GSP Documents

The Amended Kern County Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) has been prepared by 20 GSAs and one coordinated groundwater management area. Each GSA applied for and was granted exclusive GSA status for a portion of the Subbasin under CWC §10723(c) and §10723.8. All GSAs use the Kern County Subbasin GSP (sometimes referred to as 2024 Plan) elements as its foundational Plan; however, six GSAs provide supplemental information that is inserted as blue pages throughout their GSP. The crosswalk table summarizes the contents of each GSP.

GSPs

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Executive Summary

Appendices

• Appendix A – Incomplete Determination
• Appendix B – Inadequate Determination Letter
• Appendix C – Second Amended Coordination Agreement
• Appendix D – Kern Non-Districted Lands Authority JPA
• Appendix E – Kern Fan Water Banking Programs
• Appendix F – Kern Water Collaborative MOU
• Appendix G – General Plan Land Uses, Policies and Goals
• Appendix H – Stakeholder Communication and Engagement Plan
• Appendix I – Summary of Outreach and Engagement Opportunities
• Appendix J – FWA Letter of Support
• Appendix K – Self-Help Enterprises LOI
• Appendix L – GWQ Considerations for High and Medium Priority Basins
• Appendix M – Supporting Water Budget Tables C2VSimFG-Kern Model
• Appendix N – Validation and Performance Assessment of C2VSimFG-Model
• Appendix O – Alternatives Evaluation of GWL MT Approaches
• Appendix P – GWL Hydrographs with SMC
• Appendix Q – Well Impact Analysis by Well Type
• Appendix R – Chemographs with SMCs
• Appendix S – Individual GSA PMA Sections
• Appendix T – INTERA SOW to Support Subsidence Mitigation Cost Analysis
• Appendix U – Basin Study Scope of Work
• Appendix V – LandIQ SOW for ET Data Analysis
• Appendix W – MT Exceddance Policy
• Appendix X – Representative Monitoring Network
• Appendix Y – SOP Water Levels Meas
• Appendix Z – Sop Water Quality Sampling and Reporting

Kern Subbasin GSP

includes Arvin, Cawelo Water District, Kern Groundwater Authority, Kern River, Kern Water Bank, Greenfield County Water Districts
North Kern WSD, Pioneer, Rosedale-Rio Bravo WSD, Shafter-Wasco ID, Southern San Joaquin MUD, Tejon-Castac Water District,
West Kern Water District, and Wheeler Ridge-Maricopa GSAs
Foundational Plan that covers all required elements for the Subbasin.

Buena Vista WSD GSA GSP

Kern Subbasin GSP plus supplemental blue pages to emphasize the complexity of the basin setting across the GSA boundary, a description of water supplies, and its history of sustainable groundwater management.

Annual Reports

Other Documents

Kern County Subbasin Press Release

Technical Memorandum in Response to SWRCB Draft Report