County’s Paso Basin Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Page: Paso Basin GSP 5-Year Periodic Evaluation TOWN HALL INFO

Paso Basin GSP 5-Year Periodic Evaluation

The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requires periodic evaluation of approved Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) at least every 5 years. The periodic evaluation represents the Groundwater Sustainability Agencies’ (GSAs’) written assessment of GSP implementation and adaptive management. The Paso Basin GSAs are required to submit the 5-Year Plan Evaluation to the California Department of Water Resources for review by January 30, 2025.

Public Comment

The draft Paso Robles Basin Groundwater Sustainability Plan 5-Year Periodic Evaluation

is available for review and comment. You are encouraged to review the:

● Draft 5-Year Plan Evaluation (18MB, 123 pages) https://hgcpm.sharefile.com/public/share/web-s2f5f7e20430d4e6c9cdd11fd93b978ac

● Draft Appendices (64 MB, 534 pages) https://hgcpm.sharefile.com/public/share/web-s5c396210b2dc4bad80f4ff4d86a4984f

Public comments are welcome anytime between November 15 to December 20, 2024 at 5:00 PM. Please submit your comments in writing via the public comment portal or via email to Blaine Reely at breely@co.slo.ca.us with “Public Comment: 5-Year Plan Evaluation” in the subject line.

Paso Basin Town Hall

The Paso Basin Cooperative Committee invites you to attend a public town hall event to inform and receive feedback on important issues impacting basin users and residents, including the Paso Robles Basin Groundwater Sustainability Plan 5-Year Periodic Evaluation.

Paso Basin Town Hall event details:

Monday, December 16, 2024
5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. (Presentations begin at 6:00 pm, followed by breakout tabletop talks from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. You are invited to visit any tables of interest and may arrive and leave anytime during the breakout window.)
Paso Robles Culinary Arts Academy 1900 Golden Hill Rd, Paso Robles, CA
RSVP: Please RSVP to help us prepare. Refreshments will be available.

During breakout table-top discussions, you will have the opportunity to hear about, ask questions and provide feedback on these important basin sustainability topics:

● Rates to Fund GSP Implementation

● Governance Structure

● GSP 5-Year Periodic Evaluation

● Multibenefit Irrigation Land Repurposing (MILR) Plan

● Expanded Groundwater Monitoring Network

● Ag Pumping Estimation Project

● Supplemental Water Supply Projects

● Dry Well Reporting

We hope to see you there!