Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Portal

Chowchilla Water District GSA

5-022.05 SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CHOWCHILLA

Point of Contact Information

Doug Welch, General Resources Manager Chowchilla Water District GSA 327 S. Chowchilla Blvd. | Chowchilla, CA 93610 559-665-3747 | dwelch@cwdwater.com http://www.cwdwater.com/index.php

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.
Contract with Friant Division USBR for 55,000 AF Class 1 water and 160,000 AF Class 2 water, Contract with USBR for 24,000 AF water from Buchanan Dam, Appropriative water rights on Ash Slough and Chowchilla River
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.
12/14/2016
Upload a copy of the Government Code �6066 notice.
Affidavidt of Publication.pdf (186.6kB) Uploaded on 05/01/2017 at 03:47PM
Upload a copy of resolution forming the new agency.
Resolution.pdf (169.3kB) Uploaded on 05/01/2017 at 03:50PM
If desired, please upload or provide additional information related to your local agency's decision to become or form a GSA.
143_Chowchilla_Water_District_GSA_2016-12-22.pdf (989.6kB) Uploaded on 02/09/2017 at 12:48PM

CType of GSA Formation and Contact Information

GSA Name

Chowchilla Water District GSA

Select a Point of Contact (POC) for your GSA.
Doug Welch
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.
5-022.05 SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CHOWCHILLA
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.
ChowshillaWD_GSA_20231005.pdf (1.4MB) Uploaded on 10/05/2023 at 03:40PM
Upload service area boundary GIS shape file.
Shape file created by Provost & Pritchard Engineering. Adjustments were made to the GSA boundary to align with updates to the Water District boundary 10-05-2023. ChowchillaWD_GSA.zip (8.9kB) Uploaded on 10/05/2023 at 03:41PM
Upload GSA area boundary GIS shape file.
Shape file created by Provost & Pritchard Engineering. Adjustments were made to the GSA boundary to align with updates to the Water District boundary 10-05-2023. ChowchillaWD_GSA.zip (8.9kB) Uploaded on 10/05/2023 at 03:41PM
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.
Interested parties include but are not limited to: City of Chowchilla, Madera County, Merced County, Sierra Vista Mutual Water Company, agricultural users, domestic well owners, Madera CASGEM Group, Merced Area Groundwater Pool Interests. Chowchilla Water District will hold regular workshops to share information and receive input from interested parties.
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.
Merced County, Madera County, Triangle T Water District (proposed)
Provide a description or upload a copy of any new by laws, ordinances, or new authorities adopted by the local agency.
None

Department of Water Resources

SGMA Portal

Chowchilla Water District GSA

5-022.05 SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY CHOWCHILLA

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