Groundwater Sustainability Plan
5-004 BIG VALLEY
Base Information
- 04/22/2024 Resubmission
- 01/27/2022
- 04/24/2024 Resubmission
- 02/07/2022
- 06/24/2024 Resubmission
- 04/23/2022
Gaylon Norwood (County of Lassen GSA)
707 Nevada Street
Suite 5
(530) 251-8269
gnorwood@co.lassen.ca.us
707 Nevada Street
Suite 5
(530) 251-8269
gnorwood@co.lassen.ca.us
Public Hearing Date: 12/15/2021
RES 21-66.pdf (1.4MB)
Lassen GSA resolution adipting the Big Valley GSP.pdf (825kB)
proofs.pdf (469.8kB)
public hearing notice.pdf (679.8kB)
Modoc Record Confirmation of Publication 12.15.21.pdf (183.5kB)
Notice of Public Hearing for 12-15-21 BOS.pdf (672.5kB)
Legal Notice to Intermountain News for 12.15.21 BOS.pdf (108.7kB)
Legal Notice to LCT Online for 12.15.21 BOS.pdf (188.3kB)
Legal Notice to Modoc Record for 12.15.21 BOS.pdf (187.2kB)
RES 21-66.pdf (1.4MB)
Lassen GSA resolution adipting the Big Valley GSP.pdf (825kB)
proofs.pdf (469.8kB)
public hearing notice.pdf (679.8kB)
Modoc Record Confirmation of Publication 12.15.21.pdf (183.5kB)
Notice of Public Hearing for 12-15-21 BOS.pdf (672.5kB)
Legal Notice to Intermountain News for 12.15.21 BOS.pdf (108.7kB)
Legal Notice to LCT Online for 12.15.21 BOS.pdf (188.3kB)
Legal Notice to Modoc Record for 12.15.21 BOS.pdf (187.2kB)
Incomplete GSP Resubmission Notices
Notice Date: 01/03/2024
Public Hearing Date: 04/15/2024
The revised GSP was adopted on 4/9/24 by the County of Lassen and on 4/25/24 by the County of Modoc
Groundwater Sustainability Plan (77.1MB)
Elements of the Plan
| File Name | GSP Regulation Element(s) | Uploaded Date & Time |
|---|---|---|
| WQShapefiles.zip (15.1kB) new | S354.16(d) | 04/22/2024 |
| DomesticWell.zip (35.1kB) new | S354.28(b)(1) | 04/22/2024 |
| DomesticWell.zip (35.1kB) new | S354.28(b)(4) | 04/22/2024 |
| Title | Publication Name | Publish Date | Author(s) | File Name or URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Considerations for Identifying and Addressing Drinking Water Well Impacts, Guidance for Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Implementation new | 2023-03-01 | DWR | ||
| Framework for a Drinking Water Well Impact Mitigation Program new | 2022-07-01 | Self-Help Enterprises, Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability, and the Community Water Center | ||
| Correlation between conductivity and total dissolved solid in various type of water: A review new | 2018-01-01 | Rusydi, A. | ||
| A new approach for describing the relationship between electrical conductivity and major anion concentration in natural waters new | 2013-01-01 | Marandi, A., Polikarpus, M., and Jõeleht, A. | ||
| Specific Yield - Compilation of Specific Yields for Various Material. USGS Water Supply Paper 1662-D new | 1967-01-01 | Johnson, A.I. | ||
| 2024 Aquifer Risk Map new | 2024-01-01 | DWR | ||
| Water Quality for Agriculture | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Irrigation and Drainage | 1985-01-01 | Ayers, R.S. and Westcot, D.W. | |
| Irrigation Water Quality Criteria. Fact Sheet No. 0.506 | 2014-10-01 | Bauder, T.A., Waskom, R.M., Sutherland, P.L. and Davis, J.G. | ||
| Lassen County Groundwater Management Plan | 2007-06-01 | Brown and Caldwell | ||
| U.S. Domestic Sovereign Nations: Land Areas of Federally Recognized Tribes | 2020-01-01 | Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) | ||
| Indian Lands of Federally Recognized Tribes of the United States | 2020-01-01 | Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) | ||
| CDFW Website | 2020-01-01 | California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) | ||
| Northeastern Counties Ground Water Investigation | 1963-02-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| Evaluation of Ground Water Resources: Sacramento Valley | 1978-01-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| Bulletin 118 Basin description for the Big Valley Groundwater Basin (5-004) | 2003-01-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| Bulletin 118: California’s Groundwater, Basin Description for the Big Valley Groundwater Basin (5-004) | 2004-01-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| Bulletin 118: California’s Groundwater, Interim Update 2016 | 2016-01-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| Groundwater Sustainability Plan Emergency Regulations §351 | 2016-01-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| California Department of Water Resources Emergency Groundwater Sustainability Plan Regulations | 2016-01-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| Best Management Practices for the Sustainable Management of Groundwater: Water Budget BMP | 2016-12-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| Monitoring Networks and Identification of Data Gaps BMP | 2016-12-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| Monitoring Protocols, Standards and Sites BMP | 2016-12-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| Statewide Land Use Mapping | LandIQ | 2016-01-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | |
