South East Management Area
Table 1-1 shows the area (in acres) associated with each agency within the South East Management Area. The South East Management Area covers approximately 4.4 percent of Basin 8-1, which has a total area of 223,600 acres.
Table 1-1: Agencies in South East Management Area and Area Covered
Agency
Area (acres)
Irvine Ranch Water District
8,870
El Toro Water District
762 134
City of Orange
Total Area
9,766
Update to 2017 Alternative
This document provides any updates to the 2017 Alternative for the South East Management Area plan, submitted by OCWD on December 2, 2016. The 2017 Alternative, including the South East Management Area was reviewed by the State of California Department of Water Resources (DWR) in July 2019. Based on DWR’s assessment, the 2017 Alternative was found to meet the requirements under SGMA and was approved. Approved alternatives are required to submit annual reports to DWR on April 1 of each year. Annual reports for Basin 8-1 were submitted to DWR as follows:
Water Year 2016-17, Submitted on March 29, 2018 Water Year 2017-18, Submitted on March 29, 2019 Water Year 2018-19, Submitted on March 30, 2020 Water Year 2019-20, Submitted on March 30, 2021
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According to Water Code §10733.8, “At least every five years after initial submission of a plan pursuant to Section 10733.4, the department shall review any available groundwater sustainability plan or alternative submitted in accordance with Section 10733.6, and the implementation of the corresponding groundwater sustainability program for consistency with this part, including achieving the sustainability goal. The department shall issue an assessment for each basin for which a plan or alternative has been submitted in accordance with this chapter, with an emphasis on assessing progress in achieving the sustainability goal within the basin. The assessment may include recommended corrective actions to ad dress any deficiencies identified by the department.”
This document represents the first five-year update, which is due January 1, 2022.
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BASIN 8-1 ALTERNATIVE 2022 UPDATE
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