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TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM : Anthony A. Dehaesus Contra
Director of Community Development
Costa
DATE: September 5, 1985 County
SUBJECT: Need to locate potential sources of revenue to study subsidence in Contra Costa I "?'
County and mitigate subsidence effects.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMEr�IDATION(S ) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
j I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
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Direct staff to explore means to identify causes of subsidence in the county and possible
j mitigating action, and prepare tentative regulations and explore sources of revenue to
tiaccomplish the needed Dreparatory studies and needed mitigation.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Amount of staff time necessary to do this work is unknown at this time.
III. BACKGROUND:
Subsidence is occurring in the delta and is Suspected in other areas where oil, gas and
water are being withdrawn. The subsidence may affect delta levees and could affect the
operation of canals and underground pipes. Subsidence results from several causes; some
cause's, principally withdrawal of fluids, are man-induced and manageable.
The State is considering adding to a program to study subsidence regionally. Studies are
underway in the northern Sacramento Valley. The state studies are too general to
pinpoint Contra Costa County's problem areas, and the costs of a study by the County
alone are prohibitive. Coordinated State-county resources would be cost-effective but no
-county funds are allocated to the studies in the Countv's 1986 budget, nor are any
revenues available for studies.
Some possible methods to collect needed revenues include:
(1) voter-approved taxation of oil and gas produced in the county;
(?) a benefit assessment district;
(3) fees charted for applications for entitlements to withdraw oil, gas, or water;
(4) fees collected upon approvals to such entitlements and subject to payback
(without interest) as more entitlements are approved;
(i5) required annual renewal of land use permits for entitlements to withdraw,
issued administratively;
(6) and provisional application fees that would be credited/ against eventual
ordinance-imposed fees or taxes. _
CONTINUED ON�ATTACHMENT; X YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF (BOARD CCIMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER /
SIGNATURE S1:
ACTION OF BOARD ON /U S APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT CCPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES'. AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: - n� //ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS CN THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: I�ChL;hLw, �YN , ATTESTED ,/01___�/� S
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?HIL SATCH XOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
S IPERIVIISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382i7-33 5C BY 6" DEPUTY
Board Order Page Two
Subsidence revenue sources
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Two areas where fees or taxes may be desirable are:
(1) north of Southern Pacific Railroad and east of the Citv limits of Antioch, and
I (2) other parts of Townships 1 and 2 N, Ranges 2 and 3E from `Mount Diablo Base
and -Meridian.
This area would need to be adjusted in the future.
Separate fee or tax schedules need to be considered for oil and gas wells and water wells,
based in part on their numbers (many more water wells, thus lower fees) and the
contribution each is found to make to the total amount of man-induced subsidence. Water
r well fees of no more than $100 per application, and oil and gas fees in the thousands of
dollars) (1 to 10) per application, or equivalent tax, are considered tentatively.
The cost being considered for the States' 1985-86 budget with no county participation is
$501,000, and includes the basic framework for Contra Costa County's participation. This
includes:
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(l) establishing a network of precision bench marks,
(21) 1, or 2 at most, subsidence recorder stations with water level recorders in the
county with a tie bench mark at each station, and
(3) repeated relevelling by satellite to record total subsidence at each station.
Contra Costa County needs 6 to 10 -ecorder stations, each consisting of a bench
mark, 1 or 2 subsidence recorders, and a water level recorder. Each station is
estimated to cost approximately S25,000 to $35,000: Firmer cost estimates
` may be available from the State vi thin a week.
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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on September 10, 1985 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, McPeak, Torlakson and Fanden
NOES: None
A6SENT: . Supervisor Schroder
ABSTAIN! None
SUBJECT:
Need to participate in State ) Resolution No. 85/549
subsidence studies and to locate )
potential sources of revenue )
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WHEREAS, subsidence is known to be occurring in the delta part of Contra
Costa County and may also affect other areas where oil, gas, and water are withdrawn,
and
WHEREAS, the effects of subsidence may damage levees, pipelines, and
canalsthat cross subsiding areas, thei•ebv affecting the safety and welfare of residents
of Contra Costa County; and
WHEREAS, there are many causes of subsidence, and some may be man-
induced and could be controlled if their causes were segregated; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa Ccunty recommended
State and Federal studies to sem egate the causes of subsidence, by Board Order on
March 12, 1985; and
NHEREAS, the State proposes to extend studies of subsidence to Contra
Costa', Coainty and the Countv would benefit by adding to the detail by cooperating with
the State studies, and
WHEREAS, the costs of subsidence studies are high and should be borne
by any persons or agencies that may be inducing or contributing to subsidence when
they can be identified;
THEREFORE, IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that staff begin studies
to locate revenue sources and appropriate conditions of approval that should be imposed
on entitlements to withdraw oil, gas, or water in subsidence-prone areas, mechanisms
to survev subsidence that can be coordinated with State or Federal studies, and, if appropriate,
establish. a fund in which to credit any revenue received and from which to pay back
credits against such a fund.
I hetaby certify that this Is a tri end correct copy of
an action takbn and entomd on the minutos of the
Board of Supervisors gn the data shorn.
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ATTESTED:
PHIL SATCHEL P, Clerk of the Soard
of Supervisors and Count; AdnrMlstr�tpr
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By �_...r.� Deputy
Orig. DeF:t. Community Development
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RESOLUTION 85/549