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Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Basin Groundwater Management Plan Northeastern San Joaquin County Executive Summary Groundwater Banking Authority 2 Exhibit multiple benefits to local land owners and other participating agencies Maintain overlying landowner and Local Agency control of the Groundwater Basin Restore and maintain groundwater resources Minimize adverse impacts to the environment Protect the rights of overlying land owners Increase amount of water put to beneficial use within San Joaquin County In order to meet the purpose of the Plan and ensure the long-term sustainability of the Basin, the Authority created the following Plan objectives: 1. Maintain long-term sustainability of the Basin through the development of management objectives, practices and conjunctive use projects to benefit the social, economic and environmental viability of Eastern San Joaquin County. 2. Prevent further saline intrusion and degradation of groundwater quality throughout the Basin. 3. Increase understanding of Basin dynamics through the development of a sound research program to monitor, evaluate, and predict Basin conditions. 4. Maintain local control of the groundwater Basin through the responsible management of groundwater resources by overlying cities, counties, water districts, agencies, and landowners. 5. Formulate rational and attainable Basin management objectives to comply with SB 1938 and retain State funding eligibility. 6. Formulate voluntary policies, practices and incentive programs to meet established Basin management objectives. 7. Formulate appropriate financing strategies for the implementation of the Plan. ES-3 Groundwater Management Area San Joaquin County overlies the Eastern San Joaquin, Cosumnes, and Tracy Sub-basins of the greater San Joaquin Valley Groundwater Basin. For the purposes of the Plan, the Eastern San Joaquin County Groundwater Management Area (GMA) is defined as the portion of San Joaquin County overlying the Eastern San Joaquin and Cosumnes Sub-Basins. Within the GMA, the member agencies of the Authority will implement the Plan within their respective boundaries. To ensure that every parcel in the GMA is represented, all unorganized areas will be included in the San Joaquin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District. Figure ES-1 depicts the member Agencies of the Authority and their respective boundaries within the GMA. ES-4 Agency Participation The physical boundaries of the Eastern San Joaquin and Cosumnes Sub-Basins extend beyond the political boundaries of San Joaquin County. Portions of Calaveras and Stanislaus Counties overlie the eastern fringes of the Basin. Recognizing the need for increased coordination between agencies outside of the GMA, the Authority invited a variety of interest groups from the business, environmental, agricultural, and political communities to participate in the development of the Plan. The Authority values the consensus based approach to groundwater management and strives to coordinate, integrate, and mutually benefit from the groundwater management efforts of its member agencies and those with vested interest in the social, economic, and environmental viability of Eastern San Joaquin County.