Get Involved

Stakeholder Input

One of the requirements of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act is for active and effective public input on the Solano Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan. There are multiple ways for you stay on top of the plan as it comes together and to provide input:

• Staying informed: sign up for the Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan email list. You will get periodic updates on the Plan as well as useful information about groundwater in the region.
• Engaging: participate in one or all of the public input workshops that will be held once or twice a year throughout the four-year plan development process. These workshops will be timed at key moments when your input and insight will be critical.
• Connecting: Each GSA is the Collaborative is governed by a board and supported by staff. You are always encouraged to check in with your local representatives in the Plan development process.

Our goal is to have a robust, transparent process that brings people together around key questions that will influence the development of the Groundwater Sustainability Plan.

Community input is being facilitated by Ag Innovations, a nonprofit devoted to facilitating collaboration around issues related to agriculture, water, and our future. Ag Innovations facilitated past SGMA related workshops in the Solano Subbasin. You may also hear from The Freshwater Trust or the Local Government Commission, who received a grant to expand on community input in the Solano Subbasin. To learn more about our full stakeholder engagement efforts, see Solano Subbasin GSA Collaborative Community Engagement Plan. 

GSP Advisory Committee

The Solano GSA Collaborative has formed an Advisory Committee comprised of community leaders from diverse sectors, communities, and geographical locations in the Solano Subbasin to provide review for specific sections or concepts in the GSP. GSP Advisory Committee meetings are open to the public for observation, and include time at the end for public comments. 

For more information on the GSP Advisory Committee, check out this GSP AC Overview. 

You can also watch the the information session and kick-off event for Advisory Committee, which took place on June 25th. Click here to watch the recording. If you’d like to view the slides featured in the recording, click here for Solano Subbasin and SGMA slides and here for the Groundwater 101 slides.

The first official GSP Advisory Committee meeting will be held on August 17th from 4-6pm PST on Zoom. 

If you’re interested in joining the GSP Advisory Committee, or if you’d like to register to join the meeting on August 17th as an observer, please contact Aimee Ryan at aimee@aginnovations.org.

Upcoming Community Meetings

Look Back Frequently for Updates

A series of public information meetings were held in the Spring of 2019 to keep community members up-to-date on the Solano Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan process and Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) compliance.

Presentations from the April 2019 Open House meetings:

Solano GSP April 2019 Open House Meetings-Facilitators Slides

Solano GSP April 2019 Open House Meetings-Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Slides

Solano GSP April 2019 Open House Meetings-Groundwater Sustainability Agencies Slides

Solano GSP April 2019 Open House Meetings-Groundwater in the Solano Subbasin Slides

Full Recording of Open House meeting on April 10, 2019 in Vacaville (1 hour 46 minutes) You Tube

Grabación completa de la reunión de puertas abiertas el 20 de abril de 2019 en Vacaville (1 hora 46 minutos) You Tube

Handouts from the April 2019 Open House meetings:

The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act in the Solano Subbasin

Monitoring to Maintain Sustainability in the Solano Subbasin

Solano Groundwater Sustainability Plan Schedule at a Glance

Getting Involved in Groundwater-Union of Concerned Scientists

Participe en el manejo de su cuenca-Union of Concerned Scientists

Groundwater-An Essential Part of California’s Water Budget-Department of Water Resources

Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Facts-Department of Water Resources

Testing Your Domestic Well

A Guide for Domestic Well Owners-State Water Resources Control Board

Guia para propetarios de pozos domesticos-State Water Resources Control Board

Domestic Well Users and SGMA-Department of Water Resources and State Water Resources Control Board

 

 

GSA BOARD MEETINGS

You are welcome to attend GSA Board meetings. These Board meetings have time for public comment at the end of each meeting. Below are standing dates for the Solano Subbasin GSAs:

City of Vacaville GSA – 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month

Northern Delta GSA – 3rd Wednesday of each month

Sacramento County GSA – 2nd and 4th Tuesday and some Wednesdays of each month

Solano GSA – 2nd Thursday of every other month

Solano Irrigation District GSA – 3rd Tuesday of each month

 

PAST NEWSLETTERS AND MEETING RESULTS

We send out periodic newsletters that are intended to keep you informed of progress, respond to key questions about SGMA in the Solano Subbasin, and let you know about upcoming dates. Below you can find copies of past newsletters. Do sign up for our newsletters.