Carmel Valley
Statistics
- Basin Name
- Carmel Valley
- Basin Number
- 3-007
- SGMA Basin Priority
- Medium
- Critically Overdrafted
- No
- Hydrologic Region Name
- Central Coast
- Counties
- Monterey
- Adjacent Basins
-
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Basin Notes
2003
Bulletin 118 basin description
2018
Final Basin Prioritization: Status reduced from High Priority to Medium.
At-A-Glance

California Water Library Documents About This Basin
California's Groundwater Conditions: Semi-Annual Update May 2025
California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | June 24th, 2025
This semi-annual report presents data received by DWR as of April 2025 and reflects the impacts of a few wet years after a drought period. However, it should be noted tha
Integrated Regional Water Management Plan for the Greater Monterey County Region
Greater Monterey County Regional Water Management Group | August 31st, 2018
Integrated regional water management (IRWM) is an approach to water resource management in California that is being strongly promoted by the State as a way to inc
An Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Interaction Model for the Carmel River
California State University, Monterey Bay | April 30th, 2010
The Carmel River supplies fresh water to the residents of the Monterey Peninsula within the water district served by the California American Water company (Cal-Am). The S
Seaside Groundwater Basin Phase 1 Aquifer Storage and Recovery Project
Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (MPWMD) | October 24th, 2005
Analysis of the Carmel Valley Alluvial Ground-Water Basin, Monterey County, California
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | June 14th, 1984
A two-dimensional, finite-element, digital model was developed for the Carmel Valley alluvial ground-water basin using measured, computed, and estimated discharge
Bulletin 118: California's Groundwater (1980)
California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | January 1st, 1980
Ground water management is a major issue in California. The Governor's Commission to Review California Water Rights Law, in its December 1978 report, recommends a new g