Adoption of the 2024 Municipal Service Review and Sphere of Influence for the Woodbridge Irrigation District

The project consists of the preparation and adoption of the 2024 Municipal Service Review (MSR) for the Woodbridge Irrigation District, together with the associated Sphere of Influence (SOI) determination. The MSR is an informational planning and feasibility study prepared pursuant to the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Government Code§§ 56000 et seq.), including Government Code§§ 56425 and 56430. The MSR provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of the services WID currently provides, and presents written determinations in the seven categories mandated by Government Code § 56430: (1) growth and population projections; (2) the location and characteristics of disadvantaged unincorporated communities; (3) the present and planned capacity of public facilities and adequacy of public services; (4) the financial ability of the agency to provide services; (5) the status of and opportunities for shared facilities; (6) accountability for community service needs, including governmental structure and operational efficiencies; and (7) any other matters related to effective or efficient service delivery. The MSR and SOI cover WID's current service area boundary and define WID's Sphere of Influence boundary. WID is not proposing any annexation or detachment of territory to its service area, any change of organization or reorganization, or any new or expanded physical facilities as part of this project. The MSR collects and presents baseline technical and administrative information intended to inform future planning and decision-making by WID and the San Joaquin Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo). The purpose of the project is to satisfy the requirements of the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act and to support informed, orderly planning for the provision of irrigation and related water services. The beneficiaries of the project are WID, LAFCo, and the public, who benefit from the comprehensive, publicly available information the MSR provides. Any future boundary change,annexation, out-of-boundary service extension, or construction of facilities that may be considered in reliance on the MSR would be a separate, discretionary action subject to its own independent environmental review under CEQA at the time it is proposed.