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 extent of data necessary to create 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 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 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 development of 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 monitoring project phase
	2007	Final Report on Monitoring Wells – Phase 2	Borrego Water District	California Department of Water Resources	Final grant report for 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 county that could affect 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 of 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 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
Groundwater Monitoring	Year	Title	Author	Recipient	Purpose
	2003	Agricultural Water Use Survey and Report, Borrego Valley, CA	William R. Mills, P.E.	Agricultural Alliance for Water and Resource Education	Estimate of groundwater extraction due to agriculture; based on agriculture sector interviews and power bills
	2011	CASGEM Program Groundwater Monitoring Plan	Borrego Water District	California Department of Water Resources	Provide data to state for legislatively-mandated tracking of seasonal and long-term groundwater level changes
Community Development and Economics	Year	Title	Author	Recipient	Purpose
	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
	2012	Potential Impacts of Wind Farm Development Near Anza-Borrego State Park: Reconnaissance Level Evaluation	BBC Research & Consulting	Anza-Borrego Foundation	Overview of wide range of possible impacts of nearby wind farms; discussion of tourism economy
	2013	Borrego Springs Community Plan	San Diego County	n/a	Amendment of 2011 subset of county plan to describe and address broad issues, characteristics and visions of Borrego Springs; notes aquifer conservation as primary goal
	2014	Economic Costs of Borrego Valley Aquifer Overdraft	Roger Mann, PhD	California Department of Water Resources and Borrego Water Coalition
	2014	Economic Analysis of Individual Actions Recommended for Detailed Analysis	Roger Mann, PhD	California Department of Water Resources and Borrego Water Coalition
	2014	Economics:managed vs unmanaged basin
	2014	Roger Mann Presentation Slides
	2015	Economic Impact of Power-Line siting in Anza Borrego Desert State Park	Michelle Haefele, PhD	Anza Borrego Foundation Tubb Canyon Desert Conservancy Desert Protective Council

HISTORICAL REPORTS

ABD IRWMP Planning Grant Application 2010

ABD IRWMP Planning Grant Application 9.28.2010

ABD IRWMP Facilitation and Technical Support Feasibility Assessment by CCP and RMC November 2011

Agababian report 1996

Agricultural Water Use Survey and Report, December 2003

Borrego Springs Community Plan 2011

Borrego Springs Pipeline Feasibility Study February 2012 (final report)

Borrego Valley IWMP Final 2009

Borrego WD CASGEM Program November 2011

Borrego WD Groundwater Management Plan Sept. 25, 2002

Borrego WD Groundwater Management Technical Report 2001

BV Water Management Plan

DWR Report March 1983

DWR Report March 1983 #2

DWR Report June 1984

Final Reconnaissance Report

IRWM Phase Map with Image Model (1)

Monitor Well Drilling Phase 1 2005

Monitor Well Drilling Phase 2 2007

Report on Exert Panel for Developing a Hydrogeological Investigation Program for the Borrego Valley December 2007

SDSU Report 1993

UCI Proposal to the National Science Foundation

USBR Report 1968

USBR Borrego Valley Summary from 1972

USGS Report 1982

USGS Report 1987

Water Resources of Borrego Valley Netto 2001

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

HISTORICAL REPORTS