Score: +3
(3/0/0)
Ventura County Grand Jury
• 2014-2015
City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural and Business Water Resources
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Findings and Recommendations 47 findings
F01
Oxnard secures its water from a variety of sources, which complicates the City’s water management. (FA-03, FA-04, FA-05, FA-18)
No recommendations for this finding
F02
Overpumping of water from wells, combined with reduced rainfall, has seriously increased salt water intrusion into local aquifers. (FA-06, FA-08)
No recommendations for this finding
F03
Oxnard displayed prescient long-range planning when it undertook a major study resulting in a program titled GREAT. The intent of GREAT was to provide an additional supply source for water for Oxnard and its adjoining agricultural and business entities. (FA-08, FA-09, FA-10, FA-11, FA-12, FA-13, FA-14)
No recommendations for this finding
F04
GREAT is an ambitious and financially daring program that has required and will require major capital investments in facility construction to accomplish its objectives. (FA-11, FA-13, FA-14) 8 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural
No recommendations for this finding
F05
Most of the Advanced Water Purification Facility’s (AWPF) Phase 1 construction has been completed and can produce recycled water. Completion has proven that the advanced technology for producing recycled water is as effective as Oxnard projected. (FA-24)
No recommendations for this finding
F06
When Phase 1 and Phase 2 of GREAT are funded and completed, the AWPF is projected to produce water at or below competitive prices, which could justify the enormous risk the City Council took in approving the program. (FA-25)
No recommendations for this finding
F07
Water issues are not restricted to Oxnard but are countywide. County issues are administered by numerous separate, sometimes competitive, independent entities. There is no overall County organization that has comprehensive regulatory authority over these entities that could compel compliance. (FA-01, FA-02, FA-34, FA-39, FA-40, FA-41, FA-42, FA-43)
No recommendations for this finding
F08
The Watersheds Coalition of Ventura County has too many participating parties to function as an efficient regulatory agency for the County. (FA-40)
No recommendations for this finding
F09
Oxnard is the last city to receive water flowing through the County’s aquifers and rivers. (FA-07)
No recommendations for this finding
F10
The State has granted the Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency (FCGMA) important status as the Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) to develop the Groundwater Sustainability Plan for the Fox Canyon aquifer. The State is in the process of creating new standards for future and more effective groundwater management. (FA-46, FA-47) Recommendations
Related Recommendations (1)
R02
The Grand Jury recommends that the City Council initiate collaboration with and provide assistance to the Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency (FCGMA) in establishing the State-required Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) for its aquifer. The GSP will establish regulations and binding consequences for noncompliance. A joint effort could provide a more efficient, sustainable, and equitable process to distribute water throughout the area of the Fox Canyon Aquifer and become a model for the County. (FI-07, FI-08, FI-10) City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 9 Responses Responses required from: City of Oxnard City Council (FI-06, FI-07, FI-08, FI-09, FI-10) (R-01, R-02) Responses requested from: City of Oxnard City Manager (FI-06, FI-07, FI-08, FI-09, FI-10) (R-01, R-02) City of Oxnard Utilities Department Interim Director (FI-06, FI-07, FI-08, FI-09, FI- 10) (R-01, R-02) Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency (FI-06, FI-07, FI-08, FI-09, FI-10) (R-01, R-02) References Ref-01. State of California, Department of Transportation, “Ventura County Economic Forecast, Ventura County 2011,” http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tpp/offices/eab/socio_economic_files/2011/V entura.pdf (accessed December 21, 2014). Ref-02. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, “Oxnard, California,” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxnard,_California (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-03. City of Oxnard, Development Services, Planning, Project Description, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, “GREAT Program Advanced Planning Study,” May 2002, http://developmentservices.cityofoxnard.org/Uploads/Planning/GREAT/S ection2.pdf (accessed November 14, 2014). Ref-04. City of Oxnard, GREAT Program Recycled Water, “Water…Essential to All Life: Past, Present and Future,” http://www.oxnardnews.org/great.aspx?md=faq#16 (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-05. Snyder, Stephanie. “Oxnard dedicates ‘world class’ water recycling facility,” Ventura County Star, October 11, 2012, http://www.vcstar.com/news/oxnard-dedicates-world-class-water- recycling (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-06. Wenner, Gretchen. “Pump problems keep Oxnard desalter offline,” Ventura County Star, March 18, 2013, http://www.vcstar.com/news/pump-problems-keep-oxnard-desalter- offline (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-07. Wenner, Gretchen. “Oxnard’s showcase desalter hasn’t worked for more than two years,” Ventura County Star, May 23, 2014, 10 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural http://www.vcstar.com/news/oxnards-showcase-desalter-hasnt-worked- for-more (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-08. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, “Seawater Intrusion in a Coastal California Aquifer,” http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/1996/0125/report.pdf (accessed November 20, 2014). Ref-09. Harris, Mike; Hoops, Stephanie. “Drought moves Ventura County water officials to action,” Ventura County Star, January 17, 2014, http://www.vcstar.com/news/officials-in-ventura-county-keeping-close- eye-on (accessed November 20, 2014). Ref-10. Watersheds Coalition of Ventura County, http://www.ventura.org/wcvc/ (accessed November 19, 2014) Ref-11. CA.GOV, Department of Water Resources, “California State Water Project Overview,” http://www.water.ca.gov/swp/ (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-12. Kelley, Daryl. “Seawater Invading Wells, Report Says,” Los Angeles Times, February 15, 2003, http://articles.latimes.com/2003/feb/15/local/me-seawater15 (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-13. Lynch, Scott. CH2M HILL, Oxnard GREAT Program, “California Section Conference, WateReuse Association,” March 2009, https://www.watereuse.org/files/images/Scott_Lynch.pdf (accessed November 14, 2014). Ref-14. Oxnard City Council, meeting of June 25, 2013, Agenda Item K.2., http://oxnard.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=&clip_id=2413& meta_id=129096 (accessed November 14, 2014). Ref-15. City of Oxnard, Public Works, Water Section, “A Roadmap Toward Sustainable Water Supplies,” http://publicworks.cityofoxnard.org/14/99/485 (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-16. United Water Conservation District, “Facilities and Strategies,” http://www.unitedwater.org/about-us-6/facilities-a-strategies (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-17. Calleguas Municipal Water District, “Controlling costs to minimize rate impacts…,” http://www.calleguas.com/about-calleguas-municipal-water- district/index.asp (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-18. City of Oxnard, Utilities Task Force Regular Meeting Minutes, Thursday, June 21, 2012, http://oxnard.granicus.com/DocumentViewer.php?file=oxnard_c908233 5f70e29ad1783d74355fabf4a.pdf&view=1 (accessed November 21, 2014). City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 11 Ref-19. Oxnard City Council, meeting of January 13, 2015, http://oxnard.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=46&clip_id=29 67 (accessed January 27, 2015). Ref-20. Kennedy/Jenks Consultants. City of Oxnard, “Final Recycled Water Backbone System Study,” October 7, 2005. Ref-21. Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency, “Emergency Ordinance - E,” http://www.fcgma.org/images/ordinances_legislation/Emergency_Ordin ance_E_-_Orig._Signed_optimized.pdf (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-22. City of Oxnard, Oxnard Water Conservation Program, Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/OxnardWaterConservationProgram?hc_locati on=timeline (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-23. Water – technology.net, “US city plans to build groundwater desalination plant,” November 2, 2012, http://www.water- technology.net/news/newsus-groundwater-desalination-plant (accessed January 26, 2015). Ref-24. Calleguas Municipal Water District, “Salinity Management and Water Supply in Ventura County,” September 30, 2013, http://www.waterplan.water.ca.gov/docs/meeting_materials/regional/2 013-09-30/Ventura-SalinityMgmt-PPT.pdf (accessed January 26, 2015). Ref-25. O’Connor, Lydia. “California Passes $7.5 Billion Water Bond,” The Huffington Post, November 4, 2014, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/04/prop-1-water- bond_n_6097526.html (accessed January 26, 2015). Ref-26. Ventura County Resource Conservation District, http://www.vcrcd.org/ (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-27. Association of Water Agencies Ventura County, http://www.awavc.org/ (accessed November 19, 2014). Ref-28. Orange County Water District, http://www.ocwd.com/ (accessed November 19, 2014). Ref-29. State of California Groundwater Legislation, http://www.water.ca.gov/cagroundwater/moresgma.cfm (accessed February 11, 2015). Ref-30. Farm Bureau of Ventura County, January 2015, http://farmbureauvc.com/pdf_forms/newsletters/FB-Newsletter- January-2015.pdf (accessed February 12, 2015). Attachments Att-01. Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Groundwater Basins Att-02. United Water Conservation District Boundary 12 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural Att-03. GREAT Program Update, City Council Meeting, 25 Jun 2013 Att-04. Effect Upon Water Costs – Stabilized Rates Att-05. Calleguas Municipal Water District Att-06. Utilities Task Force Meeting, 21 Jun 2012 Att-07. GREAT Program Update, City Council Meeting, 25 Jun 2013 Att-08. Advanced Water Purification Facility Pipeline City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 13 Glossary TERM DEFINITION AF Acre foot – 325,900 gallons Aquifer An underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt) from which groundwater can be extracted using a water well AWPF Advanced Water Purification Facility City Council Oxnard City Council CMWD Calleguas Municipal Water District County County of Ventura CSWP California State Water Project Debt service The cash that is required for a particular time period to cover the payment of interest and principal on a debt Effluent Sewage or other liquid waste that is discharged into a body of water FATW Full Advanced Treatment Water FCGMA Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency GREAT Groundwater Recovery Enhancement and Treatment GSA Groundwater Sustainability Agency GSP Groundwater Sustainability Plan IRWMP Integrated Regional Water Management Plan MWD Metropolitan Water District of Southern California OC Orange County, California Overdraft condition More water has been pumped out of the aquifer than has been replenished OWTP Oxnard Wasterwater Treatment Plant Oxnard City of Oxnard 14 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural TERM DEFINITION Pumping allocation FCGMA establishes the amount of water credit (allocation) a water supplier may withdraw from the Fox Canyon aquifer. If the water supplier secures water from another source, the supplier may receive a conservation credit that could be redeemed to pump aquifer groundwater at a later date. PVCWD Pleasant Valley County Water District Recharge A hydrologic process where water moves downward from surface water to groundwater Reverse osmosis A technique for purifying water by forcing impure water through a semipermeable membrane across which salts and other impurities cannot pass Seawater intrusion The use of injection wells and a subsurface barrier barrier in the prevention of seawater intrusion Secondary effluent After wastewater goes through the first primary treatment, it undergoes a secondary biological process to remove suspended solids and other organic matter. SGMA Sustainable Groundwater Maintenance Act Tertiary water A third processing of wastewater during which nutrients (such as phosphorous and nitrogen) and most suspended solids are removed VCRCD Ventura County Resource Conservation District Water Storage Well An excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, boring, or drilling to hold water for future needs WCVC Watersheds Coalition of Ventura County Wetlands Land or areas (such as marshes or swamps) that are covered, often intermittently, with shallow water or have soil saturated with moisture City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 15 Attachment 01 Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Groundwater Basins 16 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Groundwater Basins City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 17 Attachment 02 United Water Conservation District Boundary 18 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural United Water Conservation District Boundary City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 19 Attachment 03 GREAT Program Update, City Council Meeting 25 Jun 2013 20 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 21 Attachment 04 Effect Upon Water Costs – Stabilized Rates 22 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural Effect Upon Water Costs – Stabilized Rates City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 23 Attachment 05 Calleguas Municipal Water District 24 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural Calleguas Municipal Water District City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 25 Attachment 06 Utilities Task Force Meeting, 21 Jun 2012 26 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 27 Attachment 07 GREAT Program Update, City Council Meeting, 25 Jun 2013 28 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 29 Attachment 08 Advanced Water Purification Facility Pipeline 30 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 31
F11
GREAT called for a major investment in new construction, including new facilities, pipelines, and underground water storage capabilities. [Ref-03]
No recommendations for this finding
F12
The existing Oxnard Water Treatment Plant (OWTP) produces “secondary effluent” that currently has no commercial use. This effluent is discharged into the Pacific Ocean via a 48-inch-diameter outfall pipe that is 5,950 feet long and 60 feet under water. [Ref-03, Ref-13, Ref-14]
No recommendations for this finding
F13
A major component of GREAT was to build a facility, the Advanced Water Purification Facility (AWPF), to further process the secondary effluent from the OWTP. This additional processing would produce “tertiary water”—high- quality, recycled water for use in agriculture, industry, golf courses, and parks. The first of four phases was substantially completed in 2012 at a cost of approximately $110 million. [Ref-03, Ref-05, Ref-13, Ref-14] 4 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural
No recommendations for this finding
F14
Another significant part of GREAT was the construction of the desalter. The desalter uses reverse osmosis to remove dissolved minerals and nitrates from Oxnard aquifer water. The desalter and its associated components were completed in 2008 at a cost of $63 million. [Ref-03, Ref-13, Ref-15]
No recommendations for this finding
F15
The desalter was not operational from December 2011 through July 2014 for a variety of reasons. Chief among them were budget problems that caused (1) construction shortcuts, including insufficient backup systems; and (2) inability to repair the desalter system when it failed. This nonoperation phase was further compounded by significant personnel shortages in key positions. [Ref-06, Ref-07]
No recommendations for this finding
F16
Oxnard was required to purchase water from other sources while the desalter was nonoperational. [Ref-07]
No recommendations for this finding
F17
The AWPF was planned as a four-phase project. Completing Phase 1 will allow the facility to produce 7,000 acre feet (AF) per year of recycled water. Completing Phases 2 through 4 will each produce the same amount, for a total potential production of 28,000 AF per year. [Ref-03, Ref-13, Ref-14]
No recommendations for this finding
F18
Oxnard receives its water from three primary sources: Oxnard wells, United Water Conservation District (UWCD), and the Calleguas Municipal Water District (CMWD). The cost of water from Oxnard wells and UWCD is the same: approximately $701 per AF. CMWD charges $1,248 per AF. [Ref-03, Ref-07, Ref-14] (Att-01, Att-02, Att-03)
No recommendations for this finding
F19
Oxnard’s projection for water rates reflects significant increases in both UWCD and CMWD prices. If these projections are accurate, water from the AWPF will be competitive with water provided by current suppliers. [Ref- 13] (Att-03, Att-04)
No recommendations for this finding
F20
UWCD is Oxnard’s wholesale groundwater supplier. It manages water resources of the Santa Clara River and associated aquifers. It also operates several water production and distribution facilities, providing water to municipal and agricultural customers in a 330-square-mile service area in the western part of the County. [Ref-03, Ref-16] (Att-02)
No recommendations for this finding
F21
The CMWD is Oxnard’s imported water supplier with a service area spanning 375 square miles in the County. CMWD provides this water from the Metropolitan Water District, which receives its water from the California State Water Project (CSWP). [Ref-03, Ref-17] (Att-05)
No recommendations for this finding
F22
The projected cost to produce water at the AWPF will be reduced from approximately $1,854 to $1,298 per Acre Foot (AF) when Phase 1 and Phase 2 are completed. [Ref-14] (Att-03)
No recommendations for this finding
F23
The projected cost to complete Phase 1 and Phase 2 is $76 million and $55 million respectively, for a total of $131 million. [Ref-18] (Att-06)
No recommendations for this finding
F24
Initial Phase 1 water production of the Advanced Water Purification Facility (AWPF) will be 7,000 AF per year. AWPF can operate with a limited capacity of 1,800 AF. [Ref-18] (Att-07) City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 5
No recommendations for this finding
F25
Of the Advanced Water Purification Facility’s (AWPF) Phase 1 production, 1,800 AF is planned for City and commercial Oxnard customers: River Ridge Golf Club, Riverpark Development, and International Paper (Indy Container Board). The balance of 5,200 AF will be distributed to the Pleasant Valley County Water District (PVCWD), outside the boundaries of Oxnard. [Ref-18] (Att-07)
No recommendations for this finding
F26
In January 2015 a management use agreement (Full Advanced Treatment Recycled Water Management and Use Agreement) was negotiated wherein Oxnard will provide excess recycled water from the AWPF to the PVCWD. The PVCWD will then distribute the water to farms included in the
No recommendations for this finding
F27
On January 13, 2015, the Oxnard City Council approved the management use agreement with PVCWD to take “all the water they can produce, up to 5,200 AF.” [Ref-19]
No recommendations for this finding
F28
Pleasant Valley County Water District (PVCWD) infrastructure can be used to deliver water to individual farms.
