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Approved on May 23, 2018

BYLAWS OF THE

YUCAIPA SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY

(Department of Water Resources Sub-Basin No. 8-02.07)

ARTICLE I - NAME, ORGANIZATION, REPRESENTATIVES, PRINCIPAL OFFICE

Section 1.1 Name. The name of this organization is the Yucaipa Sustainable Groundwater

Management Agency (hereinafter referred to as the “Yucaipa-SGMA”).

Section 1.2 Organization. The Yucaipa-SGMA was formed by a Memorandum of Agreement

(“MOA”) in 2017 which remains in full force and effect, by and among: South Mesa
Water Company, South Mountain Water Company, Western Heights Water
Company and Yucaipa Valley Water District, herein collectively referred to as the

“Water Purveyors”; and the City of Calimesa, the City of Redlands, and the City of
Yucaipa, herein collectively referred to as the “Municipalities”; and the San
Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District, and the San Gorgonio Pass Water

Agency, herein collectively referred to as the “Regionals.” Each of the above-
described entities is individually referred to as a “Party” and collectively referred to

as the “Parties”.

Section 1.3 Board of Directors. Each Party shall appoint a principal representative and

alternative representative, who may be changed from time to time at the sole
discretion of the designating Party. The principal representative appointed to the

Yucaipa-SGMA shall be a senior executive management level employee of each
designating Party. In the event that the appointed representative(s) is/are no
longer employed by the appointing Party, the individual will be removed as a

member of the Board of Directors of the Yucaipa-SGMA. Written confirmation from
the governing board shall be provided to the Yucaipa-SGMA at the Principal Office
following any change in representation.

Section 1.4 Principal Office. The principal office of the Corporation is hereby fixed and located
at the offices of the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District, 380 East

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