Public Notices
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON FOX CANYON GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY’S PROPOSED RESOLUTION 2024-05 EXTENDING A FEE ON GROUNDWATER EXTRACTIONS AT THE CURRENT RATE TO MAINTAIN A RESERVE FUND TO BE USED TO PAY THE COST AND EXPENSES OF ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO THE AGENCY’S GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency will conduct a public hearing to consider a proposed resolution to maintain the groundwater extraction fee authorized under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (California Water Code Sections 10720 et seq.) to maintain a reserve fund to be used to pay the cost and expenses of legal actions and proceedings related to the Agency’s groundwater sustainability program. If adopted, the groundwater sustainability fee of $20.00 per acre-foot will continue to be imposed on groundwater extraction from facilities within the territory of the Agency. The fee imposed by this Resolution shall be due and payable to the Agency by each owner or operator of an extraction facility in the manner provided in Chapter 2.0 of the Agency Ordinance Code. The data on which the proposed fee extension is based is compiled and available via this embedded hyperlink, and at the Agency’s offices, by contacting the Clerk of the Board at the email address and phone number listed below.
The public hearing will take place at the time and place noted below.
Friday, September 13, 2024
(CONTINUED TO WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2024, AT 12:30 P.M.)
Board of Supervisor’s Hearing Room
Ventura County Government Center
Hall of Administration
800 South Victoria Avenue
Ventura, CA
If you have questions or would like more information regarding the proposed resolution, please contact the Clerk of the Board at (805) 654-2014 or via FCGMA@ventura.org.
Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency
800 S. Victoria Ave. #1600, Ventura, CA 93009
Archived Notices
Las Posas Valley Basin (LPV)
Please be informed that a comprehensive groundwater basin adjudication has been filed concerning the Las Posas groundwater basin. Your water rights may be affected. Attached hereto please find a notice of commencement of this action and a form answer that interested persons/entities can file with the court.
Oxnard and Pleasant Valley Basins (OPV)
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON FOX CANYON GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AGENCY’S PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO AMEND OR RESCIND AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH AN ALLOCATION SYSTEM FOR THE OXNARD AND PLEASANT VALLEY GROUNDWATER BASINS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency will conduct a public hearing on 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.
The public hearing will take place at the time and place noted below.
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
12:30 P.M.
Board of Supervisor’s Hearing Room
Ventura County Government Center
Hall of Administration
800 South Victoria Avenue
Ventura, CA
Please be informed that a comprehensive groundwater basin adjudication has been filed concerning the Oxnard Subbasin and Pleasant Valley groundwater basin. Your water rights may be affected. Attached hereto please find a notice of commencement of this action and a form answer that interested persons/entities can file with the court.
Notice of Commencement – Spanish
UPDATE: The deadline for filing a Form Answer in the Oxnard-Pleasant Valley Groundwater Adjudication, originally set forth in the Notice of Commencement, has been extended. Please see September 18, 2023 order of the Santa Barbara Superior Court.