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Groundwater Sustainability Plan Annual Report Data

The Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) Annual Report (AR) datasets contain the following data submitted by Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSA) and Alternative Agencies as part of their GSP AR or Alternative to GSP AR: groundwater extraction, surface water supply, total water use, and change in storage volumes for a given water year. All data was originally submitted to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) through the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Portal’s AR Modules (https://sgma.water.ca.gov/portal/gspar/submitted and https://sgma.water.ca.gov/portal/alternative/annualreport/submitted). Data records within each dataset correspond to either an entire basin or one of multiple GSP areas which collectively correspond to an entire basin.  
  
The GSP Regulations established the AR data requirements (23 CCR § 356.2) and tasked DWR with developing an online reporting system for GSAs and Alternative Agencies to electronically submit these data (23 CCR § 353.2). The data fields associated with these datasets were created by DWR to ensure GSAs and Alternative Agencies electronically submitted the required AR data to DWR’s online reporting system, the SGMA Portal (https://sgma.water.ca.gov/portal/). For additional information regarding the AR Modules and the AR submittal process, please view the DWR’s AR resources (https://sgma.water.ca.gov/portal/resources).  

Tags: Annual Report, GSP, GSPAR, Groundwater Sustainability Plan
Organization: California Department of Water Resources
Periodic Groundwater Level Measurements

The DWR Periodic Groundwater Levels dataset contains seasonal and long-term groundwater level measurements collected by the Department of Water Resources and cooperating agencies in groundwater basins statewide. It also includes data collected through the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Portal’s Monitoring Network Module (MNM), and the CASGEM (California Statewide Groundwater Elevation Monitoring) Program. Most measurements are taken manually twice per year to capture the peak high and low values in groundwater elevations. However, the dataset also includes measurements recorded more frequently, monthly, weekly, or daily. This resource also included daily measurements from DWR's automated monitoring network of groundwater sites.  For DWRs holdings of groundwater level measurements recorded at more frequent intervals (e.g., hourly), please refer to DWR's “Continuous Groundwater Level Measurements” dataset.

For additional information regarding DWR groundwater levels data collection please visit DWR's Groundwater Management website (https://www.water.ca.gov/Programs/Groundwater-Management). The source data can also be accessed directly from two websites. The Water Data Library (http://wdl.water.ca.gov) provides anonymous access to this and other data sets. The CASGEM online system (https://www.casgem.water.ca.gov/OSS) provides authenticated access to only the the periodic groundwater measurements.

This dataset is maintained primarily in the DWR Enterprise Water Management database and contains information specific to the location of groundwater level monitoring wells and groundwater level measurements collected at these wells. The Stations resource identifies well location coordinates and other supplementary items about the well type. Measurements resources includes information about the time/date a measurement was collected, the entity collecting the measurement, a measurement indicating the depth to groundwater, and quality information about the measurement. The Well Perforations resources contains well construction information identifying the well's screened intervals (not available for all wells).


Tags: SGMA, california, casgem, groundwater, water data library, wdl, wells
Organization: California Department of Water Resources
GSP Monitoring Data

The Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) Monitoring dataset contains the monitoring sites and associated groundwater level, subsidence or streamflow measurements collected by Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSA) during implementation of their GSP. All data is submitted to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) through the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) Portal’s Monitoring Network Module (MNM).
  
The GSP Regulations established the monitoring network criteria (23 CCR § 354.34) and the data and reporting standard for monitoring sites and measurements (23 CCR § 352.4). The data fields associated with these datasets were created by DWR to ensure that GSAs electronically submit monitoring site and measurement data which meets the GSP Regulation’s data and reporting standards. For additional information regarding GSAs, GSPs, and SGMA related monitoring, please view DWR’s SGMA Portal Resources at https://sgma.water.ca.gov/portal/.

