Groundwater Management Plan

Under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) are required to consider the interests of all beneficial uses and users of groundwater. Within the Tahoe South Subbasin (Subbasin), beneficial use of groundwater as drinking water is used by community or individual water supply systems. Users of groundwater in the Subbasin include public water systems, domestic well owners, environmental users, the US Forest Service, and disadvantaged communities. In order to provide a forum to discuss groundwater issues that affect all users and facilitate collaboration throughout the Subbasin, the District convened a Stakeholders Advisory Group (SAG). The SAG consists of local members that reside within the Subbasin or who represent collaborating business or government agencies who are committed to protecting groundwater resources. Workshops to discuss groundwater-related topics are scheduled two times per year and are used to inform the SAG of current groundwater conditions and receive input on groundwater issues affecting the Subbasin.

The District and the Water Agency are the GSAs for the Subbasin. As such, we have started the process of updating the 2014 Groundwater Management Plan. Public engagement plays a critical role when updating the Plan to ensure concerns and issues of all users of groundwater within the Subbasin are represented. Opportunities to participate in the development of the five year update to the Plan are summarized in the PUBLIC NOTICE (link to Public Notice).

TVS Basin GSAs (Click image to enlarge)

The District, in cooperation with the Water Agency, is responsible for developing the updated Groundwater Management Plan. The decision-making process for the Plan will involve the assessment of current groundwater conditions and the completion of a status review of the existing Plan and accompanying Groundwater Ordinance to identify components that may warrant modification. New information developed since adoption of the existing plan will also be incorporated into the updated Plan. The District and the Water Agency will keep stakeholders informed through this process using this web page, an interested parties email list (which you can subscribe to by emailing ibergsohn@stpud.dst.ca.us) and public workshops. The SAG will be updated through this process to ensure that stakeholder concerns are acknowledged, discussed and considered with respect to any significant changes being proposed to the existing Plan.

Following existing Plan review and assessment, a draft of an updated Plan will be developed and issued for public comment. The public comment period will start with the release of a Notice of Availability announcing the issuing of an updated draft Plan for public review and the process for submitting written comments. Following the close of the public comment period changes to the draft plan, as necessary, will be completed and responses to written comments prepared. The final updated Plan, along with the public comments and responses, will be presented during a public hearing to the District’s Board of Directors and the Water Agency’s Board of Directors for formal adoption of the updated Groundwater Management Plan.

Plan Notices

• Public Notice of Public Hearings to Adopt the First Five Year Update of the Alternative Plan for the Tahoe Valley South Subbasin (6-005.01) Pursuant to the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 (03/17/2022)
• Notice of Availability South Tahoe Public Utility District Alternative Plan for the Tahoe Valley South Subbasin (01/31/2022)
• Public Notice of Opportunities to Participate in the Development of the 5-Year Update to the 2014 Groundwater Management Plan for the Tahoe South Subbasin(in-progress)
• 2014 Groundwater Management Plan Update Presentation (11/23/2020)
• Notice of Intent to Draft an Updated Groundwater Management Plan, Tahoe South Subbasin (6-005.01) (6/25/2020)

Plan Documents

• Alternative Plan for Tahoe Valley South Subbasin (6-005.01) First Five Year Update, Volume I - Report (Rybarski, et al., April 22, 2022)
• Alternative Plan for Tahoe Valley South Subbasin (6-005.01) First Five Year Update, Volume II – Appendices (Rybarski, et al., April 22, 2022)
• Ordinance No. 580-22 (April 21, 2022)
• Resolution of the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District to Adopt the Alternative Plan First Five-Year Update Pursuant to the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (District Resolution 3215-22, April 21, 2022)
• Resolution No. WA-7-2022 of the Board of Directors of the El Dorado County Water Agency (April 13, 2022)
• Second Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding (June 2020)
• Resolution of Intent to Draft an Updated Groundwater Management Plan (District Resolution 3140-20, May 21, 2020)
• Amended and Restated Memorandum of Understanding between the South Tahoe Public Utility District and the El Dorado County Water Agency (June 2017)
• Groundwater Sustainability Agency Formation Notification Notice of Withdrawal (STPUD, June 2017)
• Groundwater Sustainability Agency Formation Notification (STPUD, September 2016)
• Groundwater Sustainability Agency Formation Notification (STPUD, August 2015)
• Tahoe Valley South Groundwater Management Plan (22 December 2014)
• Groundwater Management Ordinance No. 588-14 (4 December 2014)

