The Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA) is a public agency formed to develop groundwater sustainability plans for six subbasins in the region and to implement the plans to achieve groundwater sustainability by 2042. The agency’s 11-member Board is comprised of stakeholders who represent diverse interests from across the Salinas Valley. The SVBGSA has two standing committees comprised only of board members: the Executive Committee and the Budget and Finance Committee.
Subbasin implementation committees for the SVBGSA provide a space for in-depth discussion, debate and deliberation on matters that focus on the implementation of the Groundwater Sustainability Plans of the six subbasins that the SVBGSA manages. The committees are formed to monitor subbasin sustainability criteria, prioritize subbasin-specific projects and management actions, seek community input and identify preferred funding mechanisms; to advise and recommend actions to the Board of Directors on these topics; and to provide feedback to staff. The committees do not make final determinations but rather make recommendations for Board consideration.
