Salinas Valley – Forebay Aquifer

Statistics

Basin Notes

2003: Bulletin 118 basin description

2014: Basin priority “medium.”

2015: Monterey County Water Resources Agency SGMA timeline/links

2018: Basin priority high. Prioritization  comment: 1) CASGEM/WDL/GWIDS: Longterm hydrographs show groundwater level decline. Source: DWR See State of the Salinas River Groundwater Basin, Monterey County Water Resources Agency, January 16, 2015: 2018 Final Basin Prioritization: Basin status is unchanged at medium priority.

2022: January 24 – Groundwater Sustainability Plan submitted to DWR

2023: DWR approved GSP

 

 

At-A-Glance

Source: CA DWR
Source: CA DWR

California Water Library Documents About This Basin

2024 Annual Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program Report

California Department of Conservation (CDoC) | May 29th, 2025

The Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program (MLRP) increases regional capacity for repurposing irrigated agricultural land to uses that reduce reliance on groundwater while

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Application of Hydrologic Simulation Program—FORTRAN (HSPF) as Part of an Integrated Hydrologic Model for the Salinas Valley, California

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) | April 8th, 2025

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Monterey County Water Resources Agency, conducted studies to help evaluate the surface-water and grou

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Salinas Valley Integrated Hydrologic and Reservoir Operations Models, Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties, California

Monterey County Resources Agency (MCRA) | April 5th, 2025

To evaluate the challenging water management issues in the Salinas Valley, the U.S. Geological Survey, Monterey County Water Resource Agency, and the Salina

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Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program Annual Report 2023

California Department of Conservation (CDoC) | April 9th, 2024

The Multibenefit Land Repurposing Program (MLRP) increases regional capacity for repurposing irrigated agricultural land to uses that reduce reliance on groundwat

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Establishing ecological thresholds and targets for groundwater management

Nature Portfolio (Springer Nature) | April 3rd, 2024

Groundwater is critical for many ecosystems, yet groundwater requirements for dependent ecosystems are rarely accounted for during water and conservation planning. Here w

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Statement of Findings regarding the Approval of the Salinas Valley - Forebay Aquifer Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan

California Department of Water Resources (DWR) | April 27th, 2023

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Forebay Aquifer Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan

Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency | January 13th, 2022

The 2014 California Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requires that medium- and high-priority groundwater basins and subbasins develop Groundwater Sustainabil

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Salinas Valley Groundwater Basin 180/400-Foot Aquifer Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan

Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency | January 3rd, 2020

The 2014 California Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) requires that medium and high-priority groundwater basins and subbasins develop Groundwater Sustainabil

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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

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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

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GSA Information