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Section 3
Status of the Basin and Administration of the Judgment
input was received and questions were addressed. The new application was approved by the
Watermaster Committee in August 2013 and will be used for future applicants.
After development of new forms and procedures, a new application by SGPWA was received
in early 2016 to develop a Groundwater Storage Agreement. This application was discussed
over several Watermaster Committee meetings and was finally approved at the June 7, 2017
regular meeting under Resolution 17-01. The approval of this application allows the SGPWA
to store up to 10,000 ac-ft of water in the Beaumont Groundwater Basin.
As of December 31, 2017, the total storage allowed stands at 290,000 ac-ft; storage limits by
participant are presented below. Amounts of water in storage by participant are discussed
under Section 3.
City of Banning 80,000 ac-ft
City of Beaumont 30,000 ac-ft
Beaumont Cherry Valley WD 80,000 ac-ft
South Mesa Water Company 20,000 ac-ft
Yucaipa Valley Water District 50,000 ac-ft
Morongo Band of Mission Indians 20,000 ac-ft
San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency 10,000 ac-ft
2.4 Rules and Regulations
The original Rules and Regulations of the Watermaster were adopted on June 8, 2004. The
Judgment provides for their periodic update as deemed necessary by the Watermaster. On
September 9, 2008, the Watermaster adopted Rule and Regulation 7.8, entitled “Availability
of Unused Overlying Production and Allocation to the Appropriator Parties”. The objective of
this rule is to define the process through which unused production by Overlying Parties is
allocated to the Appropriator Parties. The unused water will be allocated based on each
Appropriator’s percent share of the operating Safe Yield, as described in Exhibit C of the
Judgment. This allocation will have no impact on the legal water rights owned by the
Overlying Parties in subsequent years. The initial allocation to take place on or after
February 4, 2009.
No changes to the Rules and Regulations were made during Calendar Year 2017.
2.5 Active Party List
Part VII, Paragraph 1 of the Judgment, indicates that Watermaster shall maintain an updated
list of parties to whom notices are to be sent for service. Said list should include names,
addresses for the Parties or their successors. A copy of the list has been included with this
annual report as Appendix B.
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