The Sacramento County Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) (a joint effort of the County of Sacramento Department of Water Resources and the Sacramento County Water Agency) will be considering new groundwater sustainability fees in our GSA areas of the Solano Subbasin and Cosumnes Subbasin. These fees will fund important groundwater sustainability work including monitoring groundwater conditions, complying with state regulations, and implementing groundwater sustainability programs.
In 2021, the Cosumnes Subbasin, the Sacramento County GSA adopted a $10/irrigated acre/year fee. In 2025, the Sacramento County GSA Board will consider an additional Public Water System Fee (up to $1.58/acre-foot of water used) and a Base Parcel Fee (up to $35.59/year) to bring all groundwater users in the subbasin into the fee program.
Cosumnes GSA Map
In the Solano Subbasin, the Sacramento County GSA Board will consider a base fee for all parcels within the GSA area. This $1.54/accessible acre fee will fund groundwater sustainability monitoring and planning efforts in the Delta portion of Sacramento County.
Solano GSA Map
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors (acting as the Sacramento County GSA Board) will introduce the two fee ordinances at their regularly scheduled meeting on May 20, 2025. A formal hearing, ahead of the Board considering the ordinance, will be scheduled for July 22, 2025. Information about these meetings can be found at https://sccob.saccounty.gov/Pages/BOSPublicMeetings.aspx.
For more information, or to file an appeal, please reach us at 916-874-8546 or SacCo_SGMA@SacCounty.gov.
