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Merced County adopts groundwater mining and export ordinance; one supervisor votes no
Summary
The Merced County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt an ordinance addressing groundwater mining and export. The board rejected last‑minute amendments requested during public comment; Supervisor McDaniel cast the lone no vote.
The Merced County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 14 adopted an ordinance titled “An ordinance relating to groundwater mining and export,” approving the measure as presented and finding it exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines. The motion passed with one dissenting vote: Supervisor McDaniel.
The ordinance is intended to codify the county’s role as a local backstop on groundwater export and to align county policy with the groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) within the Merced Basin. Lacey McBride, Merced…
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