State Water Board returns Kaweah/Cahuilla Subbasin to DWR after GSAs address deficiencies

Dec 3, 2025

After a multi-year state intervention process, the State Water Resources Control Board voted unanimously Dec. 2 to return the Kaweah (Cahuilla) Subbasin to Department of Water Resources jurisdiction, concluding the GSAs' 2024 amendments sufficiently addressed most DWR-identified deficiencies while listing continued implementation recommendations.

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The State Water Resources Control Board voted Dec. 2 to return the Kaweah (Cahuilla) Subbasin to Department of Water Resources jurisdiction after staff concluded 2024 ground-water sustainability plan (GSP) revisions substantially addressed deficiencies identified under SGMA.

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