San Pasqual Valley

Statistics

  • Basin Name
  • San Pasqual Valley
  • Basin Number
  • 9-010
  • SGMA Basin Priority
  • Medium
  • Critically Overdrafted
  • No
  • Hydrologic Region Name
  • South Coast
  • Counties
  • San Diego

Basin Notes

2003: Bulletin 118 basin description

2014: CASGEM basin prioritization – medium. Comments: Nitrate problems are widespread (B‐118). TDS is also knownto be high in places. During dry years, the basin has experienced water level declines up to 20 feet in one year per GWMP.  2006 Farmland Mapping Data indicate irrigated acreage is 2,691 and quick GIS estimate by SRO indicates irrigated acreage is at least 2,100 acres.

2015: San Pasqual Groundwater Management State of the Basin Report Update

2018: Draft basin priority – medium Note: San Diego County  basin page

Final basin prioritization: Medium.

2022: Groundwater Sustainability Plan submitted to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR)

2023: GSP approved by DWR

At-A-Glance

Source: CA DWR
Source: CA DWR

California Water Library Documents About This Basin

Statement of Findings regarding the Approval of the San Pasqual Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Plan

California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | October 26th, 2023

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San Pasqual Valley Groundwater Basin Groundwater Sustainability Plan

San Pasqual Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency | September 30th, 2021

The San Pasqual Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SPV GSA), which comprises the City of San Diego (City) and the County of San Diego (County), developed this Gro

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San Diego Basin Study

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) | August 15th, 2017

The purpose of the San Diego Basin Study (Basin Study) is to determine potential climate change impacts on water supplies and demands within the San Diego region and to i

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GSA Information