No recommendations for this finding
F29
It will take 18 months to complete construction of the connecting lines to the PVCWD infrastructure that will deliver AWPF water for agricultural use.
No recommendations for this finding
F30
An existing pipeline runs from the Advanced Water Purification Facility (AWPF) west along Hueneme Road and north along Ventura Road for approximately nine miles. The pipeline was built to carry AWPF water to nonagricultural customers. [Ref-13, Ref-20] (Att-07, Att-08)
No recommendations for this finding
F31
An important aspect of the GREAT program is the need to construct storage wells for the excess recycled water. This will be required for those periods when demand for the recycled water is less than the capacity production of the AWPF. [Ref-03, Ref-14]
No recommendations for this finding
F32
The Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency (FCGMA) was “established by the California (State) Legislature in 1982, and is charged with the preservation and management of groundwater resources within the areas or lands overlying the Fox Canyon aquifer for the common benefit of the public and all agricultural, domestic, and municipal and industrial users.” The FCGMA protects the Oxnard Plain by regulating the amount of water that may be pumped from the Fox Canyon Aquifer in order to prevent an overdraft condition. [Ref-21] (Att-01)
No recommendations for this finding
F33
FCGMA protection addresses aquifers within several groundwater basins underlying the southern portion of Ventura County. It covers all land lying above its deep Fox Canyon aquifer, which accounts for much of the water needs for residents in the cities of Ventura, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Camarillo, and Moorpark, plus the unincorporated communities of Saticoy, El Rio, Somis, Moorpark Home Acres, Nyeland Acres, Point Mugu, and Montalvo. [Ref-21] 6 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural
No recommendations for this finding
F34
Oxnard requires a 20% reduction of all water pumped from wells in its jurisdiction, in conformity with 2014 imposed FCGMA pumping restrictions. [Ref-21, Ref-22]
No recommendations for this finding
F35
Conservation water-pumping allocations from the FCGMA are being granted but cannot be used because of the drought.
No recommendations for this finding
F36
The City of Camarillo is scheduled to begin building a desalination plant within the next two years. [Ref-23]
No recommendations for this finding
F37
Calleguas Municipal Water District (CMWD) has identified 10 desalters in its long-term plan. [Ref-24]
No recommendations for this finding
F38
State Proposition One, 2014, made additional funding and grants available from the State for water-related projects. [Ref-25]
No recommendations for this finding
F39
No Countywide organization or agency has legislative and/or regulatory authority over all water issues.
Related Recommendations (1)
R10
(R-01, R-02) Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency (FI-06, FI-07, FI-08, FI-09, FI-10) (R-01, R-02) References Ref-01. State of California, Department of Transportation, “Ventura County Economic Forecast, Ventura County 2011,” http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tpp/offices/eab/socio_economic_files/2011/V entura.pdf (accessed December 21, 2014). Ref-02. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, “Oxnard, California,” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxnard,_California (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-03. City of Oxnard, Development Services, Planning, Project Description, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, “GREAT Program Advanced Planning Study,” May 2002, http://developmentservices.cityofoxnard.org/Uploads/Planning/GREAT/S ection2.pdf (accessed November 14, 2014). Ref-04. City of Oxnard, GREAT Program Recycled Water, “Water…Essential to All Life: Past, Present and Future,” http://www.oxnardnews.org/great.aspx?md=faq#16 (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-05. Snyder, Stephanie. “Oxnard dedicates ‘world class’ water recycling facility,” Ventura County Star, October 11, 2012, http://www.vcstar.com/news/oxnard-dedicates-world-class-water- recycling (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-06. Wenner, Gretchen. “Pump problems keep Oxnard desalter offline,” Ventura County Star, March 18, 2013, http://www.vcstar.com/news/pump-problems-keep-oxnard-desalter- offline (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-07. Wenner, Gretchen. “Oxnard’s showcase desalter hasn’t worked for more than two years,” Ventura County Star, May 23, 2014, 10 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural http://www.vcstar.com/news/oxnards-showcase-desalter-hasnt-worked- for-more (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-08. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, “Seawater Intrusion in a Coastal California Aquifer,” http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/1996/0125/report.pdf (accessed November 20, 2014). Ref-09. Harris, Mike; Hoops, Stephanie. “Drought moves Ventura County water officials to action,” Ventura County Star, January 17, 2014, http://www.vcstar.com/news/officials-in-ventura-county-keeping-close- eye-on (accessed November 20, 2014). Ref-10. Watersheds Coalition of Ventura County, http://www.ventura.org/wcvc/ (accessed November 19, 2014) Ref-11. CA.GOV, Department of Water Resources, “California State Water Project Overview,” http://www.water.ca.gov/swp/ (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-12. Kelley, Daryl. “Seawater Invading Wells, Report Says,” Los Angeles Times, February 15, 2003, http://articles.latimes.com/2003/feb/15/local/me-seawater15 (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-13. Lynch, Scott. CH2M HILL, Oxnard GREAT Program, “California Section Conference, WateReuse Association,” March 2009, https://www.watereuse.org/files/images/Scott_Lynch.pdf (accessed November 14, 2014). Ref-14. Oxnard City Council, meeting of June 25, 2013, Agenda Item K.2., http://oxnard.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=&clip_id=2413& meta_id=129096 (accessed November 14, 2014). Ref-15. City of Oxnard, Public Works, Water Section, “A Roadmap Toward Sustainable Water Supplies,” http://publicworks.cityofoxnard.org/14/99/485 (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-16. United Water Conservation District, “Facilities and Strategies,” http://www.unitedwater.org/about-us-6/facilities-a-strategies (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-17. Calleguas Municipal Water District, “Controlling costs to minimize rate impacts…,” http://www.calleguas.com/about-calleguas-municipal-water- district/index.asp (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-18. City of Oxnard, Utilities Task Force Regular Meeting Minutes, Thursday, June 21, 2012, http://oxnard.granicus.com/DocumentViewer.php?file=oxnard_c908233 5f70e29ad1783d74355fabf4a.pdf&view=1 (accessed November 21, 2014). City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 11 Ref-19. Oxnard City Council, meeting of January 13, 2015, http://oxnard.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=46&clip_id=29 67 (accessed January 27, 2015). Ref-20. Kennedy/Jenks Consultants. City of Oxnard, “Final Recycled Water Backbone System Study,” October 7, 2005. Ref-21. Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency, “Emergency Ordinance - E,” http://www.fcgma.org/images/ordinances_legislation/Emergency_Ordin ance_E_-_Orig._Signed_optimized.pdf (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-22. City of Oxnard, Oxnard Water Conservation Program, Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/OxnardWaterConservationProgram?hc_locati on=timeline (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-23. Water – technology.net, “US city plans to build groundwater desalination plant,” November 2, 2012, http://www.water- technology.net/news/newsus-groundwater-desalination-plant (accessed January 26, 2015). Ref-24. Calleguas Municipal Water District, “Salinity Management and Water Supply in Ventura County,” September 30, 2013, http://www.waterplan.water.ca.gov/docs/meeting_materials/regional/2 013-09-30/Ventura-SalinityMgmt-PPT.pdf (accessed January 26, 2015). Ref-25. O’Connor, Lydia. “California Passes $7.5 Billion Water Bond,” The Huffington Post, November 4, 2014, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/04/prop-1-water- bond_n_6097526.html (accessed January 26, 2015). Ref-26. Ventura County Resource Conservation District, http://www.vcrcd.org/ (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-27. Association of Water Agencies Ventura County, http://www.awavc.org/ (accessed November 19, 2014). Ref-28. Orange County Water District, http://www.ocwd.com/ (accessed November 19, 2014). Ref-29. State of California Groundwater Legislation, http://www.water.ca.gov/cagroundwater/moresgma.cfm (accessed February 11, 2015). Ref-30. Farm Bureau of Ventura County, January 2015, http://farmbureauvc.com/pdf_forms/newsletters/FB-Newsletter- January-2015.pdf (accessed February 12, 2015). Attachments Att-01. Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Groundwater Basins Att-02. United Water Conservation District Boundary 12 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural Att-03. GREAT Program Update, City Council Meeting, 25 Jun 2013 Att-04. Effect Upon Water Costs – Stabilized Rates Att-05. Calleguas Municipal Water District Att-06. Utilities Task Force Meeting, 21 Jun 2012 Att-07. GREAT Program Update, City Council Meeting, 25 Jun 2013 Att-08. Advanced Water Purification Facility Pipeline City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 13 Glossary TERM DEFINITION AF Acre foot – 325,900 gallons Aquifer An underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt) from which groundwater can be extracted using a water well AWPF Advanced Water Purification Facility City Council Oxnard City Council CMWD Calleguas Municipal Water District County County of Ventura CSWP California State Water Project Debt service The cash that is required for a particular time period to cover the payment of interest and principal on a debt Effluent Sewage or other liquid waste that is discharged into a body of water FATW Full Advanced Treatment Water FCGMA Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency GREAT Groundwater Recovery Enhancement and Treatment GSA Groundwater Sustainability Agency GSP Groundwater Sustainability Plan IRWMP Integrated Regional Water Management Plan MWD Metropolitan Water District of Southern California OC Orange County, California Overdraft condition More water has been pumped out of the aquifer than has been replenished OWTP Oxnard Wasterwater Treatment Plant Oxnard City of Oxnard 14 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural TERM DEFINITION Pumping allocation FCGMA establishes the amount of water credit (allocation) a water supplier may withdraw from the Fox Canyon aquifer. If the water supplier secures water from another source, the supplier may receive a conservation credit that could be redeemed to pump aquifer groundwater at a later date. PVCWD Pleasant Valley County Water District Recharge A hydrologic process where water moves downward from surface water to groundwater Reverse osmosis A technique for purifying water by forcing impure water through a semipermeable membrane across which salts and other impurities cannot pass Seawater intrusion The use of injection wells and a subsurface barrier barrier in the prevention of seawater intrusion Secondary effluent After wastewater goes through the first primary treatment, it undergoes a secondary biological process to remove suspended solids and other organic matter. SGMA Sustainable Groundwater Maintenance Act Tertiary water A third processing of wastewater during which nutrients (such as phosphorous and nitrogen) and most suspended solids are removed VCRCD Ventura County Resource Conservation District Water Storage Well An excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, boring, or drilling to hold water for future needs WCVC Watersheds Coalition of Ventura County Wetlands Land or areas (such as marshes or swamps) that are covered, often intermittently, with shallow water or have soil saturated with moisture City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 15 Attachment 01 Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Groundwater Basins 16 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Groundwater Basins City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 17 Attachment 02 United Water Conservation District Boundary 18 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural United Water Conservation District Boundary City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 19 Attachment 03 GREAT Program Update, City Council Meeting 25 Jun 2013 20 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 21 Attachment 04 Effect Upon Water Costs – Stabilized Rates 22 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural Effect Upon Water Costs – Stabilized Rates City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 23 Attachment 05 Calleguas Municipal Water District 24 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural Calleguas Municipal Water District City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 25 Attachment 06 Utilities Task Force Meeting, 21 Jun 2012 26 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 27 Attachment 07 GREAT Program Update, City Council Meeting, 25 Jun 2013 28 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 29 Attachment 08 Advanced Water Purification Facility Pipeline 30 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 31
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The Watersheds Coalition of Ventura County (WCVC) is a County government organization created to address regionwide water management and related issues. It is composed of representatives of the following 76 entities: Ten cities Three wholesale water agencies Eight major retail water agencies Six County agencies Thirteen environmental stewardship organizations Four wastewater agencies Four groundwater basin management authorities Six community organizations and recreational interest groups A flood management agency Four agricultural and business groups Seventeen state, federal, and regional agencies and universities Individual members of the Chumash Tribe and Wishtoyo Foundation [Ref-10]
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(R-01, R-02) Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency (FI-06, FI-07, FI-08, FI-09, FI-10) (R-01, R-02) References Ref-01. State of California, Department of Transportation, “Ventura County Economic Forecast, Ventura County 2011,” http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tpp/offices/eab/socio_economic_files/2011/V entura.pdf (accessed December 21, 2014). Ref-02. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, “Oxnard, California,” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxnard,_California (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-03. City of Oxnard, Development Services, Planning, Project Description, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, “GREAT Program Advanced Planning Study,” May 2002, http://developmentservices.cityofoxnard.org/Uploads/Planning/GREAT/S ection2.pdf (accessed November 14, 2014). Ref-04. City of Oxnard, GREAT Program Recycled Water, “Water…Essential to All Life: Past, Present and Future,” http://www.oxnardnews.org/great.aspx?md=faq#16 (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-05. Snyder, Stephanie. “Oxnard dedicates ‘world class’ water recycling facility,” Ventura County Star, October 11, 2012, http://www.vcstar.com/news/oxnard-dedicates-world-class-water- recycling (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-06. Wenner, Gretchen. “Pump problems keep Oxnard desalter offline,” Ventura County Star, March 18, 2013, http://www.vcstar.com/news/pump-problems-keep-oxnard-desalter- offline (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-07. Wenner, Gretchen. “Oxnard’s showcase desalter hasn’t worked for more than two years,” Ventura County Star, May 23, 2014, 10 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural http://www.vcstar.com/news/oxnards-showcase-desalter-hasnt-worked- for-more (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-08. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, “Seawater Intrusion in a Coastal California Aquifer,” http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/1996/0125/report.pdf (accessed November 20, 2014). Ref-09. Harris, Mike; Hoops, Stephanie. “Drought moves Ventura County water officials to action,” Ventura County Star, January 17, 2014, http://www.vcstar.com/news/officials-in-ventura-county-keeping-close- eye-on (accessed November 20, 2014). Ref-10. Watersheds Coalition of Ventura County, http://www.ventura.org/wcvc/ (accessed November 19, 2014) Ref-11. CA.GOV, Department of Water Resources, “California State Water Project Overview,” http://www.water.ca.gov/swp/ (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-12. Kelley, Daryl. “Seawater Invading Wells, Report Says,” Los Angeles Times, February 15, 2003, http://articles.latimes.com/2003/feb/15/local/me-seawater15 (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-13. Lynch, Scott. CH2M HILL, Oxnard GREAT Program, “California Section Conference, WateReuse Association,” March 2009, https://www.watereuse.org/files/images/Scott_Lynch.pdf (accessed November 14, 2014). Ref-14. Oxnard City Council, meeting of June 25, 2013, Agenda Item K.2., http://oxnard.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=&clip_id=2413& meta_id=129096 (accessed November 14, 2014). Ref-15. City of Oxnard, Public Works, Water Section, “A Roadmap Toward Sustainable Water Supplies,” http://publicworks.cityofoxnard.org/14/99/485 (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-16. United Water Conservation District, “Facilities and Strategies,” http://www.unitedwater.org/about-us-6/facilities-a-strategies (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-17. Calleguas Municipal Water District, “Controlling costs to minimize rate impacts…,” http://www.calleguas.com/about-calleguas-municipal-water- district/index.asp (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-18. City of Oxnard, Utilities Task Force Regular Meeting Minutes, Thursday, June 21, 2012, http://oxnard.granicus.com/DocumentViewer.php?file=oxnard_c908233 5f70e29ad1783d74355fabf4a.pdf&view=1 (accessed November 21, 2014). City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 11 Ref-19. Oxnard City Council, meeting of January 13, 2015, http://oxnard.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=46&clip_id=29 67 (accessed January 27, 2015). Ref-20. Kennedy/Jenks Consultants. City of Oxnard, “Final Recycled Water Backbone System Study,” October 7, 2005. Ref-21. Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency, “Emergency Ordinance - E,” http://www.fcgma.org/images/ordinances_legislation/Emergency_Ordin ance_E_-_Orig._Signed_optimized.pdf (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-22. City of Oxnard, Oxnard Water Conservation Program, Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/OxnardWaterConservationProgram?hc_locati on=timeline (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-23. Water – technology.net, “US city plans to build groundwater desalination plant,” November 2, 2012, http://www.water- technology.net/news/newsus-groundwater-desalination-plant (accessed January 26, 2015). Ref-24. Calleguas Municipal Water District, “Salinity Management and Water Supply in Ventura County,” September 30, 2013, http://www.waterplan.water.ca.gov/docs/meeting_materials/regional/2 013-09-30/Ventura-SalinityMgmt-PPT.pdf (accessed January 26, 2015). Ref-25. O’Connor, Lydia. “California Passes $7.5 Billion Water Bond,” The Huffington Post, November 4, 2014, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/04/prop-1-water- bond_n_6097526.html (accessed January 26, 2015). Ref-26. Ventura County Resource Conservation District, http://www.vcrcd.org/ (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-27. Association of Water Agencies Ventura County, http://www.awavc.org/ (accessed November 19, 2014). Ref-28. Orange County Water District, http://www.ocwd.com/ (accessed November 19, 2014). Ref-29. State of California Groundwater Legislation, http://www.water.ca.gov/cagroundwater/moresgma.cfm (accessed February 11, 2015). Ref-30. Farm Bureau of Ventura County, January 2015, http://farmbureauvc.com/pdf_forms/newsletters/FB-Newsletter- January-2015.pdf (accessed February 12, 2015). Attachments Att-01. Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Groundwater Basins Att-02. United Water Conservation District Boundary 12 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural Att-03. GREAT Program Update, City Council Meeting, 25 Jun 2013 Att-04. Effect Upon Water Costs – Stabilized Rates Att-05. Calleguas Municipal Water District Att-06. Utilities Task Force Meeting, 21 Jun 2012 Att-07. GREAT Program Update, City Council Meeting, 25 Jun 2013 Att-08. Advanced Water Purification Facility Pipeline City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 13 Glossary TERM DEFINITION AF Acre foot – 325,900 gallons Aquifer An underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt) from which groundwater can be extracted using a water well AWPF Advanced Water Purification Facility City Council Oxnard City Council CMWD Calleguas Municipal Water District County County of Ventura CSWP California State Water Project Debt service The cash that is required for a particular time period to cover the payment of interest and principal on a debt Effluent Sewage or other liquid waste that is discharged into a body of water FATW Full Advanced Treatment Water FCGMA Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency GREAT Groundwater Recovery Enhancement and Treatment GSA Groundwater Sustainability Agency GSP Groundwater Sustainability Plan IRWMP Integrated Regional Water Management Plan MWD Metropolitan Water District of Southern California OC Orange County, California Overdraft condition More water has been pumped out of the aquifer than has been replenished OWTP Oxnard Wasterwater Treatment Plant Oxnard City of Oxnard 14 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural TERM DEFINITION Pumping allocation FCGMA establishes the amount of water credit (allocation) a water supplier may withdraw from the Fox Canyon aquifer. If the water supplier secures water from another source, the supplier may receive a conservation credit that could be redeemed to pump aquifer groundwater at a later date. PVCWD Pleasant Valley County Water District Recharge A hydrologic process where water moves downward from surface water to groundwater Reverse osmosis A technique for purifying water by forcing impure water through a semipermeable membrane across which salts and other impurities cannot pass Seawater intrusion The use of injection wells and a subsurface barrier barrier in the prevention of seawater intrusion Secondary effluent After wastewater goes through the first primary treatment, it undergoes a secondary biological process to remove suspended solids and other organic matter. SGMA Sustainable Groundwater Maintenance Act Tertiary water A third processing of wastewater during which nutrients (such as phosphorous and nitrogen) and most suspended solids are removed VCRCD Ventura County Resource Conservation District Water Storage Well An excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, boring, or drilling to hold water for future needs WCVC Watersheds Coalition of Ventura County Wetlands Land or areas (such as marshes or swamps) that are covered, often intermittently, with shallow water or have soil saturated with moisture City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 15 Attachment 01 Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Groundwater Basins 16 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Groundwater Basins City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 17 Attachment 02 United Water Conservation District Boundary 18 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural United Water Conservation District Boundary City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 19 Attachment 03 GREAT Program Update, City Council Meeting 25 Jun 2013 20 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 21 Attachment 04 Effect Upon Water Costs – Stabilized Rates 22 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural Effect Upon Water Costs – Stabilized Rates City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 23 Attachment 05 Calleguas Municipal Water District 24 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural Calleguas Municipal Water District City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 25 Attachment 06 Utilities Task Force Meeting, 21 Jun 2012 26 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 27 Attachment 07 GREAT Program Update, City Council Meeting, 25 Jun 2013 28 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 29 Attachment 08 Advanced Water Purification Facility Pipeline 30 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 31
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The WCVC released the 2014 Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRWMP), which does not compel compliance. [Ref-10]
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(R-01, R-02) Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency (FI-06, FI-07, FI-08, FI-09, FI-10) (R-01, R-02) References Ref-01. State of California, Department of Transportation, “Ventura County Economic Forecast, Ventura County 2011,” http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tpp/offices/eab/socio_economic_files/2011/V entura.pdf (accessed December 21, 2014). Ref-02. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, “Oxnard, California,” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxnard,_California (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-03. City of Oxnard, Development Services, Planning, Project Description, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, “GREAT Program Advanced Planning Study,” May 2002, http://developmentservices.cityofoxnard.org/Uploads/Planning/GREAT/S ection2.pdf (accessed November 14, 2014). Ref-04. City of Oxnard, GREAT Program Recycled Water, “Water…Essential to All Life: Past, Present and Future,” http://www.oxnardnews.org/great.aspx?md=faq#16 (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-05. Snyder, Stephanie. “Oxnard dedicates ‘world class’ water recycling facility,” Ventura County Star, October 11, 2012, http://www.vcstar.com/news/oxnard-dedicates-world-class-water- recycling (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-06. Wenner, Gretchen. “Pump problems keep Oxnard desalter offline,” Ventura County Star, March 18, 2013, http://www.vcstar.com/news/pump-problems-keep-oxnard-desalter- offline (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-07. Wenner, Gretchen. “Oxnard’s showcase desalter hasn’t worked for more than two years,” Ventura County Star, May 23, 2014, 10 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural http://www.vcstar.com/news/oxnards-showcase-desalter-hasnt-worked- for-more (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-08. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, “Seawater Intrusion in a Coastal California Aquifer,” http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/1996/0125/report.pdf (accessed November 20, 2014). Ref-09. Harris, Mike; Hoops, Stephanie. “Drought moves Ventura County water officials to action,” Ventura County Star, January 17, 2014, http://www.vcstar.com/news/officials-in-ventura-county-keeping-close- eye-on (accessed November 20, 2014). Ref-10. Watersheds Coalition of Ventura County, http://www.ventura.org/wcvc/ (accessed November 19, 2014) Ref-11. CA.GOV, Department of Water Resources, “California State Water Project Overview,” http://www.water.ca.gov/swp/ (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-12. Kelley, Daryl. “Seawater Invading Wells, Report Says,” Los Angeles Times, February 15, 2003, http://articles.latimes.com/2003/feb/15/local/me-seawater15 (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-13. Lynch, Scott. CH2M HILL, Oxnard GREAT Program, “California Section Conference, WateReuse Association,” March 2009, https://www.watereuse.org/files/images/Scott_Lynch.pdf (accessed November 14, 2014). Ref-14. Oxnard City Council, meeting of June 25, 2013, Agenda Item K.2., http://oxnard.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=&clip_id=2413& meta_id=129096 (accessed November 14, 2014). Ref-15. City of Oxnard, Public Works, Water Section, “A Roadmap Toward Sustainable Water Supplies,” http://publicworks.cityofoxnard.org/14/99/485 (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-16. United Water Conservation District, “Facilities and Strategies,” http://www.unitedwater.org/about-us-6/facilities-a-strategies (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-17. Calleguas Municipal Water District, “Controlling costs to minimize rate impacts…,” http://www.calleguas.com/about-calleguas-municipal-water- district/index.asp (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-18. City of Oxnard, Utilities Task Force Regular Meeting Minutes, Thursday, June 21, 2012, http://oxnard.granicus.com/DocumentViewer.php?file=oxnard_c908233 5f70e29ad1783d74355fabf4a.pdf&view=1 (accessed November 21, 2014). City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 11 Ref-19. Oxnard City Council, meeting of January 13, 2015, http://oxnard.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=46&clip_id=29 67 (accessed January 27, 2015). Ref-20. Kennedy/Jenks Consultants. City of Oxnard, “Final Recycled Water Backbone System Study,” October 7, 2005. Ref-21. Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency, “Emergency Ordinance - E,” http://www.fcgma.org/images/ordinances_legislation/Emergency_Ordin ance_E_-_Orig._Signed_optimized.pdf (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-22. City of Oxnard, Oxnard Water Conservation Program, Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/OxnardWaterConservationProgram?hc_locati on=timeline (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-23. Water – technology.net, “US city plans to build groundwater desalination plant,” November 2, 2012, http://www.water- technology.net/news/newsus-groundwater-desalination-plant (accessed January 26, 2015). Ref-24. Calleguas Municipal Water District, “Salinity Management and Water Supply in Ventura County,” September 30, 2013, http://www.waterplan.water.ca.gov/docs/meeting_materials/regional/2 013-09-30/Ventura-SalinityMgmt-PPT.pdf (accessed January 26, 2015). Ref-25. O’Connor, Lydia. “California Passes $7.5 Billion Water Bond,” The Huffington Post, November 4, 2014, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/04/prop-1-water- bond_n_6097526.html (accessed January 26, 2015). Ref-26. Ventura County Resource Conservation District, http://www.vcrcd.org/ (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-27. Association of Water Agencies Ventura County, http://www.awavc.org/ (accessed November 19, 2014). Ref-28. Orange County Water District, http://www.ocwd.com/ (accessed November 19, 2014). Ref-29. State of California Groundwater Legislation, http://www.water.ca.gov/cagroundwater/moresgma.cfm (accessed February 11, 2015). Ref-30. Farm Bureau of Ventura County, January 2015, http://farmbureauvc.com/pdf_forms/newsletters/FB-Newsletter- January-2015.pdf (accessed February 12, 2015). Attachments Att-01. Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Groundwater Basins Att-02. United Water Conservation District Boundary 12 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural Att-03. GREAT Program Update, City Council Meeting, 25 Jun 2013 Att-04. Effect Upon Water Costs – Stabilized Rates Att-05. Calleguas Municipal Water District Att-06. Utilities Task Force Meeting, 21 Jun 2012 Att-07. GREAT Program Update, City Council Meeting, 25 Jun 2013 Att-08. Advanced Water Purification Facility Pipeline City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 13 Glossary TERM DEFINITION AF Acre foot – 325,900 gallons Aquifer An underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt) from which groundwater can be extracted using a water well AWPF Advanced Water Purification Facility City Council Oxnard City Council CMWD Calleguas Municipal Water District County County of Ventura CSWP California State Water Project Debt service The cash that is required for a particular time period to cover the payment of interest and principal on a debt Effluent Sewage or other liquid waste that is discharged into a body of water FATW Full Advanced Treatment Water FCGMA Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency GREAT Groundwater Recovery Enhancement and Treatment GSA Groundwater Sustainability Agency GSP Groundwater Sustainability Plan IRWMP Integrated Regional Water Management Plan MWD Metropolitan Water District of Southern California OC Orange County, California Overdraft condition More water has been pumped out of the aquifer than has been replenished OWTP Oxnard Wasterwater Treatment Plant Oxnard City of Oxnard 14 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural TERM DEFINITION Pumping allocation FCGMA establishes the amount of water credit (allocation) a water supplier may withdraw from the Fox Canyon aquifer. If the water supplier secures water from another source, the supplier may receive a conservation credit that could be redeemed to pump aquifer groundwater at a later date. PVCWD Pleasant Valley County Water District Recharge A hydrologic process where water moves downward from surface water to groundwater Reverse osmosis A technique for purifying water by forcing impure water through a semipermeable membrane across which salts and other impurities cannot pass Seawater intrusion The use of injection wells and a subsurface barrier barrier in the prevention of seawater intrusion Secondary effluent After wastewater goes through the first primary treatment, it undergoes a secondary biological process to remove suspended solids and other organic matter. SGMA Sustainable Groundwater Maintenance Act Tertiary water A third processing of wastewater during which nutrients (such as phosphorous and nitrogen) and most suspended solids are removed VCRCD Ventura County Resource Conservation District Water Storage Well An excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, boring, or drilling to hold water for future needs WCVC Watersheds Coalition of Ventura County Wetlands Land or areas (such as marshes or swamps) that are covered, often intermittently, with shallow water or have soil saturated with moisture City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 15 Attachment 01 Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Groundwater Basins 16 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Groundwater Basins City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 17 Attachment 02 United Water Conservation District Boundary 18 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural United Water Conservation District Boundary City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 19 Attachment 03 GREAT Program Update, City Council Meeting 25 Jun 2013 20 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 21 Attachment 04 Effect Upon Water Costs – Stabilized Rates 22 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural Effect Upon Water Costs – Stabilized Rates City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 23 Attachment 05 Calleguas Municipal Water District 24 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural Calleguas Municipal Water District City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 25 Attachment 06 Utilities Task Force Meeting, 21 Jun 2012 26 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 27 Attachment 07 GREAT Program Update, City Council Meeting, 25 Jun 2013 28 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 29 Attachment 08 Advanced Water Purification Facility Pipeline 30 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 31
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The Ventura County Resource Conservation District (VCRCD), a special district of the State of California, provides assistance to both rural and urban communities to conserve, protect, and restore natural resources. VCRCD is not a regulatory entity. [Ref-26] City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 7
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(R-01, R-02) Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency (FI-06, FI-07, FI-08, FI-09, FI-10) (R-01, R-02) References Ref-01. State of California, Department of Transportation, “Ventura County Economic Forecast, Ventura County 2011,” http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tpp/offices/eab/socio_economic_files/2011/V entura.pdf (accessed December 21, 2014). Ref-02. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, “Oxnard, California,” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxnard,_California (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-03. City of Oxnard, Development Services, Planning, Project Description, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, “GREAT Program Advanced Planning Study,” May 2002, http://developmentservices.cityofoxnard.org/Uploads/Planning/GREAT/S ection2.pdf (accessed November 14, 2014). Ref-04. City of Oxnard, GREAT Program Recycled Water, “Water…Essential to All Life: Past, Present and Future,” http://www.oxnardnews.org/great.aspx?md=faq#16 (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-05. Snyder, Stephanie. “Oxnard dedicates ‘world class’ water recycling facility,” Ventura County Star, October 11, 2012, http://www.vcstar.com/news/oxnard-dedicates-world-class-water- recycling (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-06. Wenner, Gretchen. “Pump problems keep Oxnard desalter offline,” Ventura County Star, March 18, 2013, http://www.vcstar.com/news/pump-problems-keep-oxnard-desalter- offline (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-07. Wenner, Gretchen. “Oxnard’s showcase desalter hasn’t worked for more than two years,” Ventura County Star, May 23, 2014, 10 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural http://www.vcstar.com/news/oxnards-showcase-desalter-hasnt-worked- for-more (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-08. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, “Seawater Intrusion in a Coastal California Aquifer,” http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/1996/0125/report.pdf (accessed November 20, 2014). Ref-09. Harris, Mike; Hoops, Stephanie. “Drought moves Ventura County water officials to action,” Ventura County Star, January 17, 2014, http://www.vcstar.com/news/officials-in-ventura-county-keeping-close- eye-on (accessed November 20, 2014). Ref-10. Watersheds Coalition of Ventura County, http://www.ventura.org/wcvc/ (accessed November 19, 2014) Ref-11. CA.GOV, Department of Water Resources, “California State Water Project Overview,” http://www.water.ca.gov/swp/ (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-12. Kelley, Daryl. “Seawater Invading Wells, Report Says,” Los Angeles Times, February 15, 2003, http://articles.latimes.com/2003/feb/15/local/me-seawater15 (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-13. Lynch, Scott. CH2M HILL, Oxnard GREAT Program, “California Section Conference, WateReuse Association,” March 2009, https://www.watereuse.org/files/images/Scott_Lynch.pdf (accessed November 14, 2014). Ref-14. Oxnard City Council, meeting of June 25, 2013, Agenda Item K.2., http://oxnard.