Alternative to a Groundwater Sustainability Plan
On December 29, 2016, CVWD, DWA, CWA, and IWA collaboratively submitted the 2010 Coachella Valley Water Management Plan Update with an associated Bridge Document as an Alternative to a Groundwater Sustainability Plan (Alternative Plan) for the Indio Subbasin to DWR for review and evaluation. On July 17, 2019, DWR determined that the Alternative Plan for the Indio Subbasin satisfies the objectives of SGMA and notified the Indio Subbasin GSAs that the Alternative Plan was approved, and that they would be required to submit an assessment and update of the Alternative Plan by January 1, 2022 and every five years thereafter. A copy of the Alternative Plan for the Indio Subbasin can be found on DWR’s SGMA Portal.