About Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs)
The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requires local agencies to form groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) for high and medium priority basins. GSAs develop and implement groundwater sustainability plans (GSPs) to avoid undesirable results and mitigate overdraft. FCGMA is the the groundwater sustainability agency for the Las Posas Valley Basin, the Pleasant Valley Basin, and the Oxnard Subbasin.
Utilize the menu on the left to locate more information about the GSPs themselves, annual reports, 5-year GSP evaluations, and more.
What is SGMA?
The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) is the term used to reference AB 1739, SB 1168 and SB 1319. Authority to act under the law known as SGMA as a Groundwater Sustainability Agency requires adoption of a groundwater sustainability plan (GSP) or alternative plan.
What is a groundwater sustainability plan (GSP)?
A GSP specifies measures to ensure that basins operate within its sustainable yield (required for high- and medium-priority basins). The GSP is required to contain: historical data; groundwater levels, quality, subsidence; groundwater – surface water interaction; historical and projected demands and supplies; recharge areas; measurable objectives; interim five-year milestones; goal: sustainability within 20 years; 50 year planning and implementation horizon; and monitoring data.
When did FCGMA become a groundwater sustainability agency (GSA)?
On January 9, 2015, by Resolution No. 2015-01, the FCGMA Board accepted the authority of a Groundwater Sustainability Agency.