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=&clip_id=2413& meta_id=129096 (accessed November 14, 2014). Ref-15. City of Oxnard, Public Works, Water Section, “A Roadmap Toward Sustainable Water Supplies,” http://publicworks.cityofoxnard.org/14/99/485 (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-16. United Water Conservation District, “Facilities and Strategies,” http://www.unitedwater.org/about-us-6/facilities-a-strategies (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-17. Calleguas Municipal Water District, “Controlling costs to minimize rate impacts…,” http://www.calleguas.com/about-calleguas-municipal-water- district/index.asp (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-18. City of Oxnard, Utilities Task Force Regular Meeting Minutes, Thursday, June 21, 2012, http://oxnard.granicus.com/DocumentViewer.php?file=oxnard_c908233 5f70e29ad1783d74355fabf4a.pdf&view=1 (accessed November 21, 2014). City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 11 Ref-19. Oxnard City Council, meeting of January 13, 2015, http://oxnard.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=46&clip_id=29 67 (accessed January 27, 2015). Ref-20. Kennedy/Jenks Consultants. City of Oxnard, “Final Recycled Water Backbone System Study,” October 7, 2005. Ref-21. Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency, “Emergency Ordinance - E,” http://www.fcgma.org/images/ordinances_legislation/Emergency_Ordin ance_E_-_Orig._Signed_optimized.pdf (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-22. City of Oxnard, Oxnard Water Conservation Program, Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/OxnardWaterConservationProgram?hc_locati on=timeline (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-23. Water – technology.net, “US city plans to build groundwater desalination plant,” November 2, 2012, http://www.water- technology.net/news/newsus-groundwater-desalination-plant (accessed January 26, 2015). Ref-24. Calleguas Municipal Water District, “Salinity Management and Water Supply in Ventura County,” September 30, 2013, http://www.waterplan.water.ca.gov/docs/meeting_materials/regional/2 013-09-30/Ventura-SalinityMgmt-PPT.pdf (accessed January 26, 2015). Ref-25. O’Connor, Lydia. “California Passes $7.5 Billion Water Bond,” The Huffington Post, November 4, 2014, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/04/prop-1-water- bond_n_6097526.html (accessed January 26, 2015). Ref-26. Ventura County Resource Conservation District, http://www.vcrcd.org/ (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-27. Association of Water Agencies Ventura County, http://www.awavc.org/ (accessed November 19, 2014). Ref-28. Orange County Water District, http://www.ocwd.com/ (accessed November 19, 2014). Ref-29. State of California Groundwater Legislation, http://www.water.ca.gov/cagroundwater/moresgma.cfm (accessed February 11, 2015). Ref-30. Farm Bureau of Ventura County, January 2015, http://farmbureauvc.com/pdf_forms/newsletters/FB-Newsletter- January-2015.pdf (accessed February 12, 2015). Attachments Att-01. Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Groundwater Basins Att-02. United Water Conservation District Boundary 12 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural Att-03. GREAT Program Update, City Council Meeting, 25 Jun 2013 Att-04. Effect Upon Water Costs – Stabilized Rates Att-05. Calleguas Municipal Water District Att-06. Utilities Task Force Meeting, 21 Jun 2012 Att-07. GREAT Program Update, City Council Meeting, 25 Jun 2013 Att-08. Advanced Water Purification Facility Pipeline City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 13 Glossary TERM DEFINITION AF Acre foot – 325,900 gallons Aquifer An underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt) from which groundwater can be extracted using a water well AWPF Advanced Water Purification Facility City Council Oxnard City Council CMWD Calleguas Municipal Water District County County of Ventura CSWP California State Water Project Debt service The cash that is required for a particular time period to cover the payment of interest and principal on a debt Effluent Sewage or other liquid waste that is discharged into a body of water FATW Full Advanced Treatment Water FCGMA Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency GREAT Groundwater Recovery Enhancement and Treatment GSA Groundwater Sustainability Agency GSP Groundwater Sustainability Plan IRWMP Integrated Regional Water Management Plan MWD Metropolitan Water District of Southern California OC Orange County, California Overdraft condition More water has been pumped out of the aquifer than has been replenished OWTP Oxnard Wasterwater Treatment Plant Oxnard City of Oxnard 14 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural TERM DEFINITION Pumping allocation FCGMA establishes the amount of water credit (allocation) a water supplier may withdraw from the Fox Canyon aquifer. If the water supplier secures water from another source, the supplier may receive a conservation credit that could be redeemed to pump aquifer groundwater at a later date. PVCWD Pleasant Valley County Water District Recharge A hydrologic process where water moves downward from surface water to groundwater Reverse osmosis A technique for purifying water by forcing impure water through a semipermeable membrane across which salts and other impurities cannot pass Seawater intrusion The use of injection wells and a subsurface barrier barrier in the prevention of seawater intrusion Secondary effluent After wastewater goes through the first primary treatment, it undergoes a secondary biological process to remove suspended solids and other organic matter. SGMA Sustainable Groundwater Maintenance Act Tertiary water A third processing of wastewater during which nutrients (such as phosphorous and nitrogen) and most suspended solids are removed VCRCD Ventura County Resource Conservation District Water Storage Well An excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, boring, or drilling to hold water for future needs WCVC Watersheds Coalition of Ventura County Wetlands Land or areas (such as marshes or swamps) that are covered, often intermittently, with shallow water or have soil saturated with moisture City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 15 Attachment 01 Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Groundwater Basins 16 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Groundwater Basins City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 17 Attachment 02 United Water Conservation District Boundary 18 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural United Water Conservation District Boundary City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 19 Attachment 03 GREAT Program Update, City Council Meeting 25 Jun 2013 20 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 21 Attachment 04 Effect Upon Water Costs – Stabilized Rates 22 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural Effect Upon Water Costs – Stabilized Rates City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 23 Attachment 05 Calleguas Municipal Water District 24 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural Calleguas Municipal Water District City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 25 Attachment 06 Utilities Task Force Meeting, 21 Jun 2012 26 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 27 Attachment 07 GREAT Program Update, City Council Meeting, 25 Jun 2013 28 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 29 Attachment 08 Advanced Water Purification Facility Pipeline 30 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 31
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The Association of Water Agencies Ventura County is a voluntary organization for the exchange of information on local and regional water issues. Its Mission Statement is “to develop and encourage cooperation among entities for the development, protection, conservation and improvement of the total water resources for Ventura County.” It is not a regulatory agency. [Ref-27]
Related Recommendations (1)
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(R-01, R-02) Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency (FI-06, FI-07, FI-08, FI-09, FI-10) (R-01, R-02) References Ref-01. State of California, Department of Transportation, “Ventura County Economic Forecast, Ventura County 2011,” http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/tpp/offices/eab/socio_economic_files/2011/V entura.pdf (accessed December 21, 2014). Ref-02. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, “Oxnard, California,” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxnard,_California (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-03. City of Oxnard, Development Services, Planning, Project Description, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, “GREAT Program Advanced Planning Study,” May 2002, http://developmentservices.cityofoxnard.org/Uploads/Planning/GREAT/S ection2.pdf (accessed November 14, 2014). Ref-04. City of Oxnard, GREAT Program Recycled Water, “Water…Essential to All Life: Past, Present and Future,” http://www.oxnardnews.org/great.aspx?md=faq#16 (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-05. Snyder, Stephanie. “Oxnard dedicates ‘world class’ water recycling facility,” Ventura County Star, October 11, 2012, http://www.vcstar.com/news/oxnard-dedicates-world-class-water- recycling (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-06. Wenner, Gretchen. “Pump problems keep Oxnard desalter offline,” Ventura County Star, March 18, 2013, http://www.vcstar.com/news/pump-problems-keep-oxnard-desalter- offline (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-07. Wenner, Gretchen. “Oxnard’s showcase desalter hasn’t worked for more than two years,” Ventura County Star, May 23, 2014, 10 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural http://www.vcstar.com/news/oxnards-showcase-desalter-hasnt-worked- for-more (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-08. U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, “Seawater Intrusion in a Coastal California Aquifer,” http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/1996/0125/report.pdf (accessed November 20, 2014). Ref-09. Harris, Mike; Hoops, Stephanie. “Drought moves Ventura County water officials to action,” Ventura County Star, January 17, 2014, http://www.vcstar.com/news/officials-in-ventura-county-keeping-close- eye-on (accessed November 20, 2014). Ref-10. Watersheds Coalition of Ventura County, http://www.ventura.org/wcvc/ (accessed November 19, 2014) Ref-11. CA.GOV, Department of Water Resources, “California State Water Project Overview,” http://www.water.ca.gov/swp/ (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-12. Kelley, Daryl. “Seawater Invading Wells, Report Says,” Los Angeles Times, February 15, 2003, http://articles.latimes.com/2003/feb/15/local/me-seawater15 (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-13. Lynch, Scott. CH2M HILL, Oxnard GREAT Program, “California Section Conference, WateReuse Association,” March 2009, https://www.watereuse.org/files/images/Scott_Lynch.pdf (accessed November 14, 2014). Ref-14. Oxnard City Council, meeting of June 25, 2013, Agenda Item K.2., http://oxnard.