Groundwater Sustainability Plan
5-012.01 SIERRA VALLEY
Base Information
Einen Grandi (Sierra Valley Groundwater Management District GSA)
P.O. Box 88
530-428-5002
sierravalleygmd@sbcglobal.net
P.O. Box 88
530-428-5002
sierravalleygmd@sbcglobal.net
Public Hearing Date: 01/17/2022
01/17/2022 - GSP adopted at SVGMD Board of Directors Meeting; 01/18/2022 - GSP adopted at Plumas County Board of Supervisors meeting
SV_GSP_AdoptionHearings_PublicNotice_Jan 17_Jan 18_2022.pdf (613.5kB)
Groundwater Sustainability Plan (167.2MB)
Elements of the Plan
| File Name | GSP Regulation Element(s) | Uploaded Date & Time |
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| Title | Publication Name | Publish Date | Author(s) | File Name or URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Counties Ground Water Investigation Volume 1 | 1963-01-01 | DWR | ||
| Sierra Valley Ground Water Study | 1983-06-01 | DWR | ||
| A white paper on the opportunities and challenges for management of groundwater under SGMA | 2019-12-01 | Bachand and Associates, Carlton Hydrology | ||
| Inventory of Sierra Valley Wells and Groundwater Quality Conditions | Plumas County Planning Department | 2016-11-29 | Bohm, Burkhard | |
| Sierra Valley Aquifer Delineation and Groundwater Flow | 2016-12-27 | Bohm, Burkhard | ||
| Sierra Valley Ground Water Study Update – Chilcoot Subbasin. Northern District Memorandum Report. | Bulletin 118-80 | 2004-01-01 | DWR | |
| Sierra Valley Ground Water Study Update – Sierra Valley Subbasin. Northern District Memorandum Report | Bulletin 118 | 2004-02-27 | DWR | |
| Best Management Practices for the Sustainable Management of Groundwater: Monitoring Network and Identification of Data Gaps | 2016-12-01 | DWR | ||
| Geotechnical Memo- Pavement Cracking - Assessment and Recommendations | 2021-05-25 | CalTrans | ||
| Brief History of the Ramelli Ranch Vicinity | 2021-02-08 | Elliot, D. | ||
| Overpumping leads to California groundwater arsenic threat | Nature Communications | 2018-06-05 | Smith R., Knight, R., Fendorf, S. | |
| Record of Survey No. 2017-004 | 2016-01-01 | CalTrans | ||
| Toxicological profile for Boron. | 2010-11-01 | Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) | ||
| Impacts of Afforestation on Groundwater Resources and Quality | Hydrogeology Journal | 2001-05-04 | Allen, A., and Chapman, D. | |
| LESA System Provides Uncertain Efficiency Improvements for Alfalfa Irrigation, Sierra Valley | 2020-06-10 | Bachand and Associates | ||
| Geology of the Portola and Reconnaissance Peak Quadrangles, Plumas County, California. | 1979-01-01 | Berry, David | ||
| Hydrological Control of Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in a Sierra Nevada Subalpine Meadow | Arctic Antarctic and Alpine Research | 2014-02-01 | Blankinship, J., and Hart, S. | |
| Low Elevation Sprinkler Application | 2021-01-01 | Bonneville Power Administration | ||
| Atlas of the Biodiversity of California | 2003-10-06 | California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) | ||
| California Natural Diversity Database. RareFind 5 | 2020-08-01 | California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) | ||
| Biogeographic Information and Observation System | 2021-08-01 | California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) | ||
| An interagency-multidisciplinary investigation of the natural resources of the Sierra Valley study area | 1973-01-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| Climate Change Data and Guidance for Use During Groundwater Sustainability Plan Development | 2018-07-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| Statewide Crop Mapping | 2018-09-30 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| SGMA Basin Prioritization Process and Results | 2019-12-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| Natural Communities Commonly Associated with Groundwater | 2020-01-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| Plumas-Sierra County Farm Bureau | 2021-01-01 | California Farm Bureau Federation (CFBF) | ||
