Draft 2025 Urban Water Management Plan

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SECTION 9 SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT RELATED TO GROUNDWATER LEVELS ....9-1

9.1 HISTORY/SUMMARY .................................................................................................9-1

9.2 MONITORING OF GROUNDWATER LEVELS FOR SUSTAINABILITY .....................9-1

9.3 MANAGEMENT OF GROUNDWATER LEVELS FOR SUSTAINABILITY ...................9-2

9.4 DEFINITION OF SIGNIFICANT AND UNREASONABLE LOWERING OF GROUNDWATER LEVELS ....................................................................................9-5

9.5 DETERMINATION OF MINIMUM THRESHOLD .........................................................9-6

SECTION 10 SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT RELATED TO BASIN STORAGE ..............10-1

10.1 HISTORY ................................................................................................................10-1

10.2 CALCULATION OF GROUNDWATER STORAGE LEVELS ...................................10-2

10.3 SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS........................................................10-3

10.3.1 Basin Operating Range ......................................................................... 10-3

10.3.2 Balancing Production and Recharge ..................................................... 10-3

10.3.3 Managing Basin Pumping ..................................................................... 10-3

10.3.4 Supply Management Strategies ............................................................ 10-5

10.4 DEVELOPING NEW LOCAL WATER RESOURCES POLICY ................................10-5

10.4.1 Water Demands .................................................................................... 10-6

10.5 DEFINITION OF SIGNIFICANT AND UNREASONABLE REDUCTION OF GROUNDWATER STORAGE ..............................................................................10-7

10.6 DETERMINATION OF MINIMUM THRESHOLDS...................................................10-1

SECTION 11 SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT RELATED TO WATER QUALITY ..............11-1

11.1 SALINITY MANAGEMENT......................................................................................11-1

11.2 GROUNDWATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ....................................11-1

DEFINITION OF SIGNIFICANT AND UNREASONABLE DEGRADATION OF WATER QUALITY ..............................................................................................................11-8

11.4 DETERMINATION OF MINIMUM THRESHOLDS...................................................11-9

SECTION 12 SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT RELATED TO SEAWATER INTRUSION...12-1

BASIN 8-1 ALTERNATIVE 2022 UPDATE

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