Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Portal

Northwestern Delta-Mendota GSA

5-022.07 SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY DELTA-MENDOTA

Point of Contact Information

Walter Ward, Water Resources Manager Northwestern Delta-Mendota GSA 3800 Cornucopia Way, Suite C | Modesto, CA 95358 (209) 525-6710 | wward@envres.org www.stancounty.com

AGSA Eligibility Determination

Provide a description of your local agency's water supply, water management, or land use responsibilities within the groundwater basin / basins you intend to manage.
This GSA is formed through a Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Stanislaus and the County of Merced, both of which have land use authority for the service area of the proposed GSA.
Are you an "exclusive local agency" listed in Water Code �10723(c)?
No

BDecision to Become a GSA

Please enter the date your local agency, or agencies, decided to become or form a GSA.
03/07/2017
Upload a copy of the Government Code �6066 notice.
NW D-M Public Hearing Proof of Publication Stanislaus County.pdf (48.9kB) Uploaded on 03/10/2017 at 10:34AM Northwestern DM GSA public notice affidavit.pdf (596.1kB) Uploaded on 03/13/2017 at 02:06PM
Upload a copy of resolution forming the new agency.
NW D-M Resolution Stanislaus County.pdf (597.4kB) Uploaded on 03/13/2017 at 02:07PM

Merced County Northwestern DM GSA Resolution FINAL SIGNED 03.09.17.pdf (1.9MB) Uploaded on 03/10/2017 at 10:44AM
If desired, please upload or provide additional information related to your local agency's decision to become or form a GSA.
The MOU establishing the Northwestern Delta-Mendota GSA and a joint letter from Stanislaus and Merced Counties notifying DWR of the intention to form a GSA are attached. Northwestern DM NOI FINAL SIGNED.pdf (12.6MB) Uploaded on 03/10/2017 at 03:33PM Northwestern Delta Mendota GSA MOU FINAL EXECUTED 03.10.17.pdf (595.3kB) Uploaded on 03/13/2017 at 02:09PM

CType of GSA Formation and Contact Information

GSA Name

Northwestern Delta-Mendota GSA

Select a Point of Contact (POC) for your GSA.
Walter Ward
If you anticipate submitting multiple GSA notices on behalf of your local agency/GSA, please consider adding a "Local ID" for reference purposes to distinctly identify separate areas you intend to manage.
Is this a Single-Agency or Multiple-Agency GSA?
MULTIPLE
List Multiple-Agency Entities.
County of Merced GSA - Delta-Mendota
Stanislaus County

DMap & Service Area Boundaries

Select Basin(s)/Subbasin(s) to be managed by the GSA.
5-022.07 SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY DELTA-MENDOTA
Upload a PDF map that clearly defines: (1) the service area boundaries of each local agency that is part of your GSA; and (2) the boundaries of the basin(s) or portion of the basin(s) your GSA intends to manage.
Northernwestern GSA Map.pdf (1.6MB) Uploaded on 03/10/2017 at 01:52PM
Upload service area boundary GIS shape file.
Service area boundaries are Stanislaus and Merced County boundaries. Merced_County_GCS_WGS_1984.zip (51.6kB) Uploaded on 03/13/2017 at 02:04PM NWDMGSA_edited.zip (106.6kB) Uploaded on 08/20/2020 at 02:53PM
Upload GSA area boundary GIS shape file.
Northwestern Delta-Mendota GSA area boundaries attached. NWDMGSA_edited.zip (106.6kB) Uploaded on 08/20/2020 at 02:53PM
If desired, please provide information that clarifies your service area boundary and GSA boundary, if those boundaries are different.
The boundary of the proposed Northwestern Delta-Mendota GSA is fully within Stanislaus and Merced Counties.

ERequired Documents

Provide a list of interested parties developed pursuant to Water Code Section 10723.2 and an explanation of how their interests will be considered in the development and operation of the GSA and the development and implementation of the GSP.
Interested parties list for the Northwestern Delta-Mendota GSA is attached. Northwestern Delta Mendota Interested Parties 03.10.17.pdf (62.7kB) Uploaded on 03/13/2017 at 02:11PM
Provide a list of the other agencies managing or proposing to manage groundwater within the basin, or upload a document or map that provides the same information.
List of other known and anticipated GSAs in the Delta-Mendota Subbasin is attached. Northern DM Other GSAs 03.10.17.pdf (5.9kB) Uploaded on 03/13/2017 at 02:12PM
Provide a description or upload a copy of any new by laws, ordinances, or new authorities adopted by the local agency.
No new by laws, ordinances or new authorities adopted by the local agency.

Department of Water Resources

SGMA Portal

Northwestern Delta-Mendota GSA

5-022.07 SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY DELTA-MENDOTA

Point of Contact Information

AGSA Eligibility Determination

BDecision to Become a GSA

CType of GSA Formation and Contact Information

DMap & Service Area Boundaries

ERequired Documents