From the State Water Resources Control Board:
At its December 2nd Board meeting, the State Water Board will consider referring the Kaweah Groundwater Subbasin back to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) for continued state evaluation consistent with Chapter 10 of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).
In March 2023, DWR determined that the local plan to achieve groundwater sustainability in the Kaweah Groundwater Subbasin was inadequate, triggering the State Water Board’s state intervention process. The local groundwater sustainability agencies for the subbasin have since revised their plans. State Water Board staff prepared a Staff Assessment evaluating the Kaweah Groundwater Subbasin’s 2024 Amended Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs). Staff concluded that the plans make significant progress toward sustainability and included a recommendation to the Board to return the subbasin back to DWR’s jurisdiction.
How to Provide Comments on the Staff Assessment
Send any comments to SGMA-Kaweah@waterboards.ca.gov and use the subject line: “Comments – Kaweah Subbasin”. The deadline for written comments on the Staff Assessment for the Kaweah Groundwater Subbasin is 12:00 noon on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.
How to Participate at the Board Meeting
The State Water Board will hold the public meeting at the time and location noted below. There are options to participate online or in person.
Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.
In-Person Location
Coastal Hearing Room
Joe Serna Jr. CalEPA Headquarter Building
1001 I Street, Second Floor, Sacramento, CA 95814
How to Provide Public Comments at the Board Meeting
- To provide an oral comment remotely, you will need to fill out a virtual speaker card using an online form and wait for the Board Clerk to provide you with Zoom login information.
- To provide an oral comment in-person, you can fill out the online speaker card form on the day of the Board meeting, or in advance. The speaker card form will be available online a few days before the Board meeting. Should you have any questions or problems, please send an email to: board.clerk@waterboards.ca.gov.
How to Watch Online
- If you do not wish to provide a comment, you can watch the Board meeting in English, Spanish, or Punjabi on the CalEPA webcast.
How to Request Language Services
- Spanish and Punjabi interpretation will be provided at the Board meeting. To request interpretation in another language, translation of a written document or sign language services, please use one of the following options by Tuesday, November 18, 2025:
- Submit an online request: bit.ly/LanguageAccessForm
- Call (916) 341-5254
- Email languageservices@waterboards.ca.gov
The December 2nd Board meeting agenda item to consider returning the Kaweah Groundwater Subbasin to DWR’s jurisdiction is subject to change. The State Water Board will send a notification to the SGMA Groundwater Management email list if the agenda item is postponed. The Board meeting agenda will be available at least 10 days before the meeting and will be posted on the Board Meeting Calendar webpage.
More Information
- View the Staff Assessment Executive Summary in English, Spanish, or Punjabi.
- Visit the State Water Board’s Kaweah Groundwater Subbasin webpage and the Board’s general SGMA webpage.
Questions? Contact the SGMA Program at sgma@waterboards.ca.gov or 916-322-6508
Click here for a five page summary of the staff assessment.
