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Director Memorandum 17-063
Date: July 18, 2017
Prepared By: Jennifer Ares, Water Resource Manager
Subject: Assignment of Appointees to Represent the Yucaipa Valley Water District at
the San Timoteo and Yucaipa Groundwater Sustainability Agencies
Recommendation: That the by minute order, the Board appoints:
• Jennifer Ares as the Primary Representative and Joseph Zoba
as the Alternate Representative to the San Timoteo
Groundwater Sustainability Agency; and
• Joseph Zoba as the Primary Representative and Jennifer Ares
as the Alternate Representative to the Yucaipa Groundwater
Sustainability Agency.
The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) became a new state requirement on
September 16, 2004, establishing a new structure for managing California’s groundwater
resources. The deadline to submit a Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSA) was on June
30, 2017, GSA’s are responsible for developing and implementing a groundwater sustainability
plan (GSP) to meet the sustainability goal of the basin.
At this time, it would be helpful for the Board of Directors to confirm the appointments of Joseph
Zoba, General Manager and Jennifer Ares, Water Resource Manager to the local Groundwater
Sustainability Agencies.
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