Work continues on the Dry Well Mitigation Plan and Groundwater Use Management Program for inclusion in our Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs). These efforts fulfill the State’s Sustainable Groundwater 
Management Act (SGMA) mandate, requiring local Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) to prepare and implement projects and management actions as necessary to ensure long-term groundwater sustainability. 

While the OID is actively engaged in this collaborative, public process, these plans and programs are being drafted and coordinated by the GSAs for the two subbasins within which OID operates - the Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Subbasin and the Modesto Subbasin. 

DWR-approved GSPs are essential for maintaining local groundwater management. The GSAs are responsible for ensuring that these plans and programs  meet SGMA requirements, including strategies to reduce  groundwater demand and assist in mitigating for wells that go dry as a result of over-pumping.

OID partners with the GSAs and other local agencies in this regional planning effort. Community involvement is a vital part of the process, and we encourage all stakeholders to participate. To learn more about these
plans, find details on upcoming public meetings, or provide input directly to the GSA’s, please visit STRGBA.org and ESJgroundwater.org.

Your engagement is essential to ensuring new groundwater management policies reflect the needs of all users and promote long-term sustainability for our region.