Groundwater Sustainability Plan
5-022.04 MERCED
Base Information
- 07/26/2022 Resubmission
- 01/28/2020
- 08/01/2022 Resubmission
- 01/31/2020
- 09/30/2022 Resubmission
- 05/15/2020
Hicham Eltal (Merced Irrigation District)
744 W. 20th Street
209-354-2854
heltal@mercedid.org
744 W. 20th Street
209-354-2854
heltal@mercedid.org
Public Hearing Date: 12/11/2019
TIWD-GSA-1 - Resolution Adopting GSP 2019-11-19.pdf (606kB)
MSGSA - Resolution Adopting GSP 2019-12-09.pdf (98.2kB)
Merced Subbasin GSP Adoption Public Notices.pdf (392.5kB)
3 Public Adoption Hearings were held (listed below and in the uploaded public notice) and we have also uploaded the resolutions from each GSA that show the GSP was adopted:
1) Turner Island Water District GSA-1 (TIWD GSA-1); November 19, 2019 at 1:30pm
2) Merced Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (MSGSA); December 9, 2019 at 2:00pm
3) Merced Irrigation-Urban Groundwater Sustainability Agency (MIUGSA); December 11, 2019 at 9:00am
MIUGSA - Resolution Adopting GSP 2019-12-11.PDF (45.9kB)TIWD-GSA-1 - Resolution Adopting GSP 2019-11-19.pdf (606kB)
MSGSA - Resolution Adopting GSP 2019-12-09.pdf (98.2kB)
Merced Subbasin GSP Adoption Public Notices.pdf (392.5kB)
Incomplete GSP Resubmission Notices
Notice Date: 04/14/2022
Public Hearing Date: 07/19/2022
Three Public Adoption Hearings were held (listed below and in the uploaded public notice) and we have also uploaded the resolutions from each GSA that show the GSP was adopted: 1) Turner Island Water District GSA-1 (TIWD GSA-1); July 12, 2022 at 2:30pm 2) Merced Irrigation-Urban Groundwater Sustainability Agency (MIUGSA); July 13, 2022 at 9:00am 3) Merced Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (MSGSA); July 19, 2022 at 4:30pm Each GSA provided notice of their public hearing.
Groundwater Sustainability Plan (166.1MB)
Elements of the Plan
| File Name | GSP Regulation Element(s) | Uploaded Date & Time |
|---|---|---|
| GSP Update Letter to DWR-2022-07-25.pdf (65kB) new | §354.4(b) | 07/26/2022 |
| Merced GSP Corrective Action Responses July 2022.pdf (414.2kB) new | §354.4(b) | 07/26/2022 |
| Title | Publication Name | Publish Date | Author(s) | File Name or URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land Subsidence Along the California Aqueduct in West-Central San Joaquin Valley, California, 2003–10 new | USGS | 2018-01-01 | Michael Sneed, Justin T. Brandt, and Mike Solt | |
| Channel Capacity Report, 2020 Restoration Year, Appendix B - Evaluation of the Effects of Future Subsidence on Capacity up to 2,500 cfs in Reach 4A and Middle Eastside Bypass new | San Joaquin River Restoration Program | 2019-09-01 | DWR | |
| San Joaquin River Restoration Project - Geodetic Network; GPS Survey Report new | San Joaquin River Restoration Program | 2011-12-01 | Reclamation | |
| Development and Application of a 1D Compaction Model to Understand 65 Years of Subsidence in the San Joaquin Valley new | Water Resources Research | 2022-05-16 | Matthew Lees, Rosemary Knight, and Ryan Smith | |
| Channel Capacity Report 2022 Restoration Year new | San Joaquin River Restoration Program | 2022-01-01 | DWR & Reclamation | |
| Statement of Findings Regarding the Determination of Incomplete Status of the San Joaquin Valley – Merced Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan new | 2022-01-28 | DWR | ||
| 2015 Urban Water Management Plan | 2016-10-01 | City of Livingston | ||
| 2015 Urban Water Management Plan | 2017-05-01 | City of Merced | ||
| CASGEM Monitoring Plan | 2014-01-01 | Merced Area Groundwater Pool Interests | ||
| Agricultural Water Management Plan | 2013-09-03 | Merced Irrigation District | ||
| Merced Basin Groundwater Sustainability Stakeholder Engagement Strategy | 2019-09-27 | Woodard & Curran | ||