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=&clip_id=2413& meta_id=129096 (accessed November 14, 2014). Ref-15. City of Oxnard, Public Works, Water Section, “A Roadmap Toward Sustainable Water Supplies,” http://publicworks.cityofoxnard.org/14/99/485 (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-16. United Water Conservation District, “Facilities and Strategies,” http://www.unitedwater.org/about-us-6/facilities-a-strategies (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-17. Calleguas Municipal Water District, “Controlling costs to minimize rate impacts…,” http://www.calleguas.com/about-calleguas-municipal-water- district/index.asp (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-18. City of Oxnard, Utilities Task Force Regular Meeting Minutes, Thursday, June 21, 2012, http://oxnard.granicus.com/DocumentViewer.php?file=oxnard_c908233 5f70e29ad1783d74355fabf4a.pdf&view=1 (accessed November 21, 2014). City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 11 Ref-19. Oxnard City Council, meeting of January 13, 2015, http://oxnard.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=46&clip_id=29 67 (accessed January 27, 2015). Ref-20. Kennedy/Jenks Consultants. City of Oxnard, “Final Recycled Water Backbone System Study,” October 7, 2005. Ref-21. Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency, “Emergency Ordinance - E,” http://www.fcgma.org/images/ordinances_legislation/Emergency_Ordin ance_E_-_Orig._Signed_optimized.pdf (accessed December 20, 2014). Ref-22. City of Oxnard, Oxnard Water Conservation Program, Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/OxnardWaterConservationProgram?hc_locati on=timeline (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-23. Water – technology.net, “US city plans to build groundwater desalination plant,” November 2, 2012, http://www.water- technology.net/news/newsus-groundwater-desalination-plant (accessed January 26, 2015). Ref-24. Calleguas Municipal Water District, “Salinity Management and Water Supply in Ventura County,” September 30, 2013, http://www.waterplan.water.ca.gov/docs/meeting_materials/regional/2 013-09-30/Ventura-SalinityMgmt-PPT.pdf (accessed January 26, 2015). Ref-25. O’Connor, Lydia. “California Passes $7.5 Billion Water Bond,” The Huffington Post, November 4, 2014, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/04/prop-1-water- bond_n_6097526.html (accessed January 26, 2015). Ref-26. Ventura County Resource Conservation District, http://www.vcrcd.org/ (accessed November 21, 2014). Ref-27. Association of Water Agencies Ventura County, http://www.awavc.org/ (accessed November 19, 2014). Ref-28. Orange County Water District, http://www.ocwd.com/ (accessed November 19, 2014). Ref-29. State of California Groundwater Legislation, http://www.water.ca.gov/cagroundwater/moresgma.cfm (accessed February 11, 2015). Ref-30. Farm Bureau of Ventura County, January 2015, http://farmbureauvc.com/pdf_forms/newsletters/FB-Newsletter- January-2015.pdf (accessed February 12, 2015). Attachments Att-01. Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Groundwater Basins Att-02. United Water Conservation District Boundary 12 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural Att-03. GREAT Program Update, City Council Meeting, 25 Jun 2013 Att-04. Effect Upon Water Costs – Stabilized Rates Att-05. Calleguas Municipal Water District Att-06. Utilities Task Force Meeting, 21 Jun 2012 Att-07. GREAT Program Update, City Council Meeting, 25 Jun 2013 Att-08. Advanced Water Purification Facility Pipeline City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 13 Glossary TERM DEFINITION AF Acre foot – 325,900 gallons Aquifer An underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt) from which groundwater can be extracted using a water well AWPF Advanced Water Purification Facility City Council Oxnard City Council CMWD Calleguas Municipal Water District County County of Ventura CSWP California State Water Project Debt service The cash that is required for a particular time period to cover the payment of interest and principal on a debt Effluent Sewage or other liquid waste that is discharged into a body of water FATW Full Advanced Treatment Water FCGMA Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency GREAT Groundwater Recovery Enhancement and Treatment GSA Groundwater Sustainability Agency GSP Groundwater Sustainability Plan IRWMP Integrated Regional Water Management Plan MWD Metropolitan Water District of Southern California OC Orange County, California Overdraft condition More water has been pumped out of the aquifer than has been replenished OWTP Oxnard Wasterwater Treatment Plant Oxnard City of Oxnard 14 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural TERM DEFINITION Pumping allocation FCGMA establishes the amount of water credit (allocation) a water supplier may withdraw from the Fox Canyon aquifer. If the water supplier secures water from another source, the supplier may receive a conservation credit that could be redeemed to pump aquifer groundwater at a later date. PVCWD Pleasant Valley County Water District Recharge A hydrologic process where water moves downward from surface water to groundwater Reverse osmosis A technique for purifying water by forcing impure water through a semipermeable membrane across which salts and other impurities cannot pass Seawater intrusion The use of injection wells and a subsurface barrier barrier in the prevention of seawater intrusion Secondary effluent After wastewater goes through the first primary treatment, it undergoes a secondary biological process to remove suspended solids and other organic matter. SGMA Sustainable Groundwater Maintenance Act Tertiary water A third processing of wastewater during which nutrients (such as phosphorous and nitrogen) and most suspended solids are removed VCRCD Ventura County Resource Conservation District Water Storage Well An excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving, boring, or drilling to hold water for future needs WCVC Watersheds Coalition of Ventura County Wetlands Land or areas (such as marshes or swamps) that are covered, often intermittently, with shallow water or have soil saturated with moisture City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 15 Attachment 01 Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Groundwater Basins 16 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency Groundwater Basins City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 17 Attachment 02 United Water Conservation District Boundary 18 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural United Water Conservation District Boundary City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 19 Attachment 03 GREAT Program Update, City Council Meeting 25 Jun 2013 20 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 21 Attachment 04 Effect Upon Water Costs – Stabilized Rates 22 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural Effect Upon Water Costs – Stabilized Rates City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 23 Attachment 05 Calleguas Municipal Water District 24 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural Calleguas Municipal Water District City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 25 Attachment 06 Utilities Task Force Meeting, 21 Jun 2012 26 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 27 Attachment 07 GREAT Program Update, City Council Meeting, 25 Jun 2013 28 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 29 Attachment 08 Advanced Water Purification Facility Pipeline 30 City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural City of Oxnard and its Adjoining Agricultural 31
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Orange County (OC) has historically experienced similar water problems as those in Ventura County: overdraft conditions in its aquifer and seawater intrusion. [Ref-28]
No recommendations for this finding
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The Orange County Water District was formed in 1933 by a special act of the State legislature to protect OC’s Santa Ana River water rights. Its primary responsibility is managing OC’s vast groundwater basin in the northern and central portions of OC. It supplies water to 2.3 million people in 20 cities and water agencies. OC recharges its aquifer with both Santa Ana River water and water purchased from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD). [Ref-28]
No recommendations for this finding
F46
On September 16, 2014, the State established the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), which became effective on January 1, 2015. SGMA will require groundwater sustainability agencies (GSA) and groundwater sustainability plans (GSP) be established for important groundwater basins. SGMA creates a framework for sustainable, local groundwater management for the first time in state history. The act empowers local agencies to manage their basins to achieve sustainability within 20 years. [Ref-29]
No recommendations for this finding
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Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency (FCGMA) was granted default status as the Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) for the basins within its jurisdiction and will be developing a GSP. [Ref-30] Findings
No recommendations for this finding
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