Technical Reports

• Tahoe Valley South Subbasin (6-005.01) Annual Report Water Year 2021 (STPUD, March 2022)
• Tahoe South Subbasin (6-005.01) Annual Report 2020 Water Year (STPUD, March 2021)
• Tahoe South Subbasin (6-005.01) Annual Report 2019 Water Year (STPUD, April 2020)
• Tahoe Valley South Subbasin (6-5.01) Annual Report 2018 Water Year (STPUD, March 2019)
• TVS Groundwater Basin Survey of Well Owners (Allegro Communications Consulting, December 2018
• Tahoe Valley South Subbasin (6-5.01) Annual Report 2017 Water Year (STPUD, March 2018)
• Addressing Basin Management Objectives for the Tahoe valley South (TVS-6.5.01) Groundwater Basin (DRI, February 2018)
• Tahoe Valley South Subbasin (6-5.01) Annual Report 2016 Water Year (STPUD, March 2017)
• Analysis of Basin Conditions Tahoe Valley South (6-5.01) Groundwater Basin, California (DRI, December 2016)
• South Lake Tahoe Groundwater Model –Technical Memo Update (DRI, August 2016)
• South Y Extraction Well Suitability Investigation (GEI, June 2016)
• Tahoe Valley South Subbasin (6-5.01) Annual Report 2015 Water Year (STPUD, March 2016)
• South Lake Tahoe Groundwater Model – Phase 1 Report (DRI, February 2016)

Stakeholder Advisory Group (SAG)

2022 GWMP WORKSHOPS

• 2022 Workshop No. 1 (January 2022) – Meeting Notes/Presentations

2021 GWMP WORKSHOPS

• 2021 Workshop No. 1 (March 2021) – Meeting Notes/Presentations
• 2021 Workshop No. 2 (June 2021)- Meeting Notes/Presentations

2020 GWMP WORKSHOPS

• 2020 Workshop No. 1 (July 2020) – Meeting Notes/Presentations
• 2020 Workshop No.2 (December 2020) - Meeting Notes/Presentations

2019 GWMP WORKSHOPS

• 2019 SAG Workshop No. 1 (July 2019) – Meeting Notes/Presentations
• 2019 SAG Workshop No. 2 (November 2019) – Meeting Notes/Presentations

2018 GWMP WORKSHOPS

• 2018 SAG Workshop No. 1 (October 2018) – Agenda
• 2018 SAG Workshop No. 1 (October 2018) – Meeting Materials
• 2018 SAG Workshop No. 1 (October 2018) – Minutes
• 2018 SAG Workshop No. 2 (December 2018) – Workshop Materials
• 2018 SAG Workshop No. 2 (December 2018) – Meeting Notes
• 2018 SAG Workshop No. 2 (December 2018) – Presentations

2017 GWMP WORKSHOPS

• 2017 SAG Workshop No. 1 (April 2017) – Agenda
• 2017 SAG Workshop No. 1 (April 2017) – Meeting Materials
• 2017 SAG Workshop No. 1 (April 2017) – Minutes (draft)
• 2017 SAG Workshop No. 2 (Dec 2017) – Agenda
• 2017 SAG Workshop No. 2 (Dec 2017) – Meeting Materials
• 2017 SAG Workshop No. 2 (Dec 2017) – Minutes

2016 GWMP WORKSHOPS

• 2016 SAG Workshop No. 1 (May 2016) – Agenda
• 2016 SAG Workshop No. 1 (May 2016) – Meeting Materials
• 2016 SAG Workshop No. 1 (May 2016) – Minutes
• 2016 SAG Workshop No. 2 (Oct 2016) - Agenda
• 2016 SAG Workshop No. 2 (Oct 2016) - Meeting Materials
• 2016 SAG Workshop No. 2 (October 2016) – Minutes

2015 GWMP WORKSHOPS

• 2015 SAG Workshop No. 1 (April 2015) – Agenda
• 2015 SAG Workshop No. 1 (April 2015) – Meeting Materials
• 2015 SAG Workshop No. 1 (April 2015) – Minutes
• 2015 SAG Workshop No. 2 (December 2015) – Agenda
• 2015 SAG Workshop No. 2 (December 2015) – Meeting Materials
• 2015 SAG Workshop No. 2 (December 2015) – Minutes

2014 GWMP WORKSHOPS

• 2014 GWMP Workshop No. 1 (April 2014) – Agenda
• 2014 GWMP Workshop No. 1 (April 2014) Meeting Materials
• 2014 GWMP Workshop No. 1(April 2014)- Meeting Summary
• 2014 GWMP Workshop No. 2 (May 2014)- Agenda
• 2014 GWMP Workshop No. 2 (May 2014)- Meeting Materials
• 2014 GWMP Workshop No. 2 (May 2014)- Meeting Notes
• 2014 SAG Workshop No. 3 (June 2014) – Agenda
• 2014 SAG Workshop No. 3 (June 2014) – Meeting Materials
• 2014 SAG Workshop No. 3 (June 2014) – Meeting Notes
• 2014 SAG Workshop No. 4 (September 2014) –Agenda
• 2014 SAG Workshop No. 4 (September 2014) -Meeting Notes