Policy For Allocation of Carryover Credits And Penalties During Annual Farm Unit Reorganization

The Madera County GSA is implementing a policy titled Policy For Allocation of Carryover Credits And Penalties During Annual Farm Unit Reorganization. This initiative focuses on establishing accounting rules that allow unused groundwater extraction allocations to be carried over from one year to the next and voluntarily transferred. The project is designed to provide flexibility and reflect real-world farming conditions where resources are shared across commonly operated or managed lands, in accordance with Resolution 2020-166 and the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act under Water Code section 10726.4 (a)(4). The scope of this project covers the unincorporated areas of the Madera, Chowchilla, and Delta-Mendota Subbasins in California. Managed by Planner III Jacob Aragon, the project has been granted an exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act under CEQA Guidelines sections 15307, 15308, and 15061(b)(3), as it is determined to have no significant environmental impact. The project is categorized under NAICS code 541620 and was posted as a forecast on October 20, 2025.