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Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: State and Local Water Agencies Complete Initial Plan Determinations to Advance
Groundwater Sustainability
Date:Friday, February 28, 2025 12:16:42 PM
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From: Lisa Hunter <LHunter@countyofglenn.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2025 12:03 PM
Subject: FW: State and Local Water Agencies Complete Initial Plan Determinations to Advance
Groundwater Sustainability
It is with great excitement that we share today, the Department of Water
Resources has APPROVED the Colusa Subbasin and Corning Subbasin
Groundwater Sustainability Plans!
Please see notice below. The determination letters for each subbasin can be
found on the SGMA Portal, following the links below.
Lisa Hunter
Glenn County
Water Resource Coordinator
(530) 934-6540
www.countyofglenn.net
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Subject: State and Local Water Agencies Complete Initial Plan Determinations to Advance
Groundwater Sustainability
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News for immediate release from State of California Department of Water Resources
February 27, 2025
Contact:
Allison Armstrong, Public Affairs Office, Department of Water Resources
media@water.ca.gov
State and Local Water Agencies Complete Initial
Plan Determinations to Advance Groundwater
Sustainability
DWR Approves 15 Groundwater Sustainability Plans in Latest
Round of Determinations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Marking a major milestone towards sustainably managing
California’s groundwater supplies, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) today
announced determinations for groundwater sustainability plans in 16 basins across the
state. These plans are expected to present a roadmap for how local agencies will
sustainably manage groundwater, a critical water supply for millions of Californians, over
the long-term.
These customized plans are a critical piece towards implementing the Sustainable
Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) which is centered around the local control of
groundwater basins. Passed in 2014, the law calls for local groundwater sustainability
agencies (GSAs) to develop and implement plans to achieve the sustainability goals of
groundwater basins over a 20-year period.
California’s groundwater basins, which collectively make up a massive underground
reservoir, provide a critical water supply for over 15 million people, especially during dry
years when surface water supplies are lacking. As California adapts to a hotter, drier
future, these groundwater supplies will become a more vital resource for local water
agencies and agriculture.
This release marks a significant SGMA milestone, completing all initial plan
determinations for high and medium priority basins in California that are required to
comply with SGMA.
“It’s incredible to think about the tremendous work local groundwater sustainability
agencies have put into these plans to ensure a long-term groundwater supply for
communities, agriculture, and the environment across California,” said DWR Deputy
Director of Sustainable Water Management Paul Gosselin. “As we continue on our journey
towards sustainability, we look forward to our ongoing partnerships with local groundwater
agencies to support their implementation strategies.”
Of the 16 plan determinations announced today, DWR has approved 15 plans and
deemed one plan inadequate.
DWR has approved plans for the following basins:
Antelope (Tehama County)
Big Valley (Lassen and Modoc Counties)
Bowman (Tehama County)
Butte Valley (Siskiyou County)
Carpinteria (Santa Barbara and Ventura County)
Colusa (Glenn and Colusa Counties
Corning (Glenn and Tehama Counties)
Fillmore (Ventura County)
Los Molinos (Tehama County)
Modesto (Stanislaus and Tuolumne Counties)
Montecito (Santa Barbara County)
Piru (Ventura County)
Red Bluff (Tehama County)
Tulelake (Modoc and Siskiyou Counties)
Turlock (Merced and Stanislaus Counties)
DWR has deemed the following basin plan Inadequate:
Pleasant Valley (Fresno County)
Several of the plans approved today were previously deemed incomplete in prior reviews
and had 180 days to revise and resubmit. Working together, DWR staff facilitated 46
consultation meetings totaling over 100 hours to provide technical guidance for addressing
plan deficiencies with Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) from 13 basins.
In total, 86 basins are now operating under an approved plan or alternative plan, with
seven deemed inadequate and subject to state intervention. Basins that have not taken
sufficient action to address deficiencies in their plans are deemed inadequate and require
consultation with the State Water Resources Control Board for possible state
intervention.
The approved plans announced today provide direction to the local GSAs, including
recommended actions, to ensure the basins remain on a path to long-term sustainability.
Plans will be updated over time as new data and information becomes available and as
groundwater conditions change. DWR will review annual reports from the GSAs and
conduct periodic reviews at least every five years to determine if basins are on track to
meet their sustainability goals. DWR will continue to support GSAs as they move forward
in the SGMA implementation process.
For more information:
DWR’s SGMA Portal is the central repository for GSA and plan information and
updates
DWR Fact Sheet on SGMA GSP Evaluation
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) webpage
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