Executive Summary & Chapter 1
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Executive Summary provides a relatively concise (approx. 25 pages) overview of the entire Draft GSP. This is a...
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Draft Groundwater Sustainability Plans for the Madera and Chowchilla Subbasins available for review and comment.
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Chowchilla Draft GSP comments due November 5, 2019
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Madera Draft GSP comments due November 9, 2019
The plans are available at the links above and can be accessed at Madera County Department of Water Resources website.
Navigating the Draft GSPs
The Draft GSPs for the Madera and Chowchilla Subbasins are long and complex.
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Although this level of detail is required to comply with SGMA, reading these plans is daunting.
This chapter-by-chapter overview of Draft GSPs will help you focus on what matters to you.
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Review the Executive Summary for the big picture.
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If you want to know how much water is available, focus on the water budget in Chapter 2 (and appendices).
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Chapter 3 will help you understand how sustainability is defined and measured.
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The projects and actions planned to bring the subbasin into balance are explained in Chapter 4, and how much that will cost is in Chapter 5.
DRAFT GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY PLAN
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Chapter 2
CHAPTER 2 PLAN AREA AND BASIN SETTING Chapter 2 describes the political and physical features of the GSP area. This chapter, divided into...
Chapter 3
CHAPTER 3 SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT CRITERIA Chapter 3 establishes the subbasin's sustainability goal (Section 3.1), as well as measurable...
Chapter 4
CHAPTER 4 SUBBASIN PROJECTS AND MANAGEMENT ACTIONS Chapter 4 describes projects and management actions proposed in the GSP as tools...
Chapter 5
CHAPTER 5 PLAN IMPLEMENTATION Chapter 5 describes how GSP implementation will be funded using fees (groundwater extraction charges,...
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