Fox Canyon GMA

FOX CANYON

Groundwater Management Agency

The Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency (FCGMA) manages and protects both confined and unconfined aquifers within all or portions of four groundwater basins underlying the southern portion of Ventura County. The FCGMA is an independent special district, separate from the County of Ventura or any city government. It was created by the California Legislature in 1982 to oversee Ventura County’s vital groundwater resources. The boundary covers 183 square miles, and all lands lying above the deep Fox Canyon aquifer account for more than half of the water needs for over 700,000 residents in the cities of Ventura, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, Camarillo, and Moorpark, plus the unincorporated communities of Saticoy, El Rio, Somis, Moorpark Home Acres, Nyeland Acres, Point Mugu and Montalvo.

Our offices are located in the Water Resources Division Ventura County Government Center Administration Building. For maps and directions to the FCGMA office, click here.

5-Year Groundwater Sustainability Plan Evaluations 

FCGMA is beginning an evaluation of the Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) for the Las Posas Valley Basin, Oxnard Subbasin, and Pleasant Valley Basin. The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requires periodical evaluation of GSPs at least every 5 years. To view the GSPs or for more information please see here.

Arroyo Santa Rosa Valley Basin GSA

The Arroyo Santa Rosa Valley Groundwater Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (ASRVBGSA) and Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency (FCGMA), are jointly developing a groundwater sustainability plan (GSP) for the Arroyo Santa Rosa Valley Groundwater Basin (ASRVGB) pursuant to the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). The draft GSP is available for review and commentary. You may submit any comments on the Arroyo Santa Rosa Valley Basin GSP to FCGMA at fcgma-gsp@ventura.org.  For more information or to view the GSP please visit the ASRVBGSA website.

Public Notices

Please click here to view a new public notice regarding the Board of Directors of the Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency’s intent to conduct a public hearing on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, regarding a proposed ordinance that will amend or rescind [in whole or in part] “An Ordinance to Establish an Allocation System for the Oxnard and Pleasant Valley Groundwater Basins” (OPV Allocation Ordinance) to adjust the extraction allocation and allocation flexibility of certain operators receiving surface water deliveries.