Final Sustainable Groundwater Grant Awards Announced

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Monitoring groundwater

A DWR geologist measures the water depth of a well. Measuring and recording takes place multiple times a year. DWR/2016

DWR today announced the final awards for the Sustainable Groundwater Planning Grant Program Solicitation The following 78 agencies and organizations will receive a total of $85.8 million in funding for groundwater sustainability projects.

 

  • Arroyo Santa Rosa Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency
  • Asian Business Institute Resource Center
  • Atascadero Mutual Water Co.
  • Bear Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency
  • Bedford‐Coldwater Sub‐basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency
  • Big Bear Lake Department of Water and Power
  • Biola Community Services District
  • Butte County Department of Water and Resource Conservation
  • Castaic Lake Water Agency
  • City of Brentwood
  • City of Corona
  • City of Modesto
  • City of Paso Robles
  • City of Redding
  • City of San Diego ‐ Public Utilities Department
  • Colusa Groundwater Authority
  • Community Water Center
  • County of Glenn
  • County of San Diego
  • County of San Luis Obispo
  • Cuyama Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency
  • Del Norte County
  • East Bay Municipal Utility District
  • Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Authority
  • Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District
  • Fillmore Piru GSA
  • Freshwater Trust
  • Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority
  • Inyo‐Water Department, County of
  • Kern River Groundwater Sustainability Agency
  • Lassen County
  • Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability
  • Linda County Water District
  • Los Angeles County Waterworks District No. 37, Acton
  • Lower Tule River Irrigation District Groundwater Sustainable Agency
  • Madera County Water and Natural Resources
  • Madera County Water and Natural Resources
  • Marina Coast Water District
  • Mendocino County Water Agency
  • Merced Irrigation District
  • Mid‐Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency
  • Mid‐Kings River Groundwater Sustainability Agency
  • Mound Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency
  • North Cal‐Neva Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc.
  • North Fork Kings Groundwater Sustainability Agency
  • Padre Dam Municipal Water District
  • Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency
  • Petaluma Valley GSA
  • Sacramento Central Groundwater Authority
  • Sacramento Groundwater Authority
  • Salinas Valley Basin Ground Water Sustainability Agency
  • San Antonio Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency
  • San Benito County Water District
  • San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District
  • San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency
  • Santa Cruz Mid‐County Groundwater Agency
  • Santa Margarita Groundwater Agency
  • Santa Rosa Plain GSA
  • Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District
  • Self‐Help Enterprises
  • Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District
  • Siskiyou County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
  • Solano Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Agency
  • Sonoma Valley GSA
  • Southeast Sacramento County Agricultural Water Authority
  • Sutter County Development Services
  • Tehama County Flood Control & Water Conservation District
  • The Nature Conservancy
  • Tulelake Irrigation District
  • Upper Ventura River GroundwaterAgency
  • Walnut Valley Water District
  • West Stanislaus Irrigation District
  • West Turlock Subbasin GSA
  • Western Municipal Water District
  • Westlands Water District
  • White Wolf Groundwater Sustainability Agency
  • Yolo County Flood Control and water Conservation District
  • Yuba County Water Agency

 

The funding provides a means for local communities to create long-term sustainable groundwater management plans as required by law that help protect basins and their beneficial uses. Ultimately these plans are intended to facilitate basin-wide and regional sustainability. DWR will begin working with the grant applicants to develop and execute grant agreements.

View this complete table of grant awards and read more information about the Sustainable Groundwater Planning Grant Program.