Amended GSP 2025
3-004.01 180/400 FOOT AQUIFER
Base Information
- Salinas Valley Basin GSA - 180/400 Foot Aquifer
- County of Monterey GSA
- Marina Coast Water District GSA - 180/400 Foot Aquifer
Piret Harmon
1441 Schilling Place
Salinas, CA 93901
650-868-0209
harmonp@svbgsa.org
1441 Schilling Place
Salinas, CA 93901
650-868-0209
harmonp@svbgsa.org
Notice Date: 05/31/2022
Notices provided on 05/31/2022 to the Cities of Marina, Salinas, and Gonzales and to the County of Monterey. Also provided is the April 14, 2022, published solicitation for public comment.
Groundwater Sustainability Plan (390.5MB)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotational Cover Crop Plan Economic Analysis: Private Costs and Public Benefits of Cover Crop Fallowing in the Pajaro Valley and Potential Incentive Structures | Technical Report | 2017-06-01 | Highland Economics | |
| A Field Manual for Groundwater-level Monitoring at the Texas Water Development Board | Guidance Document | 2016-01-01 | Hopkins, J., and B. Anderson | |
| Storm Water Resource Plan for the Greater Monterey County Integrated Regional Water Management Region | Guidance Document | 2019-06-27 | Hunt J.W., S.M. Robinson, R.P. Clark, C.A. Endris, J.N. Gregory, K.K. Hammerstrom, K.A. Null, and K.C. O'Connor | |
| Distribution of Groundwater Nitrate Concentrations, Salinas Valley, California | Technical Report | 2014-04-30 | HydroFocus, Inc | |
| Geologic map of California | Map | 2010-01-01 | Jennings, C.W., with modifications by C. Gutierrez, W. Bryant, G. Saucedo, and C. Wills | |
| Geohydrology and Mathematical Simulation of the Pajaro Valley Aquifer System, Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties, California | USGS Water Resource Investigations | 1987-01-01 | Johnson, Michael J., Clark J. Londquist, Julie Laudon, and Hugh T. Mitten | |
| Hydrostratigraphic Analysis of the Northern Salinas Valley | Technical Report | 2004-05-14 | Kennedy-Jenks | |
| Ground-Water Quality Data in the Monterey Bay and Salinas Valley Basins, California, 2005 - Results from the California GAMA Program | USGS Scientific Investigations Report | 2005-01-01 | Kulongoski, Justin T., and Kenneth Belitz | |
| Budget Summary of the FY 2020–2021 Draft Budget Memorandum | Memorandum | 2020-06-15 | Marina Coast Water District | |
| Remote Sensing of Evapotranspiration from Arundo donax in the Salinas River Channel | Technical Report | 2021-03-31 | Melton, F., and M. Hang | |
| Soil moisture monitoring for climate research: Evaluation of a low-cost sensor in the framework of the Swiss Soil Moisture Experiment (SwissSMEX) campaign | Technical Report | 2011-03-09 | Mittelbach, H., F. Casini, I. Lehner, A. Teuling, and S. Seneviratne | |
| 2018 Monterey County Crop Report | Technical Report | 2018-01-01 | Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner | |
| Ordinance No. 5302 | Regulations | 2018-05-22 | Monterey County Board of Supervisors | |
| Monterey County General Plan, Chapter 5 | Management Plan | 2010-10-26 | Monterey County Housing and Community Development | |
| Monterey County Groundwater Management Plan | Management Plan | 2006-05-01 | Monterey County Water Resources Agency | |
| Floodplain Management Plan Monterey County: 2014 Update | Management Plan | 2014-01-01 | Monterey County Water Resources Agency | |
| CASGEM Monitoring Plan for High and Medium Priority Basins in the Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin | Management Plan | 2015-03-10 | Monterey County Water Resources Agency | |
| Salinas River Stream Maintenance Program Permit Application Supplemental Attachement | Application | 2016-01-01 | Monterey County Water Resources Agency | |
| Recommendations to Address the Expansion of Seawater Intrusion in the Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin | Technical Report | 2017-10-01 | Monterey County Water Resources Agency | |
| Nacimiento Dam Operation Policy | Management Plan | 2018-02-20 | Monterey County Water Resources Agency | |
| New Source Water Supply Study | Technical Report | 2018-09-28 | Monterey County Water Resources Agency | |
| Salinas River Long-Term Management Plan | Management Plan | 2019-02-01 | Monterey County Water Resources Agency | |
| TIGER/Line Geodatabases | Dataset | 2013-01-01 | U.S. Census Bureau | |
| National Soil Survey Handbook | Guidance Document | 2019-09-30 | U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service | |
| Critical Habitat: What is it? | Guidance Document | 2017-01-01 | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) | |
| Amended and Restated Water Recycling Agreement Between Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency and Monterey County Water Resources Agency | Guidance Document | 2015-11-01 | MRWPCA & MCWRA | |
| Ground water and surface water- A Single Resource | USGS Circular | 1999-01-01 | Winter, T.C., Harvey, J.W., Franke, O.L., and Alley, W.M. | |
| Deep Aquifer Investigation – Hydrogeologic Data Inventory, Review, Interpretation and Implications | Technical Report | 2003-03-31 | WRIME, Inc. | |
