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State Water Board to discuss the potential probationary hearings process under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act on June 21st
This email is to inform you that the State Water Board will be discussing the process for potential probationary hearings under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) at its June 21, 2023, public Board Meeting.
In March 2023, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) determined that the groundwater sustainability plans (GSPs) for six critically overdrafted, high-priority groundwater basins in the Central Valley are inadequate. The six basins with inadequate GSPs, from north to south, are the Chowchilla, Delta-Mendota, Kaweah, Tulare Lake, Tule, and Kern County subbasins (please see map below). As required by SGMA, DWR referred the basins with inadequate GSPs to the State Water Board to decide whether to move forward with state intervention. More information about SGMA, state intervention, and the role of the State Water Board can be found online here.
During the Board Meeting, staff from the State Water Board will present a recommended schedule for potential probationary hearings.
The Board will not take any formal actions related to SGMA at this Board Meeting. This is an informational item only; if a probationary hearing is held for any basin, public notice will be issued for the date and time of that hearing.
The Board values comments from all people and will consider comments shared during the meeting. You can join the Board Meeting to share comments with Board Members.
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To speak using your computer or telephone, follow instructions here to receive the Zoom link or the telephone number.
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OR attend in person at:
Sierra Hearing Room – Second Floor
Joe Serna Jr. - CalEPA Building
1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA, 95814
Map of Groundwater Basins with Inadequate Groundwater Sustainability Plans
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The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) and the nine Regional Water Quality Control Boards (Regional Water Boards) - collectively known as the California Water Boards - are dedicated to a single vision: abundant clean water for human uses and environmental protection to sustain California's future.
Under the federal Clean Water Act (CWA) and the state's pioneering Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, the State and Regional Water Boards have regulatory responsibility for protecting the water quality of nearly 1.6 million acres of lakes, 1.3 million acres of bays and estuaries, 211,000 miles of rivers and streams, and about 1,100 miles of exquisite California coastline.
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