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SANTA ROSA PLAIN GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY AGENCY UPDATE
The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) required some groundwater basins, including the Santa Rosa Plain basin, to form Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) to sustainably manage the groundwater basin and develop a groundwater management plan. In the Santa Rosa Plain basin, the cities of Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, and Cotati, the Town of Windsor, Sonoma County, the Sonoma County Water Agency, the Goldridge and the Sonoma Resource Conservation Districts formed the Santa Rosa Plain GSA to comply with SGMA.
The Santa Rosa Plain GSA is a self-funded agency, with the initial funding for the first two years coming from each of the member agencies of the GSA. The GSA Board has been working with a rate consultant to explore options for rates and fees to provide funding for the GSA after the first two years. Staff will provide the Board an update on the current fee option that is being considered by the GSA. The Boa...
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