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December 14, 2017Department of Water Resources

Sustainable Groundwater Management Program UpdateCalifornia Water Commission

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Presentation Overview

• SGMA Overview

• Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) Formation

• Basin Boundary Modifications

• Planning, Technical, & Financial Assistance

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SGMA Overview


SGMA Due Dates and Achievements

• Initial Basin Prioritization: §10723.4 – Completed by January 31, 2015

• Regulations for Modifying Groundwater Basin Boundaries: §10722.2

– Completed by January 1, 2016

• Identification of Critically Overdrafted Basins: §12924

– Completed January 2016– Updated October 2016

• Groundwater Sustainability Plan and Alternatives Regulations: §10733.2

– Completed May 18, 2016

• Modifying Basin Boundaries (Round 1)– Completed October 11, 2016

• Water Available for Replenishment:§10729(c)

– Completed in January 2017

2015 and 2016• Bulletin 118: §12924

– Interim Update in January 2017; – Comprehensive Update due 2020

• Best Management Practices: §10729(d) – Completed by January 1, 2017

Revised Basin Prioritization– Early 2018

Alternatives Reviews– Begins January 1, 2017

Groundwater Sustainability Agency Formation: §10723 – Due by June 30, 2017

Prop 1 – SGWM Grant Program (Round 2)– Late 2017

Modifying Basin Boundaries (Round 2)– January-December 2018

2017 and 2018

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Sustainable Groundwater Management

(20 years from2020 or 2022)

Development and Adoption

of Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs)

(2017 to Jan 2020 or 2022)

Early Implementing

of GSPsthru Water Budgets & Outcome

Based Metrics

(Jan 2020 or 2022 plus 5-10 years)

GSA Formation

and Coordination

(Oct 2014 through July 2017)

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4

Phases to Implement SGMA

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GSA Formation Update


GSA Formation Summary

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Note: GSA notification numbers are approximate

Sustainable Groundwater Management Program

Statewide GSA Summary• More than 99 percent coverage by

July 1, 2017.• 265 GSA notifications posted.

• 377 unique areas are being managed.• 141 basins have GSAs:

• 108 basins are high or medium priority.

• 33 basins are low or very-low priority (or have no priority yet).

• 22 high- or medium-priority basins submitted an Alternative Plan.

• 11 basins have full GSA coverage.• 9 basins do not have any GSAs

formed

• 46 GSA notifications have been posted and withdrawn.

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Map view 11/16/2017

Basin Boundary Modifications


Basin Boundary Modificationshttp://sgma.water.ca.gov/basinmod

Initial Notification Period Now Open• Anticipated Schedule:

• January 1, 2018• Submission period opens

• June 30, 2018• Submission period closes and 30-

day public comment period opens

• July 30, 2018• Public comment period closes

• ~October 2018• Draft modifications released

• ~November 2018• Final modifications released


http://sgma.water.ca.gov/basinmod

Types of Basin Boundary Modifications

Scientific Jurisdictional

Agency C

Agency A

Agency B

DWR will:• Develop draft recommendations• Conduct public meetings• Present draft boundaries to the

Water CommissionRole of the Water Commission:

• Hear and comment on the draft basin modifications


Planning, Technical and Financial Assistance


Planning Assistance- Facilitation

- GSA and GSP Support

Technical Assistance- Statewide Datasets, Analysis, and Tools

- Best Management Practices- Water Available for Replenishment Report

Financial Assistance- Prop 1

DWR SGMA Assistance

DWR Evaluation of

GSPs

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Engagement and Advisory Role Statutory Role 13

Planning Assistance


DWR SGMA AssistancePlanning Assistance

• Facilitation Support Services (FSS) Offered through DWR-funded

professional facilitators Stakeholder identification and

engagement Meeting facilitation Interest-based negotiation and

consensus building. Public outreach facilitation

• DWR engagement during development of GSPs DWR Region Office point of contact

(POC) by basin Basin-specific meetings

http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/facilitation_services.cfm

DWR FSS Websitehttp://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/facilitation_services.cfm

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DWR’s GSA EngagementNorthern Region – Red Bluff

• DWR Region Office Points of Contact (POCs) by basin

• DWR POCs will be the liaisons with GSAs during development of GSPs

• POCs will conduct basin-wide meetings to understand critical needs and concerns

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http://water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/outreach.cfm

DWR’s GSA EngagementNorth Central Region – West Sacramento






DWR’s GSA EngagementSouth Central Region - Fresno






DWR’s GSA EngagementSouthern Region - Glendale






Technical Assistance


DWR SGMA AssistanceTechnical Assistance• Guidance and Education

• Best Management Practices• Guidance Documents• Fact Sheets and Reports

• Technical Support Services (TSS)• GSAs will be able to request TSS• Can help fill data gaps

Field Activities Modeling and Tools

• Statewide Datasets

• Interactive Maps


http://water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/data_tools_reports.cfm

