Kern County Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan 2025
Aquilogic, EKI Environment and Water, Inc., GEI Consultants, Inc., INTERA Geoscience and Engineering Solutions (INTERA), Kern-Tulare Water District (KTWD), Kern Water Bank Authority (KWBA), Luhdorff & Scalmanini Consulting Engineers (Luhdorff & Scalmanini), Rincon Consultants, Inc., Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District (Rosedale-Rio Bravo), Todd Engineers (Todd Groundwater), Woodard & Curran, Inc. (Woodard & Curran) | August 29th, 2025
The Kern Subbasin (Kern Subbasin) Amended Groundwater Sustainability Plan (2025 Plan) presents the overview of each of the seven GSPs that together constitute the 2025 Plan, including which GSAs are covered by each GSP and whether the GSP includes supplemental “blue pages” specific to the portion of the Kern Subbasin that the GSA manages consists of seven closely coordinated (and nearly identical) Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs) and the Kern Subbasin Coordination Agreement. The 2025 Plan represents a critical milestone in the Kern Subbasin and all 20 Kern Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Agencies’ (GSAs) ongoing commitment to achieving long-term groundwater sustainability under California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). Developed collaboratively by all 20 GSAs, the 2025 Plan responds directly to regulatory feedback from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), incorporating the latest data, technical refinements, and input from interested parties.
Keywords
Central Valley, groundwater pumping impacts, Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP), subsidence, Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)