| Merced Groundwater Basin Groundwater Management Plan Update | 2008-07-29 | AMEC | ||
| Salt and Nutrient Study | Merced Integrated Regional Water Management Plan | 2013-01-01 | AMEC | |
| Water Quality for Agriculture | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | 1985-01-01 | Ayers, R. S., & Westcot, D. W. | |
| Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) | 2018-07-13 | California Water Boards | ||
| Order No. R5-2011-0006 Soil Remediation Waste Discharge Requirements for Track Four, Inc. (a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Amsted Industries Inc.), and Merck & Co., Inc., Former Baltimore Aircoil Company Facility | 2011-01-01 | Central Valley RWQCB | ||
| The Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) - Sacramento River Basin and San Joaquin River Basin | 2019-12-19 | Central Valley RWQCB | ||
| Merced Vision 2030 General Plan | 2012-01-01 | City of Merced Development Services Department | ||
| Code of Ordinances: Chapter 8.12 - Water Wells | 2018-04-05 | City of Merced | ||
| Chowchilla Subbasin - Modified Boundary Description. | 2016-03-29 | County of Madera | ||
| Ground-Water Conditions and Storage Capacity in the San Joaquin Valley California | 1959-01-01 | Davis, G. H., Green, J. H., Olmsted, F. H., & Brown, D. W. | ||
| California's Groundwater Bulletin 118 (Update 2003) | 2003-10-01 | DWR | ||
| Bulletin 118: San Joaquin Valley Groundwater Basin Merced Subbasin | 2004-02-27 | DWR | ||
| Groundwater Elevation Monitoring Guidelines | 2010-12-01 | DWR | ||
| Best Management Practices for the Sustainable Management of Groundwater: Water Budget | 2016-12-30 | DWR | ||
| Best Management Practices for the Sustainable Management of Groundwater: Monitoring Networks and Identification of Data Gaps | 2016-12-30 | DWR | ||
| Groundwater Sustainability Agency Frequently Asked Questions | 2016-01-01 | DWR | ||
| Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) Annotated Outline | 2016-12-30 | DWR | ||
| Preparation Checklist for GSP Submittal | 2016-12-30 | DWR | ||
| Best Management Practices for the Sustainable Management of Groundwater: Sustainable Management Criteria (Draft) | 2017-11-06 | DWR | ||
| California Aqueduct Subsidence Study | 2017-01-01 | DWR | ||
| Chronological Reconstructed Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley Water Year Hydrologic Classifications Indices | 2017-01-01 | DWR | ||
| Guidance for Climate Change Data Use During Groundwater Sustainability Plan Development | 2018-08-06 | DWR | ||
| SGMA Climate Change Resources | 2018-01-01 | DWR | ||
| SGMA Data Viewer | 2019-01-01 | DWR | ||
| The San Joaquin Valley Through Time | 2012-08-01 | T. Elam | ||
| Groundwater Conditions and Shallow Test-Well Information in the Eastern Half of Merced County, California 1967-82 | 1984-08-01 | A.L. Elliott | ||
| Groundwater Quality Trend Monitoring Workplan: Phase III. Specific Network Wells | 2018-02-01 | Eastern San Joaquin Water Quality Coalition | ||
| Final Environmental Impact Statement for Hydropower Licenses 0259 (Merced River Hydroelectric Project—FERC Project No. 2179-043–California and Merced Falls Hydroelectric Project—FERC Project No. 2467-020–California) | 2015-12-04 | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | ||
| Region 5: Updated Groundwater Quality Analysis and High Resolution Mapping for Central Valley Salt and Nitrate Management Plan | 2016-06-01 | Luhdorff and Scalmanini Consulting Engineers | ||
| Madera County General Plan | 1995-01-01 | Madera County | ||
| Adverse Groundwater Quality by Area in Merced County | 2018-05-09 | Merced County Department of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health | ||
| Merced County Code. Chapter 9.28 - Wells | 2018-04-05 | Merced County | ||
