Carpinteria
Statistics
- Basin Name
- Carpinteria
- Basin Number
- 3-018
- SGMA Basin Priority
- High
- Critically Overdrafted
- No
- Hydrologic Region Name
- Central Coast
- Counties
- Santa Barbara
- Adjacent Basins
Basin Notes
2003: Bulletin 118 basin description
2016: Basin boundary modification with Montecito 3-049 requested and denied. New request under consideration.
2018: Bulletin 118 Basin boundary description
2019: Basin modification approved; basin priority High.
At-A-Glance
California Water Library Documents About This Basin
Update on an Analysis of a Potential Groundwater Storage and Recovery Program in the Carpinteria Groundwater Basin
Montecito Water District (MWD) | March 11th, 2025
Statement of Findings Regarding the Approval of the Carpinteria Basin Groundwater Sustainability Plan
California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | February 27th, 2025
Carpinteria Groundwater Basin Groundwater Sustainability Plan
Carpinteria Groundwater Sustainability Agency | December 1st, 2023
The Basin was originally designated as a low-priority basin by DWR. In 2019, DWR conducted a basin reprioritization process that reclassified the Basin as a high-priority
Groundwater Quality in the Santa Barbara Coastal Plain, California
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | August 1st, 2016
Groundwater provides more than 40 percent of California’s drinking water. To protect this vital resource, the State of California established the Groundwater Ambient Mo
Water Supply Conditions in Southern California during 1958-1959, Volume II, Water Level Data, Central Coastal and Los Angeles Regions
California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | May 1st, 1961
Bulletin No. 39-58, Water Supply Conditions in Southern California during 1957-1958, Volume II, Precipitation and Water Level Data, Central Coastal and Los Angeles Regions
California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | August 1st, 1960
Bulletin No. 39-57, Water Supply Conditions in Southern California during 1956-1957, Volume II, Precipitation and Water Level Data Central Coastal and Los Angeles Regions
California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | June 16th, 1958
Bulletin No. 39-57 Volume I Bulletin No. 39-57 Volume III Bulletin No. 39-57 Volume IV