Legislation
Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Act – See Assembly Bill No. 2995.
AB 2995 (34 kb) – State Assembly Bill No. 2995 was passed by the California Legislature and approved by the Governor in September 1982. It became effective on January 1, 1983 thus creating the Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency. This original legislation set up the means of administration and the governmental powers of the Agency, including adoption of ordinances.
SB 747 (13 kb) – State Senate Bill No. 747 amended and added to AB-2995 to allow extraction allocations for each water well when it was approved on June 10, 1991. Since it went into effect immediately, the FCGMA Board of Directors now had the ability to increase extraction charges to a maximum of $3.00 per acre-foot of water pumped. Modified powers allowed ordinances to be changed.
AB 2734 (12 kb) – State Assembly Bill No. 2734 was passed by the California Legislature and approved by the Governor in July 2005, which amended Senate Bill No. 747. Since it went into effect immediately, the FCGMA Board of Directors now have the ability to increase extraction charges to a maximum of $6.00 per acre-foot of water pumped.
SB 988 – State Senate Bill No. 988 was approved by the Governor on July 10, 2014. This bill authorizes, for the purpose of investigating compliance with or enforcing any provisions of the act or any agency ordinance, the agency to inspect any extraction facility within the boundaries of the agency. The bill requires the inspection to be made with the consent of the operator of the extraction facility, or, if consent is refused, with a duly issued inspection warrant.
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) – On September 16, 2014, Governor Brown signed Assembly Bill 1739 and Senate Bills 1168 and 1319, creating the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. The Act became effective January 1, 2015 and authorizes the formation of a Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) for each basin identified by the Department of Water Resources (DWR). The Act further provides that each such basin designated by DWR as being a high or medium priority is required to be managed under a Groundwater Sustainability Plan.
Agency Counsel’s Presentation on SGMA at the October 17, 2014 Special Board meeting.