New monitoring wells installed to bolster information gathering
The Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency is installing the last set of 10 new monitoring wells as part of the implementation of the Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs). The new wells will be added to the existing network of monitoring wells.
The SVBGSA was awarded Department of Water Resources Sustainable Groundwater Management Round 1 and Round 2 Implementation Grants. The grants fund activities in support of the implementation of GSPs, including compliance reporting and data expansion activities like the installation of new monitoring wells.
Groundwater level monitoring wells provide data about how groundwater elevations fluctuate over time in response to changes in groundwater recharge and pumping. Interconnected surface water monitoring wells help determine how river water is connected to shallow groundwater.
More information can be accessed on the SVBGSA GSP web map.