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Calaveras County weighs forming its own groundwater agency to manage SGMA compliance
Summary
Calaveras County staff presented a proposal to form a county‑level Groundwater Sustainability Agency to manage the county’s portion of the Eastern San Joaquin basin under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act; board members supported staff coordination with the Calaveras County Water District and requested an updated groundwater assessment and
Calaveras County supervisors on Oct. 28 heard a presentation from the Calaveras County Water District on the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and a proposal to form a separate Calaveras County Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) for the county’s portion of the Eastern San Joaquin groundwater basin.
Andrew Wrenshaw, water resources manager for the Calaveras County Water District, said the county currently participates in the Eastside San Joaquin GSA under a 2017 memorandum of understanding with Stanislaus County, Stanislaus‑area districts and Rock Creek Water District. Wrenshaw told the board the Eastside basin is designated critically overdrafted, the state…
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