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RE: Indio Subbasin Ground Water Management Documents
Tania Flores <tflores@laquintaca.gov>
Mon 4/25/2022 8:50 AM
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Cc: Cheri Flores <clflores@laquintaca.gov>;Danny Castro <dcastro@laquintaca.gov>
I have all of the documents from this one added to the public comment.
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I am going to have to have this pdf compressed. That's a lot of pages for ONE public comment letter.
I will keep you posted.
Tania Flores I Administrative Technician
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City of La Quinta
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Tania,
Please add this to the public comments. I have replied to Jim. In addition, please download the documents in the Dropbox, and keep
them also in the public comment record. When you prepare the final record for the 4/26 PC meeting, we should include the
documents in their entirety, or provide links to them.
Thanks!
Nicole Sauviat Criste
Consulting Planner
City of La Quinta
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Subject: FW: Indio Subbasin Ground Water Management Documents
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Hi Nicole and Cheri,
Here is a link to five important documents concerning the Indio Subbasin and the ongoing groundwater management efforts of CVWD and the
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other Indio Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs). We request that you download and include in the administrative record for the
Coral Mountain Resort project, the following five documents:
1. Coachella Valley RUWMP- 2021
2. CVWD Water Supply Assessment Fact Sheet
3. Indio-SGMA-Alternative Plan- Compiled- FINAL Adopted Dec. 2021
4. Indio-Subbasin Annual Report Workshop- March 22 Final
5. Indio-Subbasin WY- 2021 Final
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These documents contain important facts regarding some of the comments recently made by LRRD and other members of the public regarding
the sustainability of the Indio Subbasin, including:
(1) Since 2009, the amount of water stored in the subbasin has increased by approximately 840,000 acre-feet through the groundwater
management efforts of these GSAs despite the fact that the western United States experienced extreme drought conditions between 2013 and
2016 that led to mandatory water use restrictions and drastic cuts in deliveries of State Water Project water (see Indio Subbasin Plan Update page
ES-4);
(2) Between 2020 and 2045, the amount of groundwater in the Indio Subbasin is expected to increase further, even after accounting for the Coral
Mountain Resort project and all other existing users and planned future growth in the Coachella Valley, and after accounting for the effects of
climate change and further extreme drought conditions, as well as planned groundwater management efforts (see Indio Subbasin Plan Update
page ES-12 and Figure ES-8);
(3) The Indio Subbasin SGMA Alternative Plan Update does not assume that more water will be delivered to California in future years, but rather,
takes into account that through existing water transfer agreements, slightly more of the Colorado River water delivered to California will be
allocated to CVWD (see Indio Subbasin Update pages 6-8 — 6-10 and Table 6-3); and
(4) This Alternative Plan Update also assumes the worst case scenario under the Colorado River Lower Basin Drought Contingency Plan, whereby
CVWD will be required to contribute a portion of its allocated Colorado River water so it will remain in Lake Mead; and assumes that only 45% of
the State Water Project allocation will be delivered, which is more conservative than the assumptions made by the California Department of
Water Resources (see Indio Subbasin Update pages 7-43 — 7-44).
Please confirm that you are able to access and download these important documents, and that they will be included in the administrative record
for this project.
Thank you for your assistance and please let me know if you have any questions.
Best,
Jim
II IA
James D. Vaughn, Esq.
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