Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Portal

County of San Luis Obispo GSA - Santa Maria Basin Fringe Areas

3-012.01 SANTA MARIA RIVER VALLEY SANTA MARIA, 3-012.02 SANTA MARIA RIVER VALLEY ARROYO GRANDE

Point of Contact Information

Brandon Zuniga, Water Resources Engineer County of San Luis Obispo GSA - Santa Maria Basin Fringe Areas 976 Osos Street, Room 206 | San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 (805) 788-2110 | bzuniga@co.slo.ca.us

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.
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 Santa Maria Basin (Basin) fringe areas (non-adjudicated) within the County?s jurisdictional limits that are otherwise unrepresented 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 Basin fringe areas proposed to be managed under this 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.
05/16/2017
Upload a copy of the Government Code �6066 notice.
Exhibit B Proof of Public Notice.pdf (753.3kB) Uploaded on 06/14/2017 at 09:02AM
Upload a copy of resolution forming the new agency.
Exhibit C Resolution forming the Santa Maria Basin Fringe Areas - County of SLO GSA.pdf (756.7kB) Uploaded on 06/14/2017 at 09:03AM
If desired, please upload or provide additional information related to your local agency's decision to become or form a GSA.
The County intends to be the GSA over portions of the Basin fringe areas that are otherwise unrepresented by another qualifying local agency and are located within the County?s jurisdictional limits. It is the County?s intention that no overlap shall occur in the Basin fringe areas between the Santa Maria Basin Fringe Areas ? County of San Luis Obispo Groundwater Sustainability Agency and the other GSAs forming in the Basin. Prior to its decision to become a GSA for the specific portions of the Basin fringe areas, the County Board of Supervisors held a properly noticed public hearing on May 16, 2017. The public hearing was held in accordance with Water Code section 10723(b), and it was noticed on May 2nd and 9th, 2017 in the local Tribune Newspaper in accordance with Government Code section 6066. BOS Public Hearing Staff Report for SMGB Fringe GSA Resolution.pdf (9.4MB) Uploaded on 06/15/2017 at 10:53AM Santa Maria Fringe Area County GSA DWR Notice ltr_Exhibits.pdf (11MB) Uploaded on 06/15/2017 at 10:53AM

CType of GSA Formation and Contact Information

GSA Name

County of San Luis Obispo GSA - Santa Maria Basin Fringe Areas

Select a Point of Contact (POC) for your GSA.
Brandon Zuniga
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.
3-012.01 SANTA MARIA RIVER VALLEY SANTA MARIA
3-012.02 SANTA MARIA RIVER VALLEY ARROYO GRANDE
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.
Exhibit A Santa Maria Basin Fringe Areas - County of SLO GSA Map.pdf (2MB) Uploaded on 06/14/2017 at 04:10PM
Upload service area boundary GIS shape file.
County_Service_Area.zip (106.6kB) Uploaded on 06/14/2017 at 04:19PM
Upload GSA area boundary GIS shape file.
SantaMariaBasinFringeDWRUpdate20170614.zip (30.2kB) Uploaded on 06/14/2017 at 04:15PM
If desired, please provide information that clarifies your service area boundary and GSA boundary, if those boundaries are different.
The County of San Luis Obispo intents to be the GSA over areas subject to SGMA within the County's jurisdictional boundaries that are otherwise unrepresented by another entity eligible to form a GSA within the Santa Maria Basin fringe areas, which are non-adjudicated.

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.
Exhibit D List of Beneficial Users.pdf (7MB) Uploaded on 06/15/2017 at 10:51AM
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 following are entities that are proposing to manage groundwater as GSAs within the non-adjudicated fringe areas of the Santa Maria Basin: City of Arroyo Grande; County of Santa Barbara. The following entities manage groundwater under court order in the adjudicated portion of the Basin: Northern Cities Management Area; Nipomo Mesa Management Area; Santa Maria Valley Management Area. The County of San Luis Obispo is coordinating with above entities and other local agencies that overlie the Basin and intends to work cooperatively with these agencies to jointly manage groundwater in the Basin. Exhibit A Santa Maria Basin Fringe Areas - County of SLO GSA Map.pdf (2MB) Uploaded on 06/14/2017 at 04:37PM
Provide a description or upload a copy of any new by laws, ordinances, or new authorities adopted by the local agency.
There are no new bylaws, ordinances, or authorities that have been adopted.