Mariposa County hears SB 552 drought‑resilience plan; adoption deferred pending data follow‑up
Consultants presented a county drought resilience plan required under SB 552 that emphasizes emergency water supplies for vulnerable residents and individual wells; supervisors requested additional local data and more tailored recommendations before formal adoption.
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Mariposa County received a presentation on a drought resilience plan prepared to comply with Senate Bill 552, which consultants said focuses on state small water systems, individual wells and socially vulnerable residents. The presentation outlined the county’s exposure to drought — noting heavy reliance on fractured hard‑rock wells and a long record of groundwater studies — and emphasized the practical difficulties of interconnecting remote small systems because of high per‑mile pipeline costs.
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