| A Manual of California Vegetation | 2021-01-01 | California Native Plant Society (CNPS) | ||
| Bird Response to Hydrologic Restoration of Montance Riparian Meadows | Restoration Ecology | 2020-05-24 | Campos, B.R., Burnett, R.D., Loffland, H.L., and Siegel, R.B. | |
| Techniques of Water-Resources Investigations of the United States Geological Survey: General Procedure for Gaging Streams | 1968-01-01 | Carter, R.W., and Davidian, J. | ||
| Watershed Management Guidebook: A Guide to Outcome-Based Watershed Management | 2013-01-01 | Drake, K., Hogan, M., McCullough, R., Moss, B., Triplat, D., Worster, L., Downing, L., Downing, N., Brautigam, N., and Layh, G. | ||
| eBird: An online database of bird distribution and abundance | 2021-01-01 | eBird | ||
| Sierra Valley Birders Guidebook | Feather River Land Trust and Plumas Audobon Society | 2021-01-01 | Feather River Land Trust | |
| Scott Valley Integrated Hydrologic Model: Data collection, analysis, and water budget | 2013-04-22 | Foglia, L., McNally, A., Hall, C., Ledesma, L., Hines, R. | ||
| The Water Table: The Shifting Foundation of Life on Land | Ambio | 2012-07-07 | Glazer, A., and Likens, G. | |
| Simulated Rainfall Evaluation of Revegetation/Mulch Erosion Control in the Lake Tahoe Basin - 1: Method Assessment | Land Degredation and Development | 2004-12-09 | Grismer, M.E., and Hogan, M.P. | |
| Vegetation and Water-Table Relationships in a Hydrologically Restored Riparian Meadow | Wetlands | 2009-09-01 | Hammersmark, C.T., Rains, M.C., Wickland, A.C., and Mount, J.F. | |
| MODFLOW-2005, The U.S. Geological Survey Modular Ground-Water Model—the Ground-Water Flow Process | U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods | 2005-12-31 | Harbaugh, A.W. | |
| A Field Manual for Groundwater-Level Monitoring at the Texas Water Development Board | 2016-09-01 | Hopkins, J. and Anderson, B. | ||
| Meadow Restoration Increases Baseflow and Groundwater Storage in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California | Journal of the American Water Resources Association | 2018-08-31 | Hunt, L.J.H, Fair, J., and Odland, M. | |
| Jepson eFlora | 2021-12-23 | Jepson Flora Project | ||
| A Framework for Understanding the Hydoecology of Impacted Wet Meadows in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade Ranges, California, USA | Hydrogeology Journal | 2008-11-06 | Loheide, S.P., Deitchman, R.S., Cooper, D.J., Wolf, E.C., Hammersmark, C.T., and Lundquist, J.D. | |
| Hydrologic Processes Influencing Meadow Ecosystems | 2011-01-01 | Lord, M.L., Jewett, D.G., Miller, J.R., Germanoski, D., and Chambers, J.C. | ||
| Groundwater Controls on Vegetation Compostition and Patterning in Mountain Meadows | Water Resources Research | 2011-09-24 | Lowry, C.S., Loheide, S.P., Moore, C.E., Lundquist, J.D. | |
| Climate and Landscape Drive Pace and Pattern of Conifer Encroachment into Subalpine Meadows | 2017-05-08 | Lubetkin, K.C., Westerling, A.L., Kueppers, L.M. | ||
| PRMS-IV, the Precipitation-Runoff Modeling System, Version 4 | 2015-02-13 | Markstrom, S.L., Regan, R.S., Hay, L.E., Viger, R.J., Webb, R.M., Payn, R.A. and LaFontaine, J.H. | ||
| An Overview of Fire in the Sierra Nevada | 1996-01-01 | McKelvey, K.S., Skinner, C.N., Chang, C., Erman, D.C., Husari, S.J., Parsons, D.J., can Wagtendonk, J.W., and Weatherspoon, C.P. | ||
| Important Bird Areas Sierra Valley California | 2008-01-01 | National Audobon Society | ||
| Sierra Valley Conservation Partnership Project | 2016-12-31 | Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) | ||
| Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database | 2019-09-16 | Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) | ||
| Documentation of the Streamflow-Routing (SFR2) Package to Include Unsaturated Flow Beneath Streams - A Modification to SFR1 | U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods | 2005-12-31 | Niswonger, R.G. and Prudic, D.E. | |
| 2018 - 2019 USGS Lidar: Northern California Wildfire - QL2 | 2021-11-30 | OCM Partners | ||
