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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 [...]

The Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA) staff is accepting applications from all interested organizations and individuals for experts to join a Groundwater Technical Advisory Committee (GTAC) concerning groundwater related technical subjects. Please find details and application form here. Submission of Application Deadline is August 31st, 2022.

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR: Applications for Public Member for SVBGSA Board of Directors The Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA) is accepting applications for the Board of Directors’ Public Member seat.  The SVBGSA is a Joint Power Authority (JPA) created by the California Sustainability Groundwater Management Act.  The Agency is governed by a Board of [...]

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR: Applications for Alternate Public Member for SVBGSA Board of Directors The Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA) is accepting applications for the Board of Directors’ Public Member – Alternate seat.  The SVBGSA is a Joint Power Authority (JPA) created by the California Sustainability Groundwater Management Act.  The Agency is governed by [...]

$10 Million Awarded to Reduce Groundwater Reliance and Support Conservation in the Salinas Valley MLRP Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  May 19, 2022 Contact: Donna Meyers, General Manager Phone: (831) 471-7512 x203 Email: meyersd@svbgsa.org $7.6M State Grant Awarded to Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency Grant will support efforts to achieve sustainability for the 180-400-Foot Aquifer SALINAS, Calif. — The Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA) has been awarded $7.6 million in [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 14, 2022 Contact: Donna Meyers, General Manager Phone: (831) 471-7512 x203 Email: meyersd@svbgsa.org Salinas Valley Groundwater Sustainability Plans Approved Plans will be submitted to CA Department of Water Resources for final approval, covering Eastside, Forebay, Langley, Monterey and Upper Valley Subbasins SALINAS, Calif. — The Salinas Valley Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (SVBGSA) [...]

Salinas Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency is requesting applications for the Subbasin Implementation Committees for the Upper Valley, Langley, Forebay, Eastside, and Monterey Subbasins. Application process extended - applications are due by Friday, February 11, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. The Subbasin Implementation Committees will advise and provide recommendations on the implementation of the Groundwater Sustainability Plan [...]