| Sustainable Management Criteria BMP (Best Management Practices) | 2017-11-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| Natural Communities Commonly Associated with Groundwater (NCCAG) dataset | 2018-01-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| Summary of the “Natural Communities Commonly Associated with Groundwater” Dataset | 2018-01-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| Department of Water Resources Well Completion Report Map Application | 2018-01-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| Basin Boundary dataset | 2018-01-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| Basin Prioritization Website | 2019-01-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| California Department of Water Resources Water Management Planning Tool | 2020-01-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| Handbook for Water Budget Development, With or Without Models, Draft February 2020 | 2020-02-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| California Irrigation Management Information System (CIMIS) | 2020-01-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| CADWR Land Use Viewer | 2020-01-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| Basin Prioritization Dashboard | 2021-01-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| California Data Exchange Center | 2021-01-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| California Well Standards | 2021-01-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| DWR Land Use Survey Website | 2021-01-01 | California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | ||
| Geologic Map of California, Alturas Sheet | 1958-01-01 | California Geological Survey (CGS) | ||
| California Geomorphic Provinces, Note 36 | 2002-01-01 | California Geological Survey (CGS) | ||
| Fault Activity Map of California | 2010-01-01 | California Geological Survey (CGS) | ||
| Calscape | 2020-01-01 | California Native Plant Society (CNPS) | ||
| Gardening and Horticulture | 2021-01-01 | California Native Plant Society (CNPS) | ||
| Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service document FWS/OBS-79/31 | 1979-12-01 | Cowardin, L. M., Carter, V., Golet, F. C. and LaRoe, E. T. | |
| Managed winter flooding of alfalfa recharges groundwater with minimal crop damage | California Agriculture, 72(1) | 2018-01-01 | Dahlke, H.E., Brown, A.G., Orloff, S., Putnam, S., A. O’Geen | |
| Crop Evapotranspiration – Guidelines for computing crop requirements | FAO Irrigation and drainage paper 56 | 1998-01-01 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) | |
| Big Valley Monitoring Well Construction Report | 2021-04-13 | GEI Consultants, Inc | ||
| Geology of the Big Valley Geothermal Prospect, Lassen, Modoc, Shasta and Siskiyou Counties, California | 1975-10-01 | GeothermEx (Koenig, J.B. and Gardner, M.C.) | ||
| Addressing Regional Surface Water Depletions in California. | Environmental Defense Fund | 2018-01-01 | Hall, M., Babbitt, C, Saracino, A, Leake, S. | |
| Paying for Water in California | 2014-01-01 | Hanak, E., Gray, B., Lund, J., Mitchell, D. Fahlund, A., Jessoe, K., MedellinAzuara, J, Misczynski, D. Nachbaur, J. and Suddeth, R | ||
| Sustainable Landscaping in California | UC Agriculture and Natural Resources publication 8504 | 2014-03-01 | Hartin, J., P. Geisel, A. Harivandi and R. Elkins | |
| Meadow Restoration Increases Baseflow and Groundwater Storage in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California | Journal of the American Water Resources Association 54 ( 5): 1127– 1136 | 2018-10-01 | Hunt, L.J.H., Fair, J. and Odland, M. | |
| Understanding the Basics of Municipal Revenues in California; Cities, Counties and Special Districts | 2016-01-01 | Institute for Local Government | ||
| Mapping Indicators of Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems in California: Methods Report | 2018-01-01 | Klausmeyer et al | ||
