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State Water Resources Control Board details Gears reporting deadlines, fees and exclusions
Summary
At a virtual workshop, board staff explained who must use Gears to report groundwater extractions, key deadlines (first reports due May 1, 2026), fee and waiver rules, and upcoming board decisions on exemptions for some GSAs.
The State Water Resources Control Board held a virtual workshop to walk groundwater pumpers through Gears, the board’s groundwater extraction annual reporting system, and to explain who must report and when.
"The Tallery Lake and TUI subbasins were placed on probation in 2024 and first reports are due May 1st of this year," said Anthony Wlettez, senior engineering geologist in the board’s Office of Sustainable Groundwater Management. He told attendees that probationary status requires well owners in those basins to file extraction reports in Gears.
Staff outlined the required reporting periods: well owners in the Tallery Lake subbasin must file for two…
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