| Memorandum of Understanding | 2017-10-13 | Merced Subbasin GSA, MIUGSA, Turner Island Water District GSA-#1 | ||
| Notification of Intent to Develop a Groundwater Sustainability Plan for Merced Subbasin | 2018-01-08 | Merced Subbasin GSA, MIUGSA, Turner Island Water District GSA-#1 | ||
| Agricultural Water Management Plan | 2016-07-05 | Merced Irrigation District | ||
| Memorandum of Understanding Forming the Merced Irrigation-Urban Groundwater Sustainability Agency | 2017-04-24 | MIUGSA | ||
| Quality Assurance Project Plan for Groundwater Monitoring by the ESJWQC in Compliance with the Central Valley Monitoring Collaborative QAPrP (DRAFT) | 2019-04-01 | MLJ Environmental | ||
| A guide to Water Quality Requirements Under the Sustainable Groundwater management Act | 2019-04-01 | Moran, T., & Belin, A. | ||
| Joint Powers Agreement Creating the Merced Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Agency | 2017-03-15 | MSGSA | ||
| City of Atwater General Plan | 2000-07-24 | Pacific Municipal Consultants | ||
| Geology of the Fresh Ground-Water Basin of the Central Valley, California, with Texture Maps and Sections | 1986-01-01 | R.W. Page | ||
| Geology and Quality of Water in the Modesto-Merced Area, San Joaquin Valley, California, with a Brief Section on Hydrology | 1973-01-01 | Page, R. W., & Balding, G. O. | ||
| Livingston General Plan | 1999-12-01 | Quad Knopf, Inc. | ||
| Measurement and Computation of Streamflow: Volume 1. Measurement of Stage and Discharge | 1982-01-01 | S. Rantz | ||
| Measurement and Computation of Streamflow: Volume 2. Computation of Discharge | 1982-01-01 | S. Rantz | ||
| Draft Environmental Assessment/Initial Study: Water Year 2016-2026 Transfer and Exchange from Madera Irrigation District and Chowchilla Water District to the Red Top Area | 2016-02-01 | Reclamation | ||
| Merced Integrated Regional Water Management Plan | 2013-08-01 | RMC Water and Environment | ||
| Groundwater Recharge Feasibility Study | Merced Integrated Regional Water Management Plan | 2013-08-01 | RMC Water and Environment | |
| CASTLE AIR FORCE BASE (T0604719389) | 2018-10-30 | SWRCB - GeoTracker | ||
| CCR Title 22 Division 4 Chapter 15 Article 16: Secondary Water Standards | 2006-05-02 | SWRCB | ||
| Groundwater Information Sheet: Hexavalent Chromium | 2017-11-01 | SWRCB | ||
| Maximum Contaminant Levels and Regulatory Dates for Drinking Water U.S. EPA vs California | 2018-10-01 | SWRCB | ||
| Central Valley Extensometer Data (Excel) | 2017-01-19 | USGS | ||
| Merced Water Resources Model (MercedWRM) | 2019-09-01 | Woodard & Curran | ||
| Groundwater Quality Trend Monitoring Workplan: Phase II, Preliminary Determination of Specific Wells for GQTM | 2016-01-29 | Eastern San Joaquin Water Quality Coalition | ||
| Map showing Tertiary stratigraphy and structure of the Northern San Joaquin Valley, California | 1985-01-01 | J.A. Bartow | ||
| The Cenozoic Evolution of the San Joaquin Valley, California | 1991-01-01 | J.A. Bartow | ||
| Fault Activity Map of California | 2010-01-01 | California Geological Survey | ||
| Groundwater Quality Trend Monitoring Workplan: Phase I, Monitoring Design Approach | 2015-06-04 | Eastern San Joaquin Water Quality Coalition | ||
| 2030 Merced County General Plan | 2011-06-01 | Merced County | ||
| Well Construction, Destruction, Mining, and Export Application/Permit User Guide | 2015-05-13 | Merced County | ||
| Merced County Department of Agriculture | 2017-12-31 | 2017 Report on Agriculture | ||
| Creating an Opportunity: Groundwater Recharge through Winter Flooding of Agricultural Land in the San Joaquin Valley | 2015-10-01 | RMC Water and Environment | ||
| National Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data | 2015-01-01 | F. Wilde |
