The majority of groundwater users pay the Fee on their property taxes.
If you received a direct bill, pay by credit card or by mail. Include the name as it appears on the invoice as well as the invoice number with payment.
- Payments can be made by credit card utilizing the PayPal link.
- Payments can be mailed to SVBGSA, P.O. Box 1350, Carmel Valley, CA 93924
For questions on the fee, please email clerk@svbgsa.org or call (831) 471-7526.
The map displays the Fee for FY 2026. FY 2027 data will be made available by October 2026.
A parcel within the Salinas Valley Basin GSA may not be imposed a fee in FY 2026 for any of the following reasons:
- The parcel is exempt. Federally owned parcels, and parcels held in trust by the federal government for tribes are exempt under SGMA.
- The parcel is served by a domestic well and is not growing a crop for commercial sale or irrigating large areas of landscape.
- The parcel is undergoing change with the County Assessor (for example, it is being split or merged).
- The parcel did not contain crop land in Water Year 2023.
- The parcel is vacant or does not use water for domestic purposes.
- The parcel is served by a public water system that pays the fee for all its customers (such as the City of Soledad).
Search by address or APN. The best available data from the State Water Resources Control Board is used to show public water system boundaries; this may not provide an accurate depiction of assessor parcels served by public water systems. When entering your APN into the search bar, be sure to include dashes so that your parcel can be properly identified.