DATE: September 27, 2022
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) for the Implementation of the City/EBMUD Jointly Prepared East Bay Plain Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) authorizing the City Manager to execute an Agreement, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with EBMUD for Implementation of the East Bay Plain Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP), jointly prepared by the City and EBMUD.End
SUMMARY
In June 2017, the State formally designated Hayward as the Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) for the portion of the East Bay Plain Groundwater Subbasin (EBP Subbasin) that underlies the City. EBMUD is the GSA for the remaining portion of the Subbasin that underlies the agency’s service area. As a GSA, Hayward is responsible for developing and implementing a GSP to sustainably manage groundwater within its management area. Hayward and EBMUD worked together to prepare a single GSP for the EBP Subbasin, under the terms of a Cooperating Agreement. The governing bodies of each entity approved the GSP in December 2021, and it was submitted to the State in January 2022. Staff is requesting authorization to enter into an Implementation Agreement to work cooperatively with EBMUD to implement the GSP management actions necessary to ensure groundwater sustainability.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Resolution