| Availability of high-magnitude streamflow for groundwater banking in the Central Valley, California | Environmental Research Letters | 2017-07-31 | Kocis & Dahlke | |
| Differential snowpack accumulation and water dynamics in aspen and conifer communities: implications for water yield and ecosystem function | 2008-04-18 | LaMalfa E.M. and R.J. Ryel | ||
| Lassen-Modoc Flood Control and Water Conservation District Municipal Service Review and Sphere of Influence Update | 2018-10-01 | Lassen County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) | ||
| Proposition 26 and 218 Implementation Guide | 2019-05-01 | League of California Cities | ||
| Expanding water storage capacity in California | California WaterBlog | 2014-06-09 | Lund, Jay | |
| Water use by mature and sapling western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) Trees | Rangeland Ecology and Management 74:110-113 | 2021-01-01 | Mata-Gonzalez, R., M. A. B. Abdallah and C. G. Ochoa | |
| Water-Transmitting Properties of Aquifers on Long Island, New York | USGS Professional Paper 627-E | 1972-01-01 | McClymonds N.E. and O.L Franke | |
| Geology of the Cascade Range and Modoc Plateau | California Division of Mines and Geology, Bulletin 190 | 1966-01-01 | MacDonald, Gordon A. | |
| The role of fire in pinyon and juniper woodlands: a descriptive analysis | Galley, K.E.M., Wilson, T.P. (Eds.), Proceedings of the Invasive Species: The Role of Fire in the Control and Spread of Invasive Species. Misc. Publ. No. 11 | 2001-01-01 | Miller, R.F., Tausch, R.J. | |
| Urban Hydrology for Small Watersheds | 1986-06-01 | Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) | ||
| Hydrologic Soils Group Classifications | 2012-01-01 | Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) | ||
| Illustrated Guide to Soil Taxonomy. Version 2.0 | 2015-09-01 | Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) | ||
| Fall River Valley: An Examination of Historical Sources: Fall River Valley and the intermountain area from the earliest times until 1890, pg 10 | 1985-01-01 | Neasham, Ernest | ||
| Geology of California | 1990-01-01 | Norris, R.M. and Webb, R.W. | ||
| Upper Pit River Watershed Integrated Regional Water Management Plan | 2017-01-01 | Northeastern California Water Association (NECWA) | ||
| Parameter-elevation Regressions on Independent Slopes Model (PRISM) | 2020-01-01 | Northwest Alliance for Computational Science and Engineering (NACSE) | ||
| Upland-valley hydrologic connectivity: Camp Creek Paired Watershed Study | 2016-01-01 | Ochoa, C., P. Caruso and T. Deboodt | ||
| Consumptive Use Program (CUP) Model, Acta Hortic. 664, 461-468 | 2004-01-01 | Orange, M.N., Matyac, J.S. and Snyder, R.L. | ||
| Stakeholder Engagement for Inclusive Water Governance, OECD Studies on Water | 2015-04-13 | Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) | ||
| Sample Costs to Establish and Produce Orchardgrass Hay | 2016-01-01 | Orloff, S., T. Getts, D. Sumner, D.Stewart and C. Gutierrez | ||
| Black Willow Cutting Survival in Streambank Plantings, Southeastern United States | Journal of the American Water Resources Association | 2006-02-01 | Pezeshki, S. R. and Shields, F. D | |
| Survey of Beaver-related Restoration Practices in Rangeland Streams of the Western USA | Environmental Management 61, 58–68 | 2018-01-01 | Pilliod, D.S., Rohde, A.T., Charnley, S., Davee, R., Dunham, J., Gosnell, H, Grant, G., Hausner, M., Huntington, J., Nash, C. | |
| Nitrogen Dynamics in Cropping Systems - Why Alfalfa is Important | CA Plant and Soil Conference | 2016-02-01 | Putnam, D.H. and E. Lin. | |
| Region 5 description of OWTS program | 2021-01-01 | Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) | ||
| Water relations and water yield in aspen and conifer forests. | Presentation at Forest and Watershed Health Symposium, UC Cooperative Extension | 2019-01-01 | Ryel, R.J., E. LaMalfa and J. Leffler | |
| Fuels treatment and wildfire effects on runoff from Sierra Nevada mixed‐conifer forests | Ecohydrology | 2019-10-01 | Saska, P.C., R.C. Bales, C.L. Tague, J.J. Battles, B.W. Tobin, M.H. Conklin | |
| An overview of the effects of forest management on groundwater hydrology. | BC Journal of Ecosystems and Management, 10(1):22–44 | 2009-01-01 | Smerdon, B.D., T.E. Redding and J. Beckers | |
