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Eastern Management Area Groundwater Sustainability Plan

Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) for the Eastern Management Area of the Santa Ynez River Valley Groundwater Basin (ADOPTED January 6, 2022). Public Comment until April 16, 2022 on DWR Portal.

A cover page for Eastern Management Area's Groundwater Sustainability Plan, dated January 2022, with aerial view of a landscape.

 The Executive Summary of the GSP Document: 

 Download only the Executive Summary of the EMA GSP (52 pages) RECOMMENDED

The GSP Document: 

Download the EMA GSP document, dated January 2022 ( 1,102 pages)  Adopted January 6, 2022Download the RED-LINE VERSION of Public Draft EMA GSP  (shows the changes made from the Public Draft, dated September 2021)Download the current version of Comment Log

The Next Steps:

  • January 31 - April 16, 2022: Public Comment Period open at DWR (DIRECT LINK)
  • April 1, 2022 - Submit Annual Report evaluating GSP and providing status to DWR

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