The Santa Margarita Groundwater Agency (SMGWA) is installing seven new monitoring wells in the San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley, part of an ambitious plan to increase the current understanding and to assess future conditions of the local groundw…

The Groundwater Sustainability Plan for the Santa Margarita Groundwater Basin was approved on April 27, 2023, a key step in the process of achieving long-term groundwater sustainability in the region by 2042.The Santa Margarita Groundwater Agency (S…

(Nov 18, 2021) SCOTTS VALLEY, CA – The Santa Margarita Groundwater Agency (SMGWA) announced today the agency’s Board of Directors adopted the Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) during its Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, board meeting and will submit th…