WR Extreme Climate Telemetry Program Chowchilla Water District and the Lower San Joaquin Levee District Continuous Global Navigation Satellite System

The California Department of Water Resources, through its Sustainable Groundwater Management Office, is implementing the Extreme Climate Telemetry Program to install continuously operating Global Navigation Satellite System stations at two sites in Madera County, specifically in Mendota and Dairyland. The primary objective of these stations is to measure three-dimensional positioning with a specific focus on monitoring vertical movement and land subsidence. This initiative is integrated into a larger basin groundwater elevation monitoring program to support groundwater monitoring requirements under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act. The project is classified as a forecast under NAICS code 334511 and is managed by Senior Engineering Geologist Tad Bedegrew. For environmental compliance, the project is filed under a Notice of Exemption and is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act Class 6 Section 15306 for data collection, as no significant environmental impacts are expected. While the project's technical scope and regulatory purpose are defined, specific financial details, contract values, and performance periods are not provided in the current documentation.