| Land Subsidence Due to Withdrawl of Fluids | 1969-01-01 | Poland, J.F., and Davis, G.H. | ||
| 30-Year Precipitation Normals | 2014-02-04 | PRISM Climate Group | ||
| A New Streamflow-Routing (SFR1) Package To Simulate Stream-Aquifer Interaction With Modflow-2000 | USGS Open-File Report | 2004-12-31 | Prudic, D.E., Konikow, L.F. and Banta, E.R. | |
| Ground Water Issue: Low-Flow (Minimal Drawdown) Ground-Water Sampling Procedures | 1996-04-01 | Puls, R.W. and Barcelona, M.J. | ||
| Soil Carbon Dynamics in Montane Meadows of the Sierra Nevada and Southern Cascade Mountain Ranges | 2020-12-01 | Reed, C.C. | ||
| Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater | 2012-01-01 | Rice, E.W., Baird, R.B., Eaton, A.D., and Clesceri, L.S. | ||
| Geologic Map of the Chico Quadrangle | Regional Geologic Map Series | 1992-01-01 | Saucedo, G. J., and Wagner, D.L. | |
| Mohawk Valley fault zone, Mohawk Valley section (Class A) No. 25a | Quaternary Fault and Fold Database of the United States | 1995-10-01 | Sawyer, T.L. | |
| Technical Report on 1998-2003 Hydrogeologic Evaluation for Sierra Valley | 2002-05-01 | Schmidt, K.D. and Associates | ||
| Technical Report on 2003-2005 Hydrogeologic Evaluation for Sierra Valley | 2005-05-01 | Schmidt, K.D. and Associates | ||
| Technical Report on 2005-2011 Hydrogeologic Evaluation for Sierra Valley | 2012-05-01 | Schmidt, K.D. and Associates | ||
| Unpiloted Aerial System (UAS)-Supported Biogeomorphic Analysis of Restored Sierra Nevada Montane Meadows | 2020-06-05 | Davis, J., Blesius, L., Slocombe, M., Maher, S., Vasey, M., Christian, P. and Lynch, P. | ||
| California Code of Regulations, Title 23. | California Code of Regulations | 2021-01-01 | State Water Resources Control Board | |
| Technical Report on 2012-2014 Hydrogeologic Evaluation for Sierra Valley | 2015-05-01 | Schmidt, K.D. and Associates | ||
| Technical Report on 2015-2016 Hydrogeologic Evaluation for Sierra Valley | 2017-07-01 | Schmidt, K.D. and Associates | ||
| Groundwater observation network design for the Kansas groundwater 1456 management districts, USA | Journal of Hydrology | 1983-01-01 | Sophocleous, M., | |
| The Changing Water Cycle: The Eco-Hydrologic Impacts of Forest Density Reduction in Mediterranean (Seasonally Dry) Regions | WIRES Water | 2019-05-07 | Tague, C.L., Moritz, M.A., and Hanan, E. | |
| Sensitivity Analysis and Calibration of an Integrated Hydrologic Model in an Irrigated Agricultural Basin With a Groundwater-Dependent Ecosystem | Water Resources Research | 2019-06-27 | Tolley, D.,Foglia, L., and Harter, T. | |
| InSAR Data Accuracy for California Groundwater Basins CGPS Data Comparative Analysis January 2015 to October 2020 | 2021-04-07 | Towill, Inc. | ||
| InSAR Land Surveying and Mapping Services to DWR supporting SGMA – 2020 update. | 2021-01-01 | TRE Altamira | ||
| Survey Makers and Monumentation | 2012-03-01 | United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) | ||
| Classification and Assessment with Landsat of Visible Ecological Groupings (CalVeg). Region 5: Central Coast: Imagery date: 1997–2013. | 2014-01-01 | U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) | ||
| Tahoe National Forest Climate Change Trend Summary | 2020-01-01 | USDA US Forest Service Region 5 Ecology Program | ||
| National Wetlands Inventory – Version 2.0 (NWI). Imagery date: 1984. | 2018-01-01 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) | ||
| Information for Planning and Consultation (IPaC) portal | 2021-01-01 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) | ||
| Use of Passive Diffusion Samplers for Monitoring Volatile Organic Compunds in Ground Water | 2000-06-01 | United States Geological Survey (USGS) | ||
| National Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data (NFM) | 2015-01-01 | United States Geological Survey (USGS) | ||
| Mountain-Block Hydrology and Mountain-Front Recharge | Groundwater Recharge in a Desert Environment: The Southwestern United States | 2004-01-01 | Wilson, J.L. and Guan, H. | |
