Date:
November 17, 2026 15
To: Board of Supervisors
Title
Receive the Five-Year Evaluation of the San Pasqual Valley Groundwater Sustainability Plan, Authorize Related Actions, and Determine the Actions Are Not a Project under CEQA (District: 2)
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Overview
The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) became effective January 1, 2015, requiring local agencies in specified groundwater basins to form Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) and develop and implement Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) to achieve long-term groundwater sustainability. SGMA requires a GSA to prepare and submit a comprehensive evaluation of its GSP every five years. The County of San Diego (County) and City of San Diego (City) jointly serve as the GSA for the San Pasqual Valley Groundwater Basin (Basin) under a Memorandum of Understanding adopted by the Board of Supervisors (Board) in 2017. The first five-year evaluation of the San Pasqual Valley GSP is due to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) by January 28, 2027.
The Basin is located approximately 25 miles northeast of downtown San Diego within the San Pasqual Valley (Attachment A). The City adopted the San Pasqual Valley GSP in December 2021, the Board adopted the GSP in January 2022, and DWR approved the GSP in October 2023. The GSP demonstrated that the Basin was sustainable and established measures to maintain sustainable conditions. The City and County jointly prepared the five-year evaluation through a coordinated collaborative process that included stakeholder workshop meetings to inform groundwater management and technical considerations. A draft evaluation was released for a 30-day public review from August 3, 2026, through September 4, 2026. Comments received during the public review period were reviewed and incorporated, as feasible, into the final evaluation.
The five-year evaluation confirms that the Basin remains sustainable and documents continued progress implementing the ...
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