Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Portal

County of San Luis Obispo GSA - Los Osos Fringe Areas

Blaine Reely, Director County of San Luis Obispo GSA - Los Osos Fringe Areas 1055 Monterey Street, Suite D430 | San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 805-781-4206 | breely@co.slo.ca.us https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Public-Works/Committees-Programs/Sustainable-Groundwater-Management-Act-(SGMA).aspx

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.
Pursuant to Water Code Section 10723.8, the County of San Luis Obispo hereby notifies the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) of its decision to become a Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA), and its intent to cover the portions of the Los Osos Basin Fringe Areas (unmanaged areas) within the jurisdictional boundaries of the County limits that are not represented by another GSA. This notice is submitted in compliance with Water Code Section 10723(d). The County of San Luis Obispo is a local public agency organized as a general law County under the State Constitution and has land use responsibility for the unincorporated areas of the Los Osos Basin proposed to be managed under this GSA.
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.
04/04/2017
Upload a copy of the Government Code �6066 notice.
Notice_Government Code 6066.pdf (714kB) Uploaded on 04/28/2017 at 03:26PM
Upload a copy of resolution forming the new agency.
Los Osos Resolution_BOS Meeting Material.pdf (2.9MB) Uploaded on 04/28/2017 at 03:29PM
If desired, please upload or provide additional information related to your local agency's decision to become or form a GSA.
It is the County of San Luis Obispo's intent to cover all unmanaged areas outside the adjudication plan area and within the Los Osos Basin, DWR Bulletin -118 Boundary. The County published legal notices in the local newspaper, the Tribune, on March 21st and 28th, and held the public hearing on April 04, 2017. Los Osos Basin_ DWR Notice Ltr.pdf (11.8MB) Uploaded on 04/28/2017 at 03:30PM

GSA Name

County of San Luis Obispo GSA - Los Osos Fringe Areas

Select a Point of Contact (POC) for your GSA.
Blaine Reely
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.
3-008.02 LOS OSOS VALLEY WARDEN CREEK
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.
Los Osos GSA Map.pdf (866kB) Uploaded on 04/28/2017 at 03:43PM
Upload service area boundary GIS shape file.
LosOsosCountyGSA_Teale.zip (8.2kB) Uploaded on 04/28/2017 at 03:48PM
Upload GSA area boundary GIS shape file.
LosOsosCountyGSA_Teale.zip (8.2kB) Uploaded on 04/28/2017 at 03:48PM
If desired, please provide information that clarifies your service area boundary and GSA boundary, if those boundaries are different.
It is the County of San Luis Obispo's intent to cover all unmanaged areas outside the adjudication plan area and within the Los Osos Basin, DWR Bulletin -118 Boundary. As discussed with DWR, the DWR Adjudicated Basins Annual Reporting System has the correct adjudication GIS shape files from the Los Osos Basin Annual Report located at http://sgma.water.ca.gov/adjudbasins/report/preview/77 Los Osos Adjudicated Map Area.pdf (866kB) Uploaded on 04/28/2017 at 04:27PM

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_Los Osos GSA.pdf (7.1MB) Uploaded on 04/28/2017 at 03:57PM
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.
The Los Osos Basin Management Committee (BMC) manages the adjudicated basin area of Los Osos Valley Groundwater Basin (DWR Bulletin-118, No. 3-8). The County is one of four parties to the Stipulated Judgment, approved by the Superior Court the County of San Luis Obispo on October 14, 2015 (litigation referenced in Water Code Section 10720.8(d)) and is a member of the BMC formed by the Court as part of the Stipulated Judgment. SGMA does not apply to this portion of the Los Osos Basin that is at issue in the litigation (adjudicated area), provided that certain requirements are met (Water Code Section 10720.8). Los Osos Adjudicated Map Area.pdf (866kB) Uploaded on 04/28/2017 at 04:02PM
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 new authorities have been adopted.