| Ability of Restored Wetlands to Reduce Nitrogen and Phosphorus Concentrations in Agricultural Drainage Water | Journal of Soil and Water Conservation | 2000-07-01 | Woltemade, C.J. | |
| Special Vascular Plants, Bryophytes, and Lichens List | 2020-10-01 | California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) | ||
| Contribution of Frenchman Lake spill to the fishery of Little Last Chance Creek | 1998-12-01 | DWR | ||
| Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: Guidance for Preparing Groundwater Sustainability Plans. | 2018-01-01 | Rohde, M. M., S. Matsumoto, J. Howard, S. Liu, L. Riege, and E. J. Remson. | ||
| Critical Species LookBook: A compendium of California's threatened and endangered species for sustainable groundwater management | 2019-08-01 | Rohde, M. M., B. Seapy, R. Rogers, X. Castañeda, editors | ||
| Sierra Valley Ground Water Cross-Sectional Analysis | 2021-09-14 | University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) | ||
| Sierra Valley Watershed Assessment | 2005-04-01 | Vestra | ||
| Results of Temperature Gradient Hole Drilling in Sierra Valley, California | 1986-02-01 | GeothermEx, Inc. | ||
| Potential aquatic diversity management areas in the Sierra Nevada. | Chapter 9 in Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project: Final report to Congress, Volume II. University of California, Davis. | 1996-01-01 | Moyle, P.B., P.J. Randall, and R.M. Yoshiyama | |
| Upper Feather River Basin Fisheries Assessment and Restoration Strategy | 2021-06-01 | Rogers, V., K. Roby, and M. Kossow | ||
| California's Known Wolves - Past and Present | 2021-10-01 | California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) | ||
| GDE Pulse: Taking the Pulse of Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems with Satellite Data | 2019-01-01 | Klausmeyer, K.R., T. Biswas, M.M. Rhode, F. Schuetzenmeister, N. Rindlaub, I. Housman, J.K. Howard. | ||
| Freshwater species list for Sierra Valley Groundwater Basin | 2021-01-01 | The Nature Conservancy (TNC) | ||
| Nitrogen Fertilizer Loading to Groundwater in the Central Valley | California Department of Food and Agriculture | 2017-10-01 | Harter, T., K. Dzurella, G. Kourakos, A. Hollander, A. Bell, N. Santos, Q. Hart, A. King, J. Quinn, 1446 G. Lampinen, D. Liptzin, T. Rosenstock, M. Zhang, G.S. Pettygrove, and T. Tomich | |
| Sensitive Natural Communities List | 2020-08-01 | California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) | ||
| Annotated checklist of the flora of the Sierra Valley region of Sierra and Plumas counties, California. | Phytoneuron 2016-13: 1-121 | 2016-02-17 | Harnach, W. | |
| Natural Communities Commonly Associated with Groundwater (NCCAG) Dataset Viewer. | 2018-04-01 | Klausmeyer K., J. Howard, T. Keeler-Wolf, K. Davis-Fadtke, R. Hull, A. Lyons | ||
| Progress Report: Subsidence in California, March 2015 - Septemeber 2016 | 2017-01-01 | Farr, T. G., Jones, C. E., Liu, Z. | ||
| Conceptual models for surface water and groundwater interactions and pond and plug restored meadows | Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 72 | 2017-08-30 | Rodriguez, K., Swanson, S. and McMahon, A | |
| Appendix A Water Level Measurements | 1994-10-01 | Sierra Valley | ||
| Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Ivesia webberi; Final Rule | 2014-06-03 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) | ||
| FSM 2600 – Wildlife, Fish, and Sensitive Plant Habitat Management, Chapter 2670 – Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Plants and Animals. Forest Service Manual Rocky Mountain Region (Region 2). | 2011-05-25 | USFS | ||
| Groundwater relationships to pumping, precipitation and geology in high-elevation basin, Sierra Valley, CA | 2020-02-01 | Bachand, P.A.M, Burt, K.S., Carlton, A., and Bachand, S.M. | ||
| Federal Register | 2014-05-03 | USFWS | ||
| Plumas National Forest fish distribution data | 2021-01-01 | USDA | ||
| 1994 - 1998 Sierra Valley Groundwater Update | 1999-01-01 | K Schmidt | ||
| Natural Resources of the Sierra Valley Study Area, Sierra and Plumas Counties | 1973-10-01 | CADWR |
