the final Annual Report for each year as this
report is finalized later in the year.
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Submitting the final Annual Report by April 1 of each year to be compliant with the Act will require
some changes in the timing and approval process of the draft and final reports. Mr. Blandon will
present this topic for discussion by members of the Watermaster Committee to determine the best
avenue to address the reporting requirements of the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management
Act.