Replenishing Important
Groundwater Resources

Groundwater Sustainability FAQs

Groundwater Provides Valuable Water
for Farming and Other Uses

Groundwater Sustainability FAQs

Groundwater Provides Valuable Water
for Drinking and Other Uses

Groundwater Sustainability FAQs

Over 70% of water is used outdoors.
Simple steps create dramatic groundwater savings.

Groundwater Sustainability FAQs

What is the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act?

What is a Groundwater Sustainability Plan?

What is the Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Authority?

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Square Miles

Square land miles within Ground Stability Plan (GSP)

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People

People Served by GSP

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Agencies

Groundwater Sustainability Agencies serving San Joaquin County

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Water Wells

Farming water wells serviced within San Joaquin County

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Executive Director Opportunity

The Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Authority (ESJGWA) is seeking an experienced and trusted Executive Director to lead the 16-GSA Members of the Eastern San Joaquin Subbasin. The ESJGWA understands the challenge of finding a candidate with the requisite skills, experience, and capacity required for the position and is casting a wide net in search of candidates from a variety of backgrounds and experiences. Interested persons may be considered at any time until a candidate is selected and hired. The ESJGWA ideally would have the position filled by June or July, 2025. Interested candidates are urged to respond promptly. Click on the link to read the ESJGWA Executive Director job description.

Please provide a brief cover letter stating why you are interested in the position and what skills, experience, and background makes you the ideal candidate. Please attach an updated resume to your cover letter. Any questions should be directed to Brandon Nakagawa, Interim Staff to the ESJGWA, at brandon.nakagawa@ssjid.gov , or by phone at (209) 305-8442.

SERVING SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY

What is the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act?

In 2014, Governor Brown signed into law the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). SGMA requires Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) with critically over-drafted basins or subbasins to develop Groundwater Sustainability Plans (GSPs). GSAs with critically over-drafted basins must implement their plans in 2020 to achieve sustainable, local groundwater management by 2040.

The California Department of Water Resources identified the Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Subbasin as one of the state’s 21 critically over-drafted subbasins. The Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Authority, in partnership with its 17 member agencies, is developing a single Groundwater Sustainability Plan for the subbasin with a goal for approval, adoption and implementation in 2020.

The Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Authority members have worked together for decades on water resources planning and groundwater management projects. As with past projects, the members will implement a collaborative approach to encourage stakeholder and public participation in the development of its plan. See Get Involved for more information.

PLANNING FOR PROGRESS

What is a Groundwater Sustainability Plan?

The plan will serve as blueprint for the community’s vision of future land and water use to preserve groundwater quantity and quality. It will include four main components.

GSPs provide a path to achieve and document sustainable groundwater management within 20 years following adoption, promoting the long-term sustainability of locally-managed groundwater resources now and into the future.

  • Basin & Aquifer Description
  • Sustainability Goal to Avoid Undesirable Results
  • Actions to Achieve Subbasin’s Sustainability Goal
  • Monitoring Plan
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Eastern San Joaquin Groundwater Authority
1810 E. Hazelton Avenue
P. O. Box 1810
Stockton, CA 95201
(209) 468-3089