Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Portal

Kern Non-Districted Land Authority GSA

5-022.14 KERN COUNTY

Point of Contact Information

Jenny Holtermann, Executive Director Kern Non-Districted Land Authority GSA 1518 Mill Rock Way, Suite 100 | Bakersfield, CA 93311 6614778084 | jenny@kndla.org www.kndla.org

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.
KNDLA: Kern Non-Districted Land Authority (KNDLA) is a GSA that provides groundwater management to otherwise unmanaged areas in the Kern County Subbasin. KNDLA provides the same services to the same lands as its predecessor entity, the Kern Groundwater Authority (KGA), which includes a GSA where local policy makers, stakeholders, and the public oversee the monitoring, reporting and/or development of groundwater activities and local groundwater management. As a GSA, KNDLA adopted the Kern County Subbasin GSP and continues to provide the following management within its jurisdictional boundaries: 1. Coordinate groundwater management programs and activities; 2. Identify and address issues pertaining to sustainable groundwater management; and 3. Establish a framework for local groundwater management.
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.
04/26/2017
Upload a copy of the Government Code �6066 notice.
B.2 KGA GSA Proof of Publication.pdf (409kB) Uploaded on 05/24/2017 at 03:42PM
Upload a copy of resolution forming the new agency.
B.3 KGA Resolution No 2-Electing Formation of the KGA GSA-04-26-2017.pdf (312.2kB) Uploaded on 05/24/2017 at 03:44PM
If desired, please upload or provide additional information related to your local agency's decision to become or form a GSA.
B.4 2017-03-22 KGA Amended & Restated JPA-executed with all signatures.pdf (2.3MB) Uploaded on 06/01/2017 at 03:55PM B4. Appendix D_Kern Non-Districted Lands Authority JPA 2024 SIGNED.pdf (799.1kB) Uploaded on 05/07/2025 at 02:56PM B4. KNDLA SGMA Portal changes.pdf (73.8kB) Uploaded on 05/07/2025 at 02:56PM

CType of GSA Formation and Contact Information

GSA Name

Kern Non-Districted Land Authority GSA

Select a Point of Contact (POC) for your GSA.
Jenny Holtermann
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

DMap & Service Area Boundaries

Select Basin(s)/Subbasin(s) to be managed by the GSA.
5-022.14 KERN COUNTY
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.
D.2.1 Kern Groundwater Authority Agencies.pdf (4.2MB) Uploaded on 06/29/2017 at 03:47PM D2. KNDLA_GSA_2024.pdf (2.9MB) Uploaded on 05/07/2025 at 02:57PM
Upload service area boundary GIS shape file.
GEI Consultants, revised Provost & Pritchard on 08/18/22 KNDLA_GSA_20250507.zip (132.6kB) Uploaded on 05/07/2025 at 03:22PM
Upload GSA area boundary GIS shape file.
Provost and Pritchard Consulting KNDLA_GSA_20250507.zip (132.6kB) Uploaded on 05/07/2025 at 03:22PM
If desired, please provide information that clarifies your service area boundary and GSA boundary, if those boundaries are different.
The boundaries of the KGA changed several times to reflect the formation of GSAs by KGA member agencies. After these formations were complete, in November of 2023, the KGA jurisdictional boundary has remained unchanged and consists of the lands that would otherwise be unmanaged in the Kern County Subbasin. The name changed from KGA to KNDLA did not include any boundary changes. The KNDLA boundary remains the same, is the same boundary as the final boundary of the KGA and encompasses all of the otherwise unmanaged lands in the Subbasin.

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.
E.1 KGA- Interested Parties.doc (36.5kB) Uploaded on 05/24/2017 at 04:02PM
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.
E.2 Kern Subbasin GSAs.pdf (3.6MB) Uploaded on 06/29/2017 at 03:45PM E2. GSA Coverage Map.pdf (590.7kB) Uploaded on 05/07/2025 at 03:34PM
Provide a description or upload a copy of any new by laws, ordinances, or new authorities adopted by the local agency.
KGAGSA did not adopt any new by laws, ordinances, or new authorities.