NOTICE: Public Comment Period Opens for Periodic Evaluations and Amendments of Groundwater Sustainability Plans

From the Department of Water Resources:

Periodic Evaluations of groundwater sustainability plan (GSP) implementation that have recently been submitted to the Department of Water Resources, some of which include amended GSPs, are now posted on the SGMA Portal.

A 75-day public comment period is being held for these Periodic Evaluations and amended GSPs. Below in the table are links to the submitted Periodic Evaluations, amended GSPs, counties they cover, and the public comment period end date. A public comment button is available on the corresponding Periodic Evaluation SGMA Portal page and corresponding Amended GSP SGMA Portal page, linked below. Public comments are welcomed and encouraged. A SGMA Portal account is not necessary to submit comments.

 Basin Amended GSP County Covered Public Comment Period End Date
Oxnard No Ventura 4/12/2025
Pleasant Valley (4-006) No Ventura 4/12/2025
Las Posas Valley No Ventura 4/12/2025
180/400 Foot Aquifer Yes Monterey 4/12/2025
Westside Yes Fresno, Kings 4/12/2025
Merced Yes Merced 4/12/2025

For questions or more information, please email sgmps@water.ca.gov.