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Ojai Basin agency reports falling groundwater levels, new monitoring wells and 5‑year GSP update plans
Summary
Agency staff said the Keywell static water level was about 131.82 feet below ground surface and estimated basin storage at roughly 60,000 acre‑feet; several new monitoring wells are complete or being tested. The board discussed the five‑year GSP evaluation due Jan. 2027 and possible cost and legislative relief options.
A technical briefing to the Ojai Basin Groundwater Management Agency on Aug. 28, 2025 reported lower groundwater levels this late summer and a cluster of new monitoring wells that will inform the agency’s five‑year Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) evaluation.
General comment and technical lead (presenter) reported that "as of yesterday, about a 131.82 feet below ground surface," a measurement that the presenter said corresponds to roughly "75% of basin capacity or about 60,000 acre feet in storage within the basin." The presenter compared the current recession in…
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