COMMITTEE AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Water Supply and Demand Management Committee
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Receive Update on Groundwater Basins Managed by Valley Water and Compliance with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommendation
Receive an update on the groundwater basins managed by Valley Water and compliance with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.
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SUMMARY:
The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requires that groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) managing a basin ranked as medium- or high-priority submit a groundwater sustainability plan (GSPs) or prescribed Alternative to a GSP (Alternative) to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) by a certain statutory deadline. Valley Water met this deadline and has a DWR approved Alternative for the high-priority Santa Clara and Llagas subbasins. Additionally, Valley Water serves as a GSA with San Benito County Water District (SBCWD) for the medium-priority North San Benito Subbasin.
Valley Water staff last updated the Water Supply and Demand Management Committee (Committee) on December 8, 2025 with a schedule for the required periodic evaluation of the Alternative that is due to DWR by December 17, 2026. This Committee update includes the progress and outreach plan for the periodic evaluation of the Alternative for the Santa Clara and Llagas subbasins and an update for the North San Benito Subbasin. Under SGMA, periodic evaluations are required at least once every five years.
Santa Clara and Llagas Subbasins
Staff are conducting technical analyses needed to update information on basin conditions and incorporating DWR recommended actions into the periodic evaluation of the Alternative. The recommended actions listed below are designed to facilitate DWR evaluation and improve implementation of the Alternative.
1. Explain how inter-basin items have been coo...
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