| Simulated Effects of Ground-Water Management Alternatives for the Salinas Valley, California | USGS Water Resource Investigations | 1988-01-01 | Yates, Eugene B. | |
| Interlake Tunnel Progress Report | Presentation | 2020-05-01 | Monterey County Water Resources Agency | |
| 2020 Quarterly Salinas Valley Water Conditions Report | Technical Report | 2021-01-01 | Monterey County Water Resources Agency | |
| Winter Recycled Water Use Efficiency Improvements: Technical Project Report | Technical Report | 2018-01-01 | Monterey One Water | |
| Progress Report on Pure Water Monterey Expansion | Technical Report | 2018-05-10 | Monterey One Water | |
| Final report: Salinas Valley integrated groundwater and surface model update | Technical Report | 1998-05-01 | Montgomery Watson | |
| A Guide to Water Quality Requirements Under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act | Guidance Document | 2019-04-01 | Moran, Tara, and Alletta Belin | |
| Final Engineering Report Pure Water Monterey Groundwater Replenishment Project | 2019-04-01 | Nellor et al | ||
| Soil suitability index identifies potential areas for groundwater banking on agricultural lands | California Agriculture | 2015-04-01 | O’Geen, A.T., M.B.B. Saal, H. Dahlke, D. Doll, R. Elkins, A. Fulton, G. Fogg, T. Harter, J.W. Hopmans, C. Ingels, F. .Niederholzer, S. Sandovol Solis, P. Verdegaal and M. Walkinshaw | |
| New Source Water Supply Study: Final Report | Technical Report | 2018-09-28 | Raftelis Financial Consultants | |
| Regional Urban Recycled Water Distribution Project Report | Technical Report | 2003-07-01 | RBF | |
| Pajaro Valley Covered Fallow Plan | Management Plan | 2018-02-01 | Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County (RCDSCC) | |
| Erosion Control Treatment Selection Guide | Guidance Document | 2006-12-01 | Rivas, T. | |
| Digital Geologic Map of Monterey County, California, 1934-2001 | Map | 2001-01-01 | Rosenberg, Lewis I. | |
| Blanco Drain Yield Study | Management Plan | 2021-05-01 | Schaaf & Wheeler | |
| Groundwater observation network design for the Kansas groundwater management districts, USA | Journal of Hydrology | 1983-01-01 | Sophocleous, M. | |
| Salinas Valley Water Coalition vs. Monterey County Water Resources Agency Report of Referee | 2019-01-01 | State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) | ||
| GeoTracker Website | Website | 2020-01-01 | State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) | |
| Groundwater Ambient Monitoring and Assessment Program (GAMA) Groundwater Information System Website | Website | 2020-01-01 | State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) | |
| Electronic Water Rights Information Management System (eWRIMS). e-WRIMS Annual Water Use Report Download | Website | 2020-01-01 | State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) | |
| A Guide to Wildlands Conservation in the Central Coast Region of California | Technical Report | 2002-07-01 | Thorne, J., D. Cameron, and V. Jigour | |
| Report on Castroville Irrigation Project Deep Test Hole and Freshwater Bearing Strata Below the Pressure 400-Foot Aquifer, Salians Valley, California | Technical Report | 1976-04-20 | Thorup, R.R. | |
| Water System Service Areas | Website | 2020-01-01 | Tracking California | |
| Trends in Agricultural Land & Lease Values: California & Nevada | Trends® | 2020-01-01 | American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers | |
| Water quality for agriculture | FAO | 1985-01-01 | Ayers, R.S., and D.W. Westcot | |
| Streamflow depletion by wells -- Understanding and managing the effects of groundwater pumping on streamflow | USGS Circular | 2012-11-01 | Barlow, P.M., and S.A. Leake | |
| One-Water Hydrologic Flow Model: A MODFLOW Based Conjunctive-Use Simulation Software. | USGS Techniques and Methods | 2020-01-01 | Boyce, Scott E., Randall T. Hanson, Ian Ferguson, Wolfgang Schmid, Wesley R. Henson, Thomas Reimann, Steffen W. Mehl, and Marisa M. Earll. | |
| Water Capital Facilities Plan Volume 1 Report | Technical Report | 1991-07-01 | Boyle Engineering Corporation | |
| State of the Salinas River Groundwater Basin - Hydrology Report | Technical Report | 2015-01-26 | Brown and Caldwell | |
| BLM National Surface management Agency Area Polygons | National Geospatial Data Asset | 2020-04-16 | Bureau of Land Management | |
| Status and Understanding of Groundwater Quality in the Monterey-Salinas Shallow Aquifer Study Unit, 2012–13: California GAMA Priority Basin Project | USGS Scientific Investigations Report | 2018-09-01 | Burton, Carmen A., and Michael T. Wright | |
| Arundo donax: Distribution and Impacts | Technical Report | 2011-03-01 | Cal-IPC | |
| Division 6. Conservation, Development, and Utilization of State Water Resources, Sections 10000-12999 | Regulations | 2014-01-01 | CWC (California Water Code) | |
| 2015 Urban Water Management Plan, Salinas District | Management Plan | 2016-06-01 | California Water Service | |
| Chlorine System Study | Technical Report | 2014-03-31 | Carollo Engineers, Inc. | |
