Statement of Findings regarding the Determination of Incomplete Status of the San Joaquin Valley — Modesto Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan

The Department of Water Resources (Department) is required to evaluate whether a submitted groundwater sustainability plan (GSP or Plan) conforms to specific requirements of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA or Act), is likely to achieve the sustainability goal for the Subbasin, and whether the GSP adversely affects the ability of an adjacent basin or subbasin to implement its GSP or impedes achievement of sustainability goals in an adjacent basin or subbasin. (Water Code § 10733.) The Department is directed to issue an assessment of the GSP within two years of its submission. (Water Code § 10733.4.) This Statement of Findings explains the Department’s decision regarding the submitted Plan by the Stanislaus and Tuolumne Rivers Groundwater Basin Association Groundwater Sustainability Agency and the County of Tuolumne Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSAs or Agencies) for the San Joaquin Valley – Modesto Subbasin (Basin No. 5-022.02).