SB 1084: Mono County Tri-Valley Groundwater Management District.

Existing law, the Mono County Tri-Valley Groundwater Management District Act, creates the Mono County Tri-Valley Groundwater Management District consisting of specified areas of eastern Mono County. The act requires the board of directors of the district to consist of 7 members, one member being a county supervisor and 6 members being residents of the district who are owners of real property within the district elected at large from the district, 3 of whom have on their property extraction facilities capable of pumping at least 100 gallons per minute exclusive of domestic use.

This bill would provide that the county supervisor member is an ex officio, nonvoting member of the board. The bill would add an additional elected member who is required to be a resident of the district and owner of real property within the district. The bill would provide that this additional member shall be elected initially at the November 3, 2020, general election and before the term of that elected member may be appointed by the board of directors, as specified.

The act requires the board to adopt rules for the carrying out of its business and authorizes the board to establish zones of benefit within the district.

This bill would instead authorize the board to adopt rules for the carrying out of its business and would provide certain purposes for which the board is authorized to establish zones of benefit within the district.

The act requires the board to appoint a Groundwater Advisory Board consisting of 15 persons, 5 each who reside in the Valleys of Benton, Chalfant, and Hammil, are eligible to vote, and reside within the boundaries of the district. The act requires 5 members of the advisory board to reside in each of the Valleys of Benton, Chalfant, and Hammil. The act requires the advisory board to adopt procedural rules and to meet at least once each quarter.

This bill would instead authorize the board to appoint the advisory board, would not specify the number of members of the advisory board, and would provide that to the greatest extent practicable, the board is required to appoint members to the advisory board so that the residents of each of the 3 valleys are equally represented. The bill would instead authorize the advisory board to adopt procedural rules and to meet, as specified.