Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Portal

Butte Water District GSA - Butte

Mark Orme, Manager Butte Water District GSA - Butte 735 Virginia St | Gridley, CA 95948 5306828454 | morme@buttewater.net

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.
Butte Water District (BWD) was proposed, organized, and formed 1952. It is a California Water District formed and is responsible for providing irrigation water to agricultural water users within its service area boundary. BWD is committed to an open and inclusive process of implementing SGMA in the Butte Subbasin in coordination with other GSAs.
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.
09/10/2015
Upload a copy of the Government Code �6066 notice.
Government Code 6066 Notice - BWD.pdf (1MB) Uploaded on 08/08/2019 at 04:08PM
Upload a copy of resolution forming the new agency.
GSA Resolution - BWD.pdf (3.4MB) Uploaded on 08/08/2019 at 04:09PM
If desired, please upload or provide additional information related to your local agency's decision to become or form a GSA.
At the time of their GSA formation, the portions of the BWD service area and GSA boundaries described herein were within the East Butte subbasin. As a result, the original decision to become a GSA and other supporting documentation describe this subbasin. Since the formation of the Butte subbasin in 2019, the BWD service area and GSA boundaries within the East Butte subbasin are now within the Butte subbasin. This also applies to the Required Documentation in step E.1. Notice of Intent - BWD.pdf (5.4MB) Uploaded on 08/08/2019 at 04:13PM

GSA Name

Butte Water District GSA - Butte

Select a Point of Contact (POC) for your GSA.
Mark Orme
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.
5-021.70 SACRAMENTO VALLEY BUTTE
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.
Butte_Subbasin - BWD.pdf (2.8MB) Uploaded on 08/08/2019 at 04:14PM
Upload service area boundary GIS shape file.
BWD_Service_Area_Boundary.zip (13.6kB) Uploaded on 08/29/2019 at 11:40AM
Upload GSA area boundary GIS shape file.
BWD_Butte_GSA_Area_Boundary.zip (40.7kB) Uploaded on 08/29/2019 at 11:40AM
If desired, please provide information that clarifies your service area boundary and GSA boundary, if those boundaries are different.
In addition to the BWD Service Area, the GSA Boundary includes the Thermalito Afterbay and canals used to convey water from the Thermalito Afterbay.

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.
A list of interested parties and explanation of how their interests will be considered are included in the Notice of Intent to Serve as a GSA (Section B.4).
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.
Other agencies within the Butte Subbasin are pictured in the GSA Map (Section D.2).
Provide a description or upload a copy of any new by laws, ordinances, or new authorities adopted by the local agency.