North Kern Water Storage District Agricultural Water Management Plan August 2014 AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE North Kern Water Storage District August 2014 Completed In Accordance With the WATER CONSERVATION BILL OF 2009 (SBx7-7) North Kern Water Storage District – Agricultural Water Management Plan Plan Checklist The following is a checklist of plan contents drawn from the DWR Guidebook to Assist Agricultural Water Suppliers to Prepare a 2012 Agricultural Water Management Plan. This checklist shows where required plan elements are presented in the North Kern Agricultural Water Management Plan. AWMP Requirement Checklist AWMP Guidebook Water Code Section Description Location Location (or other, as identified) Sec.I – yes 1.4 AWMP Required? 10820, 10608.12 Sec.I – yes 1.4 At least 25,000 irrigated acres or 10853 Less than 25,000 irrigated acres and funding Sec.I – NA 1.4 10853 provided. Initial AWMP prepared and adopted by Sec.I.C.1 – no 1.4 10820(a) December 31, 2012? Sec.I.C.1 – yes 1.4 December 31, 2015 update. 10820(a) Sec.I.C.1 – yes 1.4 5-year cycle update. 10820(a) New agricultural water supplier after December Sec.I – NA 1.4 31, 2012 – AWMP prepared and adopted within 10820(b) 1 year. 1999 AWMC MOU: Report on EWMP Sec.I.C.1 - no 1.5, 4.2 implemented or scheduled for implementation 10827 included. Sec.I.C.1 – NA 1.5, 5 USBR water management/conservation plan: 10828(a) Sec.I.C.1 – NA 1.5, 5.1 Adopted and submitted to USBR within the 10828(a)(1) previous four years, AND Sec.I.C.1 – NA 1.5, 5.1 The USBR has accepted the water 10828(a)(2) management/conservation plan as adequate. UWMP or participation in area wide, regional, watershed, or basin wide water management Sec.I.A – yes 1.4 10829 planning: does the plan meet requirements of SBx7-7 2.8 (use checklist) Description of previous water management Sec.I.A 3.1 A 10826(d) activities. Was each city or county within which supplier provides water supplies notified that the Sec.I.B.1 – yes 3.1 B.1 10821(a) agricultural water supplier will be preparing or amending a plan? Was the proposed plan available for public Sec.1.B.1 3.2 B.2 10841 inspection prior to plan adoption? North Kern Water Storage District – Agricultural Water Management Plan AWMP Requirement Checklist (cont.) AWMP Guidebook Description Water Code Section Location Location (or other, as identified) Publically-owned supplier: Prior to the hearing, was the notice of the time and place of hearing 10841 App A 3.1 B.2 published within the jurisdiction of the publicly owned agricultural water supplier in accordance with Government Code 6066? App A 3.1 B.2 14 days notification for public hearing? GC 6066 Two publications in newspaper within those 14 App A 3.1 B.2 GC 6066 days? At least 5 days between publications? (not App A 3.1 B.2 GC 6066 including publication date) Privately-owned supplier: was equivalent notice within its service area and reasonably equivalent Sec.I.C.1 – NA 3.1 B.2 10841 opportunity that would otherwise be afforded through a public hearing process provided? After hearing/equivalent notice, was the plan Sec.I.C.1 – yes 3.1 C.1 adopted as prepared or as modified during or 10841 after the hearing? Was a copy of the AWMP, amendments, or Sec.I.C.2 3.1 C.2 changes, submitted to the entities below, no later 10843(a) than 30 days after the adoption? Sec.I.C.3 – yes 3.1 C.2 The department. 10843(b)(1) Any city, county, or city and county within which Sec.I.C.3 – yes 3.1 C.2 the agricultural water supplier provides water 10843(b)(2) supplies. Any groundwater management entity within Sec.I.C.3- no 3.1 C.2 which jurisdiction the agricultural water supplier 10843(b)(3) extracts or provides water supplies. Any urban water supplier within which jurisdiction Sec.I.C.3 – no 3.1 C.2 the agricultural water supplier provides water 10843(b)(4) supplies. Any city or county library within which jurisdiction Sec.I.C.3 – yes 3.1 C.2 the agricultural water supplier provides water 10843(b)(5) supplies. Sec.I.C.3 – yes 3.1 C.2 The California State Library. 10843(b)(6) Any local agency formation commission serving Sec.I.C.3 – no 3.1 C.2 a county within which the agricultural water 10843(b)(7) supplier provides water supplies. Sec.1.C.3 3.1 C.3 Adopted AWMP availability. 