Tuesday, February 23, 2016

GOLF TOURNAMENT: 14th Annual Cal Poly SCE Tournament (April 22nd)

Golf Tournament:  14th Annual Cal Poly SCE Tournament

Date: Friday, April 22nd, 2016
Location: Blacklake Golf Resort, 1490 Golf Course Ln, Nipomo, CA 93444

Come play in SCE's annual golf tournament! It's a fantastic opportunity for students and representatives from multiple engineering companies to network. Lunch will be provided. We look forward to seeing you out there!

Questions:
Jonathon Centofranchi
(760) 520-5625


POST-MEETING INFO: Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Implementation

We had a great turnout this past Thursday (2/18/2016) at Rooster Creek Tavern to hear Carolyn Berg present on the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act and what is being done locally to comply with the requirements.

For additional information, please see the County’s website:

Cara Martinez (L) and Carolyn Berg (R).
(PC: Wes Thomson)

Thursday, February 11, 2016

BRANCH MEETING: February 18, 2016

Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Implementation

Presented by Carolyn Berg, County of San Luis Obispo

California’s Central Coast Hydrologic Region relies on groundwater for approximately 80-percent of its water supply to serve rural, urban, agricultural, and environmental demands. San Luis Obispo County, one of six counties within this region, has 22 groundwater basins underlying 3,304 square miles of largely rural and agricultural lands. Historically, these groundwater basins have had no requirements to manage groundwater. However in January 2015, the State enacted its first major groundwater law –the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)—that requires local agencies to establish governance structures in order to sustainably manage groundwater resources, and to prepare and implement Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSP).

Based on the State Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) 2014 Final Basin Prioritization, there are five high and medium priority groundwater basins mapped in San Luis Obispo County: Paso Robles (High), Santa Maria (High), Los Osos (High), San Luis Obispo (Edna) Valley (Medium), and Cuyama Valley (Medium). On January 13, 2015, the County Board of Supervisors adopted the SGMA Strategy and directed staff to implement the policy. The overarching strategy seeks to: “establish community focused Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSA) based on cooperative interagency and stakeholder relationships in order to comply with SGMA requirements.” It also describes specific actions such as seeking the maximum feasible funding through grant applications, supporting establishment of organizational agreements, and maximum feasible outreach to all potentially affected stakeholders.

Carolyn Berg, Senior Water Resources Engineer of County Public Works, will present an overview of the new SGMA law, and local efforts to comply with its requirements.

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Location: 
Rooster Creek Tavern
200 East Branch Street
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420

Date & Time: 
Thursday February 18, 2016 at 12 noon.

For additional details and sign-up, please click here.