CENTRAL SACRAMENTO COUNTY

GROUNDWATER FORUM

INTEREST AND ISSUES STATEMENTS

The Interest Groups participating in the Central Sacramento County Groundwater Forum developed the following statements as part of the Educational Phase of this process.  Forum participants representing very diverse constituencies identified the issues and concerns that would need to be addressed as part of a successful groundwater Forum solution.

It is important to note that Issues and Interests sometimes change over time as groups participating in a collaborative negotiation learn more about the concerns of others at the table.  The formal Negotiation Phase of the Groundwater Forum Process will begin in November 2002.

The attached Interest and Issue Statements are in the following order:

I.                    Agricultural Interest Group

II.                 Agricultural/Residential Interest Group

III.               Business Interest Group

IV.              Environmental Interest Group

V.                 Local Government/Public Agencies Interest Group

a.      City of Elk Grove

b.    City of Sacramento

c.      County of Sacramento

d.      Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District

e.      Southgate Recreation and Park District

VI.              Water Purveyors Interest Group