10844 North Kern Water Storage District – Agricultural Water Management Plan AWMP Requirement Checklist (cont.) AWMP Guidebook Description Water Code Section Location Location (or other, as identified) Was the AWMP available for public review on S.I.C.3 – no 3.1 C.3 the agricultural water supplier’s Internet Web site 10844(a) within 30 days of adoption? If no Internet Web site, was an electronic copy of Sec.I.C.3 – yes 3.1 C.3 the AWMP submitted to DWR within 30 days of 10844(b) adoption? Implement the AWMP in accordance with the schedule set forth in its plan, as determined by Sec.I.D – yes 3.1 D.1 10842 the governing body of the agricultural water supplier. Description of the agricultural water supplier and Sec.II 3.2 10826(a) service area including: Sec.II.A.1 3.2 A.1 Size of the service area. 10826(a)(1) Location of the service area and its water Sec.II.A.2 3.2 A.2 10826(a)(2) management facilities. Sec.II.A.3 3.2 A.3 Terrain and soils. 10826(a)(3) Sec.II.A.4 3.2 A.4 Climate. 10826(a)(4) Sec.II.B.1 3.2 B.1 Operating rules and regulations. 10826(a)(5) Sec.II.B.2 3.2 B.2 Water delivery measurements or calculations. 10826(a)(6) Sec.II.B.3 3.2 B.3 Water rate schedules and billing. 10826(a)(7) Sec.II.B.4 3.2 B.4 Water shortage allocation policies. 10826(a)(8) Water uses within the service area, including all Sec.III 3.3 10826(b)(5) of the following: Sec.III.A 3.3 A Agricultural. 10826(b)(5)(A) Sec.III.B 3.3 B Environmental. 10826(b)(5)(B) Sec.III.C 3.3 C Recreational. 10826(b)(5)(C) Sec.III.D 3.3 D Municipal and industrial. 10826(b)(5)(D) Sec.III.E 3.3 E Groundwater recharge. 10826(b)(5)(E) Sec.III.F 3.3 F Transfers and exchanges. 10826(b)(5)(F) Sec.III.G 3.3 G Other water uses. 10826(b)(5)(G) Description of the quantity of agricultural water Sec.IV 3.4 A 10826(b) supplier’s supplies as: North Kern Water Storage District – Agricultural Water Management Plan AWMP Requirement Checklist (cont.) AWMP Guidebook Description Water Code Section Location Location (or other, as identified) Sec.IV.A.1 3.4 A.1 Surface water supply. 10826(b)(1) Sec.IV.A.2 3.4 A.2 Groundwater supply. 10826(b)(2) Sec.IV.A.3 3.4 A.3 Other water supplies. 10826(b)(3) Sec.IV.A.4 3.4 A.4 Drainage from the water supplier’s service area. 10826(b)(6) Description of the quality of agricultural waters Sec.IV.B 3.4 B 10826(b) suppliers supplies as: Sec.IV.B.1 3.4 B.1 Surface water supply. 10826(b)(1) Sec.IV.B.2 3.4 B.2 Groundwater supply. 10826(b)(2) Sec.IV.B.3 3.4 B.3 Other water supplies. 10826(b)(3) Sec.IV.C 3.4 C Source water quality monitoring practices. 10826(b)(4) Sec.IV.B.4, Drainage from the water supplier’s service area. 3.4 B.4 10826(b)(6) Sec.IV.C.2 Description of water accounting, including all of Sec.V 3.5 10826(b)(7) the following: Sec.V.A 3.5 A Quantifying the water supplier’s water supplies. 10826(b)(7)(A) Sec.V.B 3.5 B Tabulating water uses. 10826(b)(7)(B) Sec.V.C 3.5 C Overall water budget. 10826(b)(7)(C) Sec.V.D 3.5 D Description of water supply reliability. 10826(b)(8) Analysis of climate change effect on future water Sec.VI 3.6 10826(c) supplies analysis. Water use efficiency information required Sec.VII 3.7 10826(e) pursuant to Section 10608.48. Implement efficient water management practices Sec.VII.A 3.7A 10608.48(a) (EWMPs). Implement Critical EWMP: Measure the volume of water delivered to customers with sufficient Sec.VIII 3.7 A.1 10608.48(b) accuracy to comply with subdivision (a) of Section 531.10 and to implement paragraph (2). Implement Critical EWMP: Adopt a pricing Sec.VII.A 3.7 A.1 structure for water customers based at least in 10608.48(c) part on quantity delivered. Implement additional locally cost-effective and Sec.VII.A 3.7 A.2 10608.48(c) technically feasible EWMPs. North Kern Water Storage District – Agricultural Water Management Plan AWMP Requirement Checklist (cont.) AWMP Guidebook Description Water Code Section Location Location (or other, as identified) Sec.VII.B If applicable, document (in the report) the 3.7 B determination that EWMPs are not locally cost- 10608.48(d) effective or technically feasible.