The Owens Valley Groundwater Authority (OVGA) submitted its Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) in January 2022. The Draft Annual Report for Water Year (WY) 2023 (October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023) has been prepared by the OVGA and presented at their February 27, 2025 Board meeting.  The Annual Report includes analysis of data with respect to the GSP Sustainability Management Criteria (SMC), by management area, that have been collected since the GSP was finalized.  Water-level and streamflow data for the GSP Representative Monitoring Points (RMPs) have also been uploaded to the SGMA Portal through September 2023 to align with the WY 2023 reporting period of this annual report.  RMP data contained in the Annual Report can also be accessed through the OVGA Data Management System (OVGA DMS).

The public comment period for the draft WY 2023 OVGA Annual Report opens February 27, 2025 and closes March 31, 2025.  Written comments shall be accepted electronically via email to  (preferred), or mailed or delivered to the OVGA at the following address

P.O. Box 337
135 Jackson Street
Independence, CA 93526