Napa-Sonoma Valley – Lowlands
Statistics
- Basin Name
- Napa-Sonoma Valley – Lowlands
- Basin Number
- 2-002.03
- SGMA Basin Priority
- Very Low
- Critically Overdrafted
- No
- Hydrologic Region Name
- San Francisco Bay
- Counties
- Napa, Solano
Basin Notes
2003: Bulletin 118 basin description
2018: draft priority changed from very low to medium, requiring SGMA compliance.
2019: Basin boundary modification approved. Per DWR: It “revises and aligns the shared boundary between Sonoma Valley and Sonoma Lowlands to follow the shared Sonoma and Napa County line.”
Phase 2 final priority: Very Low.
At-A-Glance

California Water Library Documents About This Basin
Continuous water-quality and suspended-sediment transport monitoring in the San Francisco Bay, California, water years 2016–17
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | April 28th, 2020
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) monitors water quality and suspended-sediment transport in the San Francisco Bay (Bay) as part of a multi-agency effort to add
Napa County Comprehensive Groundwater Monitoring Program 2016 Annual Report and GASGEM Update
Napa County | March 15th, 2017
A Napa County Groundwater Monitoring Plan 2013 (Plan) was prepared to formalize and augment groundwater monitoring efforts conducted as part of a Comprehensive Groundwate
New streams and springs after the 2014 Mw6.0 South Napa earthquake
Nature Portfolio (Springer Nature) | July 9th, 2015
Many streams and springs, which were dry or nearly dry before the 2014 Mw6.0 South Napa earthquake, started to flow after the earthquake. A United States Geologic
Conceptual Model Review of Napa Valley Groundwater Model
Napa County | November 15th, 2010
The purpose of this technical memorandum is to provide a general review of the Napa Valley Groundwater model (groundwater model) produced by DHI Water & Environment (
Geohydrological Characterization, Water-Chemistry, and Ground-Water Flow Simulation Model of the Sonoma Valley Area, Sonoma County, California
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | December 14th, 2006
Sonoma County is in the northern part of the greater San Francisco Bay region, an area of Northern California that has experienced rapid population growth and accelerated
Napa County Baseline Data Report, Chapter 16, Groundwater Hydrology
Napa County | November 30th, 2005
This chapter summarizes the basic groundwater hydrology of Napa County and documents the construction of a local integrated groundwater model. The groundwater hydrology a
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