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Basin GSP Summary Now Available!

The Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) for the Santa Cruz Mid-County Groundwater Basin is a long and detailed read. The GSP and Appendices together run almost 1,000 pages!  If that is not likely to find a spot on your reading list, but you WOULD like to learn about the GSP in a more succinct format, please check out the recently released 8-page Basin GSP Summary.  This summary is also available on the MGA website, on both the Sustainability Plan and Resource Library pages.  Enjoy!

DWR Public Comment Period on the Basin GSP is Now Open

On February 19, 2020, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) posted the Santa Cruz Mid-County Basin (Basin) Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) on its Sustainable Groundwater Management Act website.  The posting by DWR opens a Public Comment Period on the Basin GSP, which will remain open until May 4, 2020. 

The Basin GSP can be found on the DWR website at: https://sgma.water.ca.gov/portal/gsp/all.

 

MGA Submits Groundwater Sustainability Plan to DWR

The Santa Cruz Mid-County Groundwater Agency (MGA) successfully submitted its adopted Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR). The GSP was uploaded to DWR's SGMA Portal on Thursday, January 30, 2020. DWR has 20 days in which to process the GSP and open its 75-day comment period. The MGA's GSP submission includes responses to comments received on the Draft GSP.

The Sustainability Plan page of the MGA website includes information about the development of the GSP as well as a link to the GSP submitted to DWR.

2018 County Water Status Report Available

Every year, the Water Resources team at the County compiles a list of county-wide water resources activities being implemented by County staff and partners. To develop the 2018 report, the County reached out to agencies and organizations to get the most up to date information on their projects and programs. The final report was recently adopted by the County Board of Supervisors, and can be found in the Resource Library.

Groundwater Model Enrichment Session Recording Available

A recording of the MGA's Groundwater Model Enrichment Session is available for viewing. This webinar occured on February 11, 2019.  This information session was led by staff from Montgomery & Associates, the technical consultants developing the groundwater model for the Santa Cruz Mid-County Basin. The groundwater model is informing the development of the Groundwater Sustainability Plan. Topics covered include: Purpose of Groundwater Modeling; Model Calibration; Water Budget; Baseline Model Assumptions; Model Uses.

RFP Released for Consultant to Evaluate Options for Funding GSP Implementation

The County of Santa Cruz is soliciting proposals from individuals or firms with expertise in evaluating alternative options for assessment fees relating to the implementation of Groundwater Sustainability Plans or similar, to assist with Groundwater Sustainability Planning in the Santa Cruz Mid-County Groundwater Basin.  Interested firms are invited to review the attached Request for Proposals (RFP) that provides a brief project overview, proposal requirements, and selection criteria.

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