Historical Studies – Borrego Water District

HISTORICAL REPORTS

Aquifer Modeling and Characterization	Year	Title	Authors /Collaborators	Recipient	Purpose
	1982	Water Resources of Borrego Valley and Vicinity, California: Phase 1 – Definition of Geologic and Hydrologic Characteristics of Basin	U. S. Geological Survey	San Diego County	Assess the extent of data necessary to create a groundwater model
	1983	Preliminary Evaluation of Annual Recharge to the Borrego Valley Ground Water Basin	California Department of Water Resources	San Diego County	Present results of study of groundwater recharge to the aquifer
	1983	A Preliminary Evaluation of Historical and Projected Water Demand for Borrego Valley	California Department of Water Resources	San Diego County	Present results of a study of demand, past, and future
	1987	Water Resources of Borrego Valley and Vicinity, San Diego County, California: Phase II – Development of a Ground-Water Flow Model	U. S. Geological Survey	San Diego County	Describe computer model for groundwater flow in Borrego Valley aquifer
	1993	Letters to San Diego County Supervisors	San Diego State University Dept. of Geological Sciences	San Diego County Board of Supervisors	Review of aquifer data after community concerns about golf course expansion
	1996	3-D Geophysical Studies of the Upper Borrego Valley: Final Report	Agbabian and Associates	Kajima Engineering and Construction	Mapping depth to groundwater and depth of aquifer’s basement
	2001	Water Resources of Borrego Valley, San Diego County, California	Steven P. Netto, San Diego State University	Borrego Valley Growers Committee	Master’s thesis on the development of a groundwater flow model; includes information on water budgets
	2005	Final Report on Monitoring Wells – Phase 1	Borrego Water District	California Department of Water Resources	Final grant report for the monitoring project phase
	2007	Final Report on Monitoring Wells – Phase 2	Borrego Water District	California Department of Water Resources	Final grant report for the monitoring project phase
Groundwater Management Planning	Year	Title	Authors / Collaborators	Recipient	Purpose
	1968	Interim Report: Inland Basins Project, Borrego Valley, California, Reconnaissance Investigations	U.S. Bureau of Reclamation	U.S. Bureau of Reclamation	Inventory of land and water use, present development, and future needs as directed by USBR mandate; includes water quality survey
	1972	Inland Basins Projects – California and Nevada Summary Report: Reconnaissance Investigations	U.S. Bureau of Reclamation	U.S. Bureau of Reclamation	Inventory of potential for USBR projects; includes water quality survey
	1984	Borrego Valley Water Management Plan	California Department of Water Resources	San Diego County	Provide information for the county that could affect the prosperity of Borrego Springs
	2001	Groundwater Management Study: Report of the Technical Committee	Borrego Water District Technical Committee	Borrego Water District Policy Committee	Present findings of completed studies on aquifer use and recharge; project future use/recharge; outline alternatives
	2002	Groundwater Management Plan	Borrego Water District	n/a	Report on groundwater use and recharge trends and guideline for action
	2007	Draft Report: Expert Panel for Developing a Hydrogeological Investigation Program for the Borrego Valley Groundwater Basin	William R. Mills, P.E.	Borrego Water District	Report of workshop proceedings and suggested action items
	2009	Integrated Water Resources Management Plan	William R. Mills, P.E.	Borrego Water District	Update to status of groundwater overdraft and mitigation of it; present management alternatives
	2010	Anza-Borrego Desert Regional Water Management Work Plan	Borrego Water District,San Diego County, Resource Conservation District of San Diego County	n/a	Draft material for grant application to California Department of Water Resources for funding of integrated water management
	2010	Anza-Borrego Desert Integrated Regional Water Management	Borrego Water District,San Diego County, Resource Conservation District of San Diego County	California Department of Water Resources	Grant application for funding of integrated water management (not funded)
	2011	Anza-Borrego Desert Integrated Regional Water Management: Facilitation and Technical Support Feasibility Assessment	Center for Collaborative Policy at Cal State Sacramento	Borrego Water District and collaborators	Analysis of potential stakeholder cooperation and process in support of future regional management grant applications
	2012	Borrego Springs Pipeline Feasibility Study: Final Report	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	Borrego Water District	Assess and project costs and benefits of water sources to augment local supply from aquifer
	2013	Water Sustainability and Climate – Category 2: Toward Water Sustainability in an Extreme Climate	Travis E. Huxman, University of California, Irvine	National Science Foundation	Proposal to evaluate integrated water infrastructure using participatory science framework
	2013	Anza-Borrego Desert Integrated Regional Water Management Map	MDA Federal Inc.	Borrego Water District	Aerial map with outlines of management entities
Water Quality	Year	Title	Author	Recipient	Purpose
	2014	STATUS OF GROUNDWATER QUALITY IN THE BORREGO VALLEY, CENTRAL DESERT, AND LOW-USE BASINS OF THE MOJAVE AND SONORAN DESERTS STUDY UNIT, 2008–2010: CALIFORNIA GAMA PRIORITY BASIN PROJECT	USGS
	1968	Interim Report: Inland Basins Project, Borrego Valley, California, Reconnaissance Investigations	U.S. Bureau of Reclamation	U. S. Bureau of Reclamation	Inventory of land and water use, present development, and future needs as directed by USBR mandate; includes water