This page provides access to the Groundwater Sustainability Plan submitted and approved by DWR for the Cuyama Basin GSA, and additional links and resources.
This GSP outlines the need for significant reductions in pumping in the central portion of the Basin, and has identified two projects for potential development that could help offset the projected reductions in pumping. Although current analysis indicates groundwater pumping reductions on the order of 50 to 67 percent may be required Basin-wide to achieve sustainability, additional efforts are required to confirm the amount and location of pumping reductions required to achieve sustainability. These efforts include collecting additional data and a review of the Basin's groundwater model, along with other efforts as outlined in this document.