A MAGSA landowner was recently the first person to receive financial support through MAGSA’s domestic well mitigation measures, marking an important milestone in the Kings Subbasin.
(more…)The MAGSA Board of Directors adopted a Groundwater Well Metering, Measurement, Monitoring and Construction Policy in February 2021 and a corresponding Implementing Rules & Regulations which required MAGSA landowners with wells producing more than 2 acre-feet of water annually to install meter and telemetry on their wells by January 31, 2025.
(more…)“Based on my experience, I believe that metering your irrigation well is a necessary first step to proper management of resources and overall operating costs,” says Gary Hix in his recent Irrigation Today article.
“Proper monitoring of well efficiencies will save a farmer money in the long run… Well performance losses can develop so slowly that many farmers will not see the loss until it’s too late. Spending a couple hundred thousand dollars for an irrigation well and not spending just a little bit more for a water meter and a sounding tube does not calculate.”
After a public comment period, the McMullin Area Groundwater Sustainability Agency (MAGSA) Board of Directors adopted the Domestic Well Mitigation Rules and Regulations.
These Implementing Rules & Regulations for the Domestic Well Mitigation Policy describes how MAGSA will meet the needs of landowners in the GSA whose domestic wells go dry or fall within ten feet of going dry due to lowering groundwater levels within the Kings Subbasin. The document outlines the eligibility criteria for domestic well owners to receive assistance, the application process, and the different mitigation measures MAGSA may provide.
Why is MAGSA adopting a Domestic Well Mitigation plan? A Domestic Well Mitigation Plan was one of the requirements in the conditional approval of the Kings Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plans by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR). MAGSA and the other six Kings Subbasin GSAs are responsible for mitigating the impact of domestic wells going dry within their boundaries due to declining groundwater levels. As a result, Kings Subbasin GSAs have coordinated to develop domestic well mitigation strategies and each GSA is developing a program based on their area’s unique needs.
The MAGSA Board of Directors approved a Domestic Well Mitigation Policy and is now asking the public to review draft Implementing Rules and Regulations for the policy. These draft Rules & Regulations outline how MAGSA will meet the needs of landowners in the GSA whose domestic wells go dry or fall within ten feet of going dry due to lowering groundwater levels. The Rules & Regulations outline the eligibility criteria for domestic well owners to receive assistance, the application process, and the different mitigation measures MAGSA may provide.
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