Groundwater Sustainability Plan
3-001 SANTA CRUZ MID-COUNTY
Base Information
Sierra Ryan (Santa Cruz Mid-County Groundwater Agency GSA)
5180 Soquel Drive
8314543133
BasinPOC@midcountygroundwater.org
5180 Soquel Drive
8314543133
BasinPOC@midcountygroundwater.org
Notice Date: 07/22/2019
7/22/2019 - MGA sent a notice announcing the planned adoption of the GSP. This announcement was sent to all recipients of the GSP Initial Notification letter. This announcement also included consultation information and was sent to Basin Cities and County land use agencies and their governing bodies.
8/2/2019 - MGA sent consultation letters directly to the Planning Departments of Santa Cruz County and the Cities of Capitola and Santa Cruz. MGA met with each of the land use agencies during the MGA's public comment period on the Draft GSP.
DraftGPSAdoptionConsultationLetter-signed.pdf (528.5kB)
Public Hearing Date: 11/21/2019
SC Sentinel - November 14, 2019.pdf (453.7kB)
The MGA Board of Directors adopted the Basin's GSP during its regular board meeting on 11/21/2019. It published a notice of the public hearing held during the board meeting on 11/7/2019 and again on 11/14/2019. Both notices are attached. The 11/14/2019 notice copied from the Santa Cruz Sentinel's print edition is most legible. The MGA also sent out an e-newsletter and noticed the meeting as required by the Ralph M. Brown Act at least 72-hours prior to the meeting and public hearing to adopt the GSP.
Santa Cruz Sentinel - November 7, 2019.pdf (576.4kB)SC Sentinel - November 14, 2019.pdf (453.7kB)
Groundwater Sustainability Plan (98.9MB)
Elements of the Plan
| File Name | GSP Regulation Element(s) | Uploaded Date & Time |
|---|---|---|
| TopoShapefiles.zip (3.9MB) | §354.14(d)(1) | 01/02/2020 3:39 PM |
| XSections.zip (2.4kB) | §354.14(d)(2) | 01/02/2020 4:03 PM |
| K&W GSP AC Meeting Summaries.pdf (2.7MB) | §354.10(a), §354.10(b), §354.10(d)(1), §354.10(d)(2), §354.10(d)(3), §354.20(a), §354.24, §354.26(a), §354.28(a), §354.30(a) | 01/29/2020 5:25 PM |
| MGA_GSPSpring2016ContourMaps.pdf (1.5MB) | §354.16(a)(1) | 01/30/2020 11:58 AM |
| GSPCommentResponsesandComments.pdf (26.5MB) | §354.10(c) | 01/29/2020 5:30 PM |
| Figure_2-1_AreaCoveredByGSP.mpk (6.4MB) | §354.8(a)(1) | 01/30/2020 1:01 PM |
| Figure_2-3_AdjudicatedAreas_Agencies_Alternatives.mpk (6.5MB) | §354.8(a)(2) | 01/30/2020 1:01 PM |
| Figure_2-4_JurisdictionalBoundaries.mpk (7.5MB) | §354.8(a)(3) | 01/30/2020 1:02 PM |
| SIGNATURE PAGE.pdf (87.7kB) | §354.14(a) | 02/05/2020 11:47 AM |
| Figure_2-5_LandUseDesignations.mpk (13.8MB) | §354.8(a)(4) | 01/30/2020 1:03 PM |
| Figure_2-6_WellDensity.mpk (6.2MB) | §354.8(a)(5) | 01/30/2020 1:03 PM |
| Figure_2-15_BasinSoils(rev11-13-19).mpk (13.5MB) | §354.14(d)(3) | 01/30/2020 1:12 PM |
| Figure_2-21_SignificantSurfaceWaterBodies.mpk (6.7MB) | §354.14(d)(5) | 01/30/2020 1:13 PM |
| Figure_2-23_LocalAndImportedWater(rev11-13-19).mpk (21.3MB) | §354.14(d)(6) | 01/30/2020 1:14 PM |
| Figure_2-16_BasinGeology(rev11-13-19).mpk (13.7MB) | §354.14(d)(2) | 01/30/2020 1:21 PM |
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