Tags: GSP, Groundwater Sustainability Plan, Monitoring Network
Organization: California Department of Water Resources
Dry Well Reporting System Data

In California, water systems serving one (1) to 15 households are regulated at the county level. Counties vary in their practices, but rarely do counties collect data regularly from these systems. Even where data is collected, it is entirely voluntary. A review of well permit information suggests there are over 1 million such water systems in California.

In early 2014, a cross-agency Work Group created an easily accessible reporting system to get more systematic data on which parts of the state had households at risk of water supply shortages. The initial motivation for local water supply systems to report shortage information was to obtain statewide drought assistance. The reporting system receives ongoing reports of shortages from local, state, federal and non-governmental organizations, and tracks their status to resolution. While several counties have developed their own tracking mechanisms, this data is manually entered into the reporting system.  

The cross-agency team, led by DWR, seeks to verify and update the data submitted. However, due to the volunteer nature of the reporting and limitations on reporting agencies, collected data are undoubtedly under-representative of all shortages to have occurred. In addition, reports are received from multiple sources and there are occasionally errors and omissions that can create duplicate entries, non-household water supply reporting, and under-reporting. For example, missing information or no data for a given county does not necessarily mean that there are no household water shortages in the county, rather only that none have been reported to the State.

Tags: Dry Wells, Water Supply Shortage
Organization: California Department of Water Resources
CA Urban Retail Water System Water Loss Annual Loss Audit Data

This dataset contains annual validated water loss audit reports submitted to the Department of Water Resources by California urban retail water suppliers, as required under Title 23, California Code of Regulations Section 638.5(c) (Regulation).  California Water Code Section 10608.12(af) specifies that urban retail water suppliers are those water suppliers directly providing potable municipal water to more than 3,000 service connections or that supply more than 3,000 acre-feet per year at retail for municipal purposes. The Regulation mandates that urban retail water suppliers with multiple separate potable water systems submit a separate audit for each system, regardless of system size. The dataset includes individual water loss audits for all potable water systems owned by urban retail water suppliers, including reports from water suppliers newly classified as urban retail water suppliers. While all submissions are available at the WUEdata.ca.gov portal, this dataset provides a cleaned version with only the latest submissions (older submissions that were corrected are not included).

Water system boundaries for the water system water loss data  in this dataset may be available in the Water Board's DDW California Drinking Water System Area Boundaries (SABL)  tool. The link to this tool can be found in Additional Resources as part of this dataset.

Water loss audits evaluate real water losses (leaks) and apparent water losses (e.g. data errors, water theft) occurring in a potable water distribution system. Estimating the scale and cost of these losses allows utilities to identify opportunities for saving water and recovering revenue. California water loss audit submissions were reviewed by validators and submitted to DWR starting in 2016. The reviews followed the validation methodology detailed in Water Research Foundation Project 4639: Level 1 Water Audit Validation. Level 1 water audit validation aims to:

* Identify and, where possible, correct inaccuracies in water audit data and application of methodology.
* Evaluate and communicate the uncertainty inherent in water audit data.
The data is provided "as is" (as submitted by the water systems).
More information on this dataset can be found in the file "Data Source and Notes" available at the on the home page of this dataset.

Tags: annual report, california, non revenue water loss, water audit, water conservation reporting, water loss, water use efficiency
Organization: California Department of Water Resources
Surface Water - Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms

Freshwater harmful algal bloom (HAB) data from the Freshwater Harmful Algal Bloom (FHAB) data system. The FHAB data system is the California State Water Resources Control Board's data system for data and information voluntarily reported to the agency. Bloom reports are voluntary reports submitted by the public or organization to identify a POTENTIAL HAB for evaluation. Bloom Reports may or may not include a report that is confirmed to be a HAB, regardless, all bloom reports are published. Due to the voluntary basis of information and data included in the database, data and information may include: waterbody name and location, potential algal bloom location and observed characteristics, observed field observations and/or analytical sampling results, waterbody and/or land management, general information, recommended advisory status (if any), and updates regarding bloom status. Refer to Data Dictionary and Data Disclaimer for additional information about this dataset. Please visit the Water Boards FHABS web site for more information and data visualizations https://mywaterquality.ca.gov/habs/index.html.

