Groundwater Commission
Tehama County Groundwater Commission
The Tehama County Groundwater Commission shall be a Commission with both decision-making and advisory responsibilities pertaining to groundwater management in the eleven, or quantity thereafter modified to, subbasins or portions thereof for which the Tehama County Flood Control and Water Conservation District has been designated as the Groundwater Sustainability Agency under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.
The Commission shall oversee the development of a Groundwater Sustainability Plan pursuant to Water Code sections 10727 et seq., and any amendments thereto, and any implementing rules and regulations of the District. The Commission shall make a written recommendation to the Board of Directors on the adoption or amendment of a Groundwater Sustainability Plan or any implementing rule or regulation of the District. A recommendation for approval shall be made by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the total membership of the Commission. The Commission shall hold at least one public hearing before approving a recommendation on the adoption or amendment of a Groundwater Sustainability Plan or any implementing rule or regulation of the District.
2024 Meeting Dates
(all meetings at 8:30am in Board Chambers)
Meetings are scheduled for the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 8:30am in the Board of Supervisors Chambers at 727 Oak Street in Red Bluff. Agendas and packets are available on the Tehama County Meeting Portal Website by selecting Tehama County Groundwater Commission in the meeting group list.
To access past meeting materials, visit the Tehama County Meeting Portal Website and select Groundwater Commission from the drop-down menu.
Remaining Meetings:
October 9,2024 – 8:30 AM
November 13, 2024- 8:30 AM
December 11, 2024 – 8:30 AM
The above meeting dates reflect the revised meeting schedule follow the changes to the Groundwater Commission Bylaws.
2025 Meeting Dates
January 8, 2025 – 8:30 AM
February 12, 2025 – 8:30 AM
March 12, 2025 – 8:30 AM
April 9, 2025 – 8:30 AM
May 14, 2025 – 8:30 AM
June 11, 2025 – 8:30 AM
July 9, 2025 – 8:30 AM
August 13, 2025 – 8:30 AM
September 10, 2025 – 8:30 AM
October 8, 2025 – 8:30 AM
November 12, 2025 – 8:30 AM
December 10, 2025 – 8:30 AM
Tehama County Groundwater Commission Members
Martin Spannaus
City of Corning
No Term Expiration
Clay Parker
City of Red Bluff
No Term Expiration
Hal Crain
City of Tehama
No Term Expiration
Kris Lamkin
El Camino Irrigation District
No Term Expiration
Todd Hamer
Los Molinos CSD
No Term Expiration
Martha Slack
Rio Alto Water District
No Term Expiration
Bart Fleharty
Supervisorial District 1 Representative
Term Expiration: January 4, 2025
Andrew Grady
Supervisorial District 2 Representative
Term Expiration: January 4, 2025
Seth Lawrence
Supervisorial District 3 Representative
Term Expiration: January 4, 2027
Michael Ward
Supervisorial District 4 Representative
Term Expiration: January 4, 2027
David Lester
Supervisorial District 5 Representative
Term Expiration: January 4, 2025
Corning Subbasin Advisory Board Member