| Coupling groundwater and riparian vegetation models to assess effects of reservoir releases | Water Resources Research, Vol. 35, No. 12 | 1999-12-01 | Springer, A.E., Wright, J.M., Shafroth, P.B., Stromberg, J.C., and Patten, D.T. | |
| U.S. federal fire and forest policy: emphasizing resilience in dry forests | Ecosphere. Volume 7: Issue 11 | 2016-11-11 | Stephens, Scott L., Brandon M. Collins, Eric Biber, Peter Z. Fulé | |
| I Made a Lot of Tracks, pages 134-135 | CP Media | 2007-01-01 | Stadtler, Phil | |
| GAMA Groundwater Information System website | 2019-01-01 | State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) | ||
| GAMA Groundwater Information System website | 2020-01-01 | State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) | ||
| GeoTracker website | 2020-01-01 | State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) | ||
| Water Quality Control Plan for the Sacramento and San Joaquin River Basins | 2020-01-01 | State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) | ||
| Division of Drinking Water’s Safe Drinking Water Information System | 2021-01-01 | State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) | ||
| Plant Rooting Depth Database | 2020-01-01 | The Nature Conservancy (TNC | ||
| InSAR Data Accuracy for California Groundwater Basins. CGPS Data Comparative Analysis. Final Report April 7, 2021. | 2021-01-01 | Towill, Inc. | ||
| Ground-Water Geology and Resources Appendix, Allen Camp Unit, California, Central Valley Project, California, Pit River Division, Allen Camp Unit, Definite Plan | 1979-10-01 | United States Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) | ||
| Census data | 2020-01-01 | United States Census Bureau (USCB) | ||
| State and County Quickfacts | 2021-01-01 | United States Census Bureau (USCB) | ||
| Modoc National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan | 1991-01-01 | United States Forest Service (USFS) | ||
| National Elevation Dataset | 2016-01-01 | United States Geological Survey (USGS) | ||
| National Hydrography Dataset | 2020-01-01 | United States Geological Survey (USGS) | ||
| National Water Information System | 2020-01-01 | United States Geological Survey (USGS) | ||
| Allocation and cycling of nitrogen in an alfalfa-bromegrass sward | Agronomy Journal 88:834–43 | 1996-09-01 | Walley FL, Tomm GO, Matus A, et al | |
| Water Reuse 101 Glossary | 2020-01-01 | WateReuse Association | ||
| Sample Costs to Establish and Produce Alfalfa Hay | UC ANR | 2020-01-01 | Wilson R., G. Galdi, D. Stewart and D. Sumner | |
| Concluding Report. Allen Camp Unit: Pit River Division Central Valley Project California. 90 STAT. 1331 | 1981-01-01 | United States Department of the Interior Water and Power Resources Service (DOI) | ||
| During BVAC meetings, committee members have offered firsthand accounts of the widespread use of agricultural lands by waterfowl for feeding, while primarily using the state wildlife area for refuge. | 2021-01-01 | Big Valley Advisory Committee (BVAC) | ||
| Personal communication. Lassen County Supervisor District 4, local farmer, landowner, and BVAC member | 2021-01-01 | Albaugh, Aaron | ||
| Personal communication. Modoc County Supervisor District 5 and BVAC member | 2020-01-01 | Byrne, Geri | ||
| Personal communication. Local well driller, farmer, landowner, and BVAC member who has drilled majority of wells in Big Valley | 2020-01-01 | Conner, Duane | ||
| Personal communication and unpublished data. Analysis of GSP implementation costs presented at 2020 Groundwater Resources Association’s annual conference | 2020-01-01 | Fricke, R. | ||
| Personal communication. Manager of Lassen County Waterworks District #1, Bieber town water supplier | 2020-01-01 | Hutchinson, Bryan | ||
| Personal communication and unpublished data. Lassen County Farm Advisor and UCCE staff | 2020-01-01 | Lile, David | ||
| Personal communication. Modoc County Assistant Chief Administrative Officer | 2021-01-01 | Martinez, Tiffany | ||
| Personal communication | 2021-01-01 | Modoc County Watermaster | ||
| Personal Communication with Alturas office of NRCS | 2020-01-01 | Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) | ||
| Personal communication. Lassen County Assistant Director of Planning and Building Services | 2020-01-01 | Norwood, Gaylon | ||
| Personal communication. Local farmer, landowner, and BVAC member | 2020-01-01 | Nunn, Jimmy | ||
| Personal communication, Modoc County Farm Advisor and UCCE staff | 2020-01-01 | Snell, Laura |
