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New leadership brings immense experience in groundwater management SALINAS, Calif. -- Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA) today announced it has named Piret Harmon as its new General Manager and added Sarah Hardgrave as the second Deputy General Manager to lead the agency as it works to successfully implement state-required Groundwater Sustainability Plans for [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  March 2, 2023 Contact: Donna Meyers, General Manager Phone: (831) 471-7512 x203 Email: meyersd@svbgsa.org   Dry Wells in the Salinas Valley being mapped for first time  Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency helping to fill ‘data gap’ SALINAS, Calif. — The Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA) is partnering with the State [...]

Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency helping to fill 'data gap' SALINAS, Calif. -- The Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA) is partnering with the State Department of Water Resources to collect information about domestic wells that have failed during California's prolonged drought. Read more here.

The Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency Board of Directors has established the Sustainable Management Criteria Technical Advisory Committees for the Forebay and Upper Valley Subbasins. Information on membership will be forthcoming and discussed at the Forebay Implementation Committee meeting on March 3rd, 2023 at 12:00 and at the Upper Valley Implementation Committee meeting on [...]

The Water Awareness Committee of Monterey County, Inc. (WAC) will help you design, install, and manage your landscape using the Watershed Approach. Below is the link to a workshop WAC is hosting on garden design. WAC Garden Design Workshop Information. Tuesday, February 28, 2023 (6:00 pm - 7:30 pm) This event is provided by the Green Gardens [...]

On December 16, 2022, Salinas Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA) submitted a grant application for a California Department of Water Resources (DWR) SGMA Implementation Round 2 Grant. DWR states that over $200 million in Grant funds will be awarded in a competitive process to medium and high priority groundwater basins. DWR received 82 applications requesting [...]

The Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency announces opening recruitment for the General Manager for the Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency. The link to the brochure is attached as well as the link to apply for the position. These items can be found on the RGS website as well at https://www.rgsjpa.org Link to brochure: [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Nov. 7, 2022 Contact: Donna Meyers, General Manager Phone: (831) 471-7512 x203 Email: meyersd@svbgsa.org Local Youth Tap Into Groundwater Sustainability Science Through Field Trip Program  Everett Alvarez High School students engage with scientists to learn about groundwater and how to protect this vital resource for the future CASTROVILLE, Calif. — In the bright [...]

Everett Alvarez High School students engage with scientists to learn about groundwater and how to protect this vital resource for the future CASTROVILLE, Calif. -- in the bright midday sun, 16 Everett Alvarez High School students spill of a yellow school bus at the Silvio Bernardi Water Treatment Plant. It's the teenager' first field trip [...]

GROUNDWATER WORKSHOP: Overview of Demand Management October 31st, 2022 10:30am - 12:00pm via Zoom Zoom ID: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88435874527 Derrik Williams of Montgomery & Associates, Inc. (M&A) will present an overview of demand management, what it is and what it is not. Demand management isn’t currently necessary everywhere, but if it is needed, it is good to [...]