Guidance and Education

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• Statewide & Regional References• DWR’s SGMA Webpages• Bulletin 118• Bulletin 160 – GW Content

• SGMA References

Best Management Practices• BMP 1: Monitoring Protocols, Standards,

Sites• BMP 2: Monitoring Networks and

Identification of Data Gaps• BMP 3: Hydrologic Conceptual Model• BMP 4: Water Budget• BMP 5: Modeling• BMP 6: Sustainable Management Criteria

Guidance Documents• Preparation Checklist for GSP Submittal• GSP Annotated Outline• Engagement with Tribal Governments• Stakeholder Comm. & Engagement

Potential Future BMP(s)• Water Quality• Data Management System• Surface Water/Groundwater Interaction

Sustainable Management Criteria (SMC) – Draft BMP• SMC includes:

• Sustainability Goal• Undesirable Results• Minimum Thresholds• Measurable Objectives

• Public Meetings Planned • December 11 – Sacramento• December 12 – Visalia• December 13 – Santa Ana

• Public Comment Period Closes January 8, 2018


Technical Support Services (TSS)

• Available to GSAs

• Basin-wide coordination

• Field Activities Groundwater Level Training Well Video Logging Geophysical Logging Monitoring Well Installation

• Modeling and Tools Modeling Support Training


Statewide Datasets and Tools

New Data, Tools, and Reports Webpage

• Download Data

• Groundwater Tools Interactive Maps

Modeling Tools

• Climate Change Data/Tools

• Maps and Reports

http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/data_tools_reports.cfm


http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/data_tools_reports.cfm

Technical Assistance Fact Sheetshttp://water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/data_tools_reports.cfm

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2. DWR Modeling Tools1. DWR Data, Tools, and Reports


http://water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/data_tools_reports.cfm


Tools - Interactive Maps1. Groundwater Information Center2. Water Management Planning Tool3. Disadvantaged Communities Tool4. Basin Boundary Tool Developing additional maps

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https://gis.water.ca.gov/app/gicima/

https://gis.water.ca.gov/app/boundaries/ https://gis.water.ca.gov/app/dacs/ https://gis.water.ca.gov/app/bbat/

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https://gis.water.ca.gov/app/boundaries/


https://gis.water.ca.gov/app/boundaries/

New Datasets – Land Usehttps://gis.water.ca.gov/app/CADWRLandUseViewer/

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Alternatively, use the feature popup windows to download

pre-clipped portions of the dataset

Select a file format to download the entire

dataset


https://gis.water.ca.gov/app/CADWRLandUseViewer/

New Datasets – Well Logshttps://gis.water.ca.gov/app/WCR/


https://gis.water.ca.gov/app/CADWRLandUseViewer/

Upcoming SGMA Data Viewer

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Tools – DWR Models• Integrated Water Flow Model

(IWFM) – (Currently Available)

• Central Valley Simulation Model (C2VSim)Coarse Grid (Q1 2018)Fine Grid – Beta version (Q1 2018)

• Sacramento Valley Simulation Model (SVSim) – (Q1 2018)

Timeframes Subject to Change


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C2VSimMODEL GRID

SVSimMODEL GRID

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SGMA Portal http://sgma.water.ca.gov/portal/

• Clearinghouse for SGMA information:GSA and local agency

submitted informationPublic access and

comments

• Developing additional featuresGSP initial notification


http://sgma.water.ca.gov/portal/

Flow of SGMA Data

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Data Access Data Submittal

50 Yr Planning Horizon

+ Local Data

Tools


Financial Assistance


DWR SGMA AssistanceFinancial Assistance – Proposition 1• Counties with stressed basins

• March 2016 – Awarded $6.7 M to 21 counties

• SGWP Grant Program• $86.3 M available

• $10 M for Severely DACs• $76.3 M for developing GSPs

• PSP released in September 2017• Open filing, applications due Nov/Dec 2017• Initial awards in early 2018

• As of December 1st deadline: • 78 applications received• SDAC applications ($16.8 M)• GSP applications ($ 69.6 M)

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Bishop

Fresno

Eureka

Alturas

Redding

Monterey

Sacramento

Bakersfield

Los Angeles

Palm Springs

San Francisco

Counties Receiving Awards in March

2016


DWR Contacts & SGMA Resources

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• DWR Sacramento:• General Email Contact:

[email protected]

• SGMA Resources:• DWR SGM Program Webpage:

http://water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/index.cfm

• SGMA Portal:http://sgma.water.ca.gov/portal/#intro

• Subscribe to DWR SGMP Email List:http://water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/subscribe.cfm

• State Water Resources Control Board Webpage:https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/gmp/index.html


mailto:[email protected]

http://water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/index.cfm

http://sgma.water.ca.gov/portal/#intro

http://water.ca.gov/groundwater/sgm/subscribe.cfm

https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/gmp/index.html