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GSA adopts 5% minimum‑threshold option for groundwater levels, approves updated monitoring network
Summary
The GSA selected a 5% option for minimum-threshold protection of domestic wells, adopted refinements to the undesirable‑results definition, and approved an updated representative monitoring network of 10 wells. The consultant presented a domestic well inventory and mitigation cost estimates for planning.
The Windrock Creek GSA voted to adopt a 5% minimum‑threshold (MT) option for groundwater levels and approved updates to the monitoring network and related definitions, staff reported on Nov. 20.
Becky Fairbanks, the GSA project manager, introduced the topic and said DWR had requested the GSA quantify how many domestic wells would be impacted under different MT choices. Consultant Laura Foglia (Larry Walker Associates) presented results of a domestic well inventory and a risk assessment. The consultant reported roughly 792 domestic wells on record in the database but noted significant uncertainties in older records;…
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