SGMA
March 10, 2020
Eddie Pech, P .E. Water Resources Engineer South Region Office, DWR
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SGMA March 10, 2020 Eddie Pech, P .E. Water Resources Engineer South Region Office, DWR In an average year , almost of Californias % supply comes from GROUNDWATER In dry years, up to of Californias % supply comes from
March 10, 2020
Eddie Pech, P .E. Water Resources Engineer South Region Office, DWR
supply comes from
GROUNDWATER
In an average year ,
supply comes from
GROUNDWATER
rely on groundwater
supply comes from
GROUNDWATER
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act 2014
“A central feature
recognition that groundwater management in California is best accomplished locally.” – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr.
Sustainability
Sustainability Goal Sustainable Groundwater Mgmt. Sustainable Yield
GSP Implementation Achieved by 2040/2042 Avoid Undesirable Results
Undesirable Results
Agency Roles
DWR’s Regulatory Role in SGMA
FRAMEWORK
GSP Regulations Basin Boundary Modification Regulations Basin Prioritization
EVALUATION
GSP and Alternatives Basin Boundary Modifications
2019 – Basin Prioritization
Priority Basins/ Subbasins
https://water.ca.gov/Programs/Groundwater-Management/Basin-Prioritization
SGMA Steps
GSP
Jan 2020/22
Sustainability
2040/42
GSP
Over 20 yrs
GSA
June 2017 >260 GSAs Formed* 135 GSP Notifications*
*As of March. 2019
GSP Submittal and Evaluation Process
Joint DWR and State Water Board Fact Sheet
https://water.ca.gov/-/media/DWR-Website/Web-Pages/Programs/Groundwater- Management/Sustainable-Groundwater-Management/Groundwater-Sustainability- Plans/Files/GSP/SGMO_GSP-Overview_v12_FactSheet-a-y19
2022
GSP Components
GSP Assessment Outcomes
Approved
Substantially complies with GSP Regulations
Incomplete
Deficiencies, can be corrected within 180 days Significant deficiencies or Incomplete: Unable to correct
deficiencies within 180 days
Inadequate
GSA Powers & Authorities
SGMA Chapter 5, CA Water Code § 10725: Adopt and submit a GSP Powers Regulate Reporting
Powers
enforcement
May…
extraction facilities
extractors
May…
extraction
allocations
authorization to issue well permits
May…
DWR’s Assistance Role in SGMA
TECHNICAL
Statewide Data and T
Guidance Materials Data Reporting T echnical Support Services
PLANNING
Facilitation Support Services Communication and Engagement
FINANCIAL
Grants
Groundwater in CA Bulletin 118
management:
– Conditions of critical overdraft
https://water.ca.gov/Programs/Groundwater-Management/Bulletin-1 18
Bulletin 118 2003 1952 Bulletin 118 1980 Bulletin 118 1975 Bulletin 118 Interim update 2016
Basins Refined by 2016 BB Modifications
Statewide Datasets and T
Data, T
Webpage Download Data Groundwater T
Climate Change Data/ T
Maps and Reports
https://water.ca.gov/Programs/ Groundwater-Management/Data-and-T
Groundwater Levels
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UNAVCO CGPS SiteO EstimatedVertical Displacement SJV DWR
1 949 to 2005 (feet) TRE A ltamiraI n SAR DatasetO Vertical Displacement Point Data
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HydrogeDlogic Conceptual Model Boundaries
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Groundwater-Management/SGMA-Groundwater-Management
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