The District has the power to regulate the spacing of new wells to ensure fairness and sufficient water for everyone. If you participate in the Well Watch Program, the District can help ensure that new wells are spaced to minimize interference with your well.
By State law, the District has certain legal powers to help prevent large-volume users from over pumping and causing damage to our groundwater supply. However, a principle concern are permits that are issued by neighboring Groundwater Conservation Districts (GCDs) for groundwater use from our shared aquifer. Therefore, our groundwater is impacted based upon the decisions made by other GCDs.