FCGMA

Agency Ordinance Code (78 kb) – Originally passed and adopted by the FCGMA Board of Directors on June 26, 2002, the current Ordinance Code (No. 8.10) was amended and adopted on  May 25, 2022, and became effective on the thirty-first day after adoption, June 24, 2022.

Summary of FCGMA Ordinances (a summary listing, download file size: 25 kb )

Water Market-AMI Pilot Project phase 1– An Ordinance to establish a combined Water Market Pilot Program and Advanced Metering Infrastructure system demonstration project.

Water Market Phase 2 Ordinance Extension 2– An Ordinance to extend Phase II of the Water Market.

Water Market Phase 2 Extension- Final– An Ordinance to extend Phase II of the Water Market a second time.

Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Ordinance – An Ordinance to require that flowmeters be equipped with Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Telemetry.

Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Domestic Operator Exemption  – An Ordinance to Exempt Domestic Operators from the Requirement that Flowmeters be Equipped with Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Telemetry.

Emergency Ordinance E – Passed and adopted  April 11, 2014, Emergency Ordinance E limits extractions from groundwater extraction facilities, suspends use of credits, and prohibits construction of any groundwater extraction facility and/or the issuance of any permit therefor due to severe drought conditions.

Amendment to Ordinance E – Passed and adopted on December 13, 2019, An Amendment to Emergency Ordinance E repeals Article 2.C of Emergency Ordinance E, with respect to groundwater extractions subject to temporary extraction allocations beginning on January 1, 2020. This amendment restores temporary allocations for municipal and industrial operators.

Ordinance to Establish an Allocation System for the OPV Groundwater Basins with Amendments – Originally passed and adopted by the FCGMA Board of Directors October 2019, the OPV Ordinance was amended and adopted on October 2020 and March 2021, and became effective on the thirty-first day after adoption. This ordinance established a new pumping allocation system for the Oxnard and Pleasant Valley Basins.

On March 27, 2024, the Board passed and adopted An Ordinance Amending Articles 4 and 6 and Rescinding Section 10.2 of An Ordinance to Establish an Allocation System for the Oxnard and Pleasant Valley Groundwater Basins to comply with the Los Angeles County Superior Court’s peremptory write of mandate issued August 31, 2023, and to ensure the continued applicability and viability of the OPV Ordinance and the sustainable management of the OPV Basins in accordance with SGMA. 

Transition Allocation Ordinance – Adopted May 27, 2020, An ordinance to adjust extraction allocations to facilitate the transition from calendar year to water year reporting of groundwater extractions.

LPV Allocation Ordinance with Amendments – Originally passed and adopted by the FCGMA Board of Directors December 2019, the current Ordinance was amended and adopted on February 2021 , and became effective on the thirty-first day after adoption, this ordinance establishes a new pumping allocation system for the Las Posas Valley Basin.

LPV Transition Ordinance – Adopted February 24, 2021, An Ordinance to Adjust Extraction Allocations in the Las Posas Valley Basin to Facilitate the Transition from Calendar Year to water Year Reporting of Groundwater Extractions.

Note: Please visit the LPV Watermaster section of our website to learn more about the LPV Adjudication Judgement.