Tags: CA.ODP, Cyanobacteria, FHAB, Harmful Algal Bloom, Impaired Waters, SWRCB, cyanotoxin, data.ca.gov, water data partners, waterboards
Organization: California State Water Resources Control Board
Well Completion Reports

This Well Completion Report dataset represents an index of records from the California Department of Water Resources' (DWR) Online System for Well Completion Reports (OSWCR). This dataset is for informational purposes only. All attribute values should be verified by reviewing the original Well Completion Report. Known issues include: - Missing and duplicate records - Missing values (either missing on original Well Completion Report, or not key entered into database) - Incorrect values (e.g. incorrect Latitude, Longitude, Record Type, Planned Use, Total Completed Depth) - Limited spatial resolution: The majority of well completion reports have been spatially registered to the center of the 1x1 mile Public Land Survey System section that the well is located in.

Tags: Groundwater, Well Completion Reports, Wells
Organization: California Department of Water Resources
Urban Water Use Objectives – Relevant Data

The Making Conservation a California Way of Life regulation requires urban retail water suppliers (URWS) to annually calculate their Urban Water Use Objective (UWUO), which is the sum of efficiency budgets for a subset of urban water uses: residential indoor water use, residential outdoor water use, real water loss and commercial, industrial and institutional landscapes with dedicated irrigation meters. Each efficiency budget will be calculated using a statewide efficiency standard and local service area characteristics such as population, climate, and landscape area. Where relevant, suppliers may also include in their objective “variances” for unique uses, or a bonus incentive for potable recycled water use. 

This dataset contains information gathered from reports submitted to the State Water Board, the Department of Water Resources, and other relevant information sources. It also contains information derived by the Board and the Department for the purpose of the regulation. The values in these tables are used to pre-fill a number of fields within the UWUO reporting form that URWS are required to submit by January 1 of each year, starting in 2025. 

To view the submitted values, please visit [this page](https://data.ca.gov/dataset/urban-water-use-objectives-compiled-report-data).

Tags: AB1668, CA.ODP, Making Conservation a California Way of Life, SB606, SWRCB, Urban Water Conservation Objectives, data.ca.gov, managing urban water use, water data partners, waterboards
Organization: California State Water Resources Control Board
Stormwater - Regulatory (including Enforcement Actions) Information and Water Quality Results

This dataset looks at all aspects of storm water management in California as managed and regulated by the State Water Resources Control Board, from the **[Stormwater Multiple Application and Report Tracking System (SMARTS)](https://smarts.waterboards.ca.gov)**.

Tags: CA.ODP, CIPS, Contruction, Industrial, Inspection, MS4, Municipal, NDPES Permit, NPDES, No Exposure Certification, Non-Filer, SMARTS, SWRCB, Storm Water, Stormwater, Violations, construction, data.ca.gov, enforcement, regulatory, water, water data partners, waterboards
Organization: California State Water Resources Control Board
SWAMP Data Dashboard

This dataset supports the [SWAMP Data Dashboard](https://gispublic.waterboards.ca.gov/swamp-data/), a public-facing tool developed by the [Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program](https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/swamp/) (SWAMP) to provide accessible, user-friendly access to water quality monitoring data across California. The dashboard and its associated datasets are designed to help the public, researchers, and decision-makers explore and download monitoring data collected from California’s surface waters.

This dataset includes five distinct resources:

* __SWAMP Stations__ – Geospatial and descriptive information about SWAMP monitoring sites.
* __Water Quality Results__ – Field and lab analysis results for chemical and physical parameters measured in water samples.
* __Toxicity Summary Results__ – Summarized results from aquatic toxicity tests. Summary records are entries in the database that summarize the results from multiple replicate toxicity tests of the same sample water.
* __Habitat Results__ – Data on physical habitat conditions typically collected alongside biological monitoring to provide context for interpreting water quality conditions. Includes scores for the California Stream Condition Index (CSCI) and Algal Stream Condition Index (ASCI).
* __Tissue Summary Results__ – Annual summary statistics of contaminant concentrations in aquatic organism tissue samples. The data are derived from raw individual and composite tissue sample results. 