| Soil Survey of the Salinas Area, California | USDA, Bureau of Chemistry and Soils | 1925-01-01 | Carpenter, E.J. and S. Cosby | |
| Northern Counties Groundwater Characterization: Salinas Valley, Pajaro Valley and Gilroy-Hollister Valley | Technical Report | 2015-06-01 | Central Coast Groundwater Coalition | |
| Groundwater Quality Conditions and Agricultural Discharges in the Central Coast Region | Technical Report | 2018-05-11 | Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board | |
| Water Quality Control Plan for the Central Coast Basin | Management Plan | 2019-06-01 | Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board | |
| General Waste Discharge Requirements for Discharges from Irrigated Lands, Order No. R3-2021-0040 | Adopted Orders | 2021-04-15 | Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board | |
| Geologic Map and Map Database of the Spreckels 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Monterey County, California | USGS Miscellaneous Field Studies | 2001-01-01 | Clark, Joseph C., Earl E. Brabb, and Lewis I. Rosenberg | |
| Fort Ord Reuse Authority Stormwater Master Plan | Technical Report | 2005-03-01 | Creegan + D’Angelo | |
| Envirostar Website | Website | 2020-01-01 | Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) | |
| Salinas Basin Investigation | Bulletin | 1946-01-01 | Department of Water Resources | |
| California’s Ground Water | Bulletin | 2003-10-01 | Department of Water Resources | |
| Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin, 180/400 Foot Aquifer Subbasin | Bulletin | 2004-02-27 | Department of Water Resources | |
| Bulletin 118 Interim Update 2004; Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin, Langley Area Subbasin | Bulletin | 2004-02-27 | Department of Water Resources | |
| California’s Ground Water | Bulletin | 2016-12-22 | Department of Water Resources | |
| Monitoring Networks and Identification of Data Gaps Best Management Practices | Guidance Document | 2016-12-01 | Department of Water Resources | |
| Sustainable Management Criteria Best Management Practices | Guidance Document | 2017-11-01 | Department of Water Resources | |
| Guidance for Climate Change Data During Groundwater Sustainability Plan Development | Guidance Document | 2018-07-01 | Department of Water Resources | |
| Email sent by Benjamin Brezing (DWR). Subject: Error bounds on subsidence raster | 2019-05-30 | Department of Water Resources | ||
| SGMA Data Viewer Map Application | Dataset | 2020-01-01 | Department of Water Resources | |
| Handbook for Water Budget Development | Guidance Document | 2020-02-01 | Department of Water Resources | |
| Well Completion Report Map Application | Dataset | 2021-01-01 | Department of Water Resources | |
| Household Water Supply Shortage Reporting System web form | Website | 2021-01-01 | Department of Water Resources | |
| Digital simulation of the effects of urbanization on runoff in the upper Santa Ana Valley, California | USGS Water Resource Investigations | 1974-02-01 | Durbin, Timothy J. | |
| Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Digital Flow Models of the Salinas Valley Ground-Water Basin, California | USGS Water Resource Investigations | 1978-11-01 | Durbin, Timothy J., G.W. Kapple and J.R. Freckleton | |
| Geology of the Southern Salinas Valley Area | USGS Professional Paper | 1974-08-01 | Durham, D.L. | |
| Water Augmentation Alternatives Study | Technical Report | 2020-06-01 | eki Environment & Water | |
| Addressing Regional Surface Water Depletions in California, A Proposed Approach for Compliance with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act | Guidance Document | 2018-01-01 | Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) | |
| California American Water Company Coastal Water Project Final Environmental Impact Report | Technical Report | 2009-10-30 | Environmental Science Associates | |
| Arundo donax: Distribution and Impacts | Technical Report | 2011-03-01 | Giessow, Jason, J. Casanova, R. Leclerc, and G. Fleming | |
| Greater Monterey County Integrated Regional Water Management Plan | Management Plan | 2018-09-01 | Greater Monterey County Regional Water Management Group (RWMG) | |
| Geology of Southern Monterey Bay and its Relationship to the Ground Water Basin and Salt Water Intrusion | Open File Report | 1970-08-06 | Greene, H.G. | |
| Geology of the Monterey Bay Region | Open File Report | 1977-01-01 | Greene, H.G. | |
| 2018 Regulatory Fee Study | Technical Report | 2019-02-04 | Hansford Economic Consulting | |
| MODFLOW-2000, The US Geological Survey modular ground-water model- user guide to modularization concepts and the ground-water flow process | Open File Report | 2000-01-01 | Harbaugh, A.W., E.R. Banta, M.C. Hill and M.G. McDonald | |
| Hydrogeologic Investigation of the Salinas Valley Basin in the Vicinity of Fort Ord and Marina, Salinas Valley, California | Technical Report | 2001-04-12 | Harding ESE | |
| Design of ground-water level observation-well programs | Groundwater | 1976-03-01 | Heath, R. C. |
