State Water Board adopts resolution, will return Kern County Subbasin to DWR oversight after staff verification

Sep 17, 2025

The State Water Resources Control Board on Sept. 17 adopted a resolution directing staff to return the Kern County Subbasin to Department of Water Resources oversight pending staff verification that three priority issues in the subbasin’s amended 2025 Groundwater Sustainability Plans have been addressed.

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The State Water Resources Control Board on Sept. 17 adopted a resolution to return the Kern County Subbasin to Department of Water Resources oversight after staff verifies that the subbasin’s amended 2025 Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) address three priority items identified by staff.

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