Groundwater Conservation Through Well Extraction Management

The Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency (FCGMA) manages and protects both confined and unconfined aquifers within several 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.

John K Flynn Groundwater Stewardship Award 2019

Be sure to congratulate Alden Broome, the 2019 recipient of the John K Flynn Groundwater Stewardship Award.

Sustainable Groundwater Management Workshop: Sustainable Yield, Minimum Thresholds, and Groundwater Production

Fox Canyon GMA and Dudek, the Agency's GSP consultant, held a stakeholder workshop on Sustainable Groundwater Management, on Friday, March 15, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. following the Board special meeting.

* Minimum Threshold and Measurable Objective Hydrographs for the Las Posas Valley Basin (LPVB), Oxnard Subbasin and Pleasant Valley Basin are available now. Please click here.

* New Model Peer Review Report available here.

Water Market Workshop

There was a Water Market Workshop for agricultural well owner and operators that explained how to join and make trades on the Water Market, and how to make the most of the Ranch Systems AMI and data portal provided through incentive funding by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. It was held March 20, 2019, 3:00 p.m. at the California Lutheran University Oxnard campus, 2201 Outlet Center Drive, Suite 600, Oxnard, CA 93036. To view the presentation slides please click here.

*ALERT - Online Payment Portal is Temporarily Down

Some of our users are reporting that credit card payments are not available to them. IT services is working to resolve the issue. If you experience this issue please report it to fcgma.ventura.org. We are very sorry for the inconvenience.

* Groundwater Sustainability Plans Modeling

Dudek, the Agency's GSP Consultant, has released Memos regarding the Approach to Modeling, Minimum Thresholds & Measurable Objectives, and the Sustainable Yield. They have also released a Groundwater Modeling Peer Review Report. To view the memos and report please click here.

New Ordinance Requiring Monthy Extraction Reporting

On December 5, 2018 the Fox Canyon GMA Board of Directors adopted Ordinance 8.9 to amend the Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency ordinance code relating to reporting of groundwater extractions for agricultural extraction facilities.

 

 Solicitation of Projects for GSP Future Model Simulations

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The Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency (Agency) is preparing Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) for the Las Posas Valley Basin, Oxnard Subbasin, and Pleasant Valley Basin. In collaboration with other water agencies, the Agency will be conducting groundwater modeling of future conditions over the next 50 years to evaluate the sustainable yield of the groundwater basins and management areas.

The GSPs must identify projects and management actions that will be implemented to achieve sustainable groundwater management within 20 years and maintain sustainable groundwater management over a 50 year planning horizon.

 

 

 New Public Notice

Please click here to view new public notice regarding a comprehensive groundwater basin adjudication.