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INDUSTRY DAY Borrego Valley Groundwater Basin Groundwater Sustainability Plan
October 28, 2016
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Background
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)
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Statewide Areas Affected by SGMA
• 127 basins ranked medium or high priority
• Basins required to be
sustainably managed by local public agencies
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San Diego County SGMA Basins
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State-Mandated Deadlines
Deadline Action
June 30, 2017 Formation of Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs)
January 31, 2020 Adoption of Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) Critically Overdrafted Basins
January 31, 2022 Adoption of Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) All Other Basins
20-Year Implementation Period
Implementation of Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs)
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GSAs in Borrego Valley
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Borrego Valley – Basin Boundary Adjustment
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Borrego Valley – Critically Overdrafted
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USGS Report
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Groundwater Sustainability
What is Sustainable Groundwater Management? Manage groundwater to prevent the following:
• Chronic lowering of groundwater levels • Reduction of groundwater storage • Seawater intrusion • Degraded water quality / contaminant plume migration • Land subsidence • Depletions of interconnected surface water
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Groundwater Sustainability Plan Components DWR Released GSP Guidelines in May 2016 • Physical Description of Basin
• Measureable Objectives and Interim Milestones
• Water Budget/Model
• Planning and Implementation Horizon
• Monitoring and Ongoing Management
• Relationship Between GSP and General Plan
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Additional GSP Components for Borrego Valley • Water Credits/Entitlements
• Water Quality Sampling/Analysis
• Cost/Benefit Analysis
• Court Validation
• Financing Plan
• Public Outreach
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Stakeholder Involvement
• Agriculture • Business/Education • BWD Ratepayers • Domestic Well Users • Education • Environmental • Fire & Safety • Golf Courses • Tourism/Resorts
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New Authorities to GSAs
• Register/Meter Groundwater Wells
• Measure Extractions and Water Levels
• Require Extraction/Water Level Reports
• Set Well Extraction Limitations/Mitigate Against
Overdrafts
• Assess Fees
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GSP Emergency Regulations http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/gsp.cfm
Information about SGMA
http://www.water.ca.gov/cagroundwater/
USGS Hydrogeologic Report for Borrego Valley https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/sir20155150
County of San Diego SGMA Website
http://www.sandiegocounty.gov/pds/SGMA.html
References
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BuyNet
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