Central Management Area Groundwater Sustainability Plan Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) for the Central Management Area of the Santa Ynez River Valley Groundwater Basin (ADOPTED JANUARY 3, 2022).... Read more →
What is Groundwater? SGMA? What is groundwater? Message regarding first DWR GSP evaluations. Watch videos →
Community Outreach Presentation on water to WE WATCH and Santa Ynez Valley Natural History Society on July 8, 2021 by Bill Buelow, PG, Santa Ynez River Water... View presentation slides →
Report Water Supply Shortage The site is for Californians not served by a public water system who are experiencing problems with water supply from a groundwater well, surface... Read more →
Groundwater Management Fee The CMA’s Board of Directors approved a SGMA fee based on two components: an Extraction Charge based on extractions in AF within the Buellton... Read more →
Press Releases & Legal Notices County of Santa Barbara and Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District on behalf of the Groundwater Sustainabilty Agencies (GSAs) of the Santa... Read more →