Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Portal

Cawelo Water District GSA

5-022.14 SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY KERN COUNTY

Point of Contact Information

Dave Halopoff, Assistant General Manager Cawelo Water District GSA 17207 Industrial Farm Rd | Bakersfield, CA 93308 6613936072 | dhalopoff@cawelowd.org www.cawelowd.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.
Cawelo Water District (?District?) is a California Water District formed and operating pursuant to and in accordance with Division 13 of the California Water Code (commencing with Water Code �34000). Cawelo owns and manages various water rights and water supply contracts, and overlies a portion of the Kern County Subbasin of the San Joaquin Valley Groundwater Basin portion of the Tulare Lake Hydrologic Region, as defined in Bulletin 118 of the California Department of Water Resources, and is therefore a ?Local Agency? as defined within California Water Code 10721 (n). County of Kern is a California State Constitution defined general law county that has land use authority and overlies a portion of the Kern County Subbasin of the San Joaquin Valley Groundwater Basin portion of the Tulare Lake Hydrologic Region, as defined in Bulletin 118 of the California Department of Water Resources, and is therefore a ?Local Agency? as defined within California Water Code 10721 (n). As authorized by the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act and Joint Exercise of Powers Act (Government Code Section 6500 et seq.), Cawelo Water District and the County of Kern have entered into a Joint Powers Agreement for the purpose of expanding the Cawelo Groundwater Sustainability Agency, effective April 9, 2019.
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.
05/18/2017
Upload a copy of the Government Code �6066 notice.
Proof of Pub.pdf (215kB) Uploaded on 06/09/2017 at 10:57AM
Upload a copy of resolution forming the new agency.
Resolution No 668 - GSA Formation.pdf (192.8kB) Uploaded on 06/09/2017 at 10:58AM
If desired, please upload or provide additional information related to your local agency's decision to become or form a GSA.

CType of GSA Formation and Contact Information

GSA Name

Cawelo Water District GSA

Select a Point of Contact (POC) for your GSA.
Dave Halopoff
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 SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY 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.
Cawelo GSA Basin Area May 23 2019.pdf (734.2kB) Uploaded on 05/23/2019 at 11:07AM CGSA and Kern Subbasin May 2019.pdf (928.4kB) Uploaded on 05/23/2019 at 11:39AM
Upload service area boundary GIS shape file.
Cawelo Water District CGSA Boundary May 15 2019.zip (13.5kB) Uploaded on 05/23/2019 at 11:40AM Zip GSA Service.zip (8.3kB) Uploaded on 06/09/2017 at 11:37AM
Upload GSA area boundary GIS shape file.
Cawelo Water District CGSA Boundary May 15 2019.zip (13.5kB) Uploaded on 05/23/2019 at 11:41AM
If desired, please provide information that clarifies your service area boundary and GSA boundary, if those boundaries are different.

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.
Cawelo_GSA_Section_E1.pdf (75kB) Uploaded on 06/12/2017 at 02:00PM
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 Kern Ground Water Authority GSA, Kern River GSA, Buena Vista Water Storage District, Greenfield County Water District, Henry Miller Water District, McFarland GSA, Olcese GSA, Pioneer GSA, Semitropic Water Storage District, and West Kern Water District are managing the groundwater within the Kern County Subbasin. The subbasin is a fully GSA covered basin.
Provide a description or upload a copy of any new by laws, ordinances, or new authorities adopted by the local agency.
Other than the powers and authorities granted to the Cawelo Water District, County of Kern, and the Cawelo Groundwater Sustainability Agency pursuant to SGMA, the Cawelo Water District and County of Kern have entered into a Joint Powers Agreement effective April 9, 2019. A copy of the agreement has been uploaded. Kern Co JPA Agreement 4-2019 - Signed.pdf (3.8MB) Uploaded on 05/23/2019 at 11:56AM