Borrego Valley – Borrego Springs
Statistics
- Basin Name
- Borrego Valley – Borrego Springs
- Basin Number
- 7-024.01
- SGMA Basin Priority
- High
- Critically Overdrafted
- Yes
- Hydrologic Region Name
- Colorado River
- Counties
- Imperial, San Diego
- Adjacent Basins
Basin Notes
2016: Basin boundary modification divided Borrego Valley into two subbasins, Borrego Springs (7-024.01) and Ocotillo Wells (7-024.02). Per Bulletin 118 Interim Update 2016: the Borrego Springs Subbasin is subject to critical conditions of overdraft; the Ocotillo Wells Subbasin is not.
Revised basin boundary description
2019: County of San Diego withdraws as GSA.
2020: July 20 – Groundwater adjudication action begun
2021: April 4 – Judgment in adjudication. Basin managed by water master to aim for 50% rampdown of pumping by water year 2029/2030.
At-A-Glance

California Water Library Documents About This Basin
Beyond the Haze: A UC Dust Report on the Causes, Impacts, and Future of Dust Storms in California
University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) | December 5th, 2024
This report is intended to be a comprehensive summary of the current state of knowledge of dust storms in California, including where dust storms occur, the features cont
Borrego Water District v. All Persons Who Claim a Right to Extract Groundwater in the Borrego Valley Groundwater Subbasin No. 7-024-01
Superior Court of California, County of Orange | April 8th, 2021
Rules and Regulations of the Borrego Springs Watermaster
Superior Court of California, County of Orange | February 23rd, 2021
Draft Final Groundwater Sustainability Plan for the Borrego Springs Groundwater Subbasin
Borrego Water District (BWD) | August 30th, 2019
The Borrego Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA, Agency), which comprises the Borrego Water District (BWD) and the County of San Diego (County), developed a Gro
Groundwater Availability within the Salton Sea Basin
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) | January 29th, 2008