SGMA Salinas Valley Assessment Questions: Initial Exploration on GSA Formation in Salinas Valley Basin
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The Consensus Building Institute (www.cbuilding.org) is providing impartial facilitation and community engagement to support the formation of a groundwater sustainability agency in the Salinas Valley Basin.

The State of California passed the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act in fall 2014. The State has designated the Salinas Valley Basin as a priority basin that must comply with the Act. The first major requirements are to form a Groundwater Sustainability Agency by June 2017 and to develop a groundwater sustainability plan by 2020. (groundwater.ca.gov) To assist the basin, the County, the City of Salinas, cities in the basin, and agricultural stakeholders came together as a consortium to identify and select a facilitator to work with all stakeholders in the basin. The consortium selected the Consensus Building Institute because of its strong reputation for providing quality facilitation and its experience working on groundwater issues and implementing the Act. CBI is conducting a stakeholder assessment, including this survey, to make recommendations for a transparent, inclusive process and will also facilitate meetings to reach agreements on forming a Groundwater Sustainability Agency that has widespread support among affected agencies, organizations, and individuals.

As the first step in the process, CBI is soliciting input via interviews and surveys. The purpose of the interviews and this survey is to provide insights about your interests and perspectives on groundwater management in the Salinas Valley Basin. This survey is designed for individuals and organizations who rely on groundwater or are interested in groundwater sustainability in the Salinas Valley Basin. The survey is confidential; submitting your name is optional. Gina Bartlett and Bennett Brooks of the Consensus Building Institute will use input from the survey and interviews to develop findings and recommendations for a process to form a groundwater sustainability agency under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. Gina and Bennett will share the draft recommendations publicly and welcome feedback. CBI is striving to identify a broad range of individuals and organizational representatives to share their perspectives on this survey. Please let Gina know if you would recommend others receive the survey invitation. If you have questions or thoughts, please feel free to contact Gina or Bennett at 415/271-0049 or gina@cbuilding.org or bbrooks@cbuilding.org. Thank you in advance for your time and commitment to groundwater planning.

The survey is divided into the following sections:
Part 1: Demographic Information
Part 2: Forming a Groundwater Sustainability Agency
Part 3: Decision Making
Part 4: Stakeholder Engagement

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Demographic Information
Where do you live?
Do you live in the Salinas Valley Basin?
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Do you work in the Salinas Valley Basin?
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What is the source of your water supply at home? (If water provider, please list under 'Other')
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How do you rely on groundwater? As an individual? As a business? As an agency?
How are you/have you been involved in groundwater issues or groundwater planning?
What stakeholder interest group do you most closely identify with?
GSA Formation
The first major requirement under Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) is to form Groundwater Sustainability Agencies GSA(s) by June 2017 for medium and high priority basins. The State has designated Salinas Valley Basin as a priority basin that must comply with SGMA.
What are your primary concerns or interests related to SGMA and GSA formation? Why are these important?
How would you foresee GSA formation moving forward in your basin? What would you recommend?
What specific qualities or requirements would you envision for a potential GSA? (financial, technical capacity, etc.)
What configurations or options for a GSA would you envision? How would you organize the governance structure?
What special considerations, if any, related to basin boundaries (as outlined in Bulletin 118) should we know about? How might these considerations affect GSA formation, outreach, etc.?
Decision-Making and Criteria
Who should be involved in deciding on the GSA formation? Why?
How should they decide?
What interest, if any, does your entity have in serving as a GSA? (Please list agency if interested)
What agency might you recommend or envision as serving as the GSA(s) or what agencies might come together to serve as a GSA? Why?
What kinds of information might be needed to support decision-making on GSA formation?
Stakeholder Engagement
The intent of stakeholder engagement is to commit to a transparent and inclusive process for formation of the groundwater sustainability agency. Your input in this section will help CBI think about the best ways to structure engagement.
What recommendations do you have to ensure affected stakeholder communities are aware of and providing informed input in to the groundwater sustainability agency formation process?
If a stakeholder group comes together to work on GSA formation, who would you recommend be involved?
What are the best methods to keep you and your organization abreast of new developments related to forming the GSA and implementing SGMA?
What kinds of outreach / engagement /activities would you recommend to engage stakeholders?
Conclusion
What else might you suggest or insights would you like to offer?
If you would like to share your name, Senior Mediators Gina Bartlett and Bennett Brooks of the Consensus Building Institute are the only people who will see it. They will be sharing the findings of these interviews without attributing insights to any individual. You are welcome to share your name at your own discretion.  Thank you for your commitment and time.
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