Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Portal

Widren Water District GSA

Damian Aragona, Assistant General Manager Widren Water District GSA 259 I Street | Los Banos , CA 93635 (209) 826-0342 | damian@jpprop.org

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.
Widren Water District (the District) has intent to undertake sustainable groundwater management of a portion of the Central Delta-Mendota Subbasin (the Basin) as a Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA), The District is a public agency with water supply and water management responsibilities. The proposed District GSA management area is about 835 acres, or about 0.50% of the entire Basin (166,273 acres). The District will coordinate with all other GSA's in the Basin in the development and implementation of one or more Groundwater Sustainability Plans (each, a GSP). Among others, the District will coordinate efforts with the San Luis & Delta-Mendota Water Authority (SLDMWA) and other local agencies and interests in the Basin and intends to enter into memoranda of understanding or other form of agreement with these parties to coordinate the development of the GSP(s) for the Basin. An executed copy of such memorandum of understanding with the SLDMWA is available.
Are you an "exclusive local agency" listed in Water Code �10723(c)?
No

Please enter the date your local agency, or agencies, decided to become or form a GSA.
03/10/2017
Upload a copy of the Government Code �6066 notice.
GSA Public Notice.pdf (67.6kB) Uploaded on 03/24/2017 at 02:57PM
Upload a copy of resolution forming the new agency.
Widren GSA Resolution.pdf (97.8kB) Uploaded on 03/24/2017 at 02:58PM
If desired, please upload or provide additional information related to your local agency's decision to become or form a GSA.
Widrens Decision GSA.docx (11.8kB) Uploaded on 03/27/2017 at 02:25PM

GSA Name

Widren Water District GSA

Select a Point of Contact (POC) for your GSA.
Damian Aragona
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?
SINGLE

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.
Widren Water District Boundaries.jpg (206.6kB) Uploaded on 03/24/2017 at 03:15PM
Upload service area boundary GIS shape file.
WidrenWD.zip (13.3kB) Uploaded on 03/27/2017 at 02:04PM
Upload GSA area boundary GIS shape file.
WidrenWD.zip (13.3kB) Uploaded on 03/27/2017 at 02:16PM
If desired, please provide information that clarifies your service area boundary and GSA boundary, if those boundaries are different.

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.
Widren GSA Interested Parties.docx (13.9kB) Uploaded on 03/24/2017 at 03:53PM
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.
Widren GSA Other Agencies in Basin.pdf (1.2MB) Uploaded on 03/24/2017 at 03:57PM
Provide a description or upload a copy of any new by laws, ordinances, or new authorities adopted by the local agency.
No new bylaws, ordinances, or other new authorities were adopted in connection with the Resolution to serve as a GSA.