Metering Program
Stakeholder Workshop
Please Give Us Your Feedback!
On October 15, 2024, SABGSA held a public workshop to review the framework for the Metering Program. We appreciate everyone who took the time to attend. We want to hear from you! If you have any questions or comments regarding the workshop or the proposed program, please contact us at admin@sanantoniobasingsa.org. The Board will discuss all comments and feedback received from stakeholders at the November 19, 2024 Board meeting.
Program Goals
Program Objective: Facilitate consistent and reliable reporting of groundwater extraction volumes excluding de minimis wells (under 2AFY).
Program Purpose: Provide accurate and reliable data of groundwater extraction volumes as specified in GSP as a Tier 1 Management Action. Informs future SABGSA demand management actions.
Program Goal: Sustainably manage, protect, and maintain the groundwater resources within the Basin consistent with SGMA for the benefit of all water users.
DRAFT Policy Documents
PLEASE NOTE: The proposed policies, actions, and compliance forms described below are in draft form and are subject to change. The SABGSA will continue to update these as the framework for the metering program is developed. The intent of posting these now is to provide landowners with advance notice of policies being considered by the SABGSA.
DRAFT Ordinance (with Exhibit A – Rules & Regulations) and Administrative Enforcement Policy:
DRAFT Ordinance – revised July 16, 2024
DRAFT Administrative Enforcement Policy – July 16, 2024
DRAFT Appeal Form and Fee Deposit Agreement – September 17, 2024
DRAFT SABGSA Forms:
DRAFT Flow Meter Installation Form
DRAFT Flow Meter Reporting Form
Frequently Asked Questions:
Frequently Asked Questions – July 2024
Conceptual Framework:
Presentations from the Ad Hoc Committee
May 21, 2024
March 19, 2024
November 28, 2023
October 17, 2022
August 16, 2023
July 18, 2023
Resources:
SGMA-Meters, Measurement and Management – Sarge Green, Fresno State, Center for Irrigation Technology – Presentation to SABGSA April 16, 2024
Accurate Irrigation Water Flow Measurement in Pipes – Utah State University
Implementation of Magnetic Meters for Irrigation Volumetric Measurement – Cal Poly, SLO
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