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Groundwater Sustainability Plan

5-022.14 KERN COUNTY
Multiple GSPs
GSP Local ID: Henry Miller Water District GSA


Base Information

07/27/2022   Resubmission
01/29/2020
08/01/2022   Resubmission
02/19/2020
09/30/2022   Resubmission
06/03/2020
Point of Contact: Kristin Pittack (kpittack@rinconconsultants.com)
Uploaded Coordination Agreement Resubmission: Amended Coordination Agreement 7-27-2022.pdf (458.2MB)
Jeof Wyrick (HMWD / TLBWSD)
101 W. Walnut Street
6265833000
jwyrick@jgboswell.com
Notice Date: 09/03/2019
Henry Miller WD GSA Notice of Intent.pdf (1.1MB)
Notice to Kern County Intent to Adopt GSP.pdf (65.1kB)
Public Hearing Date: 01/10/2020
Resolution No. 2020-01 - Henry Miller GSA Adoption of GSP.pdf (179.7kB)

Incomplete GSP Resubmission Notices

Notice Date: 04/21/2022

Henry Miller WD GSA Notice to Kern County to Amend GSP.pdf (352kB)
Public Hearing Date: 07/21/2022

Resolution 2022-04 Adopting Revised GSP (Fully Executed) FINAL.pdf (479.4kB)
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Personal Communication Regarding California Aqueduct Subsidence Data   new 2022-06-30 DWR
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California Aqueduct Subsidence Study: Supplemental Report   new 2019-03-02 DWR
Draft Report on Subsidence in the Kern County Subbasin   new 2022-07-09 Lawrence Berkely National Laboratory
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Kern Fan Operations Report. 2016-01-01 KCWA.
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Analysis of Groundwater Resources. 2016-12-21 Kern-Tulare Water District (KTWD).
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