These data are collected by SWAMP and its partners to support water quality assessments, identify trends, and inform water resource management. The SWAMP Data Dashboard provides interactive visualizations and filtering tools to explore this data by region, parameter, and more.

The SWAMP dataset is sourced from the [California Environmental Data Exchange Network](https://ceden.waterboards.ca.gov) (CEDEN), which serves as the central repository for water quality data collected by various monitoring programs throughout the state. As such, there is some overlap between this dataset and the broader CEDEN datasets also published on the California Open Data Portal (see Related Resources). This SWAMP dataset represents a curated subset of CEDEN data, specifically tailored for use in the SWAMP Data Dashboard.

Access the SWAMP Data Dashboard: https://gispublic.waterboards.ca.gov/swamp-data/

_*This dataset is provisional and subject to revision. It should not be used for regulatory purposes._

Tags: CA.ODP, SWRCB, data.ca.gov, surface water, water data partners, water quality, waterboards
Organization: California State Water Resources Control Board
Surface Water - Fecal Indicator Bacteria Monitoring Results

This dataset contains fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) monitoring results collected from surface waters across California. It includes results for _Escherichia coli_ (E. coli), enterococci, fecal coliforms, and total coliforms - key indicators used to assess microbial water quality and potential health risks associated with recreational water use.

The data has been cleaned and standardized to ensure consistency and usability. For each valid data point, the dataset also includes calculated 6-week and 30-day geometric means, which are commonly used to evaluate long-term water quality trends and compliance with bacteria water quality objectives. Some records are excluded from the final dataset during processing. These typically include duplicate or replicate results, records with missing or invalid result values, or any data that cannot be used to calculate a geometric mean. These records are saved to the "Excluded Records" data resource.

This dataset serves as the primary data source for the Water Boards My Water Quality Portal [Safe to Swim Map](https://mywaterquality.ca.gov/safe-to-swim/content/interactive_map/index.html), which provides the public with timely information about potential health risks associated with water contact recreation at monitored sites.

Data is sourced from the [California Environmental Data Exchange Network](https://ceden.waterboards.ca.gov) (CEDEN) database, BeachWatch database, and the Central Valley Water Board [Lower American River Recreational Water Quality Map](https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/47e27f245e044ac2a8e15083307e75f6/?draft=true&org=waterboards). There is some overlap with the [CEDEN Water Chemistry dataset](https://data.ca.gov/dataset/surface-water-chemistry-results). Both portal datasets draw from the same source, but the resources here are updated more frequently to support the Safe to Swim map.

Tags: CA.ODP, CEDEN, SWRCB, data.ca.gov, water data partners, waterboards
Organization: California State Water Resources Control Board
Drinking Water - SAFER Dashboard Failing and At-Risk Drinking Water Systems

The Division of Drinking Water (DDW) identifies Failing and At-Risk community water systems and K-12 non-transient, non-community schools. This information is displayed online in the Safe and Affordable Funding for Equity and Resilience (SAFER) Dashboard. The data utilized for this assessment is derived from multiple sources: self-reported from water systems, data generated by DDW staff, other California state agencies, and U.S. Census. The data sources, calculation methods, Failing and At-Risk criteria, etc. are fully documented in the annual Drinking Water Needs Assessment report which is published annually on the State Water Board’s website.

