August 14, 2019

Workshop #1: Groundwater and SGMA 101

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The first stakeholder workshop provided participants with an overview of the SGMA in easy-to-understand terms, including an overview of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and why sustainable management of the SLO Basin has been made a State priority. Presenters described what groundwater is and will show the current state of the SLO Basin’s groundwater levels and conditions. Expect an accessible presentation that will give a solid grounding in the policy, the region’s approach to developing a GSP, and how the plan may affect you.

6:00pm-8:00pm

Library Community Room, 995 Palm Street • San Luis Obispo, CA

June 10, 2020 • 3:30pm-5:00pm

Workshop #2: Groundwater Management Vision

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In this virtual workshop, attendees will participate in an interactive exercise to set the vision for what a “sustainable SLO Basin” means. To inform the exercise, the project team will ground attendees in the key takeaways of the Basin Setting work completed to date, which helps predict future groundwater demand and describes the unique makeup and challenges associated with groundwater management in the SLO Basin. They’ll also describe the role of the Water Budget and the Surface/Groundwater Model in meeting the requirements of SGMA. A recording of the workshop will be published the project website within one day of the live session.

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August 5, 2020

Workshop #3: Sustainable Goal Setting

In this educational and interactive workshop, stakeholder perceptions will be collected to inform the preliminary sustainability goals for the SLO Basin. The project team will begin by describing the recommended representative wells and monitoring network that have been recommended by the GSA, as well as a recap of what was presented at Workshop #2: Groundwater Management 101, including: the Water Budget, sustainable management criteria (SMCs), and the requirement to set a “minimum threshold” and measurable objectives for each SMC. In the last half of the workshop, participants will break into group activities to experience the complexity of what goes into setting a sustainable groundwater goal, as well as setting minimum thresholds and measurable objectives.

6:00pm-8:00pm

LOCATION SUBJECT TO CHANGE — Library Community Room, 995 Palm Street • San Luis Obispo, CA

January 6, 2021

Workshop #4: Projects and Management Actions

In this educational and interactive workshop, stakeholder perceptions will be collected to inform the preliminary set of projects and management actions to reach sustainability in the SLO Basin. The project team will start by relaying key decisions, including the GSA’s recommendations for representative wells, monitoring network, sustainable management criteria minimum thresholds and measurable objectives, and the sustainable yield goal. They’ll also introduce how the GSP implementation plan will allow for optimum flexibility, including check-ins every five years to adjust the plan direction. Finally, they’ll introduce a framework of categories for projects and management actions to show how different types of actions will affect groundwater sustainability, while helping participants understanding the cost, benefits, and impact of different types of management actions. In the last half of the workshop, participants will break into small groups to directly inform the preliminary set of projects and management actions that will be used to achieve sustainability in the SLO Basin.

6:00pm-8:00pm

LOCATION SUBJECT TO CHANGE — Library Community Room, 995 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, CA