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Ojai Basin levels rising; consultant assessment of spreading grounds due next month
Summary
At an Ojai Basin Groundwater Management Agency meeting, a technical briefing showed recent rises in key-well levels and measured surface flows; Rincon Consultants is assessing spreading-ground efficiency and will deliver a report to the county next month.
Speaker 3 presented a technical update on Ojai Basin hydrology on March 22, reporting recent rises in groundwater levels and measured creek flows, and said a consultant report on the spreading grounds is imminent.
Speaker 3 said the basin has seen about 8.64 inches of precipitation on the valley floor and 14.72 inches on the ridge this season and that the key monitoring well is at 100.24 feet, which the presenter described as “about 81% base in capacity or 64,800 acre‑feet” based on linear regressions. He told the board the key well is up roughly 7 feet from its…
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