Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Portal

Salinas Valley Basin GSA - Forebay Aquifer

3-004.04 SALINAS VALLEY FOREBAY AQUIFER

Point of Contact Information

Piret Harmon, General Manager Salinas Valley Basin GSA - Forebay Aquifer 1441 Schilling Place | Salinas, CA 93901 650-868-0209 | harmonp@svbgsa.org www.svbgsa.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.
The SVBGSA is a joint powers authority consisting of a variety of local public agencies with water supply, water management and land use responsibilities. These include Monterey County, the Water Resources Agency of Monterey County, the cities of Salinas, Soledad, Gonzales, and King, the Castroville Community Services District, and the Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency.
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.
04/20/2017
Upload a copy of the Government Code �6066 notice.
Attch 1 proof of pub.pdf (308.4kB) Uploaded on 04/25/2017 at 08:27AM
Upload a copy of resolution forming the new agency.
Attch 3 Reso 2017-003 NOI revised.pdf (92.8kB) Uploaded on 04/25/2017 at 08:27AM
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

Salinas Valley Basin GSA - Forebay Aquifer

Select a Point of Contact (POC) for your GSA.
Piret Harmon
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.
3-004.04 SALINAS VALLEY FOREBAY AQUIFER
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.
SVBGSA Service Area.pdf (59.6kB) Uploaded on 06/02/2021 at 06:39AM
Upload service area boundary GIS shape file.
Attch 4 SVBGSA service area.zip (522.2kB) Uploaded on 04/25/2017 at 08:47AM LocalAgencyServiceArea_20210514 (1).zip (102.7kB) Uploaded on 06/02/2021 at 06:56AM
Upload GSA area boundary GIS shape file.
Forebay_GSA_Boundary_20210514 (1).zip (20.8kB) Uploaded on 06/02/2021 at 06:56AM
If desired, please provide information that clarifies your service area boundary and GSA boundary, if those boundaries are different.
The SVBGSA intends to manage that portion of the Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin within the County of Monterey, but excluding the adjudicated Seaside sub-basin and the area within the jurisdictional boundaries of the Marina Coast Water District and the City of Greenfield (Arroyo Seco GSA). Enclosed are GIS shape files of the jurisdictional boundaries of the City of Greenfield exclusions in the Forebay Aquifer Subbasin. SVBGSA Service Area (1).pdf (59.6kB) Uploaded on 06/07/2021 at 09:46AM ASGSA_2021.zip (3.9kB) Uploaded on 06/02/2021 at 06:56AM

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.
Attch 10 Init lst bene users.pdf (121.9kB) Uploaded on 04/25/2017 at 08:49AM
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.
Arroyo Seco GSA (City of Greenfield) SVBGSA Service Area (1).pdf (59.6kB) Uploaded on 06/07/2021 at 09:51AM
Provide a description or upload a copy of any new by laws, ordinances, or new authorities adopted by the local agency.
JPA Agreement Attch 2 JPA.pdf (1.4MB) Uploaded on 04/25/2017 at 08:50AM

Department of Water Resources

SGMA Portal

Salinas Valley Basin GSA - Forebay Aquifer

3-004.04 SALINAS VALLEY FOREBAY AQUIFER

Point of Contact Information

AGSA Eligibility Determination

BDecision to Become a GSA

CType of GSA Formation and Contact Information

DMap & Service Area Boundaries

ERequired Documents