Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Portal

County of San Luis Obispo GSA - San Luis Obispo Valley

3-009 SAN LUIS OBISPO VALLEY

Point of Contact Information

Blaine Reely, Director County of San Luis Obispo GSA - San Luis Obispo Valley 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

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 a portion of the San Luis Obispo Valley Basin (Basin) 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 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.
05/23/2017
Upload a copy of the Government Code �6066 notice.
Exhibit B Proof of Public Notice.pdf (552.4kB) Uploaded on 06/14/2017 at 10:21PM
Upload a copy of resolution forming the new agency.
Exhibit C Resolution forming the San Luis Obispo Valley Basin - County of SLO GSA.pdf (1.5MB) Uploaded on 06/14/2017 at 10:21PM
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 a portion of the Basin that is otherwise unrepresented by another qualifying local agency and is located within the County's jurisdictional limits. It is the County's intention that no overlap shall occur in the Basin between the San Luis Obispo Valley Basin - County of San Luis Obispo Groundwater Sustainability Agency and the other GSA(s) forming in the Basin. Prior to its decision to become a GSA for the specific portions of the Basin, the County Board of Supervisors held a properly noticed public hearing on May 23, 2017. The public hearing was held in accordance with Water Code section 10723(b), and it was noticed on May 9th and 16th, 2017 in the local Tribune Newspaper in accordance with Government Code section 6066. On August 24, 2021, the County Board of Supervisors held another public hearing, authorized certain changes to the GSA Boundary reflecting annexations to the City of San Luis Obispo, and found the changes non-material. The shapefiles, staff report and resolution explaining the changes, was uploaded December 3, 2021. SLO_BoundaryUpdate_BOS.pdf (4.7MB) Uploaded on 11/23/2021 at 11:27AM San Luis Obispo Valley Basin County GSA DWR Notice_Exhibits.pdf (11.7MB) Uploaded on 06/14/2017 at 10:34PM SLO_BoundaryUpdate_BOS.pdf (4.7MB) Uploaded on 12/03/2021 at 12:12PM BOS Public Hearing Staff Report for SLOVB GSA Resolution.pdf (5.7MB) Uploaded on 06/15/2017 at 11:00AM

CType of GSA Formation and Contact Information

GSA Name

County of San Luis Obispo GSA - San Luis Obispo Valley

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

DMap & Service Area Boundaries

Select Basin(s)/Subbasin(s) to be managed by the GSA.
3-009 SAN LUIS OBISPO VALLEY
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.
San_Luis_Obispo_DWR.pdf (1.2MB) Uploaded on 06/14/2017 at 05:17PM SLO_Basin_GSAboundaries.pdf (624.2kB) Uploaded on 12/03/2021 at 12:13PM
Upload service area boundary GIS shape file.
County_Service_Area.zip (106.6kB) Uploaded on 06/14/2017 at 05:00PM
Upload GSA area boundary GIS shape file.
County_Of_SLO.zip (12.6kB) Uploaded on 12/03/2021 at 12:16PM
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 San Luis Obispo Valley Basin. On August 24, 2021, the County Board of Supervisors held another public hearing, authorized certain changes to the GSA Boundary reflecting annexations to the City of San Luis Obispo, and found the changes non-material. The shapefiles, staff report and resolution explaining the changes, was uploaded December 3, 2021. SLO_Basin_GSAboundaries.pdf (624.2kB) Uploaded on 12/03/2021 at 12:16PM

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 (7.9MB) Uploaded on 06/14/2017 at 10:45PM
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 City of San Luis Obispo is the only other agency in the Basin that is in the process of forming a GSA to manage groundwater within its jurisdictional boundary. The County of San Luis Obispo is coordinating with the City and other local entities that overlie the Basin and intends to work cooperatively with these entities to jointly manage groundwater in the Basin. Exhibit A San Luis Obispo Valley Basin - County of SLO GSA Map.pdf (1.2MB) Uploaded on 06/14/2017 at 10:56PM
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.