Tags: CA.ODP, Drinking Water, Needs Assessment, Risk Assessment, SAFER, SWRCB, data.ca.gov, water data partners, waterboards
Organization: California State Water Resources Control Board
WDL Ground Surface Displacement - Land Subsidence Monitoring

Borehole extensometers are a more site specific method of measuring land subsidence. These instruments consist of a pipe or cable anchored at the bottom of a well casing. Pipe or cable extend from the bottom of the well, through geologic layers susceptible to compaction, to the ground surface. The pipe or cable is connected to a recorder that measures the relative distance between the bottom of the bore hole to the ground surface. These instruments are capable of detecting changes in land surface elevation to 1/100th of a foot. When land subsidence and water depth monitoring activities are paired together, hydraulic and mechanical properties of the aquifer system can be determined. DWR monitors 11 extensometers in the Sacramento Valley.

For more information regarding land subsidence monitoring vist: http://www.water.ca.gov/groundwater/landsubsidence/LSmonitoring.cfm

Tags: extensometer, groundwater, subsidence
Organization: California Department of Water Resources
Continuous Groundwater Level Measurements

 DWR  continuous groundwater level measurements contains continuous time-series data from automated recorders at sites operated by the Department of Water Resources. Readings are taken at 15-minute to one-hour intervals. Some of the readings are relayed to the California Data Exchange Center. However, most of the monitoring sites are visited once every month or two, when readings are off-loaded from data recorders, then finalized and published. Wells monitored for this dataset are located within Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Mendocino, Modoc, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Siskiyou, Solano, Sutter, Tehama, Yolo, and Yuba Counties.

Water-level measurements are the principal source of information about changes in groundwater storage and movement in a basin, and how these are affected by various forms of recharge (e.g., precipitation, seepage from streams, irrigation return) and discharge (e.g., seepage to streams, groundwater pumping).

Water-level monitoring involves "continuous" or periodic measurements. Continuous monitoring makes use of automatic water-level sensing and recording instruments that are programmed to make scheduled measurements in wells. This provides a high-resolution record of water-level fluctuations. Resulting hydrographs can accurately identify the effects of various stresses on the aquifer system and provide measurements of maximum and minimum water levels in aquifers. Continuous monitoring may be the best technique to use for monitoring fluctuations in groundwater levels during droughts and other critical periods when hydraulic stresses may change at relatively rapid rates, or when real-time data are needed for making water management decisions [see usgs reference](https://ca.water.usgs.gov/sustainable-groundwater-management/groundwater-levels-california.html). 

Tags: groundwater, water data library, well
Organization: California Department of Water Resources
CalVTP Treatment Areas Public View

These polygons depict vegetation management projects implemented under the CalVTP programmatic EIR. They can be fuel breaks in non-WUI or WUI or vegetation treatment projects for ecological restoration.<div><br /><div><span style='font-family:Aptos, sans-serif;'><font size='3'>For more information, visit the <a href='https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalfire-umb05.azurewebsites.net%2Fprojects-and-programs%2Fcalvtp-homepage-and-storymap%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CTiffany.Meyer%40fire.ca.gov%7C6147a8bb77e143a223a008dd72fdb97e%7C447a4ca05405454dad68c98a520261f8%7C1%7C0%7C638793156239419581%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=w2o5HjHP2Kb2dtAztCFoMAyL8hJ4RENVy86AvAjhziY%3D&amp;reserved=0' rel='nofollow ugc'>CalVTP
Homepage and Storymap</a>.</font></span></div></div>

Tags: CAL FIRE, CalVTP, Fire and Fuels, Forestry, board of forestry, fuel reduction
Organization: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Campgrounds

<p><span style='color:#3B3838; font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif; font-size:12.0pt;'>A simplified point layer of California State Parks campgrounds, providing location, name, Park Unit name, type and other attributes.&nbsp; Current as of October 2024.&nbsp;</span><br />&nbsp;</p><div><ul><li><span style='color:#3b3838; font-family:Calibri, sans-serif; font-size:16px;'>What3words location added 04/04/2023, updated 02/18/2026</span></li></ul></div>

Tags: CAOpenData, California Natural Resources Agency, California State Parks, Campgrounds, Department of Parks and Recreation, Parks
Organization: California Department of Parks and Recreation