Water Well Ownership

To effectively manage the basin, OBGMA requires Well Owners to:

- Have a meter on their groundwater well to record groundwater extractions

- Report groundwater pumping on a quarterly basis on statements provided by OBGMA and pay applicable fees

- Provide OBGMA with current contact information, particularly when a property is sold

Documents and forms related to groundwater well registration for proposed new wells, as well as forms for existing well owners, are found in the sections below.

New Water Well Requests

Change of Owner Form

Sample Quarterly Groundwater Extraction Statement

A Quarterly Groundwater Extraction Statement must be submitted, with payment, four times a year by each groundwater extraction facility operator…

Form for Registration of Groundwater Extraction Facilities

All groundwater extraction facilities within OBGMA boundaries must be registered with the agency.

Form for Meter Registration

Operators of groundwater extraction facilities must equip each extraction facility with a waterflow measuring device and report installation of the…

First Notice of Groundwater Extraction

Pursuant to California Water Code, those persons who have aggregate groundwater extractions of more than 25 acre-feet (or 10 acre-feet or more from a…

To effectively manage the basin, OBGMA requires Well Owners to:

- Have a meter on their groundwater well to record groundwater extractions

- Report groundwater pumping on a quarterly basis on statements provided by OBGMA and pay applicable fees

- Provide OBGMA with current contact information, particularly when a property is sold

Documents and forms related to groundwater well registration for proposed new wells, as well as forms for existing well owners, are found in the sections below.

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