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State board returns Delta-Mendota subbasin to DWR after finding plan adequately revised
Summary
After a months‑long review, the State Water Resources Control Board voted unanimously April 7 to return the Delta‑Mendota groundwater subbasin to the Department of Water Resources, concluding the basin’s consolidated 2024 groundwater sustainability plan addresses earlier deficiencies.
The State Water Resources Control Board voted unanimously April 7 to return the Delta‑Mendota groundwater subbasin to the Department of Water Resources (DWR), concluding the basin’s revised 2024 groundwater sustainability plan sufficiently addressed problems that led to earlier state intervention.
Board staff told members the six previously inadequate plans were consolidated into a single 2024 GSP that substantially improved coordination among 23 local groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs) and added protections for groundwater levels, water quality and infrastructure. Staff…
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