If your property uses water from within the area of severe decline, then your property is not eligible for the 5 AFY exemption for new irrigated crop production for properties without existing irrigated crop production.
The County Land Use Ordinance originally defined the area of severe decline within the PRGWB as the area where groundwater elevation levels dropped 50 feet or more from Spring 1997 to Spring 2013, based on groundwater level contours generated using a computer-based contouring program, which are based on groundwater elevations measured at monitoring well locations. Click here for a technical memo explaining the mapping methodology.
Including areas where groundwater elevation levels dropped 50 feet or more from Spring 1997 to Spring 2013 AND from Spring 1997 to Spring 2017, showing persistent decline.
To search for your property:
- Type your address or parcel number in the search bar in the top right corner of the screen.
- Press enter or the magnifying glass icon.
- Click on the three dots to the left of the correct address or property in the list that appears in the left panel and select "Zoom to Feature".
- Click on your parcel on the map. An information box will pop up.
Legend:
- The brown hatch area is the Paso Basin boundary.
- The pink area is the updated area of severe decline.
To see the map legend:
- Select "Layers" in the bottom left corner.
- Select the "+" next to "Planning".
- Select the "